Author Archives: Sarah

Pumpkin Spice Cookies (egg-free, grain-free and sugar-free)

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My mom created this very yummy recipe for pumpkin cookies and we were both very pleased with them!  I really couldn’t resist them even though I’ve been cutting back considerably on eating honey and dried fruit these days. She based this recipe on my other grain-free cookie recipe.  But these are much more moist and…

New Menu Planning Member website for people with food allergies and limited diets

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This is *finally* a proper announcement about what is soon to be changing with Heart of Cooking and the Nourishing Foods Menu Planners for limited diets and multiple food allergies!  I will list the upcoming changes down below, but I will first give you a little background… 2008 When I started creating weekly menu planners…

Ground Turkey and Apple Stuffed Butternut Squash Recipe

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I shop regularly at the Common Market, the local food coop in Frederick, Maryland.  Last week they had a new recipe out which looked really good so I grabbed a copy.  I made some adjustments due to time and diet, but I really loved how this recipe turned out.  And Elijah even said, “this is…

Thanksgiving Allergen-Free and Limited Diet Menu Planner

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Are you on a limited, allergen-free diet but want to enjoy Thanksgiving with delicious baked goods and foods you would normally eat on a “regular diet”? You’re in luck! Because last year I created an allergen-free menu plan for Thanksgiving.  I’ve made some minor changes to it and have it available for purchase this season…

Grain-free Cauliflower Rice

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This may not be new to some of you but I wanted to post it for those of you who don’t know about the wonders of cauliflower and how it makes amazing rice!  I first saw the idea to make it at GrainFreeFoodies where Sierra makes an awesome looking Fried Rice with it.  She also…

Review of Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender

I could quickly sum up this review of the Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender by describing it in one word:  Fantastic!  But I will say a bit more about it since I love it so much! I received this stick blender from the CSN stores in order to do a review of one of their…

How to stay on a limited diet

Last week I spoke with a lovely woman who was having a hard time sticking to her allergen-free limited diet.  She said she would do great for a while, start to feel healthy and then she would start to eat the things that make her feel bad again.  She  said she missed the carbs and…

Cinnamon Walnut Raisin Egg-Free Cookie Recipe

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Lucky for all of you egg-free people, I’ve been experimenting more with egg-free baking these days than normal.  So I came up with a very yummy cookie that is egg-free, grain-free, gluten and wheat-free, dairy-free, and sugar free.  Yay!  I didn’t get a good picture of the actual cookies but you can see Elijah was…

The Egg-Free Breakfast for the Egg-Free Diet

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It can be extremely difficult to give up certain foods you’re used to eating and depending on.  I have personally eaten eggs almost every day for the past “I don’t know how many” years.  I love eating them in the morning because they are easy to fix, don’t require defrosting or planning ahead, can hold…

Great deals on cookware at CSN stores, plus review on Cuisinart's Quick Prep Stick Blender

Their logo really says it all. Shopping is easy and I love the fact that I can find what I am looking for at the CSN stores at such great prices.  You can find a wide variety of merchandise such as Le Creuset dutch ovens to beds and baby blankets.  I also love websites like…