If you eat dairy-free and soy-free like me, finding a cheese substitute can be challenging. A few years ago, I started experimenting with cashews as a cheese substitute. I finally created a cashew cheese recipe. Who knew?! Here’s the thing. It’s not the same. Nothing is the same as cheese and butter. I can create […]
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Top 10 Tips for Packing School Lunches
Coming up with creative (and healthful) lunches for your little ones to take to school with them can be a challenge. Throw in a food intolerance or two and you can be left feeling doubly defeated. Trust me, I’ve been there. In my house, my 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter are on a gluten and dairy-free […]
Way Better Snacks Review and Giveaway
Way Better Snacks provided samples to me as part of the review. My opinions are my own. Isn’t it nice when a product seems to truly offer what the name promises? Well, if you haven’t tasted Way Better Snacks Tortilla Chips yet you should give them a try and see why they are simply […]
The best gluten-free chicken tenders
Without a doubt, these are better than anything I or my children have ever had in a restaurant! Well, in my humble opinion, that is. When I make these, I make a double batch. We use half for the meal and I either freeze the rest or use it for lunches or leftovers. You can […]
Freedom Foods Gluten Free Cereal Giveaway
–> Thank you to Freedom Foods for providing complimentary samples for my review. From the “land down under” comes a healthful, tasty product line free from many of the most common allergens, including gluten, dairy and nuts. Freedom Foods is warmly welcomed into my kitchen not only because of the absence of gluten and dairy, […]
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Scones
I don’t know about you but I often look at things longingly in bakeries. Lately it’s been pumpkin almost anything that I can’t eat because it’s always filled with gluten. Well I finally found a recipe that I was able to translate really well to gluten-free. I made mine dairy-free and it was just as […]
Strawbunny Smoothie recipe
Thanks to Kendra Thornton for the guest post and providing the following recipe. This sounds fun! The Strawbunny Easter Smoothie TreatOn one of my former travels, my husband and I went on a fabulous vacation to Las Vegas. It’s a beautiful city full of excitement and commotion. It’s no wonder that the city draws millions […]
Gluten-free Dairy-free Blueberry Muffin recipe
Whether you make your own gluten-free flour mix or buy one like Auntie’s Flour Blend, it’s easy to make really tasty muffins. You just need a fool-proof recipe! I’ve been making these muffins for about 5 years. When my daughter was first diagnosed with a gluten and dairy sensitivity, I put my best foot forward and […]
Pumpkin Pie Muffins (gluten-free and regular)
There’s not much to say about these delicious muffins! This recipe will be in my cookbook. One of the testers said “My daughter said they tasted like pumpkin pie. And my little guy couldn’t help himself from stealing fistfuls of the ones we were trying to save for his daddy.” You can easily call them […]
Stretch Island offers next best alternative to fresh fruit!
Thank you to Stretch Island Fruit Company for the complimentary sample to review this product. I try to give my family fresh fruit but it’s not always easy, especially when we are on the go. Sometimes I need a back-up plan. Stretch Island offers an alternative to fresh fruit with their dried fruit puree snacks. […]