Truffling With Your Affections

Today was the farewell for Mrs. V. The astute reader may remember there was a farewell last fall but only Mr. V. left us for TX at that time. Now their house has finally sold and they will be reunited (*yay!*) but we are sad to see them leave (*boo!*). Once again [...]

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a good night to end 2007 and ring in 2008, whether that meant going to bed early, watching Dick Clark in your bathrobe, or partying ’til dawn. We had our annual New Year’s Eve Party/Open House event.
We never know from year to year exactly how [...]

Making Mud

Mud Pies, that is. Today is Mrs. V’s birthday and, even if birthday celebrations lose a bit of their thrill after a while (does it peak around age 7?), I think everyone should still get to have cake. When you have a long list of allergies that gets a bit more complicated, but, [...]

Sweet Success

Following on the heels of two gluten-free baking successes, I modified yet another Bob’s Red Mill recipe, this one they credit as coming from Cooking Light Magazine.

Pineapple Carrot Bars
1/3 c. honey
1/4 c. canola oil
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. xanthan gum
2/3 c. rice flour
1/3 c. arrowroot powder
2 t. cream of tartar
1 1/2 t. baking soda
3/4 t. sea [...]

Maybe Not-So-Clueless in the Kitchen

Another gluten-free baking success story! Yay! I may not be quite ready to create my own recipes from scratch, but I can at least follow, or almost follow, a published recipe with minor modifications. It’s progress, anyway.

This is another recipe from Bob’s Red Mill. I made a few changes to [...]