archive for May, 2007
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Dairy Free/Gluten Free)
Posted on May 30, 2007
This updated classic is one of my favorites. Update: I’ve created a video to show you how to make these gluten free and vegan chocolate chip cookies. The other day I received a call from Kelly about a potluck at my children’s school. This superwoman who doubles as first grade room parent and I spoke
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Product Review: Great Gifts from Boulder
Posted on May 29, 2007
Boulder is often called the “Mount Olympus” of the organic food industry. Boulder’s Best Organics, a web based business, provides a pantheon of locally made products including soaps, chocolate, wine and tea. This company offers a convenient way to ship a Rocky Mountain gift basket to far off friends and relatives who need a fix
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A Pill for Celiac?
Posted on May 27, 2007
No. There is no pill for celiac disease. Could this be what makes it one of the most misdiagnosed diseases in our country? If doctors and drug companies made money from gluten free cookies, perhaps we’d have more thorough screening. However, since there is no profit-making pharmaceutical remedy for this disease, it seems that much
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Product Review: Fiordifrutta
Posted on May 22, 2007
These delicious jams by fiordifrutta Rigoni di Asiago are made with 100% organic fruit. They’re juice sweetened –no cane sugar, fructose or other forms of processed sugar in disguise. This is the only organic jam I have found with no added sugar. The flavors are great! My favorites are orange and raspberry jam, though they
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FDA: Spelt is Wheat
Posted on May 21, 2007
It seems like just about every week someone offers me bread or crackers and says, “don’t worry it’s spelt.” These well meaning friends of mine know that I’m gluten intolerant and don’t eat wheat, yet have been lead to believe that spelt is ok for people with celiac disease and gluten allergies. Each time this
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Curried Shrimp
Posted on May 18, 2007
If you like shrimp, try this paleo recipe for Curried Shrimp. The larger than life flavors meld together in this succulent and healthy curry dish. Curried Shrimp 4 tablespoons 4 cloves garlic 1 medium onion, chopped ½ cup tomatoes, pureed 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon coriander ½ teaspoon turmeric 1
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Dirty Dozen
Posted on May 17, 2007
-photo from Shai Barzilay The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has a list of the one dozen fruits and vegetables highest in pesticides. These are best avoided unless purchased organic. Their dirty dozen includes, in alphabetical order: apples bell peppers (sweet) celery cherries grapes lettuce nectarines peaches pears potatoes spinach strawberries With fruit season almost upon
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Cucumber Mango Salad
Posted on May 10, 2007
This is one of my favorite healthy fruit and veggie salads for a hot sunny day. This quick and easy salad recipe is a healthy addition to any gluten free dinner. The unique combination of a vegetable (cucumber) and a fruit (mango) makes a healthy and appetizing salad that appeals to kids and grown ups.
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Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Posted on May 8, 2007
These gluten free pecan shortbread cookies are a quick and easy high protein treat! Gluten free cookies are very important to the newly diagnosed celiac. These gluten free shortbread cookies are made with high protein almond flour, a nutritious and satiating ingredient. This quick and easy shortbread recipe also makes great gluten free Christmas cookies.
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Product Review: Tube Wringer
Posted on May 7, 2007
I am addicted to my tube wringer. It drives my husband crazy. Even though we have our own toothpastes, I get out the tube wringer and squeeze every last drop out of his tube before I let him throw it away. I use it as well for ointments and other products that come in a
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Sesame Crackers
Posted on May 3, 2007
Highly nutritious gluten free crackers go well with guacamole, goat cheese and olive tapenade. These gluten free crackers made with high protein almond flour and sesame seeds are a wonderfully crunchy Paleo friendly snack. With this quick and easy cracker recipe you can have homemade crackers in mere minutes. These gluten free crackers are also
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David Steinman
Posted on May 3, 2007
David Steinman, founder of the Green Patriot movement, is an acclaimed author, environmentalist and health consumer advocate. Steinman has testified before Congress as an expert witness on the levels of chemical contaminants in the blood of persons eating locally caught fish from Southern California bays. It was his landmark study, published in the Journal of
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Book Review: Paleo Diet
Posted on May 3, 2007
One of the most sane, common sense approaches to eating that I have seen in all my years of researching food and holistic living, The Paleo Diet is a favorite. The knowledgeable Loren Cordain, Ph.D., takes us back to the pre-agrarian diets of our ancestors. Yes, that’s the Stone Age, a time before the Agricultural
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How to Cut a Mango
Posted on May 1, 2007
Here’s how to tango with a mango Mango, a wonderfully rich, sweet treat, full of nutritious prebiotic dietary fiber and antioxidants, is the perfect Paleo dessert. Here’s how to cut a mango, because as the weather warms, I follow suit and warm weather fruits make their way into my shopping cart. Today I found gorgeous
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Recent Comments
"Wow, what a babe you are Elana. I like that new picture of you. The recipe looks delicious ..."
"Breakfast is served! HAHA. "
"Oops...I meant to say I make a lot of desserts on your page for my diabetic father! Lol! "
"I just finished making these for third time. They are amazing! I didn't have quite enough blueberries because I made ..."
"Is there such a thing as an egg substitute for this recipe, unfortunately I can't eat eggs? "