Piggies! It is DAY 6 of Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid celebrating our 7-QT Stand Mixer Giveaway.  It is also Good Friday and the beginning of the Easter holidays, so Happy Easter everyone. Happy Passover too :) I thought it only fitting that I share a really showstopping little dessert that I am making for my Good Friday dinner party. My friend Kat (who is like my second sister) is going to be here from Australia, and we are going to have a FEAST! I don't know about you but if the photo of these gluten free dairy free berry cheesecake tartlets doesn't make you salivate, perhaps you need glasses! Talk about GORGEOUS food photography. It is ALL CLASS at The Pure Pantry, and Elizabeth Kaplan is just the gluten free maven to kick off... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 5 of "Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid" Month to celebrate our 7-QT Stand Mixer Giveaway. Today's featured blogger is the fabulous Kelly Courson, from one of the very first gluten free blogs, Celiac Chicks. I was absolutely thrilled when Kelly agreed to participate in this event, as she is so wonderfully sassy! LOVE the name of the blog to start off with. But there is also so much valuable information about gluten free health, lifestyle and nutrition presented in a hip way that makes gluten free living FUN! On this light-hearted blog, Kelly guides you through everything gluten free: gluten free beauty and lifestyule products, the best gluten free restaurants and bakeries, gluten-free-friendly travel destinations, and... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 4 of "Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid" in celebration of our fabulous 7-QT KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway. Today I am celebrating with what one of my piggies called "Gluten Free Baking Royalty." Yes! I received an excited email from a reader after announcing the list of contributors who proudly declared her Royal Status. I also received some emails from other contributors gushing that Carol was their "baking goddess!" So, for those of you who are not acquainted with the great Carol Fenster, here is the scoop! Carol Fenster is a cook, teacher, consultant and author of 10 gluten free cookbooks (see links below) for those with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. She believes that eating is the most... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 3 of "Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid" and we continue our celebration of the fabulous KitchenAid stand mixers. If you haven't entered this month's giveaway, don't miss out on getting your hands on the "mother" of all stand mixers! Remember to share your piggy name on Facebook and Twitter to increase your chances of winning. Every time your piggy name is mentioned in a subsequent entry you BOTH get a bonus entry. So "share with your fellow piggies" is the name of the game! Speaking of "sharing"; you are going to be SO delighted that today's featured gluten free blogger, Hallie Klecker, of Daily Bites shared this DELICIOUS recipe with us! These gluten free chocolate chip cookie cupcakes are TO DIE FOR! Although, I... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 2 of "Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid" to celebrate the amazing 7-qt bowl-lift stand mixer giveaway. As I said yesterday, I will be featuring a different gluten free blogger every day this month and sharing a gluten free recipe that can be made in the KitchenAid stand mixers. This week I chose some decadent treats to share in the lead up to the Easter holidays. Yesterday, I shared my gluten free chocolate hazelnut nutella cake; and today I am sharing Recipe #2: The Freedom Chef's Gluten Free "Easter Egg Hunt" Chocolate Cake Pops. So who is The Freedom Chef? All I can say, is Becky Ross, a.k.a "The Freedom Chef" is one of the loveliest gluten free bloggers I have never met! I say that because we have never met in... Keep Reading

Piggies! WOW! Are you are in for a treat this month! Or many treats, I should say as this is "Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid" month in celebration of our April Giveaway - a KitchenAid 7-qt bowl-lift residential stand mixer valued at $549! As I will be attending the first Nourished Gluten Free Food Bloggers Conference and the Gluten and Allergy Free Expo in Chicago this month, I thought it only fitting that I celebrate "All things Gluten Free." So, I thought to myself, what better way to do this than to team up with over thirty gluten free bloggers and share a gluten free treat a day that can be made in the phenomenal KitchenAid stand mixers?  Now, those you who have been following me for a while are well acquainted with my love... Keep Reading

Piggies! You are in for a treat today, because I am going to introduce you to Fresh N Lean -- my favourite vegan meal delivery service that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE! The vegan meals that this company prepares and delivers right to your door will ROCK YOUR WORLD. I had the pleasure of visiting their commercial kitchen and headquarters in Marina Del Rey, CA, and tasted many of their incredible recipes. One bite of their lasagne and I was hooked...along with hundreds of other people, as they revealed it was their most popular recipe! I, of course, boldly asked if I could have the recipe to share with you, and guess what? They not only gave me the recipe, but granted permission to publish it here! WOW! Talk about a shining example of, "Don't... Keep Reading

Piggies! I cannot believe I haven't shared my favourite homemade vegan tomato pasta sauce recipe until now. Just like the chunky vegetable soup recipe I shared last week, I make this vegetarian tomato pasta sauce recipe so often for my niece, that I forget to post it! LOL! I was actually prompted to post this by one of my favourite readers, Eric, who wrote to me for some advice about how to sneak more vegetables into his son, Tony's diet. Tony was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 5, and at age of 10, has undergone almost 30 rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. Becauese of these procedures, Tony is extremely sensitive to certain flavours and doesn't eat a lot of vegetables. I had the pleasure of speaking to Eric on the phone, in... Keep Reading

Today I am sharing one of my favourite super easy vegan chunky vegetable soup recipes! Those of you who wonder if I have surrended my teeth will  be pleased to discover that I am, at long last, featuring another non blended soup! My father and I have had a 30 year debate about the virtues of chunk versus blended soups. We have agreed to disagree and acknowledge that there is room in the belly for both! I made a pot of this soup as a quick dinner last night and changed my mind about my scheduled post at the last minute and decided to share this recipe. Scott was so taken with it, I thought it deserved a mention. You know when you have been making a recipe for so long you take it for granted? It's kind of how I feel about this soup. It is... Keep Reading

Piggies! I was in artichoke HEAVEN the other night when I tasted this incredible cream of artichoke soup at a birthday party, and I simply HAD to share this quick easy recipe with you today in honour of St Patrick's Day. Being Irish, I look forward to it every year! Those of you who have been following me for a while would be familiar with my dear friend, Mika, and her two boys Rei and Kai, who I lived with when I first moved out to CA in 2010. They are my family here; and through Mika, I have met some of the most wonderful people I have ever known -- Liz and her adorable son Flynn; and the Mohr Family: Jim and Toshiko, and their gorgeous children, Selina and Sean. Our monthly "pot luck and games night" has become one of my "can't live... Keep Reading