It has been way to long since I put my baking apron on and attempted a new gluten-free recipe. Well yesterday I decided to make more of "Elenor's Banana Bread" found on page 51 to take to our Sunday morning bible class. I must say it was even better than the first time I made it. I did the variation offered of adding 1 cup fresh blueberries and I made it with walnuts this time. Sorry no pictures because it was gobbled up!
As for the mint bars, as my banana bread was baking I flipped to this page and decided I would make them too. Wow, are they good! The only change I made to the recipe was again with the sugar. The bar part called for 2/3 cup sugar. I didn't use stevia - I used organic pure cane sugar. But knew the icing part called for quite a bit of powdered sugar, so only added 1/3 cup sugar. I am so glad I did this change because they were still way to sweet due to the icing. It is a one bar at a time treat with a glass of yummy rice or almond milk. My handy taste tester gave them a 9. He said they were moist and good, but very rich! I love the very rich part because I know I won't eat more than one at a time.
I will deviate a little from my dessert blog to recommend an amazing cookbook for anyone suffering from allergies. The Whole Food Allergy Cookbook by Cybele Pascal. I cook 80-85% of my meals from this cookbook. It eliminates the major allergy foods: wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, dairy, eggs, soy. Of course if you are not allergic to all these items, suggestions are provided to put them into various recipes. I made for lunch today the Corn Chowder soup. So good and filling! I purchased this cookbook at Barnes and Noble for $18.95 and I must say it was money well spent. So if you are suffering from food allergies, or just want recipes for a healthier diet, I HIGHLY recommend this cookbook. I will get a picture of the cover for you on my next post.
I also purchased a new book this week Crazy Sexy Diet. There wasn't any super new information in there for me, but I found it a very inspirational book based on the author's lifestyle changes due to a diagnosis of untreatable cancer. At the end there is a 21 day cleanse, which is exactly like the one I did last year. It was a quick easy read, I did have to look past some of her language (she would have made a good sailor). But I do like the explainations given for why diet changes need to be made in our world. Her major urge is to make your kitchen your medicine cabinet and one statistic she gave in the book that I highlighted and marked was found on page 16. "In 1960, 18% of our national income was spent on food while 5 % was spent on health care. Today 9% of our income is spent on food and 17% on health care". Wow, what a flip flop! Personally I would prefer to make our hard working farmers richer than shoveling money into the pockets of drug manufacturers. Ok, that is all for my rambling today.
Happy baking!
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