Just received a bag of organic apples yesterday through our co-op. Rather than make a whole pie, I decided to do a quick cobbler. The filling wasn’t too moist and the topping was sweet and crunchy, just the way I remembered it when my mom used to make it with Bisquick years ago. This recipe takes about 45 minutes and includes a few extra steps but I think it is worth it. (more…)

Pleasantly surprised with this recipe, I decided to add it to our collection of favorites. In our house all our breads are not only gluten and corn free, but they are also made without yeast, something that we are quite used to by now but at one time meant crumbly dry bread that broke apart when you tried to spread jelly or butter on it. This problem makes sandwiches impossible, but I have finally found a combination of ingredients that works for us. This recipe produced a nice moist and spongy loaf with loads of nooks and crannies. It sliced beautifully in my machine. The two small loaves I baked last night were gone in less than 24 hours, so I think I will be making it again! (more…)

Marcie at Lil’s Dietary shop in Chicago, IL recently gave me a crust from Pane Riso Foods to try out. Our neighboring Canadians will recognize this crust as the famous Kingsmill Foods crust sold online, in stores, and at select pizzerias across their country for years. The spokesperson I chatted with informed me that Kingsmill Foods was the pioneer supplier of gluten free foods in Canada. Two years ago Kingsmill Foods sold their gluten free line to Canbrands Specialty Foods and the brand name is now in the process of changing to Pane Riso Foods. The new products will have the same brown and white name label, only the name has changed. (more…)

My husband says this is better than real ice cream, but we think that’s going a bit too far. It is super rich, creamy and delicious!

While this recipe does contain milk, it’s in the form of yogurt, so it will work for those who cannot have liquid milk, but who can have yogurt and cheese.

To make this frozen yogurt, you’ll need an ice cream machine. I have the Cuisinart electric ice cream and frozen yogurt maker. (more…)

This dessert is easy to put together and only takes about a half-hour. It is gluten-free, corn and soy-free, and can be dairy-free if you simply substitute the butter for spectrum palm oil. (more…)

If you have issues with sensitive skin, and especially if you have recently been diagnosed with allergies or intolerances, you may want to take a long look at your soaps, deodorants, perfumes, and cosmetics bag and perhaps do a little purging this weekend. Many favorite name brand cosmetics and personal products are full of common allergens and known cancer causing toxins. After having had a few strange reactions after using popular drugstore brands over the years I finally switched to high end cosmetics only to find that even those irritated my skin. I soon became an occasional makeup wearer, but now there are better options available for women with sensitive skin and known allergies. Not only will your complexion improve, and your confidence, but you may actually feel healthier too. (more…)

If you have drooled over the Starbucks bakery display or have dreamed of having just one more scone again, I am here to tell you that it is time to wake up and get cooking! Little chef and I bought a scone pan from Nordicware while at our local Dominick’s store, a Safeway affiliate. It wasn’t cheap, and I hesitated to buy it, but at the last minute I gave in to my little chef’s cajoling.

This morning we decided it was time to try it out. The pan is made out of heavy cast aluminum and it makes eight large triangular shaped scones. We altered the recipe supplied by Nordicware and had tremendous success! All three boys thought it was delicious, and I even caught little chef picking the crumbs off of his plate. I think our version was a bit on the sweet side (well at least for our tastes, as we have been low sugar for about a year now). But it may be perfectly suitable for the average sweet-tooth. To put it into perspective, my diagnosed son wanted to know why we were allowed to eat dessert for breakfast….. (more…)

I practiced a lot this past holiday with some of our family’s favorite home-baked cookie recipes, a tradition among the women in our extended family that dates back to a time long before I was born. This was our first gluten free Christmas, and it began with several mishaps and a lot of perseverance. Here is my all time best success this year.

These mini-muffin sized sweets are perfect for entertaining or that special occasion you’d like to attend. Also known as “Nut Cups”, this allergy friendly treat passed the test with all our gluten eating friends and family. They couldn’t taste the difference, nor did they see one. (more…)

In the spirit of Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious, I have developed a veggie- packed lasagna that even your toughest critic will love. This is a great dish to serve when you have a lot of vegetables on hand and you don’t want to serve them as a side dish that will only get pushed around your child’s plate. Normally we struggle to get our kids to eat anything green, but they readily ate this recipe, secretly jam packed with zucchini, spinach, and even asparagus! This dish is gluten and corn-free. (more…)

Who says you can’t get festive without all the artificial ingredients? I love pumpkin in just about any form, so in honor of harvest season I decided to get a little experimental on a traditional favorite: spice cake. This recipe is fast and easy. And if you are stocked up on Miss Roben’s cake-like-doughnut mix and corn-free powdered sugar, you may be able to whip it up tonight. It takes just five minutes to prepare and nearly an hour to bake. Of course this spice cake is also suitable for the Feingold diet, but it does contain milk as one of its main ingredients. (more…)