A few days ago I posted my variation of Scandinavian Thumbprint Cookies, and many of you tried them and love them 🙂 I wanted to try another recipe from the cookbook which inspired the thumbprint cookies, Swedish Cakes and Cookies. The second recipe comes from the same page as the first, and is called Coconut…
Kerstin’s Almond Squares
We got a copy of Swedish Cakes and Cookies. Although most of the cookbook uses wheat, it has been a great reference for researching traditional Scandinavian treats. This particular recipe happened to already be gluten-free, but I wanted to make it more spunky-style 😉 Although most of the cookbook uses wheat, this book has been…
Scandinavian Thumbprint Cookies
You may remember my Santa Lucia post last December, where we made saffron buns. I mentioned how I’m from Danish heritage, and that we love to incorporate Scandinavian traditions at Christmas. This book, Swedish Cakes and Cookies, is one of my favorite cookbooks, despite the fact that there are only about three gluten-free recipes in…
Christmas Cookies (gluten-free)
We’re in full-swing Christmas spirit here, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate is by making cookies together 🙂 These stars are my gluten-free chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips. We floured the dough lightly, rolled it out, and used two sizes of star cookie cutters. Then we melted dairy-free chocolate chips on the lowest…
Creamy Italian Salad Dressing dairy-free of course :-)
Any kind of oil other than grapeseed, olive or coconut really bothers me (and Andy, and Zoe, and Ashley). For instance when I try to make vegan frosting with those shortenings they sell in the health food store we all end up… Well, lets just say it upsets our stomachs 😉 Same with any kind…
Tour of Celestial Seasonings, gluten-free tea, & tea with stevia!
This weekend we took a free tour of Celestial Seasonings, which is just 15 minutes from our house in Longmont Colorado. We’ve been meaning to for a while now, since Ashley is old enough (children under five aren’t allowed in the factory area). You can sample dozens of teas in the beautiful gallery area while…
Shauna, the Gluten-Free Girl’s potluck in Boulder today
This afternoon Andy, the girls and I got to go to a gluten-free potluck for Shauna, the Gluten-Free Girl. It was also nice to see my friend Lexie, of Lexie’s Kitchen, who was there too. I brought my chocolate cake with a macadamia glaze. Shauna is such a warm sweet person. It was so cool…
Creamy Rosted Garlic Dip (dairy-free)
I love a great creamy dip for holidays and parties, don’t you? This one is based on my bean dip recipe, on page 93 in my first cookbook. I made a few changes and voila, creamy roasted garlic dip 🙂 We never miss dairy with simple satisfying recipes like this. I didn’t have any on…
Quinoa Pumpkin Spice Bread and Thanks
As promised, here is the pumpkin spice bread I made last evening 🙂 I made it twice because I wanted to add more spices. Also, I didn’t grind the shredded coconut and quinoa flakes nearly as much the second time so I would have a grainier texture. If you prefer a finer, more cake-like texture,…
Maple Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup
I love soup. Especially on a cold day. Today it’s been cold and there’s even a little snow on the ground. I’m hoping we get more snow this weekend. Here is one of our favorite soups. It’s one of those wonderful meals that everyone eats, and no one complains. Sigh =) Maple Sausage & Sweet…