Banana Carob Snack Cake

Move over Little Debbie…I’ve got a tasty, healthier treat your kids will love.
Even though Joe and I don’t have kids of our own (…yet) I’ve been thinking about school starting and healthier snacks for kids.  I taught elementary school for many years and school lunches were always a sore spot for me. I watched kids [...]

Strawberry Orange Cornmeal Cake

The only place I’m impulsive is at the grocery store.  If it looks good, it usually makes it into my cart.  I always go with a list but for some reason I can’t leave beautiful berries, perfect greens, or sometime even fresh heads of garlic at the store.
Trying to figure out how to use it [...]

Mini Black Raspberry & White Chocolate Crepe Cakes

Today I have a newer gluten-free blogger to share with you.  I first met Zoe, from Z’s Cup of Tea,  when I hosted March’s Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten-Free Round-Up. I was so impressed with her submission that I started following her blog.  We’ve corresponded on several occasions and, after getting to know her a [...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Teff Cake with Mixed Berry Coulis

Teff.
A teenie, tiny little grain packed with nutrition.
Frugal, too, because a little goes a long way.  Soaking up and expanding in miraculous ways, this nearly microscopic grain produces tender cakes, cupcakes and breads.  Pair it with chocolate, ginger, rich spices.
Coulis for Your Cake
Who doesn’t love berries and chocolate?
A simple puree of mixed berries and lite [...]

Flourless, Gluten Free Chocolate Torte Recipe – Moist and Light

It must be the Valentine’s recipes in the magazines I subscribe to because I recently felt compelled to make a flourless torte, sugar free, gluten free, and Slightly Indulgent. This torte took me back in time…
A Little History
In my early 20’s I worked in an upscale diner and literally begged the head chef to teach [...]