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Applesauce-Oat Muffins, with Dried Fruit

By Cat, Feb 2008 (Photo, right, cropped from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breads & Muffins Menu; 2. Grains, Flours & Starches (About) Menu; 3. Crumb or Nut-Crumble Topping for Muffins; 4. Sprouting/Soaking