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Why You Need A Gingerbread House Recipe (+ A Giveaway for $100 – Ends 11/30)

November 15, 2016 By Food Retro

Making your own gingerbread house is a great frugal way to entertain the kids for a weekend without breaking your bank on premade kits. Here's a recipe that makes 4 houses. Try to let the spirit flow. Let the kids go nuts. | FoodRetro.com

I once had delusions of grandeur when it came to having my own Norman Rockwell moments with my kid. Once when he was about 3 or 4, I decided to go all uber-mom and bake gingerbread men. We were using a vegan dough, so no worries about salmonella or anything, and having just THE BEST…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: Christmas, dairy free, vegetarian

Vegan Frozen Hot Chocolate #BornOnTheFarm

June 20, 2016 By Food Retro

This vegan, dairy-free frozen hot chocolate makes a sweet and cool summer drink safe for people who have allergies, dietary restrictions, or are gluten free. And it tastes excellent, too! | FoodRetro.com

We’ve jumped straight from “winter” to “hotter than the devil’s armpits in summer” summer. I really have no commentary to add on this except… blargh. It’s hot. Fortunately, I have the cure for the summer heat with this icy chill frozen hot chocolate drink.

Filed Under: Desserts, Drinks, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: #bornonthefarm, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, Kitchen Chemistry, nut free, peanut free, soy free, vegan

Holiday Cookies Cookie Roundup #GladfortheHolidays

December 10, 2015 By Food Retro

It’s the most bakingest time of the year! And naturally, we’re in our kitchens, because when you can’t figure out what else to get for the people who have everything, you always know that you can count almost always count on a cookie being a well-received holiday gift. I give them to almost everybody in…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: Christmas, cookies, dessert, sponsored

A Recipe for Fruitcake People Will Eat

November 16, 2015 By Food Retro

Holiday Fruit Cake! The real, authentic, classic kind, made delicious from scratch with love, nuts, brandy, and only the most edible of dried fruits like figs, dried cherries, currants, and apricots. Make one now and have it cured before Christmas! | Homemade | DIY | YMCFood | YummyMummyClub.ca | FoodRetro.com

I must confess, I must be a sucker for challenges, cause when the YMC editor threw down the gauntlet asking if anybody would be willing to make a real honest to goodness fruitcake (like the kind you marinate with alcohol for weeks), I actually volunteered. In my defense, I had never made a fruitcake before….

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry

Over 50 Squash Recipes for Every Season!

August 17, 2015 By Food Retro

 We’re all guilty of it. We get loaded down with a metric ton of Zucchini from our gardening friends that ends up rotting, or we buy a butternut squash that ends up only being a Thanksgiving prop. Sometimes we just plain run out of ideas, get bored with our old standbys, or don’t know where…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry, Meals, Side Dishes, Snacks and Appetizers

Two Ingredient Vegan Healthy Instant Blueberry Ice Cream

July 31, 2015 By Food Retro

 This five-minute vegan, sugar-free instant ice cream, made with just two ingredients, was one of those “necessity is the mother of invention” products.   My frustration level with allergy-friendly ice cream and popsicles hit maximum during the spate of 40 celcius weather we’ve been having. There’s a crap-ton of coconut ice cream out there on the market….

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry, Life With Food Allergies Tagged With: dairy free, dessert, egg free, gluten free, Kitchen Chemistry, Life With Food Allergies, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, soy free, vegan, vegetarian

3 Minute Vegan Microwaveable Strawberry Cobbler

July 13, 2015 By Food Retro

This 3 Minute Microwaveable Strawberry Cobbler doesn't skimp on delicious! Use different berries for a quick and custom dessert for everyone, and use frozen berries for a hot treat year round! | Vegan

One of the biggest problems with making desserts around here during the summer is that people seldom want to eat the same thing. Heck, I can’t even get people to synchronize their meals. So needless to say, a quick-prep, ready-anytime microwaveable dessert that’s not a cookie when people feel like having one has great appeal. Cobblers,…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: dairy free, dessert, nut free, peanut free, soy free, vegan, vegetarian

Homemade Bakeable Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Dairy and Soy Free)

July 6, 2015 By Food Retro

I was thinking that I posted my bakeable milk chocolate chips from scratch with cacao butter and cocoa powder like a year ago. That’s when I actually went back and looked, and I realized it was actually like two. The recipe is well overdue for an overhaul, especially since I have learned so much about chocolate…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: cookies, dairy free, dessert, egg free, Kitchen Chemistry, nut free, peanut free, vegan, vegetarian

Chocolate Popcorn Pretzel Peanut Butter Snack Bites

April 20, 2015 By Food Retro

By unspoken agreement, the kitchen is largely my domain alone. My son is six and still harbors grave reservations about using the toaster by himself, and hubby—well, from time to time he’ll make supper, but his repertoire is limited to spaghetti and grilled cheese. Seldom do my husband and son venture into the middle of…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry, SLIDER, Snacks and Appetizers Tagged With: egg free, gluten free, snack, vegetarian

Grapefruit and Coconut Spongecake (+ How to Use Coconut Flour Properly)

January 7, 2015 By Food Retro

If there’s a silver lining to having to deal with the doom and gloom of winter, it’s that winter is prime citrus season in North America! So that’s why you’re seeing bags of clementines, meyer lemons and grapefruit everywhere… we’re in full swing right now (citrus season tends to officially kick off in November), and…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kitchen Chemistry, SLIDER, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: bread, dairy free, dessert, gluten free, Health & Home, Kitchen Chemistry, no refined sugar, soy free, vegetarian

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