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 →
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 →
Going gluten free has brought about numerous new flours and starches to our lives, along with large amounts of nuts. My desire for organization was being taunted by all of the little bags tossed on a shelf in our small pantry. I couldn't take it anymore and had to do something about it when January hit.... 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 