The Tasty Alternative - Gluten Free * Dairy Free * Cane-Sugar Free Cuisine

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We are big pancake lovers in this house. I mean, come on pancakes! What s not to love. For years we made pancakes with teff flour, then I found a few other pancake recipes that used white gluten free flours. Then over Thanksgiving break I found a gluten free mix at a Safeway up in Tahoe, this one. I liked it, but didn t love the way the cornmeal tasted and the texture. I susepct it was added to give the pancakes some fluff or non-stick. I began to pay more attention to theingredients in the many, many store bought gluten free pancake mixes (that you can find at just about any grocery store). I noticed they use virtually the same ingredients: a riceflour, one or two other gluten free flours, a starch, baking soda, corn meal or another mealy grain, salt, and a gum. One brand was nearly $8.00! I was like, oh no, I can make my own gluten free mix just fine thank you. So I did, and I lovesit. This recipe works great on a regular pancake griddleor with oil in a skillet and they pop up nice and fluffy ya ll (that s what I m talken bout). Enjoy and long live breakfast food! Continue reading My husband Scott LOVES pecan pie! He loves all dessert really he doesn t discriminate when it comes to sweets, but there is something about pecan pie for him ha ha, let s be honest, it s all the sugar and that yummy pecan flavor of course. Traditional pecan pie is basically sugar, butter, pecans, and eggs. The two main sugars used arecorn syrup and brown cane sugar. So it s not a stretch to modify the recipe and swap out the sugars, for example, instead usehoney, maple syrup, coconut sugar, coconut nectar, etc. I wanted to make a pecan pie recipe that was similar to anoriginal recipe but with my own special twist and dates came to mind. I made this pie over the weekend for family visiting. Ah ha! The perfect opportunity to snag some recipe testers. And I m so happy to reportthat everyone really liked it! I was afraid it would be too datey or too sweet or not pecany enough. But everyone genuinely liked it. And Scott LOVED it. He was very excited about it. Yay. I used this original recipe as an inspiration. Continue reading This Holiday I made several batches of spiced cashews as gifts for family and friends. To round out the goodie bag, I added a homemade candle and some chocolate bars. So fun and easy. I happen to adore receiving homemade gifts I actually prefer it to store bought items. I wanted to share my simple spiced cashew recipe with you today. The combination of spices are endless really, but I like the combo of sweet and spicy. Continue reading I want to preface this postby saying that the kids are fine, we are fine, and our truck is fine. But Mondayon our way home from Kirkwood, we were hit by an avalanche. It could have been worse, but we are fine. Scott and I stayed very calm after it happened and it was just a matter of waiting for Caltrans to dig and tow us out. Continue reading Hello Friends. The Holiday season is upon us are you feeling the stress yet (ha ha). Personally, the process of purchasing gifts totallystresses me out. So tosimplify life and decrease that pesky stress, I like to dohomemade gifts for family and friends. Hands down, it s always so appreciated and well received. I start by making a list of family, friends, and other (school teachers, co-workers, piano teacher, childcare, etc) and then decide on what I am going to make. This year I am doing a gift bag with a homemade candle, jar of homemade spiced nuts, tea, mandarins, and small jar of honey. I might also add my favoriteRaw Pepperminty Nutty-Roons we will see how motivated I feel. The last two years I made my popular homemade granolawhich you should definitely try. It s soooo good!! This year I making something new candles! I have wanted to make candles for years. Last year I bought a bunch of supplies butnever got around to testing them out. And you know what, it s ridiculously easy. I have both beeswax and soy and started with the soy (it s so pretty and white). The process is easy as well as fun and not to mention fast. I m super excited about adding a sweet little homemade candle to my gift bags this year. Yay! xo, -Amber Continue reading Hello friends. I am not a doctor, or holistic expert, or certified in any alternative healing practice. But I am a person who lives with a chronic inflammatory disease Crohn s disease. I have been on a loooong healing journey and this journey has lead me down many roads of diets, herbs, oils, teas, and whatever else you could possibly think of, I ve tried over these last 12 years. Most recently I ve made a breakthrough connection between my Crohn s flares and stress that has provided me with an enormous amountof power and control over my health and I hope to share this with you very soon. But for now, I want to share a little bit about turmeric and how I ve been using it in my healing regimen. A few months ago my sweet beautiful friend Julia showed me a turmeric tincture she made and was raving about. I told her I have turmeric capsules that I use once in a while for inflammation, but didn t feel a big difference. I tried her tincture and loved it. So I made myself a batch. I have to say, I feel the difference and the tincture feels more powerful thanthe capsules (for some reason). I don t know, maybe it s justplacebo, but I can tell itdecreases intestinal inflammation..and decreases pain. Here is an excellent article about turmeric withresearch to back up health claims. But please also read about turmeric s side effects here. Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. In this post I have included the recipes I make each year for Thanksgiving. I have also included two recipes (from fellow friend bloggers) that I include in my Thanksgiving feast. I hope that this time of year finds you well. I hope that you are able to find moments of calm and peace. I hope that you are surrounded withfriends and family whomake you feel special and loved. Find the joy and laughter in each day. Choose happiness and always find gratitude. xo, Amber Continue reading I ve been hosting Thanksgiving dinner for several years. Because I enjoy cooking and can plan and multitask like no one s business, Thanksgiving is totally doable for me. And I love that I can make it all gluten, dairy, and cane-sugar free, and everyone always, every year, raves about the food. They can t tell my stuffing is gluten free, or that the sweet potatoes aren t swimming in cane-sugar, or the gravy is Paleo (gasp)! So when I started hosting the thought of roasting an entire turkey was completely unappealing. I mean, yes, it looks lovely, but it takes solong and it just made more sense (to me) to buy turkey parts and roast them to their appropriate doneness (as we all know, white meat cooks differently than dark meat). I ve also noticed that turkey legs are really popular and I like having more than two available. I ve really enjoyed preparing turkey this way and my guests seem to enjoy it as well. Perfectlymoist breast meat and perfectly moist dark meat?! Yes please. I wanted to share my method with you in case you were feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole bird. By the way, briningturkey is a necessary step to that delicious, moist meat so don t skip it! Gobble-gobble. Continue reading I was so excited to finally make some pumpkin bread last week! It s been so darn hot here that baking felt quiet unappealing. This year I made my own gluten-free flour mix, and itworked great for this recipe yay! Ifany of you fine folks out there have been following me since I started blogging four years ago, you will know that baking has been a journey for me. I have been experimenting for a couple of years now and I m happy to say that baking no longer feels like a burden or chore, rather, it s something I enjoy. It goes to show you that practice makes perfect, err, practice makes comfortably okay. Ha ha. Baking is never perfect, right. I hope you enjoy this recipe. I ve made it several times with both my gluten-free mix and the suggested flours in the notes section of the recipe. It s been well received by family and friends. So enjoy and happy fall. Oh and it rained today! So cozy and wonderful. So happy. xo Continue reading I m super excited to share The Tasty Alternative s very first gluten-free flour mix! After 12 years gluten-free, I m finally making my own mix. This comes primarilydue to soooo many mixes out there in the stores nowadays. Some recipes call for using these mixes in their recipes, and some have dairy (like this one). So I have studied many all-purpose mixesand found my own ratios that work great! I understand mixes aren t for everyone, but it s fun to put one together and have on hand. You might be wondering why I am using white rice flour. Allow me to explain. We eat a lot of brown rice products flour (crackers, pasta, cookies, bread, etc). Just about everything we have that is gluten-free is made with brown rice flour. I ve read that arsenic is more concentrated in brown rice and thus even more so in the flour. So given the choice, and in an effort to balance out the rice flours, I use white rice flour when I can. Anyway, I am excited to share some new recipes with you using this mix! Continue reading Hi, I'm Amber. Welcome to The Tasty Alternative. This blog is dedicated to holistic healing and green living. I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2004 and heal myself naturally with food and lifestyle. Join me as I share with you easy, healthy recipes free of gluten, dairy, and cane-sugar. While you are here, check out my very popular healing homemade lotions great for eczema. Finally, don't miss my tips on how to create a "green" kitchen by decreasing kitchen waste. You can read more about me here. Check out my favorite coconut oil: Tropical Traditions. Purchase soy free eggs and pastured meat here through GrassFed Traditions Hello readers of The Tasty Alternative. I am not a medical professional nor do I hold any dietary/medical degree or license. This website is not intended to diagnose or cure disease. I urge you to speak with a holistic healer or medical professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes. This site provides information about my personal healing journey and provides additional information gathered from research on alternative cooking and holistic healing. All readers agree that all access and use of The Tasty Alternative is at their own risk. Some links within the posts on The Tasty Alternative and sidebar companies are affiliate program links. This means that (most of the time) when you purchase a product linked from my site, I receive a small percentage in commission. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Send to Email Address Your Name Your Email Address Cancel Post was not sent - check your email addresses!

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