Falafels and Yogurt Tahini Sauce

Bring together some carrots, parsely, green onions, cumin, eggs, garlic, a lemon, sesame seeds, and a few other delicious ingredients and you have vitamin-rich falafels. This is not your average falafel. I’ve used quinoa for a gluten-free version; you can … Continue reading

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Salted Pecan Sandies

I ruminated way too long on what to post next, and the result is that I’m quite a bit late on posting here. I try to post once a week or so, but the recent days and weeks have left … Continue reading

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Banana Bread (using coconut & almond flour)

I’m finally getting around to using coconut flour and nut flour in a single recipe. Both flours offer great health benefits, and can compliment each other in the right ratio and accompanying list of ingredients. My first foray was with … Continue reading

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Pigs in a Blanket (using almond flour)

I rarely eat meat, and beef is a definite no for me. And I’m not a fan of buying hot dogs, let alone eating them, but I thought I would get this posted while I’m in the spirit and also … Continue reading

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Ginger Snap Cookies (using almond flour)

‘Tis the season of ginger, butter, and molasses. With all the ginger snap cookie recipes cropping up, I couldn’t resist posting my own version. No brown sugar or molasses here, but lots of ginger and other fine sea salt and … Continue reading

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Butter Biscuits (using almond flour)

There are a couple of things that almond flour does so well, in my humble opinion: scones, cookies, and biscuits. If you haven’t made biscuits using almond flour, do it at least once. You might also like:Vegetable Pot PieWhoopie PiesFive-Spice … Continue reading

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Vegetarian and Chicken Dumplings (and our Crohn’s timeline)

There’s nothing as good as a warm bowl of soup when you’re feeling some kind of yuck descending over you. Here are two versions of dumplings for your soup, both using almond flour, as well as a simple recipe for … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Bread 2.0

Whoever first asked me for a recipe for pumpkin bread had no idea how obsessed I can become with getting something right. It’s the type A in me. I went from having a marginal interest in pumpkin bread, to complete … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Bread (almost cake)

I’ve been asked about a pumpkin bread recipe for over a year now, even though I’ve never made it before and didn’t really have a craving for it, or a request for it on the home front. But given that … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Bun Muffins

Call these what you want: cinnamon bun muffins, cinnamon muffins, cinnamon rolls. The bottom line is, they are gluten-free and contain a lot of cinnamon. I thought I had posted this recipe eons ago, but when a reader mentioned cinnamon … Continue reading

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