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I have started this blog with the idea to share my recipes that Im constantly e-mailing my friends and family. I think it will be grand to have this area to share my thoughts, my adventures in the kitchen, and my failures. I currently have a small baking/catering business that I run out of my home. I hope that one day, by doing the things I love, can expand into a shop- perhaps a pie shop. I am also studying for a BS in nutritional biology, to learn more about the foods we put into our bodies. I want to incorporate that knowledge with my love of cooking and health. Even though baking sweet treats is something I love to do, there will be a lot of recipes that are carb free, fat free and gluten free. I also like to garden, sew, and crochet, and I enjoy doing so with a martini in my hand and wearing a dress and high heels. I know I am a piece of work, but for all of you that know me-I'm silly, I love to cook, I mock out of love, and I'm excited to share my clumsy, funny, sightly tipsy (at times) adventures with you! Cawww!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Skinny Bitch: Homemade Sugar- Free Peanut butter

I eat a couple spoons of peanut butter a day, since I still cant chew.  I want 20 large pizzas, but this will have to do for now.  Even though I buy organic peanut butter, it still has tons of sugar in it, and lots of canola oil.  That's a lot of calories.  By using a sugar sub and a healthier oil option, and grinding it at home-its a lot healthier... its fun, and easy!


Homemade Sugar-Free Peanut butter

2 cups shelled organic peanuts

2 T sugar sub (splenda, stevia, whatever you like.  You can use honey, but that has more calories than white sugar.)

1 T coconut oil  (you can use any oil you have laying around, but I prefer grape seed, coconut or peanut...but its only a little oil, so whatever is fine.)

2 t Sea Salt..if you please

Preheat oven to 250 degrees

Shell the peanuts and spread them out on a baking sheet.  Roast for about 10 minutes, let cool.  Put the peanuts in the food processor with the sugar sub.  Turn it on.  After about 2 minutes, slowly stream in oil.  Add salt, and/or more sugar for taste.  Let grind for 5 minutes for smooth, or just a minute if you like crunchy.  Store in a jar.  That's it.  Healthy, yummy, and half the calories!