Category Archives: grain-free

3 Ingredient Nutella

I remember when nutella wasn’t readily available on the shelf of every grocery store in town. My sister, the francophile, discovered it when she went to France as a foreign exchange student. She came back raving about nutella on croissants … Continue reading

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Christmas Kolacky (grain-free, vegan)

Some holiday traditions start when you’re a kid. They’re instilled in you by your parents, and you carry them with you all your life. Frosting faces after frosting cut-out cookies? That’s one of those traditions. Other traditions are borrowed, adapted, … Continue reading

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Grain-Free Vegan Cookie Bars

You know that saying, “best laid plans?” Well, that’s how things have been going around here lately. It’s December 5th and I haven’t made a single Christmas cookie. Well, strike that. I made a raw cranberry almond pinwheel cookie. Um….no. … Continue reading

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Glass Dharma Giveaway (and a Choco Cherry Smoothie)

I’m super excited about this giveaway, because I love straws. Bendy straws. Loop-de-loop straws. Great big straws. Those itty-bitty straws you get in mixed drinks. Yep. I dig straws. But, sadly, when I got all green and eco-conscious and such, … Continue reading

Posted in bananas, coconut, drinks, grain-free, Product Reviews, raw, spinach, vegan | 39 Comments

Choco-Nut Drops Take Two

I’ve already posted a recipe for Choco Nut Drops. But, I got a question on that post wondering if they could be made somehow without the peanut flour. I get substitution questions often, and while I always try to offer … Continue reading

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Parsnip Paté

First off, hello to all my new followers! I love it when a guest post creates more interest in my little blog. And, to celebrate, I’ve got a special giveaway coming up later this week. You’re going to like it, … Continue reading

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SRC: Adventures in Dinner – Panna Cotta

It’s that time again – time for another edition of Secret Recipe Club. SRC is a virtual food blogger secret Santa party. All the participants are secretly assigned another blog to explore. We’re to select a recipe to make or … Continue reading

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Kiddo Quickie – Double Chocolate Peanut Flour Cookies

Saturday night I was tucking the kiddo into bed and telling him that I was going to bake cookies to take with while cheering on friends at Ironman Wisconsin. The conversation went something like this: Kiddo: What kind of cookies, … Continue reading

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Banana Brownies (nut-free, grain-free, vegan, sugar-free)

Despite the fact that these brownies are typically considered the kiddo’s favorite, this is how this morning’s conversation went… Kiddo: “These are nummy! Best brownies I’ve ever had. Awesome!…. You know what would make these even better? Peanut butter.” Me: … Continue reading

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SRC: Black Bean Taco Pizza (Connor’s Cooking)

Each month for the Secret Recipe Club, bloggers are “assigned” a participating food blogger to make a recipe from. From time to time, something happens. An oven blows up. A kid gets sick. Every recipe you try is a miserable … Continue reading

Posted in beans, Blogger Community, cashews, grain-free, main dish, Mexican, raw, tomatoes, vegan | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments