4th of July in the United States is known as Independence Day, a time when North Americans remember the day our country gained independence from British rule. The United States is a relatively new country, at least to those of European descent. The continent itself is ancient and alive with history we never learn in [...]

This post is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s “Slightly Indulgent Tuesday” Nutritious, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside banana nut waffles. Ever since these waffles, I’ve been determined to create a waffle that isn’t dry, tough or tasteless. These are by far my favorite. These are gluten-free, and grain-free, [...]

These homemade nutter butters are a part of The Nourishing Gourmet’s “Penny Wise Platter Thursday” That’s right. Sweet, crunchy and very satisfying gluten-free nutter butters. I liked these sandwich cookies when I was a kid, but not enough to make them from scratch. My opinion has now been changed. These grain-free, sugar-free nutter butters are [...]

This post is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s Slightly Indulgent Tuesday! I really like pancakes. Almost as much as Sabrina, from “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”. Well, I may not like pancakes that much, but I do like them every now and then for either breakfast, lunch or dinner. This gluten free pancake [...]

This recipe is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s ‘Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays‘! This gluten-free pound cake recipe was inspired by a recipe in my grandmother’s Better Home’s and Gardens cookbook. I was flipping through it the other day, wondering what I could make for the 4th of July, and the recipe for “Wonderful [...]

This post is a part of Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays over at Simply Sugar and Gluten-free! This healthy carrot cake combines two of my favorite ingredients: carrots and almond flour. Sure, coconut flour is included, but many of the nutrients provided for you in these single serving carrot cake muffins come from the monounsaturated fat in [...]

This post is a part of Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays over at Simply Sugar and Gluten-free These strawberry muffins are actually from my newest online cookbook, The Unconventional Gluten-free Cookbook. In it, I give more in depth analysis of the nutrition information of my recipes (which include chocolate cake, Paleo meatloaf, new green smoothies and more), [...]

  This post is a part of Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays over at Simply Sugar and Gluten-free. Truffles are traditionally made with a filling of chocolate ganache; however, these chocolate truffles, made with a center of coconut flour and shortening, can only be called one thing: a truffle. Not a traditional one, but one nonetheless.These sweet yet dark gluten-free [...]

Gluten-free baked donuts made with coconut flour This recipe is a part of The Nourishing Gourmet’s Pennywise Platter Thursday! These baked donut holes (and paleo friendly) are gluten-free and grain-free, made from coconut flour. They are a take-off from my Christmas cookies I posted a year ago, and are quite good for an every-now-and-then breakfast, or [...]

Check out this new cherry cobbler recipe that I developed, and just in time for Labor Day. Not only is this my version of Cherry Dump Cake, but it combines almond flour and cherries, amazing sources of antioxidants. Although this recipe does use tapioca flour to mimic a traditional cherry dump cake recipe, which is [...]