Gluten Free Pancakes… Revisited
Posted under breakfasts on January 26, 2010
The feedback pertaining to the Pancake and Flapjack recipes on my website has been interesting to watch.
Many people have loved and had great success with these recipes and many have had trouble with them as well. Since these 2 recipes seemed to be more troublesome then most, I decided to re-work them in this post.
There
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Lemon Lavender Cookies
Posted under desserts on January 12, 2010
I think I’m on a bit of a vegan kick these days. First came the Marcona Almond Mayo sans eggs and now these vegan Lemon Lavender Cookies.
Don’t worry, even though this recipe sounds a tad weird, it’s subtle and I think, delicious. It kinda reminds me of the recipe in my gluten free cookbook for
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“Molasses” Spice Cookies
Posted under desserts on January 5, 2010
These cookies were inspired by Dorie Greenspan’s delicious looking Molasses Spice Cookies which I saw in a recent Parade Magazine. I read Parade every weekend (it comes in our local paper), and I especially enjoy checking out the recipes in it and then renovating them for my gluten free higher protein desires.
Spice cookies are perfect
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Cinnamon Bun Muffins
Posted under breakfasts on December 16, 2009
One of my favorite readers Courtney recently suggested that I create a gluten free cinnamon roll recipe. She said it would be perfect for Christmas morning. Being smack in the middle of Hanukkah that wasn’t something I had thought about. Thanks Courtney!
So, here’s my little ol’ gluten free Cinnamon Bun Muffin recipe. I hope you
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Carrot Banana Muffins
Posted under breakfasts on November 6, 2009
When I saw this recipe for a purely fruit sweetened carrot cake from Heidi over at 101cookbooks.com I just knew I would want to make it into some sort of gluten free version. So I did.
Last weekend our friends Chris and Larry came over to sit out on our porch and read the Sunday New
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Cranberry Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted under desserts on October 7, 2009
This scrumptious fall twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie is a big hit in my household. The tart dried cranberries and nutty, roasted goodness of walnuts, along with nutrient dense almond flour turn a plain old chocolate chip cookie into an antioxidant rich, nutritious treat.
Cranberry Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour
½
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Bran Muffins
Posted under breakfasts on July 27, 2009
I have been craving a good, healthy, tasty, gluten free bran muffin for quite some time. Finally, thanks to flaxmania (I’m on a string of flax recipes this week) here it is.
My friend Chris was one of my guinea pigs for this baking endeavor. She took a flax muffin home from my house one day
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Dark “Rye” Bread
Posted under breads on July 24, 2009
As I mentioned the other day, Laura Dolson’s flax bread recipe has been more than inspirational. I have used it as a starting point for many other recipes which you will see here in the days and weeks to come. Today’s recipe is for a dark “rye” bread. I like to eat this plain or
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Rosemary Fig Crackers
Posted under snacks on July 6, 2009
I was reading our local paper yesterday and saw an article on Rosemary Fig Crackers (glutenoid of course) and decided I had to make my own gluten-free version (or g-free, if you prefer).
These gluten free crackers are super easy to make and delicious as well. My husband gave me the thumbs up on them.
Rosemary Fig
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Breakfast Bars
Posted under breakfasts on June 16, 2009
These hearty breakfast bars remind me of a granola bar or an omega-3 packed power bar. They’re filling and tasty.
After I made a batch of these and was waiting for them to cool before cutting and stylizing them for a “photo shoot,” my younger son proudly taunted me that he had picked out all of
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Dina’s Delightful Cookies
Posted under desserts on June 10, 2009
These delicious cookies, chock full of coconut, walnuts and raisins are the product of our very recent visit to my parents.
Today the boys and I returned home to Colorado from visiting them in California. We went to have some family bonding time and distract them from a health issue one of them has been dealing
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Cranberry Orange Biscotti
Posted under desserts on May 28, 2009
These vegan, gluten free Cranberry Orange Biscotti are delicious with a cup of tea or after dinner as a light (or lite) treat.
