Sweet Potato French Toast Custard – Corn-free,GF

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Sweet potato french toast custard is a great gluten-free breakfast or dessert treat that's also refined sugar-free and dairy-free. It's also an easy sell to kids that don't like eggs. They think they're getting a treat but you know there's an egg in each serving. Bonus! This recipe is great to double and stash in the ...

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Tip: How to Convert Recipes from Cups to Grams

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As promised in my last post, I'm going to discuss how to convert any recipe measurements from cups to grams. This will help you tremendously with gluten-free baking. It will free you up in flour substitutions as you can change the ratio of gluten-free flours as long as they add up to the same weight ...

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Tip: Why I Weigh My Ingredients

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You have probably noticed by now that my recipes have measurements in both grams and cups. I have converted over to cooking by weighing my ingredients and you won't believe how much easier it is. Measuring cups have always been notorious for inaccurate measurements. Professional bakers weigh their flours to eliminate inconsistencies in how different bakers pack ...

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Photo: A New Clue in the Chicken and Egg Question

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Which came first the chicken or the egg? I don't know but this image may be a new clue in the age old mystery. An egg with an "outie". LOL.     This post was shared on Wordless Wednesday.

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Provide Feedback on Red Lobster’s New Interactive Allergen Wizard

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AllergyEats blog and Darden Restaurants have presented a wonderful opportunity for us to provide feedback on a new interactive tool they've created for navigating menus while dining out at their restaurants. Darden restaurants include Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse. The tool is a web application that you can use on their website or ...

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Dwarf Bread – Gluten-free, Corn-free, Egg-free

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From Wikipedia article on the Discworld series: Dwarf bread is like hardtack, only more so; its properties are a parody of Middle-earthcram and lembas. It will enable you to survive for days (by making you realise you are surrounded by things that look more edible) and never goes stale, possibly because it was always stale. Its primary use is as a weapon… This bread is ...

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