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Poached Pears with Chocolate Ganache for New Year’s Eve (gluten free, dairy free, soy free, vegan)

December 30, 2014 By Jessica

Poached Pears with Chocolate Ganache for New Year’s Eve (gluten free, dairy free, soy free, vegan)

Can you believe we are just days away from 2015? Before I go on about this heavenly dessert I couldn’t help but think (sitting here at my kitchen table with my laptop, nibbling on roasted pumpkin seeds) about how the year has quickly flown by. Do you all feel the same way, or is it just me? read more

Filed Under: chocolate, dessert, entertaining, holiday, vegan Tagged With: chocolate, dairy-free, dessert, entertaining, gluten-free, holiday, soy-free, vegan

Chocolate Peppermint (Brookie) Cookies

December 23, 2014 By Jessica

Chocolate Peppermint (Brookie) Cookies

In case you have a little more baking muscle in you and not quite tired of sugar just yet (me? never) I have a chocolate peppermint cookie, more like a brookie recipe for it’s brownie like center, that I had to share with you before Christmas.

I have always admired chocolate peppermint bark at Williams Sonoma from afar, which pushed me to create my peppermint bark marshmallows, but that wasn’t enough. It never is, is it? I had to create something chocolate/peppermint in a cookie form. read more

Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, dessert, holiday Tagged With: cookies, dairy-free, dessert, gluten-free, holiday, soy-free

Olive Oil Cake

December 23, 2014 By Jessica

Olive Oil Cake

Oddly enough, and usually the case, I have food on my mind while running. I know, the thought of food meandering in my head while working up a sweat to “Eye of the Tiger” does seem unconventional, and well, odd but I just can’t help but think of food, even on a run. Lately more about sweets than savory. Then again, it is December, the unofficial month of sugar, where there is more sugar in my kitchen than usual.  read more

Filed Under: cakes, dessert, entertaining, holiday Tagged With: cakes, dairy-free, dessert, entertaining, gluten-free, holiday, soy-free

Gingerbread Waffles

December 20, 2014 By Jessica

Gingerbread Waffles

I love lazy weekend days like today after an intense week of holiday activities …

Since dreaming about the flavor of gingerbread for well over a week now, I thought what would be more perfect than gingerbread waffles this morning with a cup of hot chocolate, of course, and topped with homemade marshmallows. As if there was any other way. read more

Filed Under: breakfast, holiday, vegan Tagged With: breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, holiday, soy-free, vegan

Peanut and Cashew Brittle

December 18, 2014 By Jessica

Peanut and Cashew Brittle

If you are looking to give a homemade food gift this year, but don’t have too much time, this is the perfect gift to give. A sweet, slightly salty, buttery nut crunch (yes, all that in one!) that is one of the easiest, and quickest candies to make. Who doesn’t love candy, especially when it’s homemade? read more

Filed Under: dessert, holiday, vegan Tagged With: dairy-free, dessert, gluten-free, holiday, soy-free, vegan

Chanukah Sugar Cookies (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, vegan)

December 16, 2014 By Jessica

Chanukah Sugar Cookies (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, vegan)

It’s that time again for the joys of baking and the glorious cookies it brings. The perks of being in the kitchen. So many things to bake this month. We will worry about calories another month … right?!This is a sugar cookie recipe I make every Chanukah. It’s my youngest sons’ favorite cookies, mine too. We both love sugar cookies. Okay, I really haven’t met a cookie I didn’t like, neither have they (!) but for Chanukah, we bake sugar cookies. 🙂  read more

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Baked Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Glaze

December 12, 2014 By Jessica

Baked Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Glaze

I will admit proofing dough (twice) then frying for a good long time is not something I look forward to doing after my big batch of latkes earlier in the week, even though it is customary to fry doughnuts for Chanukah. Although, I wouldn’t mind eating them (along with the rest of the gang) if a doughnut fairy (or is it donut?) came to make a batch of course … so with no fairy near, I decided to bake these sweet potato doughnuts – that’s right my friends sweet potato – nothing like you ever had before. Seriously. read more

Filed Under: dessert, vegan Tagged With: dairy-free, dessert, gluten-free, holiday, soy-free, vegan

Zucchini Parsnip Latkes

December 8, 2014 By Jessica

Zucchini Parsnip Latkes

I cannot imagine Chanukah without frying. It’s just what we do. The symbol of Chanukah, without getting all technical here, is about the miracle of how one day of oil lasted for eight days. And so, to commemorate the holiday, we traditionally fry things in oil, reminding us of all the miracles of Chanukah. When Chanukah (and Christmas) are over I usually hope for the miracle of losing the extra pounds. But that’s another story … read more

Filed Under: appetizers, entertaining, holiday, side dishes, vegan Tagged With: dairy-free, entertaining, gluten-free, holiday, side dishes, soy-free, vegan

Peppermint Bark Marshmallows

December 5, 2014 By Jessica

Peppermint Bark Marshmallows

It’s December and the holidays are near, which means the legendary flavor of peppermint (and chocolate) is all around us in just about every sweet product. The hard part, with all the wonderful treats I see, is that rarely can I bring home something for my family to enjoy. Every ingredient label reads “contains wheat, dairy, soy, egg”. So when the holidays (and holiday gifts) come around my kitchen goes into overtime mode after the little guys go to bed. Aside from the flavor combination of peppermint and chocolate that we know and love, there is one other important component to the holidays of early winter … read more

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Scallion Egg Piroshki (Galette), in honor of my Grandmother Dina

December 2, 2014 By Jessica

Scallion Egg Piroshki (Galette), in honor of my Grandmother Dina

This recipe is in memory of my grandmother, who would make this for most of our big family gatherings. I think she knew they were my favorite. I was pretty transparent about it as I would run into her house straight for the kitchen, barely a hello, looking for scallion egg piroshki (meaning “dough with filling” in Russian also known as a galette, in French) fresh out of the oven. It was my most favorite thing she would make. That and her crescent walnut cookies coated with tons of powdered sugar. Hers tasted a hundred times better than mine. Though she made it with gluten, that’s not what made it different. There was something she did with the scallions. They were always so incredibly soft and coated with egg. Nobody in the family has the recipe, unfortunately, so I had to settle for guessing.  read more

Filed Under: breakfast, main dishes Tagged With: breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, main dishes, soy-free

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Hi! I'm Jessica, welcome to my blog! I'm a wife and mother of four (all boys, including twins. Did not see that coming!) who loves to eat. Discovering food intolerances in my family and myself had me think about cooking differently with an emphasis on nutrition, but not any less deliciously. No, won't settle for that, neither will my kids! Here you will find simple, healthy, seasonal recipes we love that are gluten, dairy, and soy free. Many are also egg free, nut free, plant-based and/or grain free, given our evolving dietary lifestyle. Even though we live a life of dietary restrictions, my passion for food keeps me on a constant quest to create tasty recipes or adapt our favorite recipes from my stack of cookbooks to bring back the joy of eating again, without sacrificing flavor. Hope you find some inspiration and recipes to enjoy ... thanks for stopping by!

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