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Ian’s Favorite Gluten-free Brownies Recipe

July 15, 2017 By Denise Costello

gluten-free brownies

Ian’s Favorite Gluten-free Brownies   Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: American Prep time:  15 mins Cook time:  25 mins Total time:  40 mins Save Print Makes 16 large or 25 smaller brownies Ingredients 8 Tbs (1 stick) unsalted butter ¾ cup birch sugar (or cane sugar) ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process) ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 cold large eggs 2.5 ounces almond ...

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: dessert, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly

Gluten-Free, Nut-Free and Dairy-free Baking!

July 3, 2014 By Denise Costello

GF-Flours

Amy is baking "without" this week: come taste the delicious results! -- Denise When my family went gluten-free last year, I started to notice that many gluten-free products weren’t nut- or soy- or dairy-free. Normally, that wouldn’t be a problem, but I also began to realize how many children have nut allergies or soy-sensitivity and how many adults are eating less dairy. My son couldn’t sit at the allergy table because he was usually bringing nut-based foods to school. Living gluten-free ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating Tagged With: chocolate, coconut, dairy-free, dessert, egg, entertaining, Gluten Free, healthy, healthy snack, Kid Friendly, nut-free, recipe, strategies, summer

Gluten-free Brownies

February 6, 2014 By Denise Costello

gluten-free brownies

February is chocolate month here at the Energized Body.  Amy’s got a great take on gluten-free brownies this week.  Enjoy! -- Denise In our house, brownies aren’t optional. Every batch is devoured, usually in hours, not days. When we had to go gluten-free, it was one of the first baked goods I worked to remake. Our favorite recipe just didn’t seem to work as well gluten-free. My research turned up a master recipe by Alice Medrich, a well-known chocolate baking expert.  I swapped out the gluten ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating Tagged With: almond flour, chocolate, dessert, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, recipes

Gluten-Free Holiday Cookies

December 12, 2013 By Denise Costello

Gluten-free cookies sample

Amy plunges into gluten-free cookies this week. Who could say no to that? -- Denise The winter holidays are all about tradition. Whether your family hails from Italy or India or Israel, how we celebrate is passed down from one generation to the next. This is especially true when it comes to food. Christmas without gingerbread, Hanukkah without latkes, or Diwali without gulab jamun? Just not the same! When you are gluten-free, those traditions often need to change, sometimes in simple, ...

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Filed Under: Seasonal Entertaining Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, chocolate, cranberries, dessert, entertaining, ginger, Gluten Free, holidays, Kid Friendly, recipes

Fall is Apple Picking Season!

September 26, 2013 By Denise Costello

Apple Clafoutis Recipe

Crunch! There is nothing better than biting into a crisp apple just picked from the tree.  Each fall, I soo look forward to our family fall ritual of apple picking. Our new favorite apple orchard is Honey Pot Hill Orchard. It is a beautiful setting and well laid out, so you don’t realize the crowds. For the little kids there are animals, a hedge maze and their famous hot fresh cinnamon-cider donuts! I have to say that apples are one of my favorite fruits. They are simple, inexpensive, portable ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating Tagged With: almond flour, apples, baked, dessert, entertaining, Gluten Free, holidays, Kid Friendly

Make Time for Strawberries

July 3, 2013 By Denise Costello

It’s strawberry season! Farmers markets are showcasing their beautiful red strawberries and you may even see a strawberry festival or two. For me, this is the first sign that summer has begun. The strawberry is such a potent little package: anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-aging and more! Did you ever notice that the strawberry is shaped like a heart? I take that as the first clue that this fruit is good for you. Here are my top 5 health reasons why I strive to eat strawberries every ...

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating Tagged With: coconut milk, dairy free, dessert, Gluten Free, healthy snack, hemp milk, ice cream, non-dairy, strawberry

How to Use Your CSA box!

June 20, 2013 By Denise Costello

market basket

Got a CSA box? Shopping at the farmer’s market this weekend? Below are some recipes to help you use all those wonderful healing veggies. Let’s learn about some of the benefits we get from these veggies: Radishes: these are amazing! They are high in skin-beautifying sulfur, silicon and Vitamin C. They are said to be arguably the best mucus-dissolving food for the digestive tract, which helps cleanses our systems. The cleaner and more free of toxins our systems are, the more beautiful we ...

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Filed Under: Nutritional Facts Tagged With: Asian, bok choi, broccoli, CSA, dessert, dressing, Gluten Free, greens, kale, market, onion, radish, recipes, rhubarb, salad, strawberries

Springtime Recipes for Holy Week

March 27, 2013 By Denise Costello

Gerbers

As a Catholic, I am partaking in a peaceful week of reflection, penance and fasting as we prepare for Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. The traditional name given to this week is Holy Week. It starts with Palm Sunday, followed by Holy Thursday, and Good Friday. I love the services and the quiet reflective quality that this week brings. Followed by a joyous Easter celebration with family and friends. Here are some simple meals so you, too, can have a little easier week, regardless if you ...

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Filed Under: Seasonal Entertaining Tagged With: almond flour, crockpot, curry, dessert, entertaining, Gluten Free, greens, holidays, pineapple, recipes, salad

St. Patrick’s Day

March 15, 2013 By Denise Costello

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St. Patrick’s Day has always been a favorite of mine.  Wearing green, sipping a Guinness, and sharing a traditional Irish meal with the family. It’s all fun, but what is the day really about? March 17this a day that we remember the remarkable St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who actually had good reason to despise the Irish. This is a story of a 16-year-old boy taken by Irish pirates from his family in Britain around 387 AD. They brought him to Ireland as a slave, and it was 6 ...

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Filed Under: Seasonal Entertaining Tagged With: cabbage, coconut, corned beef, dessert, dinner, lime, pear, potatoes, salad, smoothie, spinach

Almost there! Healthy Holidays!

December 20, 2012 By Denise Costello

The best way to handle the stress of the final run up to the holidays?  Be prepared!  For me, that means thinking and cooking ahead.  When will you need some extra time?  Be it morning or night, I've got some tricks up my holiday sleeves that I would like to share with you. Smoothie for Breakfast: make mine a double! Nothing starts the day off right like a healthy, color- and vitamin-infused Kale Pineapple Smoothie. So tasty, your kids will drink them; so energy-filled, you'll swear by them. ...

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Filed Under: Seasonal Entertaining Tagged With: almond flour, beet, chicken, coconut, crockpot, dessert, entertaining, garlic, Gluten Free, holidays, kale, macadamia, pineapple, recipes, sleep, smoothie, soup

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