If you missed my post last week at Modern Alternative Kitchen, hop on over there and check it out! Hopefully it’ll answer any questions you have about Celiac Disease, gluten intolerance and wheat allergies.
Chocolate Superfood Cookies {grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free}
December 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
I bet you’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for you. Do you know why? All chocolate is made from cacao (pronounced kuh-COW), the edible part of a cocoa bean. The cacao is removed, fermented and processed into a liquid called cocoa liquor. Cocoa liquor is then combined with other ingredients such as sugar, milk solids and cocoa butter to achieve solid chocolate. To create cocoa powder, cocoa liquor is pressed to squeeze some of the cocoa butter out of {Read More}
The Nasty Truth About Mayonnaise {Plus a Mayo Recipe}
November 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
A friend of mine just posted this picture on her Facebook page. Is it just me, or do the words Great Value and Real Mayonnaise seem very ironic here?! Though, the more I think about it, the more I think this actually serves as an excellent reminder of the importance of eating REAL food. Let’s take a look at the ingredients in this Walmart brand mayonnaise: Soybean Oil, Water, Whole Eggs, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Contains {Read More}
Quinoa Pizza Crust {Gluten-free}
November 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What they say is true, you know. That necessity is the mother of all invention. And that desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s how this pizza crust came to be. A few nights ago, when all my children had gone to bed, and I was picking up after the day I realized I needed to come up with something for their lunches the next day. We were low on their favorite lunch staples, and even if I {Read More}
Almond Cookies {grain-free & vegan}
November 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
A friend of mine just found out she has multiple food allergies. She’s allergic to dairy, wheat, and eggs. Uh, that pretty much excludes cookies from her life. Wait, scratch that. There are tons of recipes available online for any food allergy or restriction you can think of. Really! If you’re going to have an allergy, this is the time to have one. It is much, much easier to than it has been in the past. However, if you’re new {Read More}
Pumpkin Muffins {grain-free, dairy-free}
November 4, 2012 By 2 Comments
4 eggs 1- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree1/4 cup coconut oil 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 5 Medjool dates 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup (optional) 3 cups blanched almond flour 1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional) In a blender or food processor, add all ingredients except the blanched almond flour and dried cranberries (if using). Pulse until very well combined. Stir in blanched almond flour and dried cranberries (if {Read More}
7 Ways to Make Going Gluten-Free Easier
October 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
This month is Celiac Awareness Month! In honor of that, I plan to do several post about Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. Today’s post is all about making the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle virtually seamless. Going gluten-free can seem very daunting, especially to people who are not well versed in a real food diet. A diet that is heavy on processed food is also heavy on gluten containing foods, since gluten is an ingredient in many items. Hopefully these {Read More}
Chocolate Breakfast Pie
October 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
We have a few games we play at our house surrounding food. They are called “Name those ingredients”, “Identify the nutrients in those ingredients”, and “Give the recipe a name”. This recipe is so simple that it took my family no time to identify what’s in it. And the ingredients are staples around here, so they were quick to remember why they are good for our bodies. It was the naming of this recipe that led to lots of discussion. {Read More}
Crockpot {Not Fried} Refried Beans
September 4, 2012 By 3 Comments
This recipe is one of those recipes that made me have a “well, duh!” moment. It is so easy, so simple, so nutritious and yet it never occurred to me until recently to try it. Don’t ask my why. We eat a LOT of beans in our family. We all love beans (well, all of us except that tricky middle boy who seems to live and grow on air) and eat them probably every day. We’re mostly vegetarian around here, {Read More}
Coconut Flour Peach Cobbler {Gluten-free}
July 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
Each week I get a delivery of produce from our local CSA. It is all organic, and gorgeous, and delicious. I look forward to Wednesdays to see what I’m going to find in my box. This week I added 30 pounds of peaches to my order. I’ve had two giant boxes of peaches on my counter for two days. Waiting for the peaches to ripen has been hard for me- I’m impatient! Today they were perfect, so I spent the {Read More}
