I thought this would be a perfect week to share some of my favorite recipes on the blog that would also make fantastic homemade–and edible–gifts. In my younger years, I made almost all of my gifts myself (edible or otherwise). Of course, the fact that I was a student living in penury (I won’t say I […]
Holiday Gifts
A Gluten Free Holiday VI: Holiday Desserts
Before I get to today’s post, I wanted to thank everyone for your comments on yesterday’s “What I Eat” post. I am really loving the conversation that’s going on–please add your own two cents! Can you believe it’s the last installment in the “A Gluten Free Holiday” series? It’s been great fun being part of […]
Simply Bar Winner and How I Eat Today
[Did you win??] First, thanks to everyone who entered the Simply Bar giveaway and helped me contribute to Second Harvest! The giveaway received 87 entries, so I am going to upgrade the donation to $1 per entry and give $87 to the organization. I know they can use it and will happily put it toward […]
Double Ginger Quinoa Scones
Seems we all focus on the “main event” meals during the holidays, poring over cookbooks or stressing about which dressing would be best with the tofurkey (okay, I know many of you don’t eat tofurkey–but it’s such a fun word to say, isn’t it?). But what about the meals after the big meals? What about […]
Festive Freebie V: I Simply Love These Bars!, Help Me Help, and a Winner from Last Week
[This year, I decided to offer a “Festive Freebies” series in which I give away some of my favorite food products. . . hand-picked by me! These are things I already love and actually eat (or use) regularly, and which I’d love to share with you. Here’s my fifth Festive Freebie–with a charitable twist. Click here […]
SOS Sweet Potatoes: The Roundup
[PLEASE NOTE: If you participated this month and didn’t see a comment from me, it’s not that I didn’t try. For some bizarre reason, WordPress is now tossing all of my comments into spam. If I usually comment on your blog and you haven’t seen any from me lately, please check the spam comments and […]
Protein-Rich Cranberry-Oat Smoothie
[This protein-rich cranberry-oat smoothie is quick and easy to make. It’s also vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, nut-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for Stage 2 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] I was feeling like oatmeal when I first got up today [groaner alert]–funny, I don’t look like oatmeal. . . well, actually, […]
Cuisine Camino Giveaway Winner and a New Breakfast
What better way to start this fine Tuesday morning than with chocolate? I’m popping in to tell you all that the Cuisine Camino Baking Kit winner has been selected. And the winner is: Number 133–Kristi! Here’s Kristi’s comment: Sugar cookies! Then our whole family decorates them. So much fun. Congratulations, Kristi! In order to claim […]
Chocolate Nut Bark
According to the media, we should all be making homemade gifts this year, what with the economy as bad as it is. True, many of us may find ourselves frugally filling jars with mom’s granola recipe; mixing up homemade hot chocolate and bagging it with ribbons; placing shortbread and gingersnaps toe to toe in cellophane-lined […]
Vegan MoFo Week One Recap: An Award, A Birthday and Three Giveaways
Vegan MoFo: Can you believe that the first week of Vegan MoFo is almost over? And so much has happened this week: over 700 bloggers have joined in on the fun! I’ve been scrambling to keep up with reading all the posts that magically appear in my Google Reader (I think it may take until […]