Julie | May 4, 2013

Two scrumptious gluten-free chocolate cupcakes for Nolan’s 5th birthday parties: chickpea-based with avocado frosting, and quinoa-based with marshmallow frosting.

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Tags: avocado, birthday, cake, chickpea, chocolate, cocoa powder, coconut oil, cupcake, nondairy milk, quinoa, sunflower seed

Julie | August 14, 2012

Wow, so much has happened since the last time I posted on the blog. Sorry to have seemingly dropped off the face of the earth! I haven’t had much free time for writing these past few months, so this post will just be an overview of what we’ve been up to, and I promise I [...]

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Tags: bake, birthday, cake, chocolate, coconut milk, life events, NTI, nutrition, running

Julie | February 27, 2012

The Daring Bakers Challenge for February 2012 was quick breads in either loaf or muffin format. I went with muffins, making them progressively casein- and then gluten-free to mirror the changes to Nolan’s diet.

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Tags: bake, banana, biomedical therapy, casein-free, chocolate, coconut milk, cornmeal, Daring Bakers, gluten-free, muffin, pumpkin, quick bread, streusel, zucchini

Julie | February 25, 2012

A Samoa-like coconut-almond macaroon torte with luscious dark chocolate ganache: a positive miracle of grain-free, dairy-free baking, as far as I am concerned!

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Tags: almond, bake, beef, cake, casein-free, coconut, coconut milk, fresh pasta, ganache, gluten-free, grain-free, mushroom

Julie | November 24, 2010

Local heirloom popcorn is coated with a simple blend of peanut butter, honey, and sugar for a totally addictive treat like caramel corn that is neither too hard nor too gooey.

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Tags: caramel, corn, farmer's market, honey, peanut butter, popcorn

Julie | November 16, 2007

These oatmeal-chocolate chip-walnut cookies are my personal favorites—crisp, chewy and crunchy.

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Tags: bake, casein-free, chocolate chip, cookie, gluten-free, gold star, oatmeal, walnut