So I’ve been trying to do some extra clean living lately.  I think the overindulgence of the holidays pushed me over the edge.  On top of eliminating gluten/wheat, I’ve stopped drinking wine, and have been trying to go without alcohol at all.  Crazy talk, you say?  Probably so.  But...

So, I guess I could really title these as gluten-free, wheat-free, nut-free, egg-free, and potentially dairy-free chewy granola bars.  But that seemed a little long.  I could also add that they are quite low in sugar and could potentially be made with no added sugar at all. Can you tell I have made...

So, last week we were fortunate enough to be among the Pennsylvania residents who received the earliest October snowfall on record.  And not only did we end up with about 5 inches of snow (a day or so after our first frost of the season), we had major trees down and power outages because of the weight...

When I think of my grandmothers, I can’t help but think of food.  I think of my Mother’s mother (Nana) as the one who makes amazing soups, egg rolls and stir fries (how cool is that?), meringue cookies, mint jelly, and yorkshire pudding.  I am so fortunate to have her in my life and be...

I love making pizza with the kids.  Number one, they are always psyched to hear that pizza is on the dinner menu which means we can skip the overly dramatic groans.  Number two, they love to help — and  giving them the ability to make their own dinner is a skill that might come in handy moving...

1 cup dairy-free margarine or shortening (I use Earth Balance) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup Plain Soy Milk (or rice milk) 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/4 cups unbleached flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda Chocolate Chunks Made From One Scharffen Berger Semisweet Baking Bar (9.7 ounces) Directions: Preheat...

1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup water 1/2 cup soy or canola-based margarine (With no whey, etc. I use Earth Balance.) 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Scharffen Berger) 2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup...

1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cups white sugar 1/2 cup margarine, at room temp (I use Earth Balance) 3 very ripe bananas, mashed well 2 cups flour (I used 25% whole wheat, 75% white flour) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup vanilla soy milk, mixed with 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon...

1 cup local honey (could probably use a little less if you want — or other sweeteners but we like the anti-allergy properties of local honey) 1 cup sunbutter (or other nut butter of your choice — we’ve got the peanut allergy to deal with) 1/2 cup melted organic butter (probably could use a bit...