posts tagged "food processor"
Savory Avocado Spread
Posted on January 6, 2009
Last night my friend Deb and I discussed our ideas and hopes for the new year and the incoming president. Deb said she is moved to become a public school teacher. I shared with her that I would like to set up a gardening business for young people. I think it would be great fun
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Christmas Cake
Posted on December 16, 2008
This healthier Christmas Cake is alcohol free and packed full of dried fruit and nuts. 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
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Raw Cranberry Sauce
Posted on November 25, 2008
Fresh raw cranberries with dates, orange and lemon. From the recipe archive: Originally posted in 2008. This homemade cranberry sauce is a perfect side for your healthy Paleo Thanksgiving dinner. This sweet yet tart raw cranberry sauce is one of my favorite Thanksgiving dishes, in fact, it’s one of my favorite naturally gluten free dishes
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Orange Cake
Posted on November 18, 2008
This moist festive dessert is a perfect healthy treat for your holiday celebrations. 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
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Sesame Truffles
Posted on November 7, 2008
These Gluten Free Truffles my final installment of the trufflemania series. At least for now. These super nutritious little bites of sesame sweetness remind me of the halva I used to devour as a child. They’re easy to make, vegan, dairy-free and of course, gluten-free. Don’t let all those labels scare you though, more than
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Chocolate Orange Truffles
Posted on November 4, 2008
It’s trufflemania! Healthy organic truffles are not only easy to make, they are bursting with flavor in every bite. In addition, these little treats are power packed with nutrients. And on top of that? My family has been devouring them. The boys have been taking them to school in their lunches and yesterday I sent
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Chocolate Prune Truffles
Posted on October 31, 2008
This delicious, healthy and somewhat sophisticated treat is not too sweet, making a great candy for adult palates. It may appeal to the younger crowd as well –my 10 year old ate a dozen of these and then packed more in his school lunch. Along with their rich chocolate-prune flavor, these vegan truffles are packed
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Lemon Walnut Pesto
Posted on August 1, 2008
Tomorrow is my birthday and the festivities have already begun! Last night my husband and the boys and I went out for dinner at our favorite local restaurant. At the end of the meal, my children wanted to order (and split) the Coffee Affogato –vanilla gelato drowned in a shot of espresso. My husband and
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Raw Apple Sauce
Posted on July 29, 2008
I love apple sauce in any weather. The thought of turning on the oven to make some right now? Or lighting up the stove? In this heat? Not a good one. What to do? Make raw apple sauce. It’s tart, tangy, refreshing and delicious. On top of that, “uncooking” cuts back on energy consumption. It
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Mustard Lime Chicken
Posted on July 15, 2008
It’s too darn hot here to turn on the oven; the high today is supposed to get up to 100°. The solution? Fire up the grill and throw on some chicken breasts ever so briefly. The mustard lime chicken pictured above is a tangy hit of protein on a hot summer’s day. I hope it
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Spinach Cake
Posted on June 13, 2008
Community Supported Spinach Salad Our weekly CSA share kicked in yesterday and we received a ton of fresh organic produce! For those of you who aren’t familiar, “CSA” stands for community supported agriculture. This relatively new socio-economic concept changes the way food is produced, distributed and sold, creating small scale closed markets for farmers in
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Horseradish: Make Your Own Maror
Posted on April 6, 2008
As part of the Passover Seder, we eat a bitter herb, to remind us of the bitter times our people have faced. Many use horseradish for this ritual. I grew up eating Manischewitz brand ground horseradish from a jar at our Seders, with no concept whatsoever of where this pungent herb came from. In fact,
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Charoset
Posted on April 2, 2008
Charoset is one of my favorite Passover foods. During the Seder, this sweet, fruity dish holds a special, symbolic place, reminding us of the mortar which the Jews used to bond bricks while enslaved in Egypt. European Jews (Ashkenazi) traditionally use nuts, apples, cinnamon and sweet wine for this dish. Jews of Middle Eastern descent
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Stuffed Mushrooms
Posted on March 11, 2008
Gluten-Free Girl recently announced she is with child. Out here in Colorado, I have big news as well. Our pet house-bunny was neutered today. After humping every stuffed animal and slipper in the house, we took him to the vet only to discover that contrary to what the Humane Society had told us when we
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Parsley Pesto with Sundried Tomatoes
Posted on March 3, 2008
Traditionally, pesto is made with basil. This time of year, it’s not so easy to find organic basil at a reasonable price. Really, the time for basil is summer. And we’re definitely not there yet. Not even close, out here in Colorado. And yet, I love pesto. All those good greens ground up into delightful,
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Fig Tapenade with Walnut Crackers
Posted 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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Shrimp Cakes
Posted 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
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Power Bars
Posted on February 1, 2008
For the past few months, I have been playing around with power bar recipes. When I’m on the go, I want to grab something that is packed with nutrition, not too sweet and plenty tasty. I’ve made this power bar recipe a bunch of times now and my taste testers (that would be my husband
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Fig Newtons
Posted 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.
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Cranberry Apricot Truffles
Posted on January 18, 2008
Scrumptious homemade truffles using only four ingredients! This recipe for handmade, gluten free and raw Cranberry Apricot Truffles is packed with nutrients, easy to make and aesthetically pleasing to boot. After taking a brief hiatus from sweets, I am back on the dessert bandwagon! With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, I have been thinking of fun
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