Category Archives: Grain Free

Sugar Free Almond Coconut Cupcakes

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Vandy Roadifer

For my birthday last week I adapted a recipe I found online for almond coconut cake. It’s the most successful grain free, sugar free cake I’ve ever made. The texture is light and fluffy, the flavor is buttery and sweet … Continue reading →

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Green Banana Mango Smoothie

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Vandy Roadifer

Last fall I made huge changes to my eating style: fruit smoothies for breakfast, 2 tablespoons of light olive oil in a few ounces of water for lunch, and roasted vegetables with 3-4 ounces of protein for dinner. I lost … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Stuffed with Turkey, Pears, and Cranberries

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I picked up some gorgeous sugar pumpkins and winter squash from my mom’s garden last month. The first thing I made was this stuffed pumpkin. It was perfect. It has all the flavors and smells of a harvest meal. It’d … Continue reading →

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Dairy Free Bacon Pumpkin Soup

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

Autumn is my favorite time of year and one of the things I love about it is the huge bounty of winter squashes and pumpkins available in the markets. I titled this pumpkin soup but I used a beautiful orange … Continue reading →

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Sugar Free Flourless Chocolate Cake

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

At some point I need to post savory recipes but those meals are mostly tossed together without measuring or too much advanced planning whereas desserts require me to write out a recipe before starting. This was a request from Mei-Lu … Continue reading →

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Grain Free Pear Spice Cake

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

This recipe is loosely based on an apple spice cake from the Against All Grain cookbook but I changed it to suit my tastes and dietary needs. The pears came from my parents’ tree and I left the peelings on … Continue reading →

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Cashew Cupcakes

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I ran out of almond flour but had several pounds of raw cashews in my freezer so I looked to them as a cake base. I don’t like cashews in bread because I found them too sweet but sweetness is … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cauliflower “Rice”

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I had take out Mexican food the other night for dinner (pork in red sauce) and since I couldn’t eat the side of rice that came with it, I made my own version with grated cauliflower.  I didn’t have fresh … Continue reading →

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Nut Butter Bread Rolls

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I’ve made this recipe several times with different nuts (raw cashews, boiled peanuts, blanched almonds) and it worked well each time. The boiled peanut bread has a really nice yeasty flavor, the raw cashew bread is sweet enough to be … Continue reading →

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Grain Free Granola Bites

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

These bar cookies are based on Best Express Food’s Traditional Aussie Bites. The original contains rolled oat, oat flour, butter, canola oil, sugar, honey, dried apricots, raisins, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, shredded coconut, baking soda and salt. They’ve addictive but … Continue reading →

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