You know when you get a craving for a chocolate chip cookie? Not a "healthy" cookie, but that one that you grew up eating? Well it happens to us quite a bit! I grew up eating the iconic Toll House chocolate chip cookie - that...
Off Kilter Brownies
You are walking through the store looking for a new product to try. You just started eating gluten free and are reading every label. All of a sudden you run across the words “Processed in a facility that also processes wheat.” You freeze, it's your...
Whole foods. I threw out this fancy term expecting it to be obvious, and I now realize everyone may not be on the same page about this. So what are Whole Foods? Am I talking about buying only food from the specific grocery store?...
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Sep 2019
Doing restaurant reviews feels a bit strange since I know many of y’all are not in Texas to begin with, and those who are in Texas are spread around. We all do travel, though, and I do think it’s helpful to know of places to...
09
Sep 2019
How do you like to eat? No, I don’t mean with a fork or with your fingers, though perhaps that should be another conversation… I mean how do you approach what foods and how much you eat. We all have a philosophy of food -...
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Sep 2019
Anyone with kids, especially young children, knows that trying to do an involved activity with them can be challenging. As much as you want to engage with them, it can be challenging when they are grabbing things and touching the wrong thing at the wrong...
For some reason breakfast has always had a special place in my heart. Maybe because when it is done right it’s a fun and special start to the day that sets the tone. It could just be the yummy food. Maybe it’s because when we...
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Sep 2019
If you have been doing any kind of gluten free baking long, or even considering it, you know the list of flours required can get a bit daunting. Recipes can call for 3 different kinds of rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, plus gums and...
02
Sep 2019
I love my children dearly. They are one of the favorite parts of my day. They are joy and sunshine and lift my heart when I come home from work and they run up screaming, "daddy daddy"! However, as anyone can attest who has tried,...
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Aug 2019
We love the dark side; the dark chocolatey side that is. We also know that not everyone is a chocolate lover. No worries. We've come up with just the solution for our light loving peeps. OKB is launching our blondie and could not be more...