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A gluten-free, vegan survey

Hi! Yes, I still exist, and yes, I’m still a gluten-free vegan! I’ve just been busy – we bought a house in April, closed in June, and had a whirlwind summer of travelling, unpacking, and being with friends. To get started blogging again, I thought I’d do something very low-key and post my responses to […]

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Awesome Vegan Lemon Bars

I made these a month ago, right after I’d picked up some lovely Meyer lemons from the grocery store. Meyer lemons are not often available here in Ontario, so when I saw them I knew I had to grab a few, even though I had no idea what I was going to make with them. […]

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Vegan, Gluten-free… flourless chocolate cake?

Yes, it can be done! Making flourless chocolate cake gluten-free is pretty easy, since naturally it’s already gluten-free. But veganizing it takes a bit more work. The usual recipe takes chocolate, eggs, sugar and butter and turns it into a dense, moist, very chocolatey cake. And the eggs in the recipe are what gives it […]

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Daring Cooks February: Mmm, Mezze!

So, I’ve hung up my Daring Bakers apron. It became too time consuming to be converting elaborate recipes containing a lot of eggs and butter into vegan, gluten-free versions. Maybe some day I’ll go back, but for now, I simply don’t have the energy to do it. However, I know I can convert cooking recipes; […]

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Gluten-free bread: a work in progress

So for the last few weeks I’ve been attempting to make a decent, all-purpose, gluten-free loaf of bread at home. I’ve cut way back on the amount of bread products I eat since going gluten-free, but I still like to have the occasional piece of toast or sandwich. Especially since I don’t have access to […]

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