My younger son thinks these are delicious and packed some in his lunch last night for today…the last day of school. Summer. Hooray! The boys are very happy to be free. And play
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Homemade Starbucks Orange Cake
Posted under desserts on May 26, 2009
During the last month Gluten Free Orange Cake has received a lot of play. And it’s certainly not because this tasty dessert is on my site. Starbucks recently launched a classic Gluten Free Valencia Orange Cake to much fanfare from the gluten-free community.
A couple of weeks ago I received this fabulous comment from LeAnne on
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Chocolate Chip Cookies Again
Posted under desserts on May 13, 2009
The other day, I received this lovely note from one of my favorite readers, CoconutGal.
I wanted to send you an email to let you know how thankful I am for your generosity in sharing your wholesome, creative, and super delicious recipes.
I would like to tell you a little bit about my story; I have been
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Nutty Bread
Posted under breads on May 4, 2009
This hearty, nutty gluten-free bread is delicious anytime of day.
Toast it for breakfast and serve with a side of scrambled eggs. Works great along with a big salad at lunch. Or, for a quick and easy dinner, it makes a great sandwich with organic turkey, avocado, romaine, tomatoes and dijon.
I think this bread would
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Superfoods: the Almighty Almond
Posted under desserts on May 1, 2009
Almonds are in. And guess what? They’re good for you.
Almonds are easy to incorporate into your everyday routine. Eat them as a snack (raw or dry roasted), or use blanched almond flour in your baked goods to reap the numerous benefits of this incredible superfood. Almonds are high in fiber, vitamins, minerals and fat. Yes,
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Gluten-Free Bread 2.0
Posted under breads on April 17, 2009
I’ve been a bit lazy in the kitchen this past week –we’ve had sandwich night twice already. I slice and toast the gluten-free bread (pictured) and then put it out with organic turkey slices, romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, dijon mustard, grapeseed oil vegenaise and sliced cheese (dairy for the boys). I serve the sandwich fixings
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Double Chocolate Mocha Biscotti
Posted under desserts on April 14, 2009
These Double Chocolate Mocha Biscotti are vegan and gluten-free. Because eggs are a main component of biscotti, I haven’t seen a lot, if any vegan recipes, for this type of cookie. My favorite thing about these gluten-free biscotti, however, is how simple they are to make. Just throw everything in the food processor and you’re
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Sesame Cookies
Posted under desserts on March 31, 2009
These Sesame Cookies are yet another Passover friendly dessert recipe.
I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of making cookies with sesame. Why? Because I am surrounded by several choco-holics and bake primarily to their tastes. Let’s just say that the brownie recipe I posted a few weeks ago is still getting good play around
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Hamantaschen
Posted under desserts on February 27, 2009
Recently I was paid a visit by the lovely Eve who not long ago gave up gluten and white sugar. We had tea in my kitchen and chatted about things, oh, I don’t really remember what, just that we had such a pleasant time together. It wasn’t really the content of our conversation (that was
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Double Chocolate Mocha Cookies
Posted under desserts on February 3, 2009
Recently, I created a flickr group so that all of you can share photos of recipes that you make from elanaspantry.com. I know that some of you enjoy uploading photos to the comments section and I love seeing your shots of my concoctions. So please, feel free to upload your pictures to the elana’s pantry
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Ginger Cookies
Posted under desserts on January 20, 2009
In a break from all inauguration news all the time, I present you with these chewy, yet crispy ginger cookies!
Ginger Cookies
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons ground ginger
½ cup grapeseed oil
¼ cup yacon syrup
½ cup agave nectar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt,
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Christmas Cake
Posted under desserts on December 16, 2008
A while back, Lisa (and several other readers) asked me to come up with a gluten-free Christmas cake. Being Jewish, and never having sampled Christmas cake, I had no idea what it was.
