Getting kids to eat veggies is all about marketing, especially when you have a picky food-allergic child.
For those of you not in the know, Spookily is a square pumpkin that stars in his own cartoon show aimed at the under-five crowd. (What is it about square things and kid’s cartoons?) My daughter has never seen [...]
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My friend Jeff made this cake for a brunch party one Sunday. I’ve adapted his recipe to be allergen-free, and I think it is even moister and more intensely apple-flavored. Jeff bakes this in a bundt pan, but since I don’t have one, I make it in a 9 x 13 pan. Either one will [...]
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My daughter loves these granola bars. They are sweet, crunchy, and slightly chewy – the essence of what a granola bar should be. They make wonderful carry-along snacks. This recipe owes a debt to Cybele Pascal for the idea of using brown rice syrup to make granola.
4 cups rolled oats
½ cup safflower oil
¼ cup organic sugar
½ cup [...]
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2 cups flour mix (kamut flour works well)
2 cups yellow or blue corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons potato starch
1 cup maple syrup
6 tablespoons canola oil
2 1/2 cups rice milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line muffin tins with papers. Mix flour, corn meal, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Add [...]
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I like to keep single-serving containers of applesauce in my pantry as ready-to-use egg substitutes. You can use any kind of applesauce for this recipe, however.
1 cup rice milk
3 Tablespoons melted palm oil shortening
4 ounces applesauce (1 single-serving container)
1 ½ cups flour mix
4 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
2 Tablespoons sugar (do not substitute Succanat, the [...]
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These make a hearty breakfast, perfect for a cold winter morning. Top with fresh fruit or syrup and pair with Turkey Breakfast Sausage for a lavish spread.
1 ¾ cup rice milk
3 tablespoons flax seed meal
½ cup rolled oats
1 cup whole-grain flour mix
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar (do not substitute Succanat, the batter will be [...]
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1 pound ground turkey
1 teaspoon canola oil
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg*
1 teaspoon salt
In a small mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together. Form into patties about 2 inches in diameter. Fry on medium-hot griddle until all trace of pink is gone from the meat. Serve with pancakes.
*Omit [...]
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My partner created these for me one morning as a special surpise after I’d mentioned that I missed French toast. Yes, it actually works, and tastes heavenly.
1/3 cup chickpea flour
2 Tablespoons brown rice flour
¾ cup rice milk
1 teaspoon ginger
1 Tablespoon ginger
4 – 6 slices of stale safe bread
Preheat griddle to medium heat. Whisk together all [...]
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Buckwheat is not a member of the wheat family and is safe for people with wheat allergies. These hearty pancakes are one of my favorite meals, any time of day.
2 cups rice milk
2 teaspoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 cup safe flour mix (or another cup of buckwheat)
1 tablespoon baking [...]
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2 cups rice milk
2 teaspoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 1/2 cups flour mix
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt.
Preheat griddle over medium heat. Mix wet ingredients (rice milk, lemon juice, canola oil, maple syrup) in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients (flour, baking [...]
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