Gluten – ugh.Eggs – sometimes, ugh.Dairy – sometimes, ugh too.Digestion is hard these days. I used to believe that my digestive difficulties only won over in the USA. I’ve had no problem noshing on freshly baked bread in France and Italy, fresh cheeses, and even garlic. I was looking forward to that opportunity again when…
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Hoorah! I had the opportunity to bake another birthday cake.The theme: six years old, loves dogs and sweets.And, gluten-free and dairy-free.Done, done, and done.Surprise Vanilla Skittles Cake.I love my life and I love my people. Honestly, there’s not much of a special recipe here. Just go to town and enjoy yourself, immensely.Baking is therapeutic. It’s…
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I really, really wanted to bake some vegan, gluten-free granola bars. But, I wanted them to be both sweet and savory. I wanted these bars to be stunningly perfect.I LOVE sweet and savory.And, I love granola AND I love parmesan. (One of my favorite indulgences: Parmesan Granola, just an FYI). Well, as you, my vegan…
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It was Happy Hour – and I was passing by – seriously, I was not (yet) participating.Actually, I was on my way HOME to begin my own Happy Hour on the porch when I ran into a good friend “passing the time and sipping the wine.”We smiled, hugged, laughed, and then created a cookie plan….
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Yes, vegan.Yes, gluten-free.Yes, dessert.Yes, no-bake.Yes, delicious. Melt in your mouth, all consuming, orgasmic, phantasmagorically (not really, but I love that word and wanted to use it!) wonderful: Vegan Lemon Cashew Cloud Bites. They really are like heavenly little clouds on the palate. Yes, you did die and and go to heaven with one sweet orb….
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I desperately needed a baking day.Procrastibaking…baking for therapy…just longing to bake.It may sound somewhat silly, as I’m in the kitchen so often.But, even just a few days without my canvas and camera, I feel lost. I found my home and my heart again today: Gluten-Free Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Gluten-Free Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies 2…
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I cherish and adore my yoga community. They have and continue to make an amazing difference in my life. Welcoming supportive, and all-loving, these people make my heart sing. When I miss I class, I am certainly always regretful. I when I get myself there, I am a much happier camper – in all ways….
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cou·lis ko͞oˈlē/ noun a thin fruit or vegetable puree, used as a sauce. comté (or Gruyère de Comté) kɔ̃.te noun a French cheese made from unpasteurized cow’s milk in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Comté has the highest production of all French AOC cheeses, at around 64,000 tonnes annually. The cheese is made in discs, each between 40 cm (16 in) and 70 cm (28 in) in diameter, and…
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As I said before, the blood orange season is simply so sweet and so short, I feel compelled the create and consume the superb citrus sphere. Rather than a cake – this time, a perfectly roasted pork tenderloin over polenta and spinach, glazed with the sweet savory goodness of a blood orange reduction-paste. Enjoy. Polenta,…
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Gluten Free Cilantro Lime Chicken Quiche All I can say is that gluten-free baking is a challenge. It’s an art. It’s a blessing and it’s a curse.
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