This weekend we took a free tour of Celestial Seasonings, which is just 15 minutes from our house in Longmont Colorado. We’ve been meaning to for a while now, since Ashley is old enough (children under five aren’t allowed in the factory area). You can sample dozens of teas in the beautiful gallery area while…
Archives for November 2010
Shauna, the Gluten-Free Girl’s potluck in Boulder today
This afternoon Andy, the girls and I got to go to a gluten-free potluck for Shauna, the Gluten-Free Girl. It was also nice to see my friend Lexie, of Lexie’s Kitchen, who was there too. I brought my chocolate cake with a macadamia glaze. Shauna is such a warm sweet person. It was so cool…
The Medieval History of Bean Bread
Image at left: A stitched depiction of two cooks on the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry. One of my favorite gluten free baked goods made by my wife is her Vanilla Bean Cake. Or maybe you’ve tried her garbanzo bean flatbread. Making a cake and bread with beans is an innovative way to to replicate the spongy…
Creamy Rosted Garlic Dip (dairy-free)
I love a great creamy dip for holidays and parties, don’t you? This one is based on my bean dip recipe, on page 93 in my first cookbook. I made a few changes and voila, creamy roasted garlic dip 🙂 We never miss dairy with simple satisfying recipes like this. I didn’t have any on…
Quinoa Pumpkin Spice Bread and Thanks
As promised, here is the pumpkin spice bread I made last evening 🙂 I made it twice because I wanted to add more spices. Also, I didn’t grind the shredded coconut and quinoa flakes nearly as much the second time so I would have a grainier texture. If you prefer a finer, more cake-like texture,…
Maple Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup
I love soup. Especially on a cold day. Today it’s been cold and there’s even a little snow on the ground. I’m hoping we get more snow this weekend. Here is one of our favorite soups. It’s one of those wonderful meals that everyone eats, and no one complains. Sigh =) Maple Sausage & Sweet…