“Better” Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

“Better” Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

This is the third muffin recipe in three days! I tried to pick a true variety of muffins, to go with the ones already posted, but even beyond these I have created several others! If people enjoy these let me know and I’ll post more! Without rehashing this topic too much (there’s more details in the write up on the OG of my muffins — the “Better” Blueberry Muffin recipe) it’s important to start with reason I call my muffin…

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“Better” Blueberry Muffins

“Better” Blueberry Muffins

There’s no such thing as “good” or “bad” food, all food exists on a spectrum. That’s why I call this my “Better” Blueberry Muffin – Compared to a regular blueberry muffin its lower in calories, fat, and sugars, but higher in protein and slow-burning complex carbs… while hopefully not sacrificing taste!

Coconut Panna Cotta

Coconut Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is a traditional Italian dessert of sweetened cooked cream, stiffened with gelatin. So, making a version devoid of any cream might seem to be a bit of a cheat, but since my version still eats good, and dramatically cuts down on the fat and calories, I think most people won’t mind too much. Previously I posted my recipe for a Strawberry Panna Cotta. That recipe works great, and can easily be changed to a Blueberry Panna Cotta by…

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Slow Cooker Turkey & Bean Chili

Slow Cooker Turkey & Bean Chili

When we were menu planning for last year’s Super Bowl, we thought a turkey & bean chili sounded like a great option … if only the typical chili recipe wasn’t so high in calories and fat. Rather that come up with another option, I thought I’d create a chili recipe of my own. To do so, I just looked at my favorite chili recipes and tried to determine which parts of the recipes were the most quintessential to the “chili”…

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