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Potato Love

 

  Valentine’s Day is coming up, so let’s talk about love. Love of potatoes, that is. That’s right, February is Potato Lover’s Month! I don’t need a special month to show my love of potatoes. I love potatoes every month. They continue to be one of the foods that always […]

PB2 Quinoa Granola Bars
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PB2 Quinoa Granola Bars

 

 Powdered peanut butter and quinoa flakes combine with chocolate chips in these lightly sweetened, no-bake PB2 Quinoa Granola Bars. Gluten-free and vegan, these bars make an excellent snack! This is a granola bar that I came up for a snack at work. I needed something to fill me up, something […]

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Belly Update: Going Dairy-Free

 

 I saw an allergist earlier this week and had the skin-prick test done. It turns out I’m allergic to….nothing. This is good news, of course. To know that eating eggs isn’t going to send me into anaphylaxis. But it would have been nice to have a concrete answer for once. […]

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Game Day Chicken Wings

 

  I just realized that the Superbowl is coming up and I actually have a recipe to share for the for the big game. I’m not a big football fan. I don’t even watch the commercials. How un-American of me. I’m sure my husband will watch the game, but I’ll […]

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Chia Egg Replacer

 

  I’ve been using this egg replacer in my baking lately and it’s been working well. I thought I’d write a quick post so I can refer back to it in my future recipes. It’s very easy. I grind up some chia seeds in my coffee grinder and mix it […]

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Back to the Drawing Board

 

 It’s funny how when you figure out a food sensitivity and eliminate that food, other sensitivities have a tendency to reveal themselves. This is what happened to me over the holiday break. I had some time off and therefore did a lot of experimenting in the kitchen, mostly with gluten-free […]

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January Needs Soup

 

  Although I can only eat about 90% of the food featured, I still love reading Cooking Light magazine. It’s great inspiration and every one in a while, I come across a recipe that seems tailor-made for the low-FODMAP diet. This soup is one example. Just a few tweaks here […]

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Easy & Elegant Chicken

 

  I love recipes that are really simple, but taste and look gourmet. Easy enough for a week night, but elegant enough to serve to company. This recipe from Food.com for Balsamic Chicken is one of those recipes. This was easy enough to make low-FODMAP and it’s already gluten-free. Plus, […]

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Making English Toffee

 

  I’ve always been afraid of making candy. Anything that required a thermometer scared me away. I used to be afraid of making yeast bread too, and look at me now! So I thought it was time to challenge myself by making English Toffee from Food.com. It turned out to […]