Posted on June 8, 2010
Strawberry Orange Cornmeal Cake
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 [...]
Posted on April 27, 2010
Steamed Carrot Cake Pudding: A Daring Baker’s Challenge
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, [...]
Posted on March 18, 2010
Gluten Free Chocolate Teff Cake with Mixed Berry Coulis
Teff. A teenie, tiny little gluten-free grain packed with nutrition. Frugal, too, because a little goes a long way. Soaking up and expanding in miraculous ways, this nearly microscopic grain produces tender cakes, cupcakes and breads. Pair it with chocolate, ginger, rich spices. Coulis for Your Cake Who doesn’t love berries and chocolate? A simple [...]
Posted on January 14, 2010
Flourless, Gluten Free Chocolate Torte Recipe – Moist and Light
It must be the Valentine’s recipes in the magazines I subscribe to because I recently felt compelled to make a flourless torte, sugar free, gluten free, and Slightly Indulgent. This torte took me back in time… A Little History In my early 20′s I worked in an upscale diner and literally begged the head chef [...]
Posted on January 7, 2010
Old Fashioned Gluten Free Gingerbread Recipe
The holidays are over but it’s still cold in Texas – and I mean less than 32 degrees cold. I found myself craving the nourishing gingerbread cookies I made for my Daring Baker’s Gingerbread House. (It’s super cute – if you haven’t seen it yet take a peek!) I wanted a warm, tender version that [...]
