A few days ago I told you that I had made a dairy free frosting using coconut butter, and I was so excited. An hour later it separated—Oh no! I’ve been working on it ever since. Six tries later, and it’s exactly how I wanted it. Having gone through so many failed attempts I highly…
Archives for May 2011
Buying in Bulk to Save Money, Cooking in Bulk to Save Time
What do you do to make eating gluten-free easy for your family? I buy in bulk to save money, and cook in bulk to save time. Today I’m sharing my tips for Diane’s, 30 Days to Easy Gluten-Free Living. I’m kind of at the end of the month here, so make sure you go through…
Coconut Water Review
Young coconuts growing in Kelly’s mom’s Florida backyard. by Andrew While on vacation I bought some coconut water in a Florida health food store. Oh, man was it good. This blog is the Spunky Coconut, so I thought we should definitely do a post reviewing all the different brands. Coconut water gained major popularity in…
Spinach Pie with Gluten Free Crust
Back in January I made these battered gluten-free chicken nuggets /strips after finding my old recipe journal. It brought back a lot of fond memories of old favorites. Another one from that journal that I’ve been missing lately is the classic, spinach pie. Yesterday I decided to recreate it, gluten and dairy free. It came…
Cherry’s Homemade Gluten-Free Dog Food
Above: Cherry, in her favorite spot on the porch, basking in the sun. We take our dog to a holistic vet, and he insists that cooked real food is better for our dog than “dog food.” He says that dog food is so overly processed that no nutritional value remains, which is why they have…
Chit-chat
See UPDATES on this post at the very bottom 🙂 Have you ever done anything crazy while you were pregnant? I’m not talking about pregnancy-brain, oh so forgetful. I’m talking about big changes. When I was pregnant with Zoe I sold our first townhouse. Then I sold our second townhouse when I was pregnant with…
4th Generation Market love, Boca Raton, FL
Above: Raw almond cheesecake (had a great coconut flavor), carrot cake, and an apple square. All gluten-free. We went to 4th Generation Market in Boca the other day. Oh my. Everything is organic, and there was a ton of great stuff. From the produce and the specialty items to the smoothies and the baked goods—I…
Delray Beach & Nutrition Cottage Love
Above: The girls and I in Delray Beach. Yesterday we took a short drive up to Delray Beach after a reader suggested, The Mellow Mushroom. Thanks Christie! It was nice to have gluten-free pizza on the patio outside (I can’t get enough outside here—the weather has been amazing—in fact I’m sitting outside now as I…
Florida Holiday
Hey guys! I’m writing to you from sunny lovely Florida, where we’re visiting my mom near Boca Raton. It’s been about 90 degrees every day, but it isn’t humid here yet, and there’s such a nice breeze—It feels amazing. We are in love with Deerfield Beach. And I’m thinking of buying stock in zinc for…
5 minute Cashew Mac-N-Cheese & book signing in Florida this Saturday
We’re getting ready to leave for my mom’s in Florida so I’m trying to use up all the food in the fridge. I’m afraid I’ve done too good of a job though. We’re almost completely out, with more than 24 hours left to go. Oh well, I’d rather run out early than waste food, right?…