A Dinner Party For My Birthday
Today I turned 25 years old. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll probably know already that when it comes to birthdays and other celebrations, I don’t believe in “skimping”. I believe in celebrating, in style, and frugally too, because without the fun in life, life isn’t worth living. A little bit […]
Facebook and Social Networking as a Money Saver
Anneliese in her “Facebook borrowed” wedding outfit! All of a sudden, my little baby has grown up! My father just got remarried tonight. At first, I thought it was going to be a small affair, as many second marriages are, so I didn’t put much thought into our outfits, but then, this morning, I was […]
Raw Vegan Banana Cake Bites Recipe- Gluten Free, Grain Free, Refined Sugar Free, GAPS Legal
Banana cake bites- top right and bottom left, carrot cake bites top left and bottom right. Yesterday, when I was making my raw vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free carrot cake bites, I decided to go all out and make 3 different types of healthy desserts, all the same basic idea- dates and sunflower seeds, but […]
Raw Carrot Cake Bites Recipe- Gluten Free, Grain Free, GAPS legal, Refined Sugar Free
Carrot cake bites- top left and bottom right. The other ones are banana cake bites which I’ll share tomorrow.. I first heard about raw carrot cake bites on some blog a few months back, but I can’t remember which, or I’d give them credit. But the idea stuck in my mind, and I’ve made them […]
Green Banana Empanadas Recipe- Gluten Free, Vegan Options
I was visiting my friend Debbie today with my kids, and while I was there, my kids helped themselves to bananas from her shelf. “Make sure you take bananas from the bottom, those are ripe- the ones on the top aren’t,” she warned them. Debbie told me that her kids, roughly the same age as […]
Homemade Gluten Free French Bread Recipe- Including Vegan Version
One thing I’ve missed since going gluten free is a nice loaf of bread, ideally a baguette. They sell these nice, long baguettes in the store near me, chewy crust and fluffy center, and I get so nostalgic for those unhealthy gluten stuff… I recently discovered this recipe for gluten free French bread, made some changes […]
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups Recipe- Dairy Free, Gluten Free
I wasn’t planning on posting this recipe today. I was going to post an amazing recipe for pie. Or French bread. Or something else. And then I posted this picture of what I made today on facebook, and like a million people started oohing and ahhing over picture, asking for the recipe. It’s really simple. […]
Homemade All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Mix Recipe- Type 2- Gourmet Gluten Free Flour Mix
Blueberry apple black currant pie I made with this flour mix, my second pie with the mix I am absolutely in love. It’s my mom’s birthday tomorrow, and I was asked to make her a blueberry pie in honor of the occasion, gluten free and dairy free, of course. Now my mom is a gluten […]
Baked Apple Bites Recipe- Vegan, Sugar Free, Gluten Free, GAPS Legal
I’ve been doing a decent amount of kitchen experimentation lately, and fortunately the results have been pretty decent. But I only want to share the recipes after I’ve experimented even further, so I can give you various substitution suggestions… So in the meantime, I have this very easy snack idea/recipe to share with you. It […]
A Homeschooling Lesson About GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms)
It all started out very simply. I made homemade popcorn for an after dinner snack. My oldest child, 5 year old Lee, wanted to make sure that it was good to eat. “Right popcorn is healthy, Mommy?” “Well, uhm…” I hemmed and hawed, not quite sure what to answer. “But it doesn’t have sugar or […]
