Guest Post: Coconut Sugar 101 by Naturally Sweet Recipes

Source The lovely sisters who blog at Naturally Sweet Recipes were pretty much the first bloggers I found who share my no-refined-sugar mentality. They bake their recipes with ALL natural sweeteners that are low on the glycemic index, like coconut sugar (which I learned about from them!), maple syrup, agave nectar, stevia and more. I […]

What I WILL Eat Wednesday!

(Thanks to Jenn as always for hosting – cute new February-appropriate button Jenn!) Yay! My cleanse is over! Let’s recap what I COULDN’T eat for the last 4.5 weeks, shall we?: gluten dairy meat/fish (fine for me of course!) honey or simple sugars alcohol or caffeine corn tomatoes soy products eggs peanuts or peanut products […]

The Cookie Monster Strikes Again!…and the Amy’s Giveaway Winner

I’ve told you before that I love cookies. I officially turn into a Cookie Monster when they’re around. Alas, the soft, gooey, chewy Mrs. Fields cookies I loved so much growing up now make me feel so ill from all of their truckloads of sugar that cookies are a rare treat to be enjoyed only […]

Cookie Monster Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Cookie Monster is kind of a nickname I gave myself (is it lame to give yourself a nickname? Especially one taken from a Muppet? Oh well). If I’m being disciplined (which isn’t often), I can say no to sweets. But I cannot ever refuse cookies. At least, not chocolate chip cookies. No amount of […]