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Coconut Cake with Blackberry-Coconut Whipped Cream and Mixed Berries (Gluten-Free)

June 26, 2015 28 Comments

A coconut lover’s dream, this gluten-free Coconut Cake with Blackberry-Coconut Whipped Cream and Mixed Berries is a delicious and simple dessert. Grain-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free.

In the last two weeks I’ve spent a lot of time sitting on the bedroom floor surrounded by photos, mementos, scrapbooks, and special objects that have followed me for years from place to place. The things that I just can’t seem to part with even though they sit forgotten in a box until the next time I move somewhere new and I pull them out all over again. This sorting and repacking system gets me nowhere – nothing is ever discarded and the box(es) of important things only grows….

Strawberry Hazelnut Crisp (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

June 17, 2015 8 Comments

This Strawberry Hazelnut Crisp is an easy, grain-free, summer dessert made gluten-free with almond flour and chopped hazelnuts.

Strawberries are pretty much the best, aren’t they? They are so special that there is a Cherokee legend about the first strawberries. The story goes like this. The First Man and the First Woman on Earth have an argument. Upset, the Woman leaves and heads out towards the forest. The Man takes off after her but she is already too far ahead. The Man pleads to the Creator that he do something to slow the Woman down so that he can catch up. Along the Woman’s path, the Creator places berries of all kinds – blackberries, huckleberries, gooseberries. She doesn’t pause to look at any of them. The Creator then places the first strawberry plants along her route and she stops to take in the beautiful leaves and berries. She tastes one, then another. She continues to eat the sweet berries and her anger towards the Man melts away. The Woman gathered up as many strawberries as she could and started home, reuniting with the Man on the path back.

I can pretty much relate to the allure of the strawberry. They’ve been a staple around here for the last few weeks as evidenced by my strawberry rhubarb sorbet and double chocolate chip cookies with strawberry-coconut cream. I can’t say strawberries have helped smooth over any of our disagreements (what disagreements?!), but they sure make the spring and summer months a little sweeter….

Blueberry Cinnamon Cake Donuts (Gluten-Free)

June 5, 2015 29 Comments

Blueberry Cinnamon Cake Donuts made with sorghum and almond flours and unrefined sucanat for a wonderfully delicious breakfast treat! Gluten-free, refined sugar-free.

I bought my first donut pan about a month ago, and I can tell you there is no going back. I knew I would like making my own donuts, but I wasn’t quite prepared for how much I would love it. Like it’s Christmas-morning-and-I’m-five-again kind of love and excitement. And since today is National Donut Day, I wanted to share the donut love….

Protein Bites With Maple-Sweetened Dark Chocolate (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

May 31, 2015 10 Comments

An easy, delicious, snack recipe, these Nut and Seed Protein Bites with Maple-Sweetened Dark Chocolate are great on-the-go or as a simple dessert.

Every time the academic year comes to a close I find myself in a transitional lurch. From super structure and routine I am catapulted into the complete opposite before I even know what’s happened. Sounds wonderful, you say? It is, to be sure. But my obsessive need to be doing gives me a guilt trip like no other when routine disappears. We’ve already spent several nights in a row staying up late to watch way too many episodes of The Fall on Netflix. Consequently, (my night owl husband unfazed) the next morning doesn’t start nearly as early as I’d hoped. And man, the guilt starts creeping on in….

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches with Strawberry-Coconut Cream (Gluten-Free)

May 16, 2015 16 Comments

Gluten-free and paleo Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches with Strawberry-Coconut Cream is a delicious spring dessert for any occasion.

We just finished our last week of classes, and I’ve decided that no matter how old you are, the anticipation and excitement of summer break never gets old. A full-fledged bonus of working in education is the child-like freedom of summer. So to celebrate, today’s recipe is a two-for-one special, as the double chocolate chip cookies that make up these cookie sandwiches have become one of my favorites all on their own. I first made these cookie sandwiches for our picnic in the park to celebrate Jordan’s birthday and again on Mother’s Day. Not having fresh strawberries on hand initially, I made the strawberry-coconut cream by grinding dried strawberries into a powder. This turned out great, but, with the advent of strawberry season, I wanted to try my hand at a fresh strawberry cream filling. …

Spinach and Artichoke Galette (Gluten-Free)

May 4, 2015 27 Comments

Spinach and Artichoke Galette is a rustic savory pie stuffed with spinach, artichokes, and goat cheese. Gluten-free.

This weekend reinforced the fact that spring is truly here (yay!) and summer is right around the corner (double yay!). The weather was glorious and everything that we could do outside, we did. Lunches and dinners on the deck with the dogs as they sunbathed, their pink bellies rolling towards the sun like flowers. Nighttime s’mores over a backyard firepit with friends. An afternoon birthday picnic in Loose Park, the kids running kites through the lush grass and the adults landing on a discussion over Myers-Briggs personality types. Conclusion: each of us was a different type. INFJ, INTJ, INTP, ESFP, etc. Definitely an introvert-heavy group. This stuff fascinates me. What type are you?…

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