Posted on March 1, 2012
Maggie’s Buckwheat Breakfast Cookies
If you haven’t met my very good friend, Maggie, from She Let Them Eat Cake I can honestly say you’re missing out. We started chatting and eventually decided to start The Balanced Platter. We’ve chatted every week on Skype for at least the last 8 months. We’ve shared joys and heartaches. Every day I’m grateful [...]
Posted on February 2, 2012
Grain-Free Orange Cake & Nutritional Content of Gluten-Free Flours
If you read my blog regularly, you know I don’t do a lot of almond flour baking. I love it. It’s delicious, moist, and fun to play around with. And, it has some health benefits too. But, I’m not going to tell you it’s the only high (higher) protein flour out there. It’s not. And, [...]
Posted on December 22, 2011
Christmas Cookie Round-Up
I thought I’d share some of my favorite Christmas cookies recipes just in case you’re still looking for something to bring to dinner this weekend. Or, maybe you’re like me and just like to bake cookies. If you’ve got kids at home, you might want to start the tradition of baking cookies for Santa on [...]
Posted on December 21, 2011
Hallie’s Maple Pecan Tart
I’ve been perusing Hallie’s new gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free cookbook, The Pure Kitchen, for a while. That’s what I do when I get a new cookbook I really like – I sit down and read it, think about the recipes and the author’s cooking style, and then after I’ve spent some time with it I [...]
Posted on December 15, 2011
Fig-Filled Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
It’s the final week of A Gluten-Free Holiday! This week is hosted by Maggie from She Let Them Eat Cake and we’re sharing Christmas Desserts. She’s got two incredible gluten-free cookbooks to give-away and a gingerbread cupcake recipe that’s to-die-for – more details at the end of this post. There are gluten-free cookies all over [...]
