A few months ago I stumbled upon a recipe using aquafaba as an egg replacement. I was intrigued as to what aquafaba actually was. With a little investigation I discovered that aquafaba refers to the water found in a can of garbanzo beans.
My intrigue quickly turned to nausea.
I tucked the idea of using aquafaba far away…until this week.
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In years past I would have never believed that the words “vegan” and “cookies” could coexist together in delicious harmony. But indeed they can.
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I’ve been a mom for nearly seventeen years. And in those seventeen years, I have tried to remind myself that my job is to bring up boys who will be more and more independent of me as they approach manhood. It’s a bittersweet thing for a mamma.
In this process, something terrible has happened. Somewhere along the line my son has learned how to make his own cookies. I mean, really, this is a kick to the gut!
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My family simply loves apples. Their apple habit is one that I as mom am more than happy to support. Buying apples at the store is not terribly economical for us. I’ve needed to resort to other methods of procuring these scarlet gems.
When the boys were young we would spend the afternoon at a local orchard picking apples to our heart’s content. But as the boys grew older and their appetites became that of men, apple picking at the orchard simply became too expensive. ‘Twas fun while it lasted.
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Chocolate. It is both a blessing and a curse and my ultimate weakness. My Achilles heal. My kryptonite. You can have your potato chips, your coffee, your burgers, fries, bagels, and cheese. Chocolate is my thing. I’ve become a bit of a chocolate snob. I’m rather fond of Ghirardelli’s milk and dark chocolate chips for baking. Godiva makes some down right decadent truffles. But if I want to savor a delicious piece of chocolate, Scharffen Berger’s Milk Chocolate bar is my choice. It is smooth and luscious and down right delicious. I don’t make a habit of keeping chocolate in my house for the reasons listed above. However, I do love experimenting with chocolate when I bake.
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The Gluten Free Gathering 