If you’ve been eating gluten-free for any length of time, you know that storebought gluten-free bread is…well, not like “real” bread. Because xanthan gum is needed to substitute for the “missing” gluten, even the best GF bread has a tendency to have a texture reminiscent of rubber. The problem, in my opinion, is the apparent […]
Banana Muffin Recipe (& Tropical Traditions giveaway)
I found these sheep cupcakes at Martha Stewart via Pinterest. I wanted to surprise my daughters with them for our sheep/animals unit, but I didn’t want to do cupcakes; I decided to make muffins instead. They would have looked better if I’d made frosting, but I didn’t want to make a bunch of frosting just […]
Why Do We Need to Eat Grains? (Or Do We?)
A few weeks ago, I promised a post about why it is a big deal not eating grains, and why it bugs me to hear people say that a) it isn’t and b) that humans aren’t designed to eat grains in the first place. We Are Designed to Eat Grains Let me tackle the “b)” […]