Whole wheat flour, oats, sucanat, fresh pumpkin and dark chocolate chips turn these cookies into a healthy holiday dessert.

Hearty fall side dish that can be vegan or vegetarian, using acorn squash, pine nuts, chard, and persimmons

Biscuits baked with raspberry and cinnamon in the middle. Served warm right out of the oven!

No need to toss those pumpkin seeds you’re scooping out of the shell for Halloween. They make a great, easy snack!

Bell peppers stuffed with chilli and topped with melted cheese is a perfect meal for a cold and rainy Autumn day in Portugal!

The best of chocolate macarons – Adriano Zumbo’s recipe. (in Russian)

Honey and dark chocolate truffles – a great gift

Kimchi Jjigae- Spicy kimchi stew with pork belly and daikon for those cold cold days

Vanilla Coconut White Chocolate Petit Fours: the perfect and healthy no-bake treat. Vegan and Gluten Free! [+ bakers scale giveaway]

Oodles of cocoa powder, hunks of dark chocolate, all married together with a hint of chili. Chewy like a brownie, soft like a cookie.

Chili Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Home made curry leaf powder, which is entirely different from the curry powder what you use!

A home made spice powder

DIY Chocolate “Muscle Milk” – low carb, high protein, and made without the 40 random ingredients!

Finally, a healthy and low fat Vanilla Bean Ice Cream that tastes like the stuff from the store!

Something light, low carb, yet hearty for the cold winter season!

Dark Chocolate Orange Pudding and the 2011 Holiday Recipe Exchange. This week’s theme: Chocolate! (giveaway)

Black Bean Chili – great for tailgating!

Homemade Nutella (Chocolate Hazelnut Spread)

Bamboo or La La clams cooked in Malaysian ‘kam heong’ style, a spicy and incredibly aromatic seafood dish.

Rich, fudgy, deep dark chocolate brownie topped with a creamy caramel layer and sprinkled with chocolate chunks, toasted coconut and almonds

Roasted Eggplant with unique spice blend