Easy Garlic and Herb Croutons

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Quick Note: Congrast to Casi Leigh! Winner of the Rudi’s Giveaway this week. Another giveaway coming up soon! Since I have so many wonderful gluten-free friends, I frequently hear the sorrow of croutons arriving on a prepared salad when dining out. But what many may not realize, is that strict dairy-free people must also be on guard when it comes to croutons. Most are made with butter, margarine of unknown origin, and/or parmesan cheese. Not to mention whey powder, lactose, and other […]

Giveaway: Organic Rudi’s Bread & Sandwich Boxes

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This is my favorite commercial bread bakery, and frankly, the only brand I’ve purchased in years. I’m big on homemade bread, but when this stuff goes on sale, I sometimes cheat and pick up a loaf for breakfast toast. I love that they run a dairy-free bakery! To get warmed up for the giveaway, here are a few fun Rudi-related things that might interest you: Today I posted a Banana Hot Dog “Sundae” Recipe from Rudi’s Bakery on Go Dairy […]

Cocoa-Crusted Macadamia Nuts

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One of the joys of blogging is making friends with amazing people, and even meeting a few (in person!) whose work you’ve admired over the internet for what seems like ages. For me, one of those people was Amy Green. I got to chat with this sweet lady nearly a year ago (my how time flies!) and meet her face to face at the GFAF Expo earlier this year. Now that I know her personally, it is that much more fun to use […]

Egg-Free Meatball Marinara

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I received a few interesting packages recently that begged to be made into a meal. The first included several boxes of Wasa Crispbread along with a Crispbread cookbook! How cool is that? That shipment was followed by several jars of Barilla pasta sauce and two boxes of Barilla Piccolini pasta. Can we say Italian night? After thumbing through the cookbook, I honed in on the Crispbread Meatballs recipe. I loved that it didn’t use eggs or cheese, and could even […]

Easy Peasy Oven-Roasted Corn

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Today’s feature recipe is fresh, crisp, amazing corn on the cob … You may be thinking, “That’s it? Alisa, it looks like two plain ears of corn on the cob.” And … you would be right. But hear me out. Sometimes, the most amazing food is also the simplest food. Many people boil corn. I used to steam it. My husband would grill it. But now that we’ve discovered how insanely easy roasting corn is, there is no turning back. […]

Herbal Tea & P90X Take Three

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Over the weekend I tested three recipe batches of chocolate granola for Attune (yes, yes, the recipe is coming – in October! I’ll keep you posted) and chocolate muffins for my next cookbook. This week I have several cookies on deck for testing along with round 2 on those muffins (very good, but not perfect) and two loaves of bread. Though I definitely don’t eat all of these goodies myself (no, I share the calories with my husband and neighbor), […]

Chocolate Cherry Fudge Drop Cookies

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On Go Dairy Free today, I have a review up of the gorgeous cookbook Simply … Gluten Free Desserts by my friend Carol Kicinski. This woman is amazing. As you probably know, I’m not gluten-free, but do dabble in the art. Many gluten-free goodies are, well how do I put this politely, on par with cardboard. However, some rise above as either tasty in their own right, with a unique texture and flavor, and some actually push gluten-free boundaries, rivaling gluten-filled […]

Peanut Butter Addiction

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I was looking through the recipes I’ve created thus far for my next book, and close to 50% of them have peanut butter, nut butter, seed butter, or ground nuts in them (with a hefty chunk being just peanut butter). FIFTY PERCENT! I think I need to tone this down for the nut allergic folks out there. This prompted me to look through my recipe index online today, and again, I noticed a trend … Chocolate Double Peanut Butter Thumbprint […]

Marvelous Honey-Mango Muffins

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You thought I had left you, didn’t you? I confess that I almost did. But, it seems I just needed a little time to figure things out. It was time to get started on a second book, but I wasn’t sure of the exact focus, nor how to manage everything. But all is good now, better in fact. I’ve got my recipe focus for the new book, and have plenty to spare and share on Alisa Cooks as I test away. Oh, and I’m trying […]

PB & J Thumbprint No Bake Cookies!

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You can see my recipe for these quick cookies, and another quick and tasty snack idea, on Attune Foods today! Click the picture below to go straight to the recipe and share your favorite healthy snacks in the comments on that post! I’m always looking for more ideas, and will be reading all of the comments over there 🙂

4 NuNaturals Stevia Winners & 2 Lindsay Olive Winners …

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Congratulations to the following winners of the NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway: Alli –  “I love using stevia to make frozen fruit sorbet in my Vita Mix. Frozen fruit chunks+ water+ stevia. Yummy fat free creamy goodness.” Willow – “I am an absolute lover of stevia and it’s the only sweetener that I’ll use nowadays. But have only used the powdered version, and would love an excuse to switch over to liquid. Thanks for running this giveaway!” Alex – “I use stevia almost everyday […]

Giveaways: Olives, Stevia, Recipes!

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Okay, I’ve slacked a little the past couple of weeks and forgot to pick the stevia giveaway winners! So here’s what I’m going to do. Tomorrow I’m going to announce both the stevia winners AND the olive winners for today’s giveaway. How to Win Sample Packs of Lindsay Olives Naturals (no preservatives!) and their Reclosable Olives: This is an easy one, a twitter giveaway. You can see the giveaway post on Go Dairy Free for details. That is where the recipes are […]

Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Fish Tacos

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I was invited by my friend Wendy of Celiacs in the House to be a part of the Gluten-Free Summer Cooking Event with Lindsay Olives. I chose the challenge of making their Easy Grilled Fish Tacos dairy-free (and did I mention that they are soy-free too?). Click the image below to see my Fish Taco recipe on Go Dairy Free, complete with homemade dairy-free sour cream options …