This past Friday, I shared with you my personal reasons for wanting to offer this challenge to you. Updated information identifies the drought mentioned in my Friday post as not only the worst drought since the dust bowl, we are now in the driest seven consecutive months since we began recording rainfall back in 1895. […]
GF/CF Baked Vegan Jalapeno Poppers
May 3, 2011 By 4 Comments
Warm, spicy, crisp peppers. Hot, melted cheese. Crunchy breaded exterior. I challenge you to find a greater appetizer than jalapeno poppers. The cream cheeze used to fill these beauties is so great by itself, I was tempted to just stop there and eat it up…but after my son had asked me more than a dozen […]
Vegan Jalapeno-Rhubarb Chutney, Ingredient-Challenge Monday
April 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
What an amazing weekend this was! Not only did we enjoy a fabulous Easter filled with great friends and fantastic gluten-free and dairy-free food; I was fortunate to review the amazing Elana Amsterdam’s new cookbook (pre-release!) and announced our new website, which is dedicated to our bi-weekly challenges. Beyond having a centralized location where […]
Elana Amsterdam’s New Cookbook: Gluten-Free Cupcakes
April 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
When Elana Amsterdam recently asked if I would like to review a copy of her new cookbook, Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour, I felt extremely honored and a tad bit flabbergasted…a bit like Porky Pig; tripping over my tongue in attempt to utter a simple phrase. Thankfully, we were […]
Vegan Nutty Butter Easter Candy
April 19, 2011 By 5 Comments
🙂 I have had the intention to make Gluten Free-Dairy Free Nut Butter cups for my kids for a while now. With Easter quickly approaching, the television heavily laden with Reese’s commercials and the grocery aisles loaded with these smooth, creamy treats, well…it seemed about time to make my kids a treat they so readily […]
Raw, Vegan Almond Butter
April 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
Tonight, because my feature recipe is a two-part masterpiece, I wanted to take a moment and break it up a bit…partially because this first portion requires its own explanation, partially because this portion of the final two-part recipe is so fantastic, I want you to be able to find it over and over again! When […]
Sugar- Free Raw Vegan Lemon Cheesecake, Ingredient-Challenge Monday
April 11, 2011 By 8 Comments
When Shea (aka Dixie Chik Cooks) and I agreed that lemon would be the Ingredient Challenge for this week, my mind started wandering. I love lemon. Lemon bars, lemon meringue, mint lemon julep (sans alcohol), lemon mint cake, lemonade, strawberry lemonade, raspberry lemonade, lemony citrus shortcake cookies, mmmm strawberry lemon cupcakes…so many ways to use […]
Japan, Autism, and Don’t Forget Your Breakfast! Cookie Bars
April 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
As I take a moment to watch my family, I am overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude. We have our challenges; learning disabilities, a history of physical impairments (all of which have either been repaired or are treatable in nature), and obvious food challenges…but all in all, I am amazingly blessed. Every day I awake […]
Offering My Award Winning Chocolate Chip Cookies in the Bake Sale for Japan
March 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
The past two weeks have posed a difficult challenge for many bloggers. How can we be expected to share our celebrations or post recipes that reflect the splendor which fills our table, when so many people are suffering such great pain just an ocean away? Tonight, I will not be sharing a recipe with you. […]
Irish Beef Stew
March 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
So many great things happened this week. I planted my garden, taught my kids the basics of transplanting plants, held a brief phone conference with the college where I will be teaching children’s cooking and adult gourmet classes this summer, and began diligently working towards something that will bring my blog to the next level. 🙂 […]