Lisa was kind enough to send me this definition:
A festive cake for celebrating Christmas here in Australia. Commonly full of dried fruits (a
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Orange Cake
Posted under desserts on November 18, 2008
Yum. Gluten Free and Dairy Free Orange Cake. There’s something special about oranges. Such a simple fruit yet, bursting with flavor and possibility, they remind me of winter, specifically Christmas.
A while back I told ~M, one of my favorite readers, that I would post my version of Claudia Roden’s Gateau a l’Orange. This moist festive
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Pumpkin Pie Muffins
Posted under desserts on October 17, 2008
These gluten free pumpkin pie muffins are, of course, a favorite of my younger son. When he was little, he ate so much pumpkin and winter squash that he turned a slightly orange hue. Luckily, he’s back to normal now.
I often forget how much I love cooking with pumpkin until fall arrives. Well,
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Honey Cake
Posted under desserts on September 23, 2008
One of my favorite readers, ~M, who keeps me on my toes with her fabulous questions, comments and requests, recently asked for a gluten-free “honey cake” recipe for the High Holidays. A few others did as well, so here it is!
You may notice that my “honey cake” actually has no honey in it. Feel free
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Peach Crisp
Posted under desserts on September 9, 2008
The boys’ school is selling organic peaches. I ordered two cases (about 40 lbs.) for my family; we will be getting our luscious Colorado fruit this Friday at 3 pm.
In the meantime, I am readying my peach recipes. Of course, my all time favorite is peach crisp. It is perfect for fall, which incidentally arrived
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Flapjacks
Posted under breakfasts on June 10, 2008
UPDATE: Check out my revisited Gluten Free Pancakes recipe!
Baseball is finally over. We lost in the semifinals yesterday to the Rockies. It was a good game; we fought to the end.
This last week, the tournament had virtually taken over our lives with 7 games straight, all during dinner time. This successfully disturbed
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Carrot Cake
Posted under desserts on May 20, 2008
Today’s post is for of one of my favorite readers, ~M. She requested gluten free carrot cake a while back and I post it now in honor of her recent graduation. I find this to be the perfect time of year for carrot cake. It’s an ideal dessert for cookouts, picnics and graduation
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Passover Torte
Posted under desserts on April 11, 2008
Ok, so in yesterday’s “reach out and touch someone” post I failed. In fact, I fell flat. On my face. Do you know how many comments were posted? One. Not much community in one post.
To cheer myself up, I can always read some Dooce. That woman makes me laugh out loud.
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Hamantaschen
Posted under desserts on March 15, 2008
Purim is this Friday, March 21st, less than one week away.
For those who aren’t familiar with Purim, it is a festival as opposed to a major holiday or “holy day.” Purim involves the story of the attempted destruction of the Jewish people, the subsequent escape to “freedom” and much feasting, a set of themes that
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Fig Tapenade with Walnut Crackers
Posted under snacks on February 28, 2008
Inspiration struck today. As did its friend creativity. The sun was bright for the third day in a row over here in Colorado and my faith in all things good returned. Whatever had a hold of me –seasonal affect disorder, Mercury in retrograde, who knows, who cares –it’s gone! I took a long slow walk
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Fish Sticks
Posted under entrees on February 26, 2008
For some reason, I can’t get out of my winter funk. We’ve had a few beautiful sunny days, yet I still feel as though I need to go into a small cave and hibernate. I feel such a stunting of my creativity during these dark days (we’ve had a lot more dreary ones than sunny)
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Chicken Piccata
Posted under entrees on February 22, 2008
It’s been almost a week since I last posted something here. It seems my entire family has gone into retrograde and I have been nursing everyone back to health for the last month –including myself. The nasty flu that blew through Colorado had me down for ten days straight. I haven’t had one that bad
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Shrimp Cakes
Posted under entrees on February 16, 2008
After preparing a plethora of Valentine’s sweets, I once again have post-holiday “dessert burnout” syndrome. Thus, I now find myself constantly craving protein –for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even snacks.
