SS&GF: Simply Sugar and Gluten Free

To start the New Year out right, I made a gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free flourless chocolate torte that’s healthier than most.  What’s a holiday without dessert?  A few bites of this smooth, dense chocolatey tart won’t ruin your New Year’s Resolutions. And for those of you who haven’t taken the plunge and bought gluten-free flours, don’t [...]

Contest Closed, 12/23/10  (There’s still a yummy, gluten-free, sugar-free cheesecake recipe for you!) It’s the final day of our massive, 6 week gluten-free holiday event.  It’s been loads of fun to see what everyone’s been cooking up and, more importantly, those of you that have shared recipes have helped others find solutions for their holiday [...]

Move over Little Debbie…I’ve got a tasty, healthier treat your kids will love. Even though Joe and I don’t have kids of our own (…yet) I’ve been thinking about school starting and healthier snacks for kids.  I taught elementary school for many years and school lunches were always a sore spot for me. I watched [...]

The only place I’m impulsive is at the grocery store.  If it looks good, it usually makes it into my cart.  I always go with a list but for some reason I can’t leave beautiful berries, perfect greens, or sometime even fresh heads of garlic at the store. Trying to figure out how to use [...]

When Ester of The Lilac Kitchen posed this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge my gears started rolling.  The challenge was actually to use a traditional ingredient: suet, raw fat from around the loin and kidneys of beef. Thank goodness she allowed suet substitutes. Carrot cake is one of my favorites.  Not only does it taste great, [...]