posts tagged "organic"
Product Review: Purely Decadent Ice Cream
Posted on June 3, 2009
Purely Decadent’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream This is my family’s favorite ice cream. I’d have to say they like it quite a bit more than my homemade Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream. When I posted that recipe last week, several people asked if I had heard of various brands of store bought vegan, gluten
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Simple Fruit Salad
Posted on May 21, 2009
My children love to have fruit salad as an after school snack. I often serve it to them with organic yogurt, adding a bit of vanilla and to the yogurt. It’s just about fruit season here in Colorado and everything is starting to look luscious. We have strawberries ripening on the plants in the front
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Twinkies
Posted on May 15, 2009
I’ve been on a quest this week for gluten-free, dairy-free healthy Twinkies and after several attempts (make that 7) I seem to have come up with a good approximation of this infamous Hostess treat. Whenever the subject of Twinkies comes up in our house a certain Twinkie vandalism story is told (of which I was
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Nutty Bread
Posted on May 4, 2009
This hearty, gluten free bread with seeds and nuts 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
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Bread 2.0
Posted on April 17, 2009
This gluten free, gum free and yeast free bread is great toasted and spread with goat cheese, nut butter or dipped in olive oil. Hello Mark’s Daily Apple readers! Be sure to check out my Paleo/primal Bread recipe. I’ve been a bit lazy in the kitchen this past week –we’ve had sandwich night twice already.
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Double Chocolate Mocha Biscotti
Posted 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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Chocolate Walnut Torte
Posted on April 10, 2009
Food is politics. More than ever. So, imagine my surprise when I found this comment the other day, right here on my little ol’ blog saying: “I love your recipe blog, but really don’t agree with your political views or comments. Try to stay more focused on the food instead of politics. You may keep
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Turkey Bean Chili
Posted on March 20, 2009
If you look on the upper right hand side of my site you will find a photo –and link– to my forthcoming book, . You can pre-order order it by clicking on the book cover image in the sidebar to the right, which takes you over to amazon.com. I have been working on the book
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Cabbage Orange Salad
Posted on January 2, 2009
Unfortunately, the incoming Obama administration has potentially failed those of us that want to see a food revolution. Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa (and a good friend of multinational food corporations such as Monsanto) has been nominated Secretary of Agriculture. Rather than the promised change, we are facing more of the same. This is a
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Accidental Mocha Mousse
Posted on November 28, 2008
We had a super quiet Thanksgiving, which was fine with me. It was just the 4 of us and we ended up making even less food than I had planned. Around 4 pm we sat down to dinner, which was a delicious turkey (roasted by my darling husband, he really is a man of many
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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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Halloween Candy
Posted on October 15, 2008
-photo from Lauro Maia on Flickr Every year I receive countless emails requesting ideas for healthier Halloween candy. Now there’s an oxymoron if I’ve ever heard one –”healthy candy.” Does such a thing exist? Well, probably not. Now, with suggestions from many readers, I’ve gone ahead and compiled a list that is full of what
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Orange Chocolate Coconut Clusters
Posted on October 3, 2008
New Year, new school. Wow, this week has been busy. The boys have settled miraculously into their new habitat and I can feel the relief flowing through my body. My favorite comment this week was from Melissa, a reader who said, “It’s hard, but before you know it, they will adjust and be just fine.
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Peach Crisp
Posted 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
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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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Product Review: Coconut Flour
Posted on March 6, 2008
Coconut flour is my new favorite flour. I have been experimenting with it for a while –that would be more than 2 years. During this time I have come up with some delicious recipes that lend themselves perfectly to coconut flour. This flour is a bit lighter than almond flour, which makes it perfect for
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Top Ten Tips for Healthy Shopping
Posted on February 25, 2008
Here are some things I keep in mind when I go grocery shopping: Fresh is better than frozen, frozen is better than canned Fresh produce is full of nutrition and far tastier; for veggies, we eat what’s in season, I keep frozen organic fruits on hand to make the boys smoothies in the winter or
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Squash with Cherries
Posted on November 20, 2007
This is one of my fall favorites. I started making it years ago when we lived in New York. This dish showcases squash as great comfort food for the whole family. Squash with Cherries 1 large butternut squash, peeled, cut into one inch cubes ½ cup dried cherries 3 3 cinnamon sticks 10 slivers lemon
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The Joy of Food
Posted 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
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Product Review: Now Nau
Posted on June 12, 2007
In spring of 2005, Eric Reynolds, the visionary creator of the company Marmot, contacted me. He wanted to pitch what he said would be the next big thing in retail. He arrived at my office, laptop in tow and we pored over his spreadsheets and business plan. His ambitious venture: to launch a chain of
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