Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Nut and Egg-Free, No-Bake Buckeye Bars

May 18, 2010

Brace yourselves: I actually volunteered for a school committee.  It’s true, this runner/ solitary baker/ loner actually signed up for a group activity and has had a lot of fun doing it.
Several months ago, we, the committee, announced that we were putting together a community cookbook and that we would need 200 recipes to fill [...]

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Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Nut and Egg-Free (Legume-Free, too) Fig Newtons!

May 9, 2010

Well, it took a plane, a train and an automobile to get me back from Ohio, but back I am, and here is the recipe as promised.  A warning: this is the first test of the recipe.  Please be my testers.  Try them out; let me know what you think; let me know how to [...]

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People Get Ready for Brownie Bliss

May 5, 2010

Have you ever been at the supermarket, seen an ordinary food item and thought to yourself: “I wonder if there is a better way to use that ________”?  It happened to me today.  Browsing the aisles, looking for nothing in particular, I stumbled upon first some dates (a personal favorite) and then date paste.  My [...]

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New Ways to Use Old Favorites

April 26, 2010

I cannot believe that I am already calling a recipe from Allergy-Free Desserts an “old favorite”.  However, like every project in life, the book is finished, and I have to keep moving right along.  So, today when I opened my bare cupboard save for a can of coconut milk, I got to thinking about how [...]

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Buckwheat Crepes

April 21, 2010

I promised these on Facebook last night, so here you go.  Fill them anyway you like.  My kids are not dairy sensitive, so I chose a savory filling of cheese and sauteed zucchini, but you could use jam, sprinkle them with sugar, fill with vegetables or use Daiya cheese.  No matter how you fill them, [...]

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What’s Up Buckwheat?!

April 20, 2010

It’s not for everyone, but gosh, it does seem to be everywhere today.
I switched on the tv this morning to see a trainer talking about it on The Today Show.  I saw it on the South Beach Diet site this afternoon.  It’s everywhere, and I love it.  Now, I know that it isn’t for everyone– [...]

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Allergy-Friendly and Eco-Chic

April 13, 2010

Well, you probably know by now how excited I am that I’m going to be on CBS’ The Doctors on Monday, April 19th.  But, while I was there talking about my book and staring at Dr Stork, I also came across a really cool plaything.  I’m always looking for Play Doh alternatives.  My kids love [...]

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Bread, Glorious Bread

April 6, 2010

Oh my God, hold the phone! I haven’t had good bread in about 7 years, and now I’ve discovered the best.
If anyone followed my Twitter and Facebook updates last week, then you know that I was jonesing for a carbohydrate fix.  You also then know that a potato or a bowl of rice was not [...]

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