Living Without Magazine was the first allergen-friendly magazine I started to read when I first found out about my food sensitivities. It was always a treat to find a new issue on the magazine rack at Whole Foods–I would gobble up all of the information inside while feeling relieved that there was always a solution to my…
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Mini Gingerbread Houses
Writing a cookbook has been a cathartic experience for me. Yesterday, I worked diligently in the kitchen, working hard to finish up my manuscript and I kept enduring failure after failure. In fact, this entire week has been chockfull of failures that has left me questioning what the hell I am even doing. It’s beginning…
Vegan Candy Cane “Kisses”
Think of the delight and surprise of your friends and family this Christmas when they open up this tiny package, only to find a non-dairy version of their favorite holiday chocolate candy treat. Hershey Kisses are my favorite chocolates because they are the perfect size when you have that sweet tooth nagging at you to devour something…
Vegan White Chocolate Bark
Sometimes I like to get a bit complicated in the kitchen. I’m not intimated by recipes that say they take an hour or 2 to create because cooking and baking are my opportunities to relax (that’s right, I said relax) and unwind from what is going on in my day. Don’t get me wrong, I…
Gluten-Free Vegan Candy Cane “Oreos”
Candy Cane Oreos. That’s right, you are not seeing incorrectly. Gluten free. Vegan. So just so we are clear, these are gluten-free vegan candy cane “Oreos.” Shall I go on? Or shall I allow the pictures to do all the talking? Maybe both? Okay, but mainly pictures. When it comes to cookies, I don’t mess…
Non-Dairy Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Pour a cup of this non-dairy peppermint hot chocolate, we are about to get deep here. It’s ironic how the harder you try to control your life, the more out of control it becomes. And futile worrying will get you absolutely nowhere. Oh friends, don’t I know this truth so well! The past several months I…
