We couldn’t be more pleased with the incredible array of entries we received for this month’s SOS Kitchen Challenge on sesame seeds! As always, your creativity and versatility in the kitchen are awe-inspiring. We received 35 entries–all of them inventive, delicious and sesame-packed! From noodles to omelets to salads, the savory side of the challenge was well […]
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I Am Thankful For. . . Chocolate Pumpkin Pots de Creme (Vegan, Dairy Free, Sugar Free)
[This is the final recipe I have to share from this year’s Thanksgiving feast–but what a way to end off the meal! If you’re looking for even more Thanksgiving recipes, check out my mega roundup of 75+ Healthy, Whole Foods, Vegan & Gluten-Free recipes.] I do seem to be on a “pumpkin and chocolate” kick these […]
I Am Thankful for. . . Vegan Tortiere (Meat Pie): Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Anti-Candida Friendly
[As promised, here’s the other recipe from our Thanksgiving dinner last weekend. Who says you can’t have a delicious feast that’s vegan, gluten free and anti-candida friendly? This meal is from leftovers night on day two: vegan tortière, roasted zucchini and savory steel cut oat-stuffed squash (for those who are interested, I’ve posted the squash recipe on […]
Some Thanksgiving Ideas. . .
“I know I’m sure looking forward to some play time this weekend. . . ball, anyone?” Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! (And Happy Weekend to everyone else!) 😀 Even if you’re not in Canada, you can still join in the festive spirit this weekend! We’re going to have enviable weather (21C/70F and sunny on Sunday) and I’m […]
September SOS Kitchen Roundup: Apples
[image courtesy of Affairs of Living] September’s Sweet or Savory (SOS) Kitchen Challenge, featuring the apple, was an absolute hit! Kim from Affairs of Living (my challenge co-host) and I received almost 40 recipe submissions from readers all over the globe, a wide variety of sweet and savory dishes that tempted our tastebuds and got […]
Outrageously Decadent Chocolate-Hazelnut Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Required!)
* Or, How I Waited Until the Very Last Possible Moment to Make Ice Cream There are some people (I won’t mention any names) who simply like to leave things to the last minute. Like, for instance, when they (who shall not be named) promise to mow the lawn over the weekend, and then suddenly […]
Celebration Pear and Cranberry Cornmeal Cake
I hope you’re all having a great long weekend! I am thoroughly enjoying the last vestiges of the summer holiday. (What?? Summer is over? Back to school and sweaters and crinkly leaves on the ground and pelting rain and mud and paw prints all over the carpet and frigid mornings and seeing your breath as you […]
Pick-Your-Own Gluten Free Pancakes*
*Or, Thanks, Michael Ruhlman (for the rule, man). [Millet, buckwheat, oat and bean flour with chopped pears and cranberry compote] I’m all about freedom of choice. While my dad eats the identical breakfast every day**, I feel the need to rotate among cereal (hot or cold), omelets, baked sweet potato and almond sauce, apple and almond […]
Passover 2010: A Recipe Roundup
[Cookbook Giveaway Alert! Check out Sally’s gluten-free adaptation of my Butterscotch Blondies recipe, AND enter to win a free copy of Sweet Freedom! Just go to Sally’s blog for the details. You have until April 2nd to enter!] I was thrilled that the HH and I were invited to two seders this year (sorry, Girls). […]
Coconut Macaroons (Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free, Passover AND ACD-Friendly)
[Note: this recipe is now available in my cookbook, Naturally Sweet and Gluten-Free, along with over 100 more refined sugar-free, gluten-free, egg-free and dairy-free treats!] [Photo: Celine Saki] Back in our 30s, my friend Babe and I had a little routine we’d enact any time we met someone new (say, at a party, or a […]