I am happy to host a guest post today from Elaine Rosales. As our family continually strives to work on our diet regarding food allergies and healthy living, nutrition is a topic which comes up at our house more and more. We are attempting to balance simplicity with nutrition and moderation. Check out Elaine's awesome... Continue Reading →
What makes pumpkin better? Chocolate! Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Torte (GF/DF) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the following over gentle heat: 1/2 cup dairy free chocolate chips 2 TBSP. oil Mix the following: 3 large eggs and 2 egg whites or 4 large eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup cocoa... Continue Reading →
Fall screams pumpkin, and much to my husband's chagrin, we try to incorporate pumpkin into a lot of dishes......including, apparently, hot chocolate! Pumpkin Hot Chocolate (dairy free) Blend the following ingredients: 3 cups almond milk 1 cup pumpkin puree 4 1/2 TB. maple syrup 1 tsp. vanilla extract a sprinkling of freshly grated nutmeg 1... Continue Reading →
This soup came out amazingly delicious. I want to make bulk amounts to freeze, but I think I may need to only freeze it in parts due to the almond milk. Chicken and Gnocchi Soup: 4 chicken breasts, diced and cooked 4 cups chicken stock 2 cups almond milk (or your choice of thicker milk)... Continue Reading →
I love using citris in recipes at this time of year. I love citris, period, although I rarely use it anymore due to my 1 1/2 year old's citris allergy. When I saw this gluten and dairy free recipe for clementine cake by Deb at Smitten Kitchen, I knew I wanted to try it. I ended up... Continue Reading →
Ingredients: 1 cup brown rice flour 1 cup millet flour 1 cup white sorghum flour 1/2 cup tapioca flour 1 cup potato starch 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup oil (your choice) 4 eggs (or egg replacer) 3 cups almond milk, other milk, or water Mix all ingredients together. Add a little more flour or water... Continue Reading →
Chocolate chip cookies couldn't disappear just because we were cutting out gluten, dairy, and soy. Luckily, Ginger Lemon Girl has a fantastic gluten/dairy free recipe. This was actually the first allergen friendly dessert that I made that came out correctly. My husband sighed when I made them and decided that he could live gluten and... Continue Reading →
Last Fall when I received the results from my allergy testing, I felt like I was on the edge of a cliff, teetering as I looked at what I was dealing with. We debated getting the kids tested. We didn't want to put them through anything without reason, but I really wanted to know. In... Continue Reading →
These banana pecan muffins came out delicious. Gluten eating visitors couldn't even tell that they were allergy friendly. Banana Pecan Muffins 2 1/2 c. brown rice flour 1/2 c. tapioca flour 1/2 c. sugar 2 t. baking powder 1 1/2 t. xantham gum 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 2 c. mashed bananas (4-5... Continue Reading →
living peacefully with children 