Thanks SJ, I know I have nothing to do with how awesome he is but he's so awesome! and adorable and just,,,, after having such a hard pregnancy I'm glad she got an easy baby.

Major cutiehead Evan, and Auntie Ali's looking good too!

bonnyNkaspr4evah!

For serious! Casper is my OTK!

Calli, here you go:
1 1/2 cup walnuts, finely ground(I use raw cashew bits instead and I like them much better)
10 pitted dates
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 vanilla (I use a splash more) 2 tsp water

Mix ingredients in a food processor, adding the liquid last. Mold and chill.

I add a half handful of crystallized ginger, which makes me very happy.

There are SO many variations possible. I did one with almonds that tasted good but was a bit too gritty.

It IS a healthy recipe and a diabetic friend, who really enjoyed the treat, pointed out that the ingredients are very similar to a Lara bar.

I find having just a wee sliver really, really satisfying. Plus, including the time it takes to get stuff out of the cupboard, prep time is roughly 3 minutes! A great recipe to have in the event of unexpected guests. And, you can make interesting shapes with it...your very own tasty, healthy cakewreck.

I generally make a half recipe

Askye, your nephew is a cutiepie!

Oh, definitely this! You weren't kidding about how alert he is-- and the picture with Emma killed me ded.

Thanks, bonny fides. That looks delicious. And I think I can get all of the ingredients at the local hippie grocery's bulk bins, which makes me happy for reasons I don't fully understand, but I'll take joy where I can get it.

in ridiculously bad for you food news I just noticed that the packet that came with my Popeyes bicuit said "honey sauce ". Sauce? I thought, what do you put in honey sauce? So I peeked at the ingredients. HMOG you put every different type of sugar you can think of. What is wrong with you Popeyes? Why can't you just put honey in a packet? One ingredient, bam! you're done. And it never spoils. Sheesh to the nth degree.

What is wrong with you Popeyes?

It's Southern? I mean, why have a biscuit when you can have it slathered with gravy and sausage or why have a plain waffle when you can have it with fried chicken and more gravy.

Excess, thy name is Southern cooking.

No kind of sauce should go with Popeye's biscuits. They are perfection in themselves. Or they used to be, and if they've fucked them up, I will be grumpy.

Excess, thy name is Southern cooking.

Oh yes, I ate all the crispy fried skin with my chicken. I enjoyed the coating of butter that made my biscuit extra greasy and crunchy. I get that. But I really don't get adding sugar to honey. Isn't honey perfect as-is?.. oh wait, I think I do get it. Honey's expensive ain't it?

Or they used to be, and if they've fucked them up, I will be grumpy.

They haven't as of about a week ago. And no, nothing should go on the biscuits. I'm surprised they don't exude butter as it is.

OMG, I want Popeye's now.