Six years ago when my my wife first approached me with the idea that we should stop eating wheat I was incredulous. “But, society was built on grains!” was my response. I thought back to my history lessons of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations as a defense for eating wheat. If it weren’t for the…
my Flourless Brownies with Sunbutter made by Shirley, at GFE
One of my dearest friends in the blogosphere is Shirley, at Gluten Free Easily, or GFE, for short. Shirley began commenting on my recipes a little over a year ago, and shortly after created her website, which has become a huge success. She runs a celiac support group in her town, which I was thrilled…
Egg-free, Grain-free Brownies, version 2
I decided to celebrate my cold being over with some brownies for breakfast this morning =D Only, I haven’t been tolerating eggs well lately (they are making me bloated and extremely tired), so I decided to revisit my Egg-free, Grain-free Brownies. They tasted great already, but I wanted to go ahead and make them vegan…
Ceramic Bundt Pan
I wanted to take a quick photo of my ceramic bundt pan to show to you. A couple friends have asked me what I use, since I make bundt cakes a lot, and there are bundt cake recipes in my cookbooks. When I began baking I was unable to find a bundt pan in stores…
Oscar Blues unfriendly to gluten free diners
UPDATE: When Oskar Blues first opened its restaurant in Longmont we were excited (see old post below). However, we won’t be going there anymore. We visited September 17th, and found the management had recently decided to do away with its gluten free menu labeling. Servers were completely unhelpful when we asked about whether the old…
Cashew Cream Dill Sauce dairy-free, vegan, raw
As I mentioned in my last post, both my friend and I were so crazy about this cashew sour cream/cream cheese, whatever you want to call it (Heaven comes to mind), that we were imagining other things we could eat with it. She suggested slightly steamed asparagus—brilliant. I had to run to the store for…
Cashew Sour Cream & Cream Cheesedairy-free, vegan, raw
Another friend on the Spunky Coconut Facebook Page, Lisa, reminded me of this great recipe: Cashew Sour Cream. I hadn’t made it in over a year, and I was so grateful to Lisa for making it and bringing it up. She also suggested this link for more great nut cheese recipes. Thanks Lisa! This is…
Coconut & Raw Cacao Pudding dairy-free, vegan
Don’t you just love happy accidents in cooking/uncooking? heehee! I think probably half or more of my recipes came to be because I was out of something, or several things, and had to try another ingredient. Does that happen a lot to you too? Yesterday I was out of almonds to make almond milk, and…
raw cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia seeds, zinc, iron, magnesium & antioxidants
I discovered some very interesting facts about raw cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia seeds, zinc, iron, magnesium & antioxidants, then made a raw smoothie. Meant to say, “raw cacao powder has higher levels of antioxidants than blueberries…”—sorry about that 🙂 Note: You can add more raw cacao powder or coconut sugar to this to make…
Curried Sweet Potato & Red Lentil Pie gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free
A few days ago, on the Spunky Coconut Facebook Page , I asked what everyone had eaten for dinner. It was very inspiring to read what you all said, and I decided to try a couple of things you made myself, beginning with Jennifer. Jennifer said she made a curried sweet potato lentil pie. Um? Yum!…