Fluffy Kefir, Oat and Almond Flour Pancakes

  Breakfast on a lazy Saturday morning has lately consisted of these pancakes and whatever else we can find in the fridge or pantry to add to the meal. These gluten free pancakes are fluffy, golden and delicious, much like the whole wheat pancakes we were accustomed to eating as kids. But don’t tell our sprouts that […]

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rain, rain go away… it’s been one of those kinds of days. But who am I kidding, really! It’s only the beginning of our cold season here. I know we have at least nine months of boot wearing, puddle jumping, wet weather ahead, so I might as well accept it, hunker down, and get baking. About this time of year […]

Buckwheat Oatmeal Cookies

It’s hot out today. I hadn’t really intended to turn on the oven, but the kids devoured the granola bars I had made for lunches, so I wanted to make something for their lunchboxes. I’ve been playing around with this recipe lately, and it is delicious both with the raisins and the chocolate chips. In this recipe, […]

Unbaked Cranberry Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

I’ve been experimenting with granola bars for a while now, and my kids haven’t necessarily appreciated my efforts. Various recipes have resulted in granola bars that are too crumbly, or not sweet enough, or oddly textured, or basically flavorless . But after many mediocre batches under my belt, I found an old weight watcher’s recipe and played around with it until I got […]