We all love smoothies! Smoothies are sweet, thick, creamy–and also quick and easy to make. They’re great when you have 10 minutes in the morning before you have to rush out of the house to make it to work. But sadly, most typical smoothies aren’t as healthy as you might think they are. When I […]
Chai Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Required!)
[Smooth, creamy. . . and oh so easy!] I’m so glad it’s ice cream season again, aren’t you? Not because it coincides with climbing temperatures (though the 25C (78F) and sunny days are certainly welcome). Not because it means the HH and I can bring The Girls down to the Beaches for lakeside walks (“We […]
Everything-Free Chocolate “Buttercream” Frosting (Sugar-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Grain-free, Egg-free, Soy-free, Corn-free)
[Whipped “buttercream” variation. Go ahead. . . lick the beaters.] When we were kids, my sisters and I used to crowd round my mother every time she baked something (coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, or her legendary chiffon cake) just so we could vie for who’d get to lick the beaters, or bowl, or spoon (this […]
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 […]
Eating My Words: Sandwich with Raw “Egg” Salad
[Cookbook Giveaway Alert! Check out Sally’s gluten-free adaptation of my Butterscotch Blondies recipe from Sweet Freedom, and enter for a chance to win the book! Go to Sally’s blog for more information and details.] [Millet-quinoa bread topped with a smear of Caesar dressing (Clean Food recipe), faux egg salad, a few baby spinach leaves and […]
Love Bites* for Valentine’s Day
Looking for other candida-diet friendly dessert recipes? You might like my ebook, Desserts without Compromise! Check it out for more great anti-candida treats. * that’s “bites” in the sense of, “little tidbits that can be eaten in one mouthful,” rather than the sense of, “really sucks” (as in, “reality bites”) or even “little nibbles on […]
All About Stevia*
* with apologies to Bradley Cooper and Sandra Bullock (though from what I hear about the movie, they should be apologizing to us). [Stevia-sweetened giant baked apple pancake] How did it get to be Sunday already, and five days since my last post? Well, I haven’t been lounging around watching soap operas and eating bon-bons, […]