I will be eating a lot of these tasty little seafood patties in this new phase of protein craze. Hence I am delighted to share one
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Linzer Hearts
Posted under desserts on February 10, 2008
Here’s another fun Valentine’s recipe. Anina in my cooking class came up with this one. During class she suggested that the Black and White Cookies we were preparing could also be turned into linzer hearts by replacing the chocolate with raspberry jam and making a couple of other changes.
I liked this idea so much that
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Black and White Cookies
Posted under desserts on February 9, 2008
Today was a big day –I taught the first in a series of cooking classes that I will be offering quarterly.
The theme of this class was Valentine’s Day –we made the Cranberry Apricot Truffles that I have previously posted on this site, a new experimental flavor of truffles (to be revealed someday soon) and the
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Cranberry Lemon Muffins
Posted under desserts on February 5, 2008
My favorite taste tester is going on a diet. This is not good news.
This diet deal will require some serious re-inventing of the wheel over here. New standards will need to be implemented. No more –he ate two whole trays of that so it must be good– type ratings.
My favorite taste tester is also my
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Apple Crisp
Posted under desserts on January 31, 2008
Saying no. Sometimes this is the only thing to do. E (my 7 year old) was home with a bit of a flu this week. He has actually been lying on the couch whining and whimpering for several days. Today was the first day he felt better and he asked me to make him an
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White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted under desserts on January 27, 2008
My younger son E, did the drawing above. He has been very into his art lately, creating a series (crayon on paper) of skateboarders doing tough jumps.
Yesterday he asked me if he could have his own flickr account (as all cool budding artists do). I thought that was a bit precocious for age seven and
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Fig Newtons
Posted under desserts on January 23, 2008
Fig newtons seem to be everybody’s childhood favorite. Especially my husband’s. I made a batch of homemade, gluten free fig newtons this weekend and he ate the cookies so quickly that I had to hide some for friends.
What makes these little fig newtons so special? Well, I’m told they taste like the real thing. And
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Simple Bread
Posted under breads on January 2, 2008
Update: Please see my updated Gluten Free Bread recipe!
We spent New Year’s in the mountains and partied a bit too hard with our friends Peter and Patrice. Though I did not drink a drop of alcohol, I somehow ended up with a contact hangover. Everyone around me was imbibing and I must have become intoxicated
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Many Hands Make Gingerbread
Posted under desserts on December 23, 2007
The other day we had friends over and made tons of gingerbread men. So many little hands rolling and cutting out dough. We decorated our gingerbread men with dried fruit and nuts. The kids even cut loose and made free form cookie shapes as well.
Gingerbread Men
5 cups blanched almond flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon ginger powder
¼
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Video Tutorials: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted under desserts on December 11, 2007
This gluten free chocolate chip cookie recipe video tutorial is the first in a series of video tutorials that I will be making of my favorite recipes. I hope you have as much fun watching this as I did making it. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour *
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
½
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Chocolate Cream Pie
Posted under desserts on November 21, 2007
Justine, my new pen pal in San Francisco, recently went gluten-free. We have been corresponding about her quest to find a good gluten free pie crust for the holidays. I have had much fun chatting with Justine via email, enjoying her determination and attention to detail. Justine, here is my take on a flaky gluten-free
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Pumpkin Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Posted under desserts on November 12, 2007
My son’s viola teacher, Sandra, asked for advice regarding traditional Thanksgiving family fare. The next thing I knew, she had given me a copy of a recipe for Pumpkin Cranberry Upside-Down Cake featured in Sunset Magazine’s November 2007 issue. I made several changes to it, most notably removing the sugar, dairy and gluten and was
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Lee’s Banana Birthday Cake
Posted under desserts on October 21, 2007
Gluten Free Banana Bread. Gluten Free Banana Cake. What’s the difference?
