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Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake, grain free and Paleo

Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake

By on October 11, 2014 in Decadent, Grain or Gluten Free, Holidays, Paleo and Primal

If you are looking for a show-stopper dessert for the holidays that is still marginally healthy, this is the recipe for you.  A dense, moist, deeply-chocolatey cake that is grain free and lower in sugar, this is a dessert that serves ten (normal) people.  We had two slices left a few days after I made […]

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Black and White Dessert Bars (grain free)

Black and White Dessert Bars (grain free)

By on May 12, 2014 in Desserts & Baked Goods, Grain or Gluten Free, Holidays, Paleo and Primal

It didn’t take me too long, post-Whole30, to decide to make a grain free treat.  I’ve been working on this recipe for a while and I am pretty happy with this version.  Gluten free, grain free, and dairy free if you stick with a dairy-free chocolate chip for the topping.  Note that I am no […]

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Improbable Chocolate Coconut Pie

Improbable Chocolate Coconut Pie

By on March 12, 2014 in Desserts & Baked Goods, Grain or Gluten Free, Holidays, Paleo and Primal

If you grew up in the 1970s you probably remember the flood of “impossible” pie recipes that started with one published by Bisquick and that cascaded into impossible-everything variations on the theme.  The basic idea is that you toss some ingredients into a blender, pour it into a pie tin, and then you bake yourself […]

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Vanilla Bean Truffles

Vanilla Bean Truffles

By on February 3, 2014 in Desserts & Baked Goods, Holidays, Paleo and Primal

My new nickname is “The Truffle Queen,” and I think there are worse things to be known for.  Why so many truffles?  Well, they are really easy to adapt to all sorts of dietary restrictions.  They are rich and they convey a sense of special occasion.  They don’t have to be super-sweet to be amazing.  […]

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Shrimp and Coconut Fritters

Top 13 of 2013

By on December 28, 2013 in Holidays

Is everyone ready to ring in a new year?  I certainly feel ready.  2013 was a year of significant changes in my life, and while adaptation is one of my strengths, I am hoping for a less-interesting 2014.  One thing that was great about this past year was the food, and these were the most […]

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Black Walnut Tassies (grain free)

Black Walnut Tassies (grain free)

By on December 22, 2013 in Desserts & Baked Goods, Grain or Gluten Free, Holidays

Well I caved and had to do one more sweet for the season.  I’m going to blame my cooking friend Lucy, over at A Cook and Her Books, for posting her Macadamia-Rum Tassies.  They looked irresistible, so I promptly started working on a grain-free version.  It took a few batches (yeah, we have been eating […]

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