I looked around my kitchen a few days ago and smiled...
The items that sit on my counters and fill my cabinets nowadays are such a far cry from what took up counter space just two years ago!
The items that sit on my counters and fill my cabinets nowadays are such a far cry from what took up counter space just two years ago!
I thought it would be fun to share some of the things I now incorporate into my healthier life that were quite unfamiliar to me just a few years ago.
Here's a chocolate bark recipe that I made recently!
It's very simple, don't let the directions fool you.... This is an example of my having a kitchen that is stocked so differently these days. I saw a recipe similar to this and thought it looked great to take to a gathering I was attending. I was happy to find that I had all the ingredients already, even though I don't make many dessert recipes. I've learned over the past couple years how important it is to me to have a wide variety of dried ingredients on hand as well as all the fruits and veggies that fell my fridge. This way when the mood strikes or I want to prepare something yummy for friends, I can easily whip something up!
It's very simple, don't let the directions fool you.... This is an example of my having a kitchen that is stocked so differently these days. I saw a recipe similar to this and thought it looked great to take to a gathering I was attending. I was happy to find that I had all the ingredients already, even though I don't make many dessert recipes. I've learned over the past couple years how important it is to me to have a wide variety of dried ingredients on hand as well as all the fruits and veggies that fell my fridge. This way when the mood strikes or I want to prepare something yummy for friends, I can easily whip something up!
Amazing Chocolate Bark!
If you don't have all the dry ingredients ~ be creative!!
chocolate ingredients
2 cups cacao paste
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup good quality maple syrup
Dry Ingredients
1 tbsp maca powder
1 tbsp mesquite powder
dash cinnamon
2 droppers full vanilla creme sweet leaf stevia
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
1/2 tsp himalayan sea salt (optional) I did not care for it.......
Additions
a handful of each (more to taste!)
goji berries
raisins
walnut pieces
dried coconut flakes
cut up pieces of dried mango
whatever else sounds good!
Directions
Fill a large pot 1/4 of the way up with water
place the 3 chocolate ingredients in glass measuring cup
heat water on low and sit measuring cup in the water to melt ingredients
layer bottom of any glass dish with a little of the "additions"
pour 1/2 the chocolate over it and repeat
top with dried coconut
freeze for 15 minutes or longer
Enjoy!!
