Category Archives: Desserts

Apple Blossom Sugar Cookies

Apple Blossom Sugar Cookies are the most delicious way to celebrate spring!
Welcome to Week #3 of my Nova Scotia local food series! What better way to celebrate a local festival than with its namesake in COOKIES? These Apple Blossom Sugar Cookies are so easy to make. They're smooth, buttery, and not too sweet! I live in the little corner of Nova Scotia called the Annapolis Valley, which…Read More

Butterscotch Pie

An old family recipe, this Butterscotch Pie is sweet, sticky perfection!
So it's official. I have a nemesis. Its name is pie crust. Do you know how many times I have made this pie? Neither do I. I've made it so many times I've lost count. Now, let me clarify here, the issue is not the butterscotch. That comes out sweet, sticky perfection every single time…Read More

40 Low Sugar and No Sugar Desserts!

Have that craving for sweets, but don't want to load up on the calories? Here's a fantastic list of 40 low sugar and no sugar desserts!
You folks know I love sugar. Do I EVER love sugar. But now and then, it's so nice to fill that sweet craving with something a little lighter on the sugar calories! Below are 40 low sugar and no sugar desserts. They're fantastic, creative recipes from some amazing bloggers! I've placed the alternative sweeteners in italics beside…Read More

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Decadent, rich Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. The stuff dreams are made of!
If you make any food at all in your house, you know that there comes a time in every relationship when you must attempt the impossible: Make your partner's favourite recipe from when they were a kid. Ah yes, that macaroni casserole laced with summer picnic nostalgia, that pie whose smell wafts through the halls…Read More

Pink Lemonade Ombre Layer Cake

Pink Lemonade Ombre Layer Cake - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
This Pink Lemonade Ombre Layer Cake is perfect for a party with a zingy lemon flavour and beautiful ombre layers. Learn how to make these adorable Pink Lemonade Macarons in my guest post for Love, Pasta and a Toolbelt! You know how when you’re a kid, there are questions that adults always ask you? Ones that you know…Read More

Hot Cross Bunnies

These Hot Cross Bunnies are the perfect treat for spring or Easter! Delicious AND adorable, you can't beat that!
What is it about raisins? You either love 'em or you hate 'em. Some people love them baked, others only like them raw... but some recipes they just belong in, you know? This is one of them! A traditional Hot Cross Bun recipe with an adorable twist! Yes. I know they look more like hamsters than bunnies.…Read More

Mint Chocolate Macarons

These Mint Chocolate Macarons are simply heaven in one bite. Chewy, delicate heaven.
Well my friends, it seems I have met my match at last. Really, I should have known these wouldn’t be that easy. From the verb “avoir” to the Eiffel Tower, the French never make anything easy. I was lured into a false sense of security by those deceivingly light-hearted and encouraging tutorial videos and blog…Read More

Chocolate and Caramel Blondies

These Chocolate and Caramel Blondies are just the right amount of sweet, gooey deliciousness. Perfect with a tall glass of milk!
I usually like to keep things light around here, but today’s post is going to be tinged with a little melancholy. Mr. Nomato is headed back to Louisiana tomorrow morning, and I’m staying behind. We knew this whole med school thing would be hard, and most of the time we can just get through it.…Read More