* No, seriously. [No Gluten, Get Happy: The easiest way to bake gluten-free is with no flour at all! How about Happy Hemp Two-Bite Brownies?] Baking, gluten-free. Whew! I think my hair just got a new ‘do after the breeze that whooshed by as hoards of you ran for the exits! For those of you still here, […]
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SOS Carob: Carob Refrigerator Cookies
I hope everyone had (or is still having) a great Mother’s Day today! Behold what I found on the mantelpiece this morning: Yep, for the first time ever, this year I received a card from The Girls. I guess that hinting cajoling begging having temper tantrums being a loving partner all year really paid off! 😉 […]
Happy Hemp Two-Bite Brownies (Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Vegan)*
* Or, You Put WHAT in Those Brownies? *Or, Cheech and Chong’s Favorite Dessert FIRST THINGS FIRST–A BIG “THANK YOU”: Before I get to all the “hemp in brownies” jokes (and you know that I will), I wanted to post a quick update about my absence this past week and express my thanks to all of you. […]
SOS Adzuki Beans: Asian-Inspired Red Bean Pastry Cookies
When I was growing up, “Chinese Food” meant gelatinous, hot pink chicken and pineapple balls, chop suey (bean sprouts, frozen peas and carrots and some white rice in soy sauce), and egg rolls as greasy as Elvis’s pompadour. It wasn’t until my undergraduate years at the University of Windsor that I first tasted authentic Chinese food. […]
SOS Stevia: The Roundup
Thanks to everyone who submitted a stevia-based recipe for February’s SOS Kitchen Challenge! As always, we received a stellar collection of recipes. Here’s the “Sweet”: Kim and I were blown away by the creativity in the “sweet” section of the event this past month. While I have added every single recipe to my “to try” […]
Let’s Make Some Whoopee (Pies)*–without Refined Sugar, Gluten, Eggs, Dairy, Soy or Nuts
*Or, It’s almost Valentine’s Day–time for bad puns! When I was a teenager, I believed Valentine’s Day was all about romance–and the fact that I didn’t have a sweetheart with whom to be romantic. I’d sit at home listening to (Rod Stewart’s version of) The First Cut is the Deepest on my parents’ console stereo in […]
Review & Giveaway: Spunky Coconut Grain-Free Baked Goods and Desserts
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED! [Divine Vegan Fudge Cake (as cupckakes) from the book, topped with my own Sugar-Free, Soy-Free, Nut-Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting] Here’s a chance to win a copy of Kelly V. Brozyna’s Spunky Coconut Grain-Free Baked Goods and Desserts–just click here to read my review and […]
Smoky Zucchini Dip
[Kim’s Buckwheat Crackerbread with my own Sweet Potato Spread] When I found out that my friend Kim was creating a recipe calendar, I squealed with joy. You may know Kim as my partner in crime sunworship hoarding colorful earrings the SOS Kitchen Challenge, as we alternate choosing ingredients and writing the kickoff post each […]
Last Minute Recipe Suggestions
Who’s ready to celebrate? With all of my 175 students’ assignments, exams and final marks finally submitted–I am now officially on holidays until 2011–whoo hoo! That makes me one very celebratory gal. Par-tay, I say! And how about having everything all ready to start cooking my big holiday meal? Um, no. (Insert sheepish expression here). “Mum, did […]
Butter Berry Cake Bars*
*no, of course it’s not dairy butter, silly! The “butter” comes from “butterscotch,” which is what these babies taste like to me. I could have called them “berryscotch,” but that sounded too much like an alcoholic beverage. 😉 Two posts in one day–am I mad?? No, just behind on my posting (as usual)–and I really, […]