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Are You Existing or Thriving?

2 Comments 17 January 2012

I love the name of Nancy Olson’s site, “Thriving with Celiac”, because I know what it means to thrive. Thriving is far more than living. It’s living with energy and vitality. It’s feeling healthy, opening your eyes to possibilities that may not even have been a remote thought before, and flourishing. And you can thrive [...]

Book Review, GF Recipes, GF Resources, Healthy Living

The Pure Kitchen: a book review

9 Comments 10 January 2012

I’d like to share a wonderful new gluten-free, dairy-free cookbook with you, written by fellow blogger, Hallie Klecker. I’ve been a fan of Hallie’s recipes for a while now, because her focus is on whole, natural, pure foods. And she brilliantly combines these healthy foods into mouthwatering recipes. You can get started by visiting Hallie’s [...]

GF Recipes, Healthy Living

Fennel Orange and Sesame Salad and New Year, New You!

21 Comments 05 January 2012

Welcome to the first installment of New Year, New You! Hallie of Daily Bites and Lexie of Lexie’s Kitchen have organized an inspirational blogging event with the goal of encouraging all of us to “Take the Pure Living Plunge”! What does Pure Living mean? Every Thursday in January you’ll hear from various gluten-free bloggers who will encourage you [...]

GF Recipes, GF Resources, Healthy Living

Gluten-Free Breakfast and The Balanced Platter

32 Comments 03 January 2012

On January 1st, 2012, a new gluten-free website launched that you all need to know about. It’s called The Balanced Platter created by Maggie of She Let Them Eat Cake and Amy of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free, and it’s purpose is to provide you with gluten-free diet tips from your favorite gluten-free bloggers. You’ll find [...]

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Gluten-Free Christmas Menu…with a little help from my friends

4 Comments 24 December 2011

Since I’m traveling this year to spend time with my mom for Christmas, I didn’t spend the entire month of December planning a Christmas Dinner. I’m leaving that up to mom this year. And boy does she have some amazing dishes planned for us. (I was honored that she even has a few of my [...]

GF Product Reviews

Friday’s Find: GF Instant Oatmeal by Bakery on Main

1 Comment 23 December 2011

We’ve loved Bakery on Main’s granola products for years. See my past reviews of their granola and granola bars here. Not only are their products gluten-free and delicious, they are convenient. Need a quick snack? Grab a bar or a handful of granola. At this busy time of the year, convenience often means making poor [...]

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Home for the Holidays Winners!

2 Comments 20 December 2011

I thoroughly enjoyed reading what Home for the Holidays means to you. You warmed my heart, made me laugh, and got me in the Christmas spirit. Here are a few of my favorite responses: “Being a military family, we are very rarely home for the holidays. We are also from clear across the country from [...]

GF Recipes

Home for the Holidays…Gluten-Free Style: Christmas Breakfast Casserole

261 Comments 16 December 2011

Welcome to today’s edition of Home for the Holidays … Gluten-Free Style, hosted by Shirley at gfe—gluten free easily! Thanks for joining me, Shirley, and 23 other gluten-free bloggers as we share recipes that mean both home and holidays to us. You all have those recipes. When you think of being home for the holidays, you [...]

Book Review, GF Recipes, Healthy Living

Cannellini Beans and Sage, Veganism, and the Crazy Sexy Diet

18 Comments 12 December 2011

I didn’t want to announce this, because I wasn’t sure I could do it. But I committed to 21 days of eating a vegan diet. At the time I wasn’t sure if it was a life changing decision for me, or just another experiment in the pursuit of health in the wide world of food, [...]