Archive | October, 2010

World Psoriasis Day & how to cope with childhood psoriasis

It’s World Psoriasis Day today and I have to confess, I’m a little emotional.  This year the National Psoriasis Foundation is focusing on childhood psoriasis awareness.  Unfortunately we are all too familiar with childhood psoriasis in this house. Our daughter, Kylie, is 5 years old.  She was diagnosed with psoriasis when she was 4 yrs. [...]

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Dairy Free Chicken Burritos

When life is hectic, crock pots come in very handy.  I cooked a whole 4.5 pound free range organic chicken in my crock pot yesterday.  We ate off of it for dinner, but still had quite a bit left over.  Tonight is going to be another busy evening, so I decided to make dinner early.  [...]

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Dairy Free/Vegan Warm Maple Sesame Drink

Just in time for the chilly fall weather!! As part of this month’s SOS Kitchen Challenge, I decided to re-create a recipe my good friend, Maribel, made for me when I was pregnant with my second daughter.  It was a warm drink with ground toasted sesame seeds, milk, and brown sugar.  Course, that was BEFORE [...]

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Gluten Free/Vegan Apple Crisp

I love apple crisp.  Seriously, who really doesn’t love a good apple crisp?!  Served warm, with a side of your favorite non-dairy vanilla ice cream.  YUM! Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F).   Apple Filling:5 large (they were really large!) fuji apples, peeled & thinly sliced 2 TBSP lemon juice1/4 cup agave nectar1 tsp cinnamon1/2 [...]

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The Gluten Free German Puffed Pancake

  I had never heard of a German Puffed Pancake until my sister in law told me what it was. It’s basically just one big puffed up pancake baked in the oven, normally in a cast iron skillet. It sounded intriguing, so I thought I would try it.   The result? Something very similar to [...]

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