Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cluster Cookies
Dec 4
Vegan Gluten-Free Cheesy Apricot Pecan Dream Cookies
While many of my friends will devour just about any treat I create, I also have quite a few precious people in my life who require allergy-friendly foods, like gluten-free or vegan, or both!Thus, I am committed to creating and cooking for these creatures too – mainly cookies 🍪!It’s the time of year when I…
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Dec 3
Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Aahhh, there’s nothing like the coalescence of peanut butter and chocolate.It’s a match and marriage made in heaven.I can’t decide if I’m the peanut butter or the chocolate in my relationship – I’m thinking I’m the gooey, sticky, sometimes slimy, and often sweet nut butter and Brian is the sweet chocolate goodness – and we…
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Dec 2
Wild Mushroom Sage Walnut Lemon Quiche
Dear friends are well, “dear.”She was getting ready to travel. She already has WAY too much on her plate. Her “backpack” is full. I beg her to unpack, even just a little at a time, but she’s such a giver. Things are hard right now. But, I love this lady to the moon and back.So,…
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Nov 30
Chocolate Chunk Mincemeat Bacon Cookies
“Gross. You can’t make a baked good with meat in it! No way!” You wanna bet?I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again.And, I did. The holidays are here and traditional mincemeat DID contain meat: Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices, and sometimes beef suet, beef, or venison. Originally, mincemeat always contained meat. Many modern recipes contain beef…
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Nov 30
Double Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Once again, I was told NOT to bring much, particularly not dessert. “We have too much food. We have way too much dessert. I’m baking pumpkin pie.” Once again, I opted not to listen and to do my own thing.Of course I did. I’m sure glad I did.I know I made the right choice.And as…
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Nov 29
Sweet Potato Lime Curry Soup
As I was gushing over my adoration of cooking for others, particularly soup, a friend said to me, “How many hours a day do you spend in the kitchen? The kitchen gives me SO much anxiety. I love soup, but it’s just too much for me to cook!” And, just as Monica Gellar would say,…
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Nov 28
Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
They are vegan.They are gluten-free.They are chocolate. They are peanut butter.And, they are sweet.What more is there to say? They are no-bake cookies from heaven! Just peanut butter, chocolate, and a little sweetness! There’s nothing like the marriage of PB and chocolate! Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls 16 Tbs. vegan butter, cultured (if possible)…
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Nov 27
Gluten-Free Chocolate Blueberry Almond Cookies (Dairy-Free)
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate Blueberry Almond Cookies 16 Tbs. plant based, vegan butter3 large eggs1 cup white sugar1/2 cup brown sugar1 tsp. vanilla extract1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. sea salt1 cup almond flour3 cups Pamela’s Gluten-Free Baking Flour2 cups chocolate covered blueberries Preheat the oven to 355 degrees.Cream together the vegan butter and…
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Nov 26
Lemon Thyme Parsnip Hazelnut Soup
One of the things I miss most about living in the Pacific Northwest is the food. Yes, all the food (and the fresh flowers). The produce is truly insane, up there. It’s fresh, it’s fragrant, it’s flavorful, AND there are so many fetching items I can never find here in Colorado.They are also crazy about…
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Nov 25
Lemon Thyme Hazelnut Bread
Remember the days of grain-free bread?These days Paleo and Keto-based diets are all the rage, but I don’t see many recipes for almond flour, grain-free, gluten-free bread anymore. It’s all about the simplicity of gluten-free (I have a lot to share on this topic, BTW, if anyone is ever interested). All of that aside, rather…
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