My son recently had a birthday. For his birthday party, he wanted to share brownies with his friends. That sounds simple enough.
Enter food allergies. My family has a number of food allergies. The main one impacted by the desire for brownies is the fact that we eat a grain-free diet. That, however, isn’t the whole of the issue. We’ve made delicious brownies before. … Continue reading
My 9-year-old son has started making us dinner once a week. Last week, he decided that he wanted to make donuts for dessert to go along with his meal. Since my boys have never had a donut, this was a very exciting prospect for both of them.
Together, my 9-year-old and I came up with this recipe. (We modified it from another recipe I jotted down years ago – unfortunately, I don’t know its original origins).… Continue reading
As promised, once my boys picked all of the apples off of our tree [see HERE], we processed them to make a big batch of applesauce. Applesauce is so simple to make, and delicious to eat. For us, it was a great way to make use of our harvest of super-tart apples.
Applesauce is one of those things that is made almost entirely to taste (well, when you make it yourself instead buying it pre-made), so I’ll describe how we made ours below.… Continue reading
The other week, my favorite chef – who also happens to be one of my dearest friends, had a discussion with my boys regarding their favorite treats. When he mentioned that his one of his favorites were Almond Joy bars, my boys stared at him blankly. They had no idea what he was talking about. Because of their food allergies, they have never tasted an Almond Joy bar.… Continue reading
My oldest son turned 9 last week. One of the ways he wanted to celebrate his birthday was to make Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. This ice cream is simple to make, delicious to eat, and is a big hit with anyone who enjoys minty flavors.
We were able to get raw cream from our local dairy, so that’s what we used this time. … Continue reading
Over the summer, we picked up a flat of peaches from our local farmers’ market. We ate most of them simply as they came, raw and either whole or cut in slices. After we had consumed about half of the peaches, I decided to freeze some so we could have a special taste of summer in the middle of the winter.… Continue reading
When we told our boys that we were staying home over the holidays (see HERE), of course they were disappointed. Like my husband and I, they were looking forward to seeing their extended family as well as the celebrations that accompany the holidays. Since we changed plans at the last minute, we had no celebratory plans of our own, so we decided to do some new things to make the time special.… Continue reading
Yesterday hosted a small birthday celebration for a dear, long-time friend (over 25 years!). She and the other friends present routinely spoil my boys, as well as my husband and me, so we took advantage of the situation to put together something special for them.
My 8-year-old planned out the meal. He read through cookbooks and started with an extremely elaborate menu. … Continue reading
While we were visiting/taking care of my grandmother (see HERE), we made our first pumpkin pie of the season. And it was delicious. Now that we’ve been reminded of how much we love pumpkin flavored treats, my boys are begging for more.
If you’re interested in making a simple, delicious Pumpkin Custard, which also happens to be grain-free, gluten-free, Paleo, and GAPS friendly, you can find my recipe HERE.… Continue reading
It’s summertime, and this week it’s very hot. In our house, this means it’s time to make ice cream.
We haven’t made a lot of ice cream so far this summer. I’ve still been mostly sugar free (see HERE) and we just returned from our second big road trip of the summer (read more details about our adventure HERE), so we’ve been gone quite a bit. … Continue reading