Food
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The Importance of Staying Hydrated
This is the time of year that many people are stressed out trying to get everything ready in time for the holidays and it can take a toll on our health. One of the most important steps you can take to ensure you stay healthy through the holidays is to drink more water. This might be hard to believe but after reading “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water” by Dr. F. Batmanghelidj through my masters program in nutrition, I don’t quite look at water in the same light. It is such a fascinating book for many reasons, but the Dr. makes recommendations on how to naturally prevent and reverse such conditions…
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Delicious Nutty Ball Cookies
Holiday time wouldn’t be the same, at least in our household, without some holiday cookie baking. Each year, I always try some new recipes that I’ve torn from my cooking magazines or printed off from my favorite blogs. But I always open my tattered binder of family favorites…the ones that make a comeback appearance in the cookie tins I give as gifts each year. Nutty balls are just that – the type of recipe typed with a typewriter on a recipe card that reads “here’s what’s cookin'”. I don’t have the original card; that would be in my mom’s collection as I have been making them since I was…
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The Eight Days of Hanukkah
Hanukkah also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. This year Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 8th and lasts until December 16th. The story of Hanukkah is quite beautiful and is one of miracles and of overcoming Greek influence over the Jews in the Land of Israel. Antiochus, the Greek ruler, forbade any Jewish religious practices, so a small group of Jews called the Maccabees revolted against this power. This group…
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Homemade Buttermilk Syrup
Pancakes and french toast are some of my families favorite breakfast foods. Especially on the weekends. We love maple syrup and we even make our own yummy vanilla syrup, but I must say that this buttermilk syrup is my new favorite! This delicious syrup topping is perfect for pancakes, french toast, and crepes, and yes; it’s gluten–free. If you are tired of maple syrup and want to shake things up at the breakfast table, then give this buttermilk syrup a try. It’s fabulous as a topping on ice cream, too! Buttermilk Syrup 1 stick butter 1 C sugar 1C buttermilk 1 vanilla 1 T corn syrup 1/2 tsp baking soda…
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Gluten Free Graham Crackers
I found this yummy recipe for gluten-free graham crackers on the website for Jules Gluten Free Flour. You can either make your own graham crackers from scratch, or Jules has made it easy for you to buy her gluten-free graham cracker mix. You just have to add a few ingredients to the dry mixture. Graham crackers are easy to make and taste yummy by themselves, but I am excited to use these gluten-free graham crackers as a crust in a few pies for the holidays. –Note: I didn’t get as many graham crackers out of my batch as the recipe claims, but it was still plenty. I also didn’t take…
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Gluten-Free S’mores Monkey Bread
While spending a few minutes on Pinterest the other day, I stumbled upon a delicious looking recipe for S’mores Monkey Bread from recipesnobs.com. The pictures looked so delicious that I thought I would see if it would work as a gluten-free dessert. Not all recipes work well for a gluten-free swap, but I was thrilled with this one. I also used a gluten-free flour that I have found works well with a cup for cup exchange, so keep that in mind if you are not familiar with how your gluten-free flour will work in your recipe. Most do not work well. This recipe also calls for graham crackers, so I…
