The weather here has been very typical for winter in the Front Range: Warm then cold, warm then cold 🙂 Sunny almost every day with blue skies, and often windy. The girls and I like to take walks, and the only thing that sometimes stops us is when it’s really really windy. But regardless of…
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Ham Chowder
Puree in high power blender or food processor: 2 cups Navy Beans 1/2 cup cashew pieces 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 cups broth Set aside. Saute for about ten minutes: 1/2 cup onion 1/2 cup celery Add to onions and celery: 2 cloves of garlic, minced Saute about five minutes more, being careful not to…
Thick Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate, part 2: nut-free, soy-free, added gum-free
I’ve discovered (or rediscovered) the secret to thick dairy-free hot chocolate without the use of nuts, soy, or added gum: Dates. I hope you enjoy it too 🙂 Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate Puree (in high power blender or food processor): 1 can coconut milk 1 can-full of water 6 soft pitted medjool dates 2 tbsp plus…
German Pancake or Dutch Baby, version 2 (gluten-free, grain-free)
Lately I’ve been experimenting, as you can see here, with a gluten free Dutch baby or German pancake. All of you said that yours had more eggs. So I tried and tried again, and now I’m loving my latest gluten free German pancake (above). It puffed up much more than my earlier attempts and it…
Guest Post: Starbucked Review, by Hippie Mommy
Today I’m really excited to share a guest post with you by Amanda, one of my best friends. You may have heard me talk about her before here, when we went berry picking, and here, in my home birth story. Make sure you check out and follow Ananda’s site, Hippie Mommy. The original article (below)…
Rosemary & Garlic Gluten Free Dumplings
I have been a long time fan of Soule Mama. I’m sure many of you are familiar with her. Recently she mentioned she had been making this recipe with rosemary garlic dumplings. The dumplings called out to me. I had to have them—spunky style of course 😉 After making them and remaking them half a…
German Pancake or Dutch Baby: version 1 (gluten-free, casein-free, grain-free)
I have a feeling that the Dutch Baby and the German Pancake are both German, just topped differently. My main reason for suspecting this is because we come from a town where there are Pennsylvania “Dutch.” They are not Dutch however, but German or, “Deutsch.” But maybe I’m wrong about the pancakes. It’s just a…