Vegan Coconut Truffles Two Ways (gluten-free)

Vegan Coconut Truffles two ways! The easiest Vegan Rose Truffles and Vegan Pistachio Truffles made with just a handful of natural, easy to find ingredients, dipped in white (non-vegan option) or dark chocolate. A perfect sweet treat or homemade gift. I’m helping host my dear friend’s baby shower in Colorado this weekend (where the low is currently -24 degrees!!!), but you didn’t think I’d jet off without gifting you something sweet for next week’s holiday, did you? Whether you’re staying in with pals, going out with a partner, staying in with a partner, going out with pals, or spending time … Read More

White Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Crisps (Gluten-Free/Egg-Free)

White Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Crisps recipe - egg-free, gluten-free white chocolate cookies studded with salty pistachios. Positively addictive! (via thepigandquill.com) #sweets #dessert #baking

White Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Crisps – these gluten-free white chocolate cookies are thin and impossibly crunchy, studded with tiny caramel bits and lots of salty pistachios. They’re positively addictive (and conveniently egg-free). Hey guys – Quick housekeeping note! If you’ve been missing my emailed posts, they’re soon to be back and better than ever. Not yet signed up to receive The Pig & Quill emails? Subscribe here and receive fresh, seasonal recipe ideas — and more of those notorious salty scribblings — every week(ish)! Happy new year, friends! I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to post something new in … Read More

Rose Milk Popsicles

White Chocolate Dipped Rose Milk Popsicles recipe (via thepigandquill.com) #summer #dessert #pistachios

Hello from the land of Still Avoiding the Ice Cream Truck. Is summer over yet? JK. Sorta. Lana is down to her last two weeks of preschool before a monthlong break, so in a sense, summer in our house is just about to get started. I’ve been not-so-subtly hinting to Chris that we should use this time to get outta dodge — preferably somewhere with both an on-site spa and swimming pool — while simultaneously reminding myself that we live smack in the midst of a vacation destination and the simpler (ahem, more affordable) thing to do would be to stay … Read More

Salted Chocolate & Pistachio Energy Bars (vegan w/ GF variation)

A few weeks ago, Chris presented me with a challenge: to create an energy snack he could take along on road and mountain bike rides that wasn’t full of weird, carby fillers or dried milk products. That wasn’t as simple as a fruit and nut bar (dammit, but those are going off like rockets right nuuuur!). That wasn’t extruded from some extrude-y machine-a-majiggy. Natch, my mind went straight to, well, brownies. (Ding!) I know I crave sugary chocolate with ferocity when I’m active. And cheesy bread and garlicky noodles and salty, soft-boiled eggs. But let’s start with chocolate. These little bars … Read More