I’ve tried over and over and over again. I’m not the only one. I’ve seen professionals make ‘gluten free baked goods’ and many a ‘vegan bakery’ try their hand at it too. ‘Healthy baking’ is a lie. Imposters. When I make ‘protein muffins’ and ‘broccoli protein pancakes’- they suck. They don’t taste like the butter croissants I am weak in the knees for. Butter, flour, and sugar are the only ingredients that count toward baking. We need another word for those of us that struggle with quinoa, coconut, and almond flour; cuz as much as I wish it were not the case, it just doesn’t count as baking.

I heard a joke about it recently on The Good Place, in this case it was about frozen yogurt; its very ‘human’ to take something that’s supposed to be bad for you (ice cream) and try to make it a little healthier (yogurt) so you don’t feel so bad eating it! Sometimes, you just gotta eat the real thing.

 

*This photo was taken in Little Italy when I ate my way through NYC in May 2017. Yum.