maggie’s peanut butter cookies

These are Maggie’s cookies, but she won’t eat them.  She likes baking more than she likes eating baked goods!  I get requests from her to make a cake…. and we will.  And then she’ll have two bites and then be done… leaving an entire cake just sitting around asking to be eaten. Trouble.  She [...]

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creamy leek & pumpkin soup

1 large pumpkin, pureed, or two large cans of pumpkin puree
1 pack of maple smoked bacon
butter or olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, chopped
5 large leeks, mostly white part, chopped and rinsed
32 oz chicken stock, plus more to cover vegetables for cooking
salt and pepper
cinnamon
ground cloves
nutmeg
almond milk, or heavy cream for stirring in at [...]

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

makes 4 small, dense, cake rounds (recipe easily doubles)

about 1 cup or small jar of hazelnut butter
3/4 cup of honey (or your sweetener of choice)
2 tablespoons coconut oil or butter
1 extra-large egg
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Green & Black)
1 tablespoon of vanilla
4 ounces of  dark chocolate, melted
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon [...]

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to the seaside

Maggie and I are headed to the seaside…
Will be back next week with a recipe for chocolate hazelnut cake. YUM!

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Everything Crackers.

These almond flour crackers are inspired by the everything bagels– you know, the best ones, with onion, poppy seeds, & sesame seeds.  Elizabeth, Karina & Elana, who all have similar versions.  I made up my recipe as I went a long, so if you’re looking for a recipe, click on their names.  They are pretty [...]

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banana bread muffins. and cake!

for 2 dozen muffins, or 1 dozen muffins and one thin cake, or 1 thick cake.

6 very ripe bananas
3 organic eggs
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
200g or 1& 3/4 cups ground almonds
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking soda
half a bar of dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 a cup chopped walnuts (optional)
oil for [...]

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Chocolate-Coconut Ice cream

To celebrate our 4yr anniversary, I surprised Noah with a chocolate flavoured coconut ice cream. It’s dairy-free and only uses a few tablespoons of honey for a sweetener.
For the cream:

2 cans full fat coconut milk
6 eggs
pinch of salt
4 tablespoons of honey (more or less to taste)
2 heaping tablespoons of cocoa powder (I used green & [...]

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pancetta and leek frittata; I <3 the allium family

 

frittata, originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
I love frittatas. like a crustless quiche– but even quicker to throw together.
This one is just fried pancetta, leeks, garlic and spring green onions. 6 organic eggs, scrambled, mixed with the goods, s+p and baked in a hot oven for a half hour. If you can tolerate dairy, top with parmesean [...]

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tomato & egg spelt tart

I tried doing some pastry making for the first time yesterday… and it was a success! a very delicious one.  I used wholemeal spelt flour, and sunflower spread (a dairy-free margarine type thing), and the tart turned out light and flaky. perfect.
Here is the “recipe” I emailed to my mom yesterday… don’t want to bother [...]

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homemade donuts – something sweet

homemade donuts made with leftover pizza dough. I must give credit to my two favorite tv chefs, Jamie Oliver and Giada De Laurentiis.
 I followed this recipe for the dough, (which made awesome pizza last night) substituting a mixture of wholemeal spelt and plainflour for the white flour.  I looooove his show Jamie at Home, where he cooks [...]

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shrove tuesday – pancake day

“Shrove Tuesday is a day of celebration as well as penitence, because it’s the last day before Lent. Throughout the United Kingdom, and in other countries too, people indulge themselves on foods that traditionally aren’t allowed during Lent. Pancakes are eaten on this day because they contain fat, butter and eggs which were forbidden during [...]

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Texas Caviar Pasta Salad

We recently discoverd texas caviar, and it is now a staple in my diet.  Warning: very addictive.  For Noah’s mom’s birthday dinner on Saturday, I made this salad.  The brown rice pasta is great because it is low glycemic & gluten free.  So, you don’t have to feel bad for having seconds (or thirds..) of [...]

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Vegetarian Scotch Eggs

So, I have been craving scotch eggs for awhile.  My dad, being the jolly Englishman that he is, made these for my brother and I when we were young.  I was pretty sure they were the best invention ever.  Hard-boiled eggs, wrapped in sausage, coated in bread rumbs and deep-fried. Forget egg mcmuffins, these were [...]

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Raspberry, Pear & Spelt Pudding with Pecan Streusel

Well, this was an experiment today, and boy, it was sooo good. Perfect with a cup of organic white tea with peppermint. It was cold and rainy the past couple of days, so we ate these right out of the oven, and with a slightly gooey center they warmed us right up.  The raspberry and pear flavors were still [...]

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buckwheat spelt crepes

crepes for a rainy day. buckwheat is awesome, it contains some magical chemicals that have been shown to help people with diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome.   serve with a little golden syrup for some edible sunshine (and if you’re not worried about type 2 diabetes).

1 cup milk or milk alternative
3 or 4 eggs
½ cup water
½ teaspoon fine sea [...]

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Blueberry Spelt Mini Muffins

I made these little guys for a brunch we are going to tomorrow at Maggie’s Great-Grandma’s house tomorrow.  There may not be any dairy-free veg. things for her so we are coming prepared. These are super simple, but do the trick.  I will probably experiment with agave or honey instead of the sugar next time.  Baked [...]

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Parsnip and Sweet Potato Soup

This is a great winter soup, that can be made with what ever root veggies you have on hand.  I also like making a version of this with carrots and squash.  This was also my first attempt at making spelt bread, and it turned out great! Delicious with this soup in fact.  I will post [...]

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Spelt Pizza with Potato, Spinach & Goat Cheese.

“So, when the craving for pizza hits me, I no longer make a call to some cheap and greasy take-out place… or pop in a frozen pizza with nitrates, preservatives and loads of meat, wheat and dairy.  Oh no, I have been strong, and as a result, have come up with a delicious recipe that [...]

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Drink yo’ Greens!

This is a super easy and delicious way to start your day. Baby spinach is the suprising star of this drink. Make sure it’s fresh and organic, and it wont taste bitter at all when blended with frozen peaches and pineapple juice. Add a little cinnamon and vanilla, and you’ll [...]

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quinoa pasta with cinamon and walnuts

This is a great quick-fix suitable for toddlers, kids, vegetarians, vegans, people on dairy-free/gluten-free diets, celiacs, diabetics… and for people who just like simple, tasty food.
All ingredients are pantry items, which is nice, but the cinamon and walnuts keep it tasting fresh.

Quinoa Pasta Shells
Celtic Sea Salt
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Cinamon
Crushed Walnuts (I use one of these fancy [...]

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