Posted in June 2011 …

Catching Up

I love scheduled posting because sometimes I find a few minutes and can put together blog posts and other days I just never get to the computer and am only able to keep up via my phone.  The downside is that I have periods of time where lots of neat stuff happens and I want … Continue reading »

Trader Joe’s Lentil Chips – New Find

I get giddy when I read the label of a new product and it looks like something we can safely have.  I love potato chips but often the oils they’re cooked in aren’t safe so we have only one or two safe non-homemade versions in our house.  We get a little tired of them and … Continue reading »

The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook Review

The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook by Cathe Olson (amazon affiliate link) is one of my favorite cookbooks of all time.  I used to judge cookbooks by their pictures.  Did the recipes look good?  I would often either not make the recipes or, even worse, spend time and effort for lackluster results.  I got this book while … Continue reading »

Desert Spiny Lizards

When we first moved to this house we were pleased that there was a lot of wildlife to enjoy.  Among them were several lizards that liked to climb to the top of our brick walls and do what looked like push-ups in the sun (to attract mates, I think).  Sometimes two or three of them … Continue reading »

Stuffed Cabbage Photos

These photos are from a recipe that, with the falafel recipe, makes The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook by Cybele Pascal (amazon affiliate link) worth the price of admission.  The book sadly features recipe upon recipe that use meat and the baking recipes I have yet to try because they use oat flour and I will … Continue reading »

Allergy Free Pizza

So what did I do with the lovely sauce I made with my fresh, organic, roma tomatoes?  I made the pizza recipe from Cybele Pascal’s book, The Allergen Free Baker’s Handbook (amazon affiliate link).  The crust was only so-so when I made it with guar gum but once I invested in corn-free xanthan gum it … Continue reading »

Fresh Tomato Sauce Photos

With my big batch of fresh tomatoes I decided it was time to try making sauce from scratch.  Little did I know that 4 pounds of tomatoes would turn into such a compact amount of sauce!  Not really enough for rice pasta but I was able to use it for a wheat free pizza and … Continue reading »

Bountiful Baskets

Here in Las Vegas we have a number of locations for a grocery co-op of sorts, Bountiful Baskets.  To participate (as of writing this) you pay a basket fee and then purchase an organic or regular “basket” of 50% veggies, 50% fruit.  You don’t know what you’ll get, your money pools with others to purchase … Continue reading »

Cybele Pascal’s Allergy Free Strawberry Cupcakes

Here’s the link to the recipe at Foodista: Allergy Free Strawberry Cupcakes, it is so very good and I loved using the immersion blender to get the fresh strawberries into a puree.  The frosting, when you dip a strawberry into it, tastes like strawberries and whipped cream.  It was a big hit with everyone. Here’s … Continue reading »