A few years ago, when I started cooking grain-free recipes, I heard about coconut flour as an alternative to wheat flour. I wasn’t sure how to use it though, and since it wasn’t a straight substitution, I needed some help learning how. Enter Bruce Fife’s cookbook, Cooking with Coconut Flour. There’s nothing flashy about this… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Baked Goods
#MmmMonday: Paleo Indulgences & Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins Review
This week, I’m introducing MmmMonday! Each week, I’m going to try a recipe from one of my cookbooks, let you know how it goes, and give a quick review of the book. You can join in too by linking up with something awesome you cooked this week! The first book I’m reviewing is Tammy Credicott’s… Continue Reading
Anneliese’s Birthday Cake
Anneliese’s birthday is at the end of July, and that means Summer is in full-swing and berries are busting out all over (well, here in Central California anyway!) My girl is a huge fan of fruit, so last year when she turned 1, I sought out a grain-free strawberry cake. I ended up making a… Continue Reading
Grain-Free Microwave Cake with Raspberry Sauce
On Father’s Day, my husband asked for “something sweet.” And after I looked through lots of recipe books, and asked him “What about this? What about that?” He finally told me, “One of those mug cakes you do in the microwave would work just fine. I didn’t mean anything complicated.” So I made us mug… Continue Reading
Grain-Free Chocolate Cake Donuts with Vanilla Bean Glaze
I’ve been so excited about my new donut pan! I even have another one on the way, and even ordered the mini-donut pan too. There’s just something about baked confections with a hole in the middle! Why are they so fun?? So my Mother-in-law is in town this weekend, and since both kids were napping… Continue Reading
Grain-Free White Chocolate Chip Cookies
One evening, I couldn’t stop thinking about cookies. It was late when I decided to whip these up, and since I didn’t want to wait for multiple batches to finish in the oven, I put about half of the batter into mini muffin cups instead of right on the parchment paper (these need about… Continue Reading
Grain-Free Triple-Coconut Delight Donuts
I’m a giant Pinterest fan, and when I saw this donut recipe, I had to re-pin it even though I didn’t have a donut pan. But the idea of donuts was sowed in my mind, and I couldn’t stop thinking of them… so I ordered this donut pan (recommended by my twitter friends), and now… Continue Reading
Joseph’s Grain-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Birth Day Cake
Since I kept torturing people with photos of this cake on twitter and instagram… I’ve been asked about a zillion times “WHAT IS THAT CAKE!?!” followed by “I MUST MAKE IT AND PUT IT IN MY MOUTH NOWWW!” Well it’s really really good. This is the cake I was GOING to make while in labor… Continue Reading
Grain-Free Cinnamon Bun Muffins
Grain-free, gluten-free muffins, perfect for when you’re craving a cinnamon bun without the stomach upset. These muffins are moist and flavorful, and the thin schmear of cream cheese icing is just the thing to make them extra-decadent. … Continue Reading
Primal Banana Cream Pie Cookies
You know those Little Debbie snacks, Oatmeal Cream Pies? They have soft oatmeal cookies and a creamy filling. I loved those as a kid. These are my “real food” version, and this is a banana “take” on the cream pie. The cookies are super soft, almost like banana bread muffin tops, and the filling is… Continue Reading
Grain-Free Sugar-Free Breakfast Cookies: Toddler-Approved
Perusing Pinterest, I found this recipe for oatmeal-raisin breakfast cookies. They looked great, except for the part about the oatmeal. Oh man, the last time I ate oats, I was pregnant with Anneliese and threw them into my grain-free waffles because I wanted the texture. BAD IDEA. There were some huge consequences, tummy-wise… So… Continue Reading
Sweet potato “cookies”
Here’s how to make these kid-friendly grain-free gluten-free treats. Just a few ingredients and a few minutes, and totally healthy! Great breakfast!… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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