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Raw Sweet Potato Pie

This year I am lightening up the dessert course (and improving its nutrition!) by making raw sweet potato pie. This pie has two toppings to choose from: traditional walnut and a bright citrus glaze. Sweet and spicy like the Thanksgiving classic, but so much lighter and healthier after a decadent family meal—I think you will really enjoy this special holiday pie!

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Grain Free Hodgepodge Cookies

Old fashioned cookies and milk is a treat that many food-allergic families have to give up. These grain free, sugar free cookies actually taste really good!

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Beautiful, Bulletproof Chicken Broth

Homemade chicken broth has a reputation for curing what ails you, and that reputation is well-deserved. Here’s why…

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Grain Free Holiday Muffins

For the last year, I’ve been collecting recipes for whole-food, low-sugar treats for my daughter that don’t contain any grains, almonds, cashews or other ingredients that she’s allergic to. I’ve spent many years baking with wheat, rice, spelt, oat and other grain-based flours, and I can tell you it’s tough to make a baked treat [...]

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Allergen Free Non-Toxic Finger Paints

Did you know that conventional, store-bought fingerpaints can contain toxic chemicals like toluene, ethylene glycol, petroleum-based waxes, polymers, and artificial colors that can be easily absorbed through your child’s skin? Even the brands labeled “non-toxic” can contain these dangerous ingredients! (How this is legal is anyone’s guess.) And if that weren’t enough, genetically engineered soy, [...]

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Shiso Fabulous

This week the CSA box had a big bunch of shiso. I haven’t eaten shiso—also called perilla, beefsteak plant, or sesame leaf—since I lived in South Korea over 15 years ago, so the bunch in my box inspired me to research traditional Korean dishes this week.

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