Monthly Archives: August 2009

Review: Gluten-free Pizza Crust

Bread has always been my downfall.  Pizza crust is even worse.  When I was a kid, I loved all things bread and would snack on a piece of bread and butter. One of my favorite restaurants was Beau Jo’s pizza, a local and awesome pizzeria that specializes in thick pizza crust and is famous for…

Why soaking flours can help you digest your baked goods

Did you you know that it used to be common practice to soak flour in cultured milk, buttermilk or cream to make baked goods such as pancakes, muffins and cakes?  For people who are allergic to dairy products, water with a little lemon juice or vinegar can be used. Why soak the flour? As many…

Raw desserts and nourishing foods

For whatever reason, many of the recipes I worked on this week ended up being raw or mostly raw.  In part, I was continuing my quest for some travel-friendly treats for my son and decided to try some raw fruit and nut balls, similar to Larabars. I was also testing recipes for my menu planners…

Tuesday Twister: Our weekly gluten-free, dairy-free, legume-free menu plan and the miracles of our garden

I have been enjoying the Tuesday Twister blog posts by Wardeh Harmon at Gnowfglins.com for the past few weeks or so ever since I found her website.   These blog posts have been a synopsis of her week in the kitchen and what has been twisting in her cooking.  I love reading them, mostly because she…

In search of a travel-friendly, gluten-free, dairy-free, high protein snack for my son…

Like any mom with a child with food restrictions combined with a dose of pickiness, I have been looking for new recipes to feed my son who can’t eat dairy products.  I am also allergic to wheat and gluten so I end up making baked goods wheat and gluten free so I can eat them…