Last night we went out with our friends Debbie and Mike. They are quite the non-profit duo. Debbie founded the timely and super innovative Wellness Initiative, while Mike runs Progress Now. Two cutting edge organizations out to make the world a better
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The Joy of Food
Posted under celiac on August 15, 2007
Up until now, I have kept my posts short and (mostly) impersonal. Today I want to do something different. I am going to explain a few main components of my diet.
Yes, I do have celiac disease. And yes, I am gluten free. However, I consider my diet to be far beyond gluten free. I do
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Dairy Free, Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Posted under desserts on May 30, 2007
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 about taking the “luck” out of potluck.
During our chat,
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Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Posted under desserts on May 8, 2007
These cookies are so good my friend Elizabeth tells me they’re addictive. Go ahead, bake these buttery treats and see for yourself.
Pecan Shortbread Cookies
2½ cups blanched almond flour
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
5 tablespoons agave nectar
½ cup salted butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
In a large bowl combine almond
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Sesame Crackers
Posted under snacks on May 3, 2007
Every time my friend Patricia, Pilates Diva extraordinary, comes over she walks out of the house with a handful of these gluten free crackers. I promised her I would make this gluten free cracker recipe my next post. Happy crunching!
Gluten Free Sesame Crackers
3 cups blanched almond flour
1½ teaspoons celtic sea salt
1 cup sesame seeds
2
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Cranberry Chocolate Biscotti
Posted under desserts on April 12, 2007
My friend Aimee was here the other day and I gave her one of these biscotti fresh out of the oven. She is not on a gluten-free diet, so I was concerned she might not be as enthusiastic about them as my family is.
I asked her how the biscotti tasted and she replied, “this is
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Pancakes
Posted under breakfasts on April 6, 2007
UPDATE: Check out my revisited Gluten Free Pancakes recipe!
Last month we had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants with friends Gary and Nancy. During this sumptuous meal, Gary mentioned that he was looking for a good pancake recipe. I’ve decided to pass on our secret family formula.
My children like these pancakes –a lot. High
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Chicken Parmigiano: Birthday Challenge
Posted under entrees on March 21, 2007
Each year my husband requests a special dish for his birthday. Last year it was chicken parmigiano.
Even though we are on different diets, in my home we partake in one family meal. This way, we come together energetically – we share the same space, breathe the same air and eat the same food.
My older
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted under desserts on March 20, 2007
Update: For those of you looking for a dairy-free version, try my other chocolate chip cookie recipe which uses grapeseed oil instead of butter.
These cookies are good and good for you. Gluten free, naturally sweetened, yum. Go ahead, try one.
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour *
¼ teaspoon celtic
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Pear Clafoutis
Posted under desserts on March 7, 2007
Can you say, “clafoutis?” I think my older son loves to make this dish with me, just so he can say that word over and over again.
While I make the batter, he peels the pears, slices them and then takes the peeler and carefully extracts any remaining seeds from the slices. So much love, care
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Butter Cookies for Mary
Posted under desserts on February 27, 2007
I met my friend Mary on the very first day of college. She is one of the smartest, funniest people I know. A savvy foodie, she and I spent some good times cooking and eating our way through New York City in our younger days.
Yesterday, she emailed me and asked for, “that cookie recipe with
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Orange Heart Cookies
Posted under desserts on February 13, 2007
We have been working away on our valentines this week. The ones pictured above are my younger son’s.
My older son did not want to give out paper valentines, so he made cookie valentines, as pictured below. Because the children in his class have myriad food allergies, this recipe contains no gluten, sugar or dairy. Even
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Star Cookies for Santa Lucia
Posted under desserts on December 21, 2006
Last week, the boys’ Waldorf school, Shining Mountain had a Santa Lucia celebration. What is Santa Lucia, you ask – a pre-Christian feature of modern day Catholicism; a mid-winter festival of light on one of the longest nights of the year. Lucia translates to Lucy, which means light, as in lucid. She is the saint
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