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Going gluten free, even temporarily, has been easier than I thought. But baking has been an issue. Bread crumbles and dries out too quickly, wraps are hard and tend to snap, muffins can be gritty, and sometimes I make my 90-minute bread or a sourdough loaf for the family and ache for that delicious smell…
I was never a big Bounty bar fan. I always preferred Snickers or Milky Ways. But as you know, I have come to appreciate coconut more, and even really enjoy it at times! My coconut & raspberry cake is proof of that. These little truffles are a truly lovely coconut treat, however. Dairy free, gluten…
In my pre-sugar-detox days, I used to snack on chocolate-covered-raisins. All.the.time. Because, well, healthy! Right? It wasn’t until I started reading labels when we quit sugar that I realised how high the sugar content of those so-called “healthy snack packs” was. I was gobsmacked. “Dark chocolate” meant 55% cocoa solids (and so 45% sugar), wrapped…
I first made these in Italy with my mum last year. We wanted to do some family baking across three generations of women in the family – my mum, myself, and my (at the time) 3-year-old daughter. My mum has been wonderfully supportive of me as “that crazy sugar free lady”, and has embraced some…
I was never really a coconut person. I didn’t love the flavour, and while I can enjoy a coconut-based curry or desiccated coconut sprinkled on baked goods or cereals, I’ve never been someone who seeks it out as a predominant taste. But when I gave up sugar through the I Quit Sugar 8-Week Program, I…
I’m not sure there is a better summer family outing than a “pick-your-own” farm. We discovered one a little drive from us and were left enthralled. We got our daily dose of Vitamin D, great exercise, family bonding and the discovery of truly fresh, straight-off-the-tree produce that tastes a-million-and-one times better than any fresh fruit…