There are a number of foods I have never tried before because I was diagnosed with a gluten-intolerance at such a young age (two). English muffins are one of those foods. Sitting across the table from my husband for nearly thirty years, watching him pull-apart the soft English muffin with a fork, pop it [Read More]
Looking for a healthy muffin? One that is gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free? Look no further! This healthy gluten-free apple bran muffin is also full of fiber and omega 3’s! I keep thinking dairy and I are still friends. But every time I eat or drink dairy, he leaves me bloated and feeling miserable. So I have [Read More]
I picked up some fresh Rainier Cherries from the Farmer’s Market to bake up a batch of cherry almond muffins as a gift to my dad for Father’s Day. Turning gluten-free just a few years ago, and having spent most of his 75 years eating gluten, he appreciates great tasting gluten-free food. And today, in [Read More]
My husband and I sat down to a delicious cup of chai tea the other night when I was trying to think of something new to bake. I had recently picked up a new bag of gluten-free oats and wanted to bake some granola. Hmm, I wonder what granola would taste like if I used [Read More]
I had three very over-ripe bananas and a pear sitting on my counter this morning, with two options. They either make it to the garbage before the infestation of fruit flies begin, or they make their way into a batch of muffins. Thankfully the muffins won out, because this recipe is going on the [Read More]
It wasn’t easy growing up gluten-free. I was born in the 60’s and “gluten” was a foreign word. When my skin became inflamed somewhere between the age of one and two, probably due to eating too many soda crackers, my mom hunted down an allergist who placed 27 needles in my back to see which [Read More]
My grandmother was raised on a farm and raised her kids on a farm. She was a true cook in every sense of the word. Her milk came fresh from the cows, eggs from the chickens roosting in the coop, and meat on the table from whatever was freshly butchered. She also grew the most [Read More]
The sun peeked in through my bedroom blinds this morning awakening my soul. I love Saturday mornings. Love not having to set an alarm clock, love waking to the robins tweeting their songs marking the arrival of spring, and especially love waking next to my man for nearly twenty-nine years. Life is good. I enjoy [Read More]
I love deep friendships; ones where the roots grow so deep you instantly pick up where you left off, whether it has been a year or just a week. Wednesday morning, my dear friend, Trude, came for a visit. Our time was filled with laughter, tears, prayer, and pure enjoyment of picking up where we [Read More]