http://www.elanaspantry.com Gluten Free, Dairy Free, High Protein, Vegan and Raw Recipes using natural, healthy and wholesome ingredients Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.elanaspantry.com/frank-zanes-protein-powder-pina-colada/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/frank-zanes-protein-powder-pina-colada/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:23:52 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=7965 I love making smoothies for myself and the boys.  During the last few months, several people have asked me what kind of protein powder I use in my frozen drinks.  My favorite protein powder, in fact, the only one I use is made of egg white and stevia and is produced by the incredible Frank [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/frank-zanes-protein-powder-pina-colada/feed/ 13 http://www.elanaspantry.com/greena-colada/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/greena-colada/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:30:53 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=4314 Even though summer is coming to a close, I'm still into my green juices and smoothies; more than ever, in fact.  This is one of my favorites and I owe credit to Meghan Telpner as it is based on one of the recipes from the Green Cleanse on her site. I'm running out to the airport [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/greena-colada/feed/ 17 http://www.elanaspantry.com/peach-almond-ice-cream/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/peach-almond-ice-cream/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:55:14 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=6434 Peaches are in high season here in Colorado and we are making the most of it.  This week I made a gluten free (of course), fruit sweetened, dairy free, vegan Peach Almond Ice Cream. To increase the peach factor, I diced up more fresh peaches and mooshed them into the ice cream after it came out [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/peach-almond-ice-cream/feed/ 21 http://www.elanaspantry.com/the-great-agave-syrup-debate/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/the-great-agave-syrup-debate/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:55:37 +0000 sdk http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=5158 "Why do you use agave? I've heard that it's very unhealthy"  I'm asked this question about my "go to" sweetener on at least a daily basis. First off, there really is no perfect sweetener, so I recommend everything in moderation. We often take sugar and other sweeteners for granted, forgetting that they were not widely available to [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/the-great-agave-syrup-debate/feed/ 56 http://www.elanaspantry.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-tart/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-tart/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:14:42 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=4118 How low can you go?!  This gluten free chocolate peanut butter tart is sweetened with a delicious alternative sweetener that I have been enjoying of late --yacon syrup. This lower glycemic sweetener is derived from the yacon plant which is often referred to as "apple of the earth."  Yacon is high in fructooligosacharides (FOS), a form [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-tart/feed/ 23 http://www.elanaspantry.com/hot-cocoa/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/hot-cocoa/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:44:28 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=1230 There was a distinct chill in the air last night which lead me to put on slippers and make a cup of gluten free, dairy free hot chocolate.  This quick and easy beverage can be simply made from scratch in a matter of minutes. Vegan Hot Cocoa ¼ cup (raw) cashews 1 cup water (room temperature) 1 tablespoon unsweetened [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/hot-cocoa/feed/ 36 http://www.elanaspantry.com/vanilla-plum-jam/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/vanilla-plum-jam/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:51:47 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=1061 As fall approaches, my attention is shifting to our fruit trees. A few years back we planted a peach and two apple trees along the perimeter of our packed yard; they are now bursting with fruit, as is our dwarf plum. While we eat the peaches and apples straight off the trees, each [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/vanilla-plum-jam/feed/ 12 http://www.elanaspantry.com/thai-iced-tea/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/thai-iced-tea/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:26:01 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=618 We are in the middle of our little league baseball tourney (presently in quarterfinals) and play tonight to see if we can advance to the semis. My older son has been playing first base while the little one is bat boy. We have had much fun, though it is getting quite competitive and the team [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/thai-iced-tea/feed/ 29 http://www.elanaspantry.com/rosemary-chocolate-truffles/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/rosemary-chocolate-truffles/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 05:26:22 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=608 Last night was the conclusion of a “grand” Memorial Day weekend. My parents came in and took the boys down to the Boulder Creek Fest where they all had a blast. There was much spoiling --meals out, bowling, batting practice at the amusement park and overall non-stop fun. A perfect weekend with [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/rosemary-chocolate-truffles/feed/ 6 http://www.elanaspantry.com/power-bars/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/power-bars/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:59:58 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/2008/02/01/power-bars/ 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 who [...]]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/power-bars/feed/ 61