It is DAY 2 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and I am thrilled to be featuring one of the top vegan bloggers in the world, the fabulous Lindsay Nixon from Happy Herbivore. Lindsay is the author of the very popular "Happy Herbivore" book series: THE HAPPY HERBIVORE COOKBOOK, EVERYDAY HAPPY HERBIVORE, and HAPPY HERBIVORE ABROAD, which will be available on December 4, 2012. Lindsay's vegan recipes are AMAZING. As Lindsay says, "I create quick-n-easy, no fuss, low fat vegan recipes using wholesome everyday ingredients." She really does. The genius of her recipes is the simplicity and accessibility. Lindsay develops her recipes so that they come together in about 20 minutes, and they really are SUPER EASY. Anybody can make... Keep Reading
It is DAY 23 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" and I am excited to introduce you to Dina Lauro and her AMAZING Chunkie Dunkies raw vegan cookies. I connected with Dina on Twitter, and was thrilled to discover her incredible company. For each of these community events, I always pick a new blogger or company to feature in addition to the top established people, and this month it is all about Chunkie Dunkies! This little business started just over a year ago, and is growing so rapidly it is set to become one of the premier raw vegan cookie companies in the country in no time! Whole Foods is banging down their door, as well as many other national retailers and distributors. When we start seeing Chunkie Dunkies raw vegan cookies in every... Keep Reading
Piggies! It is DAY 26 of Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid and we continue to celebrate our KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway with these SUPER DELICIOUS gluten free, vegan banana chocolate chip muffins from Jennifer Ward at Be Free Bakers. Jen calls these muffins "Chocolate Monkey Business." I LOVE that name and I LUUUUUV these muffins, as well Jen's proprietary flour blend, "Jen's Blend," that she uses to make them. This amazing gluten free flour blend is composed of five different grains (teff flour, potato starch, sorghum flour, brown rice flour and tapioca flour) and works beautifully in muffins, cupcakes or even pizza crust. I have this burning desire to champion the cause of this small Missouri business, not only because I used... Keep Reading
Piggies! It is DAY 25 of Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid and today we continue to celebrate our KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway with these delicious gluten free, dairy free, almond cranberry muffins from the lovely Linda Etherton from The Gluten-Free Homemaker. All of Linda's wonderful recipes are gluten free, dairy free, and soy free. My kind of recipes! I LOVE any recipes made with almond flour, and Linda beautifully mixes protein and starchy flours together to create a lovely moist muffin with a gorgeous flavour. I used cranberries in my batch, but you could also use raisins. Either way, these muffins are piggilicious! I use that word deliberately, for I scoffed FOUR in one sitting. YES! I AM a pig! Oh, and there's more! When... Keep Reading
Piggies! It is DAY 21 of Gluten Free Baking with KitchenAid, and I celebrate our 7QT Stand Mixer Giveaway today with one of "the girls" -- Ginger Lemon Girl, that is. If you don't know who the fabulous Carrie Forbes is, let me introduce you, 'cuz you really should know her! Carrie is a gluten free food writer, recipe creator, home baker, and a passionate whole foods cook. Carrie shares a series of posts and recipes chronicling her journey towards a more nourishing healthy existence since realizing her gluten, dairy and casein intolerances back in 2007. You can find a TON of fabulous original recipes, including a focus on low-glycemic recipes, and a lot of really useful information about gluten free baking. I am particlarly fond of... Keep Reading
Piggies! Happy Easter Sunday. It is DAY 8 of Gluten Free Baking with KitchenAid and we continue to celebrate our KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway. I always associate scones with Sunday afternoon tea, so I chose to feature these incredible gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free, sugar free, vegan scones created by the wonderful Lexie Croft on Easter Sunday! Lexie is the creator of Lexie's Kitchen, where her mantra is, "Modified Recipes For Modified Diets - Gluten-Free, Casein-Free & Allergy-Friendly Eats and Treats." I HAD to share that word-for-word because I think it is fabulous! When I first came across Lexie's blog, I was immediately struck by the authenticity, GREAT information, love, and FUN! Lexie started writing her... Keep Reading
Piggies! It is DAY 7 of Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid, and we continue celebrating our KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway. Seeing as it is Easter Saturday, I thought I would share TWO bloggers today and TWO gluten free treats you can make with your family. The first fabulous lady I would like to introduce you to is Sarah M. Boudreau-Romano MD, a.k.a The Allergist Mom. Sarah is a board certified pediatrician who completed a fellowship in allergy/immunology at Northwestern Medical Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. She is also the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom have life-threatening food allergies. As Sarah says on her blog, "Sal, age 6, although significantly affected by his siblings’ food allergies has never... Keep Reading
For those of you who have missed out on the latest news due to our server meltdown -- The Blender Girl is Chow's member of the month. For someone who writes a humble vegetarian recipe blog, this was an amazing opportunity. If you haven't seen the story yet, check it out. The team at Chow did an amazing job. In the article they feature my raw vegan mayonnaise, vegan roasted beetroot dip, raw vegan chocolate cinnamon mousse, and gluten free honey carrot and date muffins. They sampled a lot of my vegetarian recipes in their test kitchen, but these were some of their favourites. Stick your snout into these troughs if you haven't already, and be sure to leave a grunt at the bottom of the recipe post. I apologise to those of you on the mailing... Keep Reading
OK – So if you love banana bread you will love these gluten free dairy free banana muffins, because let’s face it, they are just mini banana bread bites! Yes, little bites of heaven, and they only take half an hour to prepare and bake before you are diving into the trough of bananayumma! The best thing about these gluten free banana muffins? You can almost eat them in one bite! LOL! Seriously, if you are looking for great allergy free recipes for muffins this easy recipe is a winner. As I have said a millions times, I always go nuts with bananas. This time it is walnuts that get the divine privilege of laying in the trough with my beloved banana. There is a reason why banana and walnuts are a ubiquitous combination -- they are just simply... Keep Reading
I can’t count the number of times I have made these delicious gluten free carrot muffins. They are quick, easy, and absolutely scrumptious. I used to “make a date” with my carrot grater on many a lazy Saturday afternoon, and make a quadruple batch of these carrot and date muffins to take for snacks at work; and there were many grateful snouts! I have always loved the combination of carrots and dates. Mix in your favourite honey, and you’ve got a blend that makes these gluten free carrot muffins a winner on every level. I have had this muffin recipe on a scratchy bit of paper for about 20 years, and the little card that I have now glued said paper to still takes pride of place in my healthy recipe file. This was the first “refined sugar... Keep Reading
