Category Archives: Specialized Diets

Gluten Free Vegan Orange Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is one of my favorite desserts and I’ve made a lot of them over the years so when Julianna started looking for a gluten free, egg free carrot cupcake recipe I jumped at the chance. After looking at … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Ciabatta Bread

Yesterday was Lughnasadh (also known as Lammas), the first of the pagan harvest festivals. It is a celebration of life, fire and grain. Bread plays a large role in this holiday and happily I felt well enough to cook last … Continue reading

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Turkey Curry Salad

My housemates buy chicken curry salad from the deli of our neighborhood grocery store. Last night they picked up some of it to go with the pita bread I made. I bought precooked thick sliced turkey since I’m still not … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Vegan Pita Bread

I roasted an eggplant the other day and made Baba ghanoush with it. It was as fantastic as I remembered, and made even more so by a drizzle of pomegranate molasses. Baba ghanoush cries out for pita bread, though. I … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Strawberry Balsamic Tartlets

Nikki has to take breakfast into a department at work tomorrow and she asked for my help making goodies. As long as I’m capable of cooking, I seldom pass up a chance to do it. She made her famous lavender … Continue reading

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Avocado-Salmon Spread

Today I taught an aromatherapy class to my mom’s craft group and I used the opportunity to show off my cooking skills as well. Someone on twitter (sorry I can’t remember who, but thank you!) suggested tuna with avocado instead … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Herb Crackers

My gluten free “graham” crackers were so successful I decided to make a savory cracker to serve to my mom’s arts & crafts group this weekend. I’m teaching a class on aromatherapy products, specifically salt scrubs. 🙂 The crackers were … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Cinnamon “Graham” Crackers

To go along with my agave marshmallows I made gluten free “graham” crackers again, this time changing the recipe up a little from last time. I think these were more successful and had a very similar mouth feel to wheat … Continue reading

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Agave Marshmallows

My housemates have been toasting marshmallows and making s’mores every weekend since mid-May and I’ve been either sitting on the sidelines treat free or staying away altogether. Tonight I finally felt well enough to make cane sugar free marshmallows, though … Continue reading

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Strawberry Agave Freezer Jam

I had nearly two quarts of fresh strawberries I needed to use and Nikki suggested freezer jam. Someone else asked for a freezer jam recipe using something other than cane sugar so I bought powdered pectin specifically for freezer jam. … Continue reading

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