Ice Cream Birthday Cake – GF,CF,DF,RSF

A slice of ice cream cake with homemade graham crackers

No more trying to pass off an allergy-friendly birthday cake to children. They're on to us! My ice cream birthday cake is a great alternative to a traditional birthday cake—no apologies needed for being allergy-friendly. 🙂 My birthday falls at the end of a very birthday-filled six weeks' period in my family. Nobody wants yet another cake at ...

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Easy Pecan Pralines – GF,CF,RSF

pralines

Pralines are so buttery, nutty, sweet and salty all in one bite. Believe me, it only takes one piece to feel throughly treated. It's hard to believe all that richness comes from just 3 little ingredients! These pralines are so easy to make. They hardly call for a recipe and NO candy thermometer. Woohoo! I find it very ...

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Chocolate Profiteroles – GF, CF, DF, RSF

Chocolate profiterole on plate

It's a rare thing when a gluten-free recipe tastes exactly like the original. Who knew that profiteroles, or cream puffs, would be one of those rare things. 🙂 I used my modified version of America's Test Kitchen gluten free flour blend. They're light and eggy. They puff up and have the exact same texture as regular ...

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Tahdig: Persian Hash Browns – Nightshade-free, GF, CF

tahdig

I'm so excited to present you with this recipe for Tahdig, or as I think of it, rice hash browns! Yeah, that's where my mind goes when I see a pan-fried salty starch that goes great with a tomato-based sauce. 🙂 I've been avoiding potatoes for a while. I can handle other nightshades but the white potatoes ...

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Lemon Mousse Tart – Corn-free, GF, Refined SF

Lemon Mousse Tart on plate

I loved the lemon star sandwich cookies I made last December so much that I couldn't stop playing with the recipe. I've tweaked the lemon curd recipe into a fluffy cloud of lemon mousse to make this very elegant but easy lemon tart recipe. The addition of whipped coconut cream mellows out the tart lemon curd ...

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Chocolate Coconut Snack Mix – Grain-free, RSF, Corn-free

Chocolate snack mix

Chocolate coconut snack mix is a great low-sugar, grain-free treat. With fiber and good fats from the coconut and nuts, antioxidants from chocolate and goji berries, it packs a lot of nutrition in a small portable package! I was inspired by a package at Chocolate Coconut Crisps. Don't get me wrong—it was great. However, at $5 for ...

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