Happy Easter!

April 5, 2010 Travel

Happy Easter Everyone! I am off to California for a week of sun and sand. Thought I would leave you with a lovely lemon dessert to look at.
Lemon cake infused with lemon zest,
Homemade lemon curd with 1 cup of fresh lemon juice,
Whipped cream folded into lemon curd for the icing,
Strawberries, Raspberries and blueberries marinating in [...]

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Recipe: Flourless Fudge Cookies

April 2, 2010 Recipes

I have now made these a couple of times. And every time the verdict is 2 thumbs up! These are very easy to make and oh so delicious.
Recipe
2 ¼ cups gf icing sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp espresso powder (optional but good. I found it at Williams Sonoma)
1 cup cocoa powder( I use Bernard Callebeaut choc-I [...]

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Recipe: Thick Chewy Granola Bars

March 23, 2010 Recipes

One of the first things that start lacking in a celiac’s diet is fibre. Pre-celiac days, most of us ate whole wheat products. I used to buy the highest whole grain bread I could find.
And never had any problems with my fibre intake.
When you are a celiac, fibre is much harder to find. A lot [...]

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Recipe: Nanaimo Bars

March 9, 2010 Recipes

Nanaimo Bars – something to me that makes me think of holidays. When I was a kid that is when we had them. It seemed to take a long time to make, so thus, making them A HOLIDAY ONLY TREAT!!
Well, not only can you make them any day of the year, now you can eat [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Chinese Chicken Balls

February 26, 2010 Recipes

While searching the internet scoping out gluten free blogs I have not read. I found www.thebakingbeauties.com
It is Canadian site, with the writer living in rural Manitoba Canada. As I was browsing her recipes, this one- Chinese Chicken Balls popped out on me. I remember as a kid going to the only Chinese food restaurant in [...]

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Olympic Opening Ceremoies

February 18, 2010 Uncategorized

On Friday, I held a Canada party. It was the night of the opening ceremonies for the Olympics games being held in Vancouver, Canada. Over the previous couple of days, I started feeling a sense of deep Canadian spirit and wanted to host a night to celebrate being Canadian and the Canadian athletes. I [...]

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Recipe: Scones

February 9, 2010 Recipes

Why do I blog?
I was reading the “celiac husband” blog and his question was:
“Why does he blog?”
So, I thought about it on my last walk and I came to many conclusions:
I blog to assist other people with celiac disease by providing recipes, and products that I have tried that work, or do not work. [...]

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Recipe: Creamy Shrimp Pasta

February 4, 2010 Uncategorized

What to make for supper?
What else can I do with pasta?
These are questions many of us deal with when preparing meals for our families.
I happen to be at home full-time right now, therefore have more time to make the meals for my bunch of men.
Not everyone is able to be at home, but we all [...]

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Bakery Review: GF Patisserie

January 26, 2010 Carrie Recommends

Recently I went to a great GLUTEN FREE BAKERY that was opened in Cochrane, Alberta called GF Patisserie and it was fabulous!
My sister had told me about this bakery after reading Macleans Magazine in December. But with the roads so icy, and Christmas looming, I had never gotten there until now. I actually went right [...]

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Try Macarons!

January 21, 2010 Carrie Recommends

I am sure, some of you are thinking I have made a spelling mistake.. In Macarons…… Should it not be macaroons?
Actually, NO!
Macaroons are a coconut based cookie-and macarons are a French cookie. It is made with almonds. It has 2 delicate almond meringue wafers sandwiched with a luscious filling. Oh ya! Where, do you say-did [...]

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