Can you feel the excitement? It’s almost the New Year!! Despite the complete lack of snow here in the Toronto area this year, I’m more energized and primed for the new year than I have been in years (okay, maybe it has a little something to do with my loathing of snow. Yay for partly-green Decembers!). […]
Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free
Flash in the Pan: Caramel Whip
[A perfect topper that can replace whipped cream, this easy, fluffy Caramel Whip is perfect for vegan, sugar-free, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, coconut-free, corn-free, soy-free, yeast-free, low glycemic and anti-candida diets.] Sometimes life intervenes even when you’ve got something really important planned. No, I wasn’t arrested on the way to my own wedding, or stuck in […]
My Favorite Low Glycemic Sweeteners and How To Use Them
Okay, show of hands: who else loves sweet things as much as I do? (Wow. That’s a lot of hands!). Let me tell you, when I first started the anti-candida diet back in 2009, it really felt as if the diet put a crimp in my style. As an incorrigible sweets lover, I was worried I’d […]
Holiday Apple Bundt Cake (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, Nut-Free, Soy-Free)
[This Holiday Apple Bundt Cake will wow your guests and provide a great showpiece to your holiday dessert table! Just don’t tell anyone it’s vegan, refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free*, nut-free* and yeast-free–they will never know! Suitable for Stage 3 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] [Photo credit: Celine Saki.]
What Does “Sugar-Free” Really Mean?
As some of you know, I’ve been on a journey with my diet from whole foods-based to strict anti-candida to where I am today–what I call anti-candida “maintenance.” So, if you’ve been reading me for a while, or if you check back through to some of the earlier posts, what you’ll find is a broad […]
Chestnut Spice Latte
First of all: Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great celebration ringing in the new year. The HH, The Girls and I enjoyed some down time at home after a veritable whirlwind during the month of December; but by the 31st, we were kind of pooped and could think of nothing better than […]
Candida and Stress
Take a look at the typical anti-candida diet, and you’ll likely see a long list of things you need to remove from your life: sugar, alcohol, mold, toxins, processed foods. You’ll find a (shorter) list of what to add: probiotics, antifungals, perhaps special supplements or herbs to aid with detoxification. And when people still fail […]
Peanut-Free Peanut Butter Cookies from Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free
[Find Peanut-Free Peanut Butter Cookies–plus over 100 other recipes–in my book, Naturally Sweet and Gluten-Free. These cookies are refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, nut free, yeast-free and vegan. Suitable for Stage 3 and beyond of an anti-candida diet.] [photo credit: Celine Saki] Can you believe it’s almost time for back to school? As […]
New York: An Oasis of Calm, plus Homemade Superfood Chocolate
[Warning: this is a looooong recap post. If you like New York and want to know what we did there, read on! If you just want to get straight to the chocolate recipe, skip on down.] [Homemade superfood chocolate (stevia-sweetened on left, coconut sugar-sweetened on right. Skip on down for the recipe.] You wouldn’t normally […]
75+ Whole Foods, Healthy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes
[A favorite Thanksgiving dessert made healthier: Gluten-Free, Vegan, Lower Glycemic Chocolate Pecan Pie from Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free. Photo: Celine Saki.] Spoiler alert: This is a post about Thanksgiving recipes (Americans, avert your eyes!)