Let’s get real for a sec. Ever since January, I’ve been eating dessert every single day. I had the best excuse in the world—I was writing my cookbook and developing all the miniature desserts for you! But, um, it’s not a lifestyle. It’s a habit. True life: I’ve been sugar detoxing. Oh my god. Have you ever done this? I’ve been plagued with bitchiness, headaches, and fierce cravings for very specific candy: those orange slices coated in sugar, lemon jolly ranchers (they make an entire bag of them now!...

I love me some toasted coconut. I have a small (BIG) obsession with this ice cream stand called The Velvet Dip here in the summer and they have a toasted coconut cone dip that is out of this world. Toasting coconut brings out this amazing sweetness unlike anything else. Mmm. I found this amazing white cake recipe a few weeks ago on Add a Pinch and it changed my life....

My sweet friend Rachel of Rachel Cooks is hosting a pancake party. That girl is seriously nuts for pancakes. So, hop on over to her site for my recipe for hummingbird pancakes with cream cheese drizzle. Yeah, there’s a caramelized pineapple ring on top of these babies. Dig in!

I know I don’t share a lot of different oatmeal recipes here on The Recipe Rebel, but we are big, big oatmeal lovers. Oatmeal is just so packed with good things — fiber, protein, and loads of important vitamins and minerals, including the two I probably need most — iron and folate — and this Instant Pot Oatmeal is one of the easiest ways to serve it up! It’s hearty, whole grain, dairy free, gluten free (with certified gluten free oats), easy to flavor however you like, and it’s going to keep you satisfied through the morning....

We are smack dab in the middle of September and Pumpkin Spice Lattes are everywhere. I love September. The weather is perfect, usually. It’s warm but the mornings and evenings are cool. The leaves are changing. It’s back to routine. And it’s my birthday month. Am I making this Pumpkin Roll for my birthday this year? Most definitely I am not. I am actually — gasp — not a big pumpkin lover....

I hesitate to even call a loaf pan cheesecake a ‘small batch’ of cheesecake, because it still makes 6 slices! I understand making cheesecake is a long process, and you might expect to end up with a giant 9-inch cheesecake that can be cut into 12 pieces. But how often do you have more than 6 people over? Isn’t 6 small slices perfect for a party or average-sized family? Apologies about the lack of leftovers, because no bake mini egg cheesecake with coffee is truly one of my favorite breakfast combinations, hah!...

You need the flavors of a slow cooked and lovingly layered lasagna, but you don’t have the time for that on a weeknight. I know you, because I am the same way! Between house chores, after school activities, and maintaining a normal social life, dinners absolutely must be fast and easy this time of year. Can I help you get the comforting flavors of lasagna on your table in a fraction of the time and without leftovers for days?...

Week two of Six Ingredient Suppers and I’m bringing a vegetarian and vegan burrito recipe for my meatless friends! I know this is an unusual sight around The Recipe Rebel, but this is one recipe I really wanted to try to see if we would miss the meat with everything these burritos have going on. The answer: we didn’t. These Slow Cooker Vegetarian Burritos are loaded with rice, black beans, sweet corn, salsa and seasoned with chili powder, for the perfect spicy/sweet/smoky combination....

Before I send you off on a fabulous Memorial Day weekend full of grilling, drinking, and relaxing, I wanted to pop in and give y’all a quick vegetarian-friendly grilling recipe. My turkey burgers were decidedly not, um, vegetarian. Did you guess as much? I’m a most sympathetic meat-eater, because I was a vegetarian through most of college and grad school. I started eating meat again because intense sugar cravings were signaling that my body wasn’t getting enough protein....

Of course, I’m still thinking about those of you trying to watch your sugar intake around the holidays yet don’t want to miss out on any of the festivities. I have a good friend named Rachel who is on the keto diet, but she calls it ‘cheat-o’ because she will cheat only for a very good reason. Her approach is to avoid unnecessary sugar as best as she can, but she understands that life happens — birthday cake happens....