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Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies: Gluten Free

Once again, Bob’s Red Mill brought an ear to ear smile to my face. Right before leaving for Boston, I received Almond Meal and Hazelnut Meal, two nutritious gluten free flours from Bob’s Red Mill. Low in carbohydrates and rich in protein. On each package was a recipe for chocolate chip cookies using the nut meals. The following recipe uses the Almond meal and produced a soft cookie, firm texture and a lot of good flavor. Makes about 16 – 20 cookies depending on the size 3 cups Bob’s Red Mill Natural Almond Meal 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp [...]

By Joanne|2014-05-16T08:10:11-04:00May 16, 2014|Health and Nutrition|2 Comments

Foot Issue and Cocoa Muffins with Quinoa

A week ago pain shot through my foot and almost brought me to the ground. I thought my 4th run at Boston wasn’t meant to be. It was an on-off pain, migrating to different areas of my foot. Not typical of plantar fasciitis, maybe a little like tenosynovitis, couldn’t be a stress fracture unless you consider how I have taken advantage of my feet through 11 marathons within 3 years. After a meeting with the podiatrist and 6 x-rays, there is a tiny bone spur in my heel (but don’t we all have those?!) and go-ahead to run Boston BUT… [...]

By Joanne|2014-04-02T17:49:57-04:00April 2, 2014|Baking|6 Comments

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

The best all round gluten free all purpose flour is Bob’s Red Mill. Hands down. Don’t just take it from me but in the January issue of Bon Appetit,page 98, it is clearly written. What you will also find is a recipe for Gluten Free Raspberry Ginger Muffins. Pam, Total Health Counseling, and I changed the recipe to make blueberry muffins with cinnamon for Christmas Day breakfast. Pam also had another suggestion to make these extra fluffy muffins: add flax and water. This is our recipe which was a HUGE success! Makes 12 standard muffins Coconut oil or muffin cups [...]

By Joanne|2013-12-26T10:13:51-05:00December 26, 2013|Baking|2 Comments

Help Source An Injury and Gluten Free Gingersnap Buttons

If you run with a group or a running partner, it might be helpful to note each others running form. There are some things that we can work on and fix or minimize to make us less prone to injury. There are also things that we should leave alone because if we try to alter our form, it may LEAD to injury. Example: Ted and I were running the other day and I was behind him. I noticed a slight “wiggle out” of his left knee. I studied it for a while to make sure I wasn’t seeing things and [...]

By Joanne|2012-12-11T11:38:47-05:00December 12, 2012|cookies|2 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Macaroon Cookies

Posted by Toni (Leone) Guzski and found on page 157 of our book A Taste of Utica, is a gluten free (there’s no flour to worry about!), delicious little delight called a Macaroon cookie. Makes 3 dozen 1/2 cup almond paste 2 cups confectioners sugar 1/2 cup of egg whites 5 cups flaked coconut 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3 dozen Maraschino cherry halves Blend the almond paste with the sugar until it reaches an even texture. Beat the egg whites to a soft peak then fold them into the almond paste. Mix in the vanilla and the coconut. Drop on [...]

By Joanne|2012-02-04T19:41:41-05:00February 5, 2012|Taste of Utica|2 Comments

Playing Catch-Up and Gluten Free Pumpkin Honey Cookie

We drove in from South Carolina late Monday night so it was pick-up pizza for dinner. Surprisingly, the late meal didn’t interfere with a great nights sleep. There’s nothing like being back in your own bed. When the alarm went off a little before 5AM, I knew if I snoozed, there would be no getting up to get a good run in before starting the day. I tossed the covers off, felt the cool morning air hit my body, tripped over Shane, but managed to catch myself AND keep the noise at a minimum since Ted’s snoring didn’t miss a [...]

By Joanne|2012-01-03T19:21:05-05:00January 3, 2012|cookies|5 Comments