Gluten & Dairy-free Orange Fireball Brownies Are you in need of a new brownie recipe, because if you are you really need to try my favorite gluten & dairy-free brownie recipe! I guarantee these brownies taste a little different, but when you sink your teeth into that first bite you’ll say, ‘Mmm’ and then seconds [Read More]
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Gluten-free Orange Cardamom Biscotti
Do you have a spice that you really love? I know I’ve said it before but I love cardamom. The smell of cardamom is powerful and inviting; I don’t quite know how to describe it. It is sugar and spice and everything nice and visions of sugar plums all rolled into one. When we visited the [Read More]
Chocolate Mousse Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Is it possible to create a chocolate decadent dessert without using any grain, dairy, eggs, or sugar? If you don’t think it is possible this recipe will change your mind. My Chocolate Mousse Cake is truly allergy friendly, unless you are allergic to tree nuts, and in that case I am so sorry, because this has [Read More]
Gluten-free Christmas Pretzels
Finding fast and easy snacks and appetizers at Christmas time is a must when there is so much to do, and these gluten-free Christmas Pretzels are just the ticket! Using already made Glutino pretzels, a dip of semi-sweet or milk chocolate and a drizzle of white with a sprinkle of crushed candy canes and you [Read More]
Gluten & Dairy Free Candy Cane Cupcakes
Christmas is full of a lot of sugar, whether it’s fudge, cookies or candy, it’s hard to get around it, and so it goes even when biting into a tasty gluten & dairy-free candy cane cupcake! The ‘cup of cake’ contains no refined sugar, but it’s nearly impossible to make a yummy whipped frosting without it. [Read More]
Chocolate-Cardamom Crinkle Cookies
Gluten-free Chocolate-Cardamom Crinkle Cookies seem like a perfect recipe for the fresh cardamom I brought back from Turkey. One step into the spice market in Istanbul and your nose goes into “scent-sory” overload. Colorful spices line the sides of the market, while merchants waft them under your nose trying to lure you in to their [Read More]
Honey-Lavender Shortbread (gluten-free)
I love lavender; the sweet smell of a French countryside, it’s ability to soothe my thoughts while soaking in a tub, and the endless possibilities of what to do with this beautifully fresh-cut herb. When using fresh lavender for soaps, scrubs, sachets, or in this case, Honey-Lavender Shortbread (gluten-free), it is best to pick the [Read More]
Pistachio & Black-Raspberry Mini Cakes (gf/df/paleo)
Pistachio & Black-Raspberry Mini Cakes are a great little dessert when you have guests over that have food allergies. This recipe is gluten, dairy and grain free, so for all you paleo fans out there, it’s a good one! If you have never heard of the paleo diet, eating like the caveman, click here for [Read More]
Gluten-free Chai Shortbread Cookies
Are you looking for a new gluten-free holiday cookie? This delicious buttery, chai shortbread is easy to make and the extra-fine flours make it hard to believe it’s gluten-free! Not only does it make a melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookie, it’s also quite simply one of the best gluten-free cookie recipes I’ve created. I love taking a gluten-filled [Read More]
The Best Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies
I almost fell to the floor when my husband said, “I would eat these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies over regular ones any day!” Just so you know, I have been cooking gluten-free recipes and having my husband taste them for almost thirty years. And he is very particular when it comes to comparing gluten-free to [Read More]