Just Baking

Two summers ago when my husband and I lived in British Columbia, I was spoiled by the bountiful supply of inexpensive blueberries. Our local farmer’s market store, just a pleasant stroll away, was literally clearing them out for just $1.99 a pound! Needless to say, we stocked up. I believe I dedicated an entire afternoon to properly cleaning […]

I was recently introduced to a new potential superfood, chia seeds.  Like most people, my first reaction was chia what?  Is that the same as a chia pet?  In a way, yes.  Chia pets are grown using the chia seeds, but as it turns out, these tiny little bits of food pack quite a bit […]

I love baking from scratch.  There is something so fun and rewarding about transforming ordinary ingredients into a delicious dessert.  But lets face it; sometimes we have a sweet tooth with no time or energy to play Rachael Ray.  In our household, the cravings come most often from my husband.  Sudden bursts of “I need […]

Who wouldn’t love to merge health and dessert?  Recently I had the luck to stumble across a well known pastry chef, Fran Costigan, who specializes in this very concept.  In fact, Fran’s extensive culinary experience combined with her desire to have her cake and eat it too, has resulted in too many ‘healthy’ dessert recipes […]

Last week a delightful shipment landed on my doorstep.  It contained four attractively designed packages of the latest non-dairy cheese to hit North America, Sheese.  Produced in Scotland, this stuff has been all the rage among the vegan community.  As someone who’s writing and baking revolves around all things dairy-free, I was insanely eager to […]

It is true, I recently discovered a wonderful woman who makes gluten-Free bread mixes that easily rival their wheat-based cousins.  This gluten-free maven, otherwise known as Anna Sobaski, has developed five wonderful creations, aptly named “Breads From Anna™.”  I had the pleasure of trialing each of the four dairy-free selections, but it was her Gluten, Corn, […]

Several years ago I returned to a dairy-free diet when I discovered that I had not outgrown my childhood milk allergy.  Since I had never been fond of milk or cheese (I know, it’s just me and the cows on the cheese) there were only a few rough spots in the transition.  The primary issue […]

Just when I had tackled, no make that mastered, dairy-free cookies, a new dietary challenge was thrown into the mix - wheat-free.  Today, I made my first attempt at recreating my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sans wheat and milk of any kind.  Though I still consider the recipe a work in progress, the initial trial passed […]