May is Celiac Awareness Month! Plus, A New Recipe!

May is Celiac Awareness Month! Plus, A New Recipe!

  IT IS OFFICIALLY CELIAC AWARENESS MONTH!!   As many of you know, May is Celiac Awareness Month. I want to thank the entire Celiac Community and our allies for the tremendous amount of love, support and strength you have all shown each other and myself.  Every one out there fighting to take back their health and their lives and spreading the awareness of this disease is a true hero. It’s the every day heroes like YOU that keep me going! Before I share my recipe with you, I want to briefly talk about a MAJOR and relevant topic here… INFLAMMATION. Inflammation, what can I say but I HATE…

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Everyone Needs a Little Sunshine!!!!

Everyone Needs a Little Sunshine!!!!

I found my little girl, Brooklyn, (pic above) happily on her back passed out in a small area of the floor where the sun had broken through my curtains. She was in a blissful state. Her legs twitched back and forth as if she were running through a large grass field with a million cookies all around. That was of course until she heard me go for my phone to take her picture. She woke up startled, her hair a mess and rolled over as if to say, “Really mom? That was a great dream”. Sorry dear. What I really wanted…

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Time to Take Back Your Health!!

Time to Take Back Your Health!!

I have way too many wonderful recipes to not be sharing with you.  Especially since I cook pretty much 99% of every meal I eat, own and operate a gluten free allergy friendly bakery in NY and am always creating new dishes all the time.  Of course they are all gluten, egg, dairy, soy, refined sugar free, as well as nutrition packed, always organic and always with the idea of keeping the gut calm and in healing mode.   I haven’t been keeping these recipes from you, I promise.  Life just pulled me in 10 different directions. Until yesterday. While…

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A Cookie For Lauren – Grain Free, Gluten Free and Hope

A Cookie For Lauren – Grain Free, Gluten Free and Hope

With so much craziness going on lately I sometimes get pulled into the nonsense and get taken from my actual purpose here…to help. That’s all. I don’t wish to argue, beg or plead with anyone anymore for them to understand, have compassion, offer a few moments on their talk show or for a write up in their magazine. It’s become painfully obvious that some just do not want to hear about this disease and what I have to say about it. And then I remembered my new friend Lauren. One busy weekend I received a call from my friend who…

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Pumpkin Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Pumpkin Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Colorful leaves on trees, holidays approaching, a chill in the air and PUMPKINS!!!!!!!!!!!  AHHHHHH the signs of Fall that I absolutely LOVE!  Not only are these round orange little cuties cute to look at but they are packed with nutrition.  They are rich in dietary fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, and vitamins such as Vitamin-A, Vitamin-C and Vitamin-E.  They  make great pies, soup muffins and yes, PANCAKES!  Not hard at all and oh so so good.  You can absolutely make with fresh pupkin or the organic pumpkin puree you find in the market.  Make them on a lazy weekend morning or even for…

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Squeeze Out The Last Of Summer!

Squeeze Out The Last Of Summer!

Orange Poppyseed Vanilla Muffin! Gluten, Soy Free Vegan Goodness!! Summer over soon!!???? Crazy how fast time flies.  I remember when I was a kid time seemed so long. The time between seasons was an eternity. Especially waiting on Christmas and the end of the school year.  As soon as that last day of school and summer vacation was inevitable i was psyched!!!!!!!!!!!!! It seemed to go on forever!!! Playing outside with friends, pool parties, barbeques, sleep overs, up late nights sitting outside watching the stars and the most important the ICE CREAM man!!!!!!!!!  I would hear those bells ring from…

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What’s Red, Round and Squishy in the middle? No, Not Santa!  (Holiday Giveaway)

Holiday time to me used to mean one of my all-time favorite things: baking Christmas cookies with my sister.  We would plan for weeks to make batches of all different kinds of cookies, chocolate chips, pecan cups, walnut balls and jam dot cookies.   This was a time not only to eat all those fresh baked yummy treats but a special time with my older sister who gave me her undivided attention for the evening.  Oh the joy!!  We baked with cousins, friends and then, eventually with her daughter and son.  When we both were diagnosed with celiac disease almost…

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Orange At Christmas?? Naturally Gluten Free Goodness!

Hey all my gluten free friends!!  With all the holiday festivities and everyone running around like mad I’m sure YOUR not your number one concern.  Unfortunately when you are dealing with this every changing autoimmune disease taking a “day off” is a luxury you just don’t have.  I know for me I’ve been so busy lately that inflammation creeps up every once and a while indicating that something is off.  So I took a break from all the green and red around a decided to go ORANGE!   If you follow this blog you know how excited I get for…

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Thanksgiving Is Here….Grain Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free and Vegan Love For You!

Since Thanksgiving has snuck up on me this year, well I have been a bit preoccupied with other nonsense as you all know, I didn’t get to post all the wonderful recipes I had planned for you. I will get to that in a second but first I want to take this opportunity to be thankful for some things that all celiacs can take part in… 1.) Thankful that I can still drink WINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (not too much but its still an option!) 2.) Thankful for the people who GET IT! 3.) Thankful for the years I had to taste everything…

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More Fun With Squash!! Gluten, Dairy Free”Spaghetti” With Kale and Tomatoes

Yeah, making squash again.  This time it’s spaghetti squash.  Not only is it easy to make, it’s delicious and of course is packed with vitamins! Spaghetti Squash, Kale & Tomato Ingredients: 1 medium spaghetti squash 1/2 onion 1 and 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes 2 cups cut up kale, fresh 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup daiya cheese or dairy cheese if you can 1 and 1/2 tsp salt & pepper, more to taste Directions: Carefully cut open spaghetti squash & clean out seeds.  Put on a steamer tray in pot w/some water & put a lid on the pot (or…

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