gluten free by nature — casein, soy and entirely almost sugar free…

I am honored to be participating in a wonderful event taking place now through December  23rd called Home for the Holidays – – Gluten Free Style. This celebration is the brainchild of my dear friend Shirley over at Gluten Free Easily. All together, we two dozen bloggers have come together to celebrate all the wonderful [...]

Just last weekend, I was strolling around the farmers market not too far from here with my dear friends Nancy and Amber. We had such a nice time catching up, sharing our latest food triumphs and – as per usual – brainstorming a bit about recipe ideas and possibilities. It is so nice to be [...]

This past Sunday, the food blogging community was sent reeling. One of our very own, Jennifer Perillo of In Jennie’s Kitchen, lost her husband in an instant to a heart attack. Mikey was young. Way too young. Jennie is wonderful. And her sunny disposition and smile are contagious. She makes everything from scratch. And she’s [...]

My daughter’s nursery school hosted a Mother’s Day tea last week. They sang to us and served us tea and snacks. When I arrived at my seat, this oh so sweet poem was awaiting me. I mean, how special is that? All the moms – we all tried to hold it together but there wasn’t [...]

This cake is for my mom, for Mother’s Day. She has had a lifelong love affair with lemon. Hand lotion. Shower gel. Water with a slice of lemon. Lemon bars. You name it. I have three siblings and our house was crazy growing up. When I say crazy, I mean a total circus. In fact, [...]

My youngest daughter and my nephew were born three days apart. How cool is that?  Both children suffer from their own unique food sensitivities. But, it’s corn in particular that gives them a pretty hard time.  Alas,  my sister-in-law and I were in cahoots – both eliminating corn at the same time. Going corn-free can [...]

I know that you’re thinking. Ice cream for Thanksgiving dessert? That’s preposterous. How could this possibly usurp pecan pie or pumpkin bread pudding? Any attempt at breaking with this sacred tradition would most certainly lead to mutiny led by none other than Uncle Eddie. Typically, you couldn’t catch me trying something new and untested on [...]