Gluten-Free Desserts

Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups

October 21, 2012 by Hillary 5 Comments

I’ve been ploughing through jars of almond butter these days. It seems to find a way into almost every meal of the day; it’s certainly a permanent item on my kitchen staples list.

On a mission to create a healthy treat, and use up a bag of dangerous dark chocolate chips causing trouble in my cupboard, I decided upon Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups jazzed up with crunchy pepitas and sea salt to give them gourmet Fall flair.

Check out my RECIpage for the full recipe!

If you’re more of a peanut buttah fan, be sure to take a look at my Dark Chocolate PB Cups spiced up with cinnamon grahams – yum!

Hope you’re enjoying your Sunday :)

Hill on the run

P.S. I have a new/updated Favorites page.

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2011: a continuous journey.

December 30, 2011 by Hillary 2 Comments

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve (as if you weren’t aware).

Hard to believe 2011 is on its way out the door – bye!

At the end of 2010, I declared:

“Instead of making a bunch of New Year’s resolutions, I want to let 2011 “resolve” me. I’m handing over the control to Life, and am quite excited to see what positive changes and adventures it has for me.”

Even so, I had a few hopes & dreams for the new year, which I thought I’d revisit today.

Erase the word “perfect” from my mental dictionary.

This is a constant work in progress; it wasn’t “resolved” per say, but I made many steps (including the Positive Monday Series) towards becoming the more carefree person I would like to be.

Say good-bye to my sugar addiction.

I gobbled up my fair share of dark chocolate this year, but I will say I think my serious sugar struggle has improved since I began eating a low-gluten diet this summer (more details to come).

Cashew Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls – GF, V

Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies – GF

Run a sub 1:40 half-marathon.

I ran 2 half-marathons this year, running a sub-1:40 in March with a time of 1:39:41. I hope to set a new PR with Half-Marathon No. 6!

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2011 was all about self-improvements. I attempted to let go, I strengthened relationships, I trained, I studied, I laughed, I baked, and I definitely smiled more (continued from my 10 in 2010 Goals).

I also accomplished 2010 Goals #4, 5 and 6 – finally!