Grapeseed Flour?
Posted under desserts on February 12, 2010
These yummy little protein-a-licious cookies are the result of a complimentary sample of Chardonnay Grapeseed Flour that I received from Eric Leber of AprèsVin. Grapeseed flour? Yes, you heard it right, grapeseed flour.
While these treats look like they are double chocolate chip cookies, they actually are not. It is high protein, antioxidant rich grapeseed flour
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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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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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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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Brownies
Posted under desserts on February 24, 2009
One of my favorite readers, Courtney, requested this brownie recipe in a comment last week.
Here is what she said, “Can we have another VOTE?? Every post I am hopeful that I might open it up to find your recipe for scrumptious dark chocolate brownies… I am NEVER disappointed by your posts, but I am still
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DIY Valentine’s Day Recipes
Posted under desserts on February 12, 2009
Here’s a quick Valentine’s Day recipe round up for all you procrastinating sweethearts out there (myself included).
Gluten Free Valentine’s Day Recipes
♥ Chocolate Chili Truffles ♥
Spice up your love life with these little vegan treats.
♥ Chocolate Covered Cherries ♥
Every bit as sweet and delicious as the store bought fare, sans the sugar
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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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Almond Butter Blondies
Posted under desserts on May 9, 2008
Kelly over at Celiac Chicks does a fabulous job covering the latest in gluten-free news. On top of that, she is a lovely person. It has been great getting to know her through our email conversations these past few months.
I recently spent some time looking through the recipe section of Kelly’s site and
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Coconut Macaroons
Posted under desserts on March 27, 2008
I make these gluten-free coconut macaroons all year round; when I retested it today, my younger son ate an entire baking sheet of these yummy little cookies!
Later than usual this year, my favorite spring holiday falls on April 19th, just over 3 weeks away. I especially enjoy the food traditions surrounding this holiday; during
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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