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 →
Fall calls to me to make aromatic food. Nothing says September quite like apples and cinnamon. Cinnamon applesauce made in the slow cooker not only tastes delicious and is free from preservatives, it makes our house smell wonderful. This recipe makes a nice chunky (or process for smooth) applesauce with a pleasant sweat tarness. Slow... 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 →
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 →
living peacefully with children 