Paleo banana bread
As you will start to notice in my recent blog posts, I have been experimenting more with grain-free cooking and baking. I have found that as much as I love grains, my body tends to feel better when I eat less of them, so I …
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Strawberry-rhubarb jam
We’ve been receiving rhubarb every week in our CSA share, and quite frankly, I hope the end to this season’s rhubarb crop is in near sight! There’s only so much you can do with rhubarb! For the first week’s CSA delivery we made balsamic-roasted rhubarb …
Vegan, gluten-free banana bread
Ever since going gluten free, it’s been my mission to master gluten-free baking. I’ve been used to baking vegan goodies for quite some time now, but making them gluten-free as well is a whole other monster-of-a challenge I had been too scared to attempt. But …
Ina Garten’s apple crisp
When fame comes knocking at your door, you prepare something that will knock his socks off. I’m really not the bragging type, but that’s exactly what happened the other night. Josh McDowell, yup, you read that correctly, Josh McDowell, the world-renown Christian apologist and author …
Raw carrot cake cupcakes
This cake is basically a salad…..so don’t feel guilty eating it! This was my first attempt at raw baked goods….are they still even called baked goods if they are raw?? Let’s stick with just raw desserts, then?? Anyway, I was pretty nervous to make a …
Drunken Apple Pie
What better way to welcome the autumn season than to bask in the warm sun and crisp breeze in an apple orchard? Picking fruits and vegetables from the farm is one of my favorite activities, especially in the fall when a myriad of apples light up …
Vegan pumpkin cookies
Please forgive me, it’s been almost a month since I’ve last written…..guess I’ve been a busy girl lately. But amongst my inherent busyness, some of that preoccupied time was spent cooking and baking. I’ve tried several new recipes and for the most part was very …