"Hey Kelly, Your Almond Muffins really are the BEST ever. If the whole world knew what they were missing out on, I predict they would go insanely crazy on trying to get their hands on a copy of your cookbook. We started with 10 in our store on Monday. We have 1 left!! I think I will live off of vanilla pudding and almond muffins for the rest of my life!" —Courtney Holden, owner of Benefit Your Life

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Almond muffin and potato salad

There was this adorable cafe where I used to live that always served a pumpkin muffin with their potato salad, or any other kind of salad for that matter. But I would feel guilty after eating there, not because of the gluten, as I was unaware of its effect on me at that time, but because I knew they used mayonaise, and hydrogenated oil. Now I look at this picture of lunch today and feel good about what we eat. Cheers!

Potato Salad:
4 baked potatoes, peeled once cool (because I can't bring myself to skin and boil them, depleting any nutritional value they may have)
1 handful of parsley, chopped
2 tbs fresh chopped dill
2 stalks of celery, chopped
3 tbs pickle relish
1/3 cup Vegenaise grapeseed oil

Gluten-free Almond Muffins:
(to make about 14)
1/2 cup + 1 tbsp liquified coconut oil
1/2 cup honey
3 eggs
I like to beat the eggs in one at a time
Then add:
2 cups almond meal flour
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 cups thawed organic cherries, or blueberries, or nuts
Bake at 350 for about 24 minutes
They are rich and delicious. My husband says they are his favorite of all my gluten-free recipes (not that I have any recipes which aren't gluten-free!)

5 comments:

Sophia said...

Hi Kelly!

Do you think that your almond muffin recipe would work without the Stevia? Do you think that adding a little more honey would suffice? Thanks! :)

Kelly said...

Hi!

Sure, that would work fine without the stevia, it just wouldn't be as sweet. I don't know about adding more honey though -you could try it, and just add a little to the bake time. Let me know what you decide :-)

Sandy said...

I made these muffins for my mom and me and we both loved them! I used organic blueberries. I gave some to my sister-in-law and left the remaining four with my mom. I'm headed into the kitchen right now to make some more because I sure would like another one. I just found your blog, it's fun, fresh and informative. Thanks.

Palmer said...

Kelly - I made you muffins tonight and they were really yummy - thanks so much for the recipe!!

Kelly said...

Thanks Sandy!

Thanks Palmer!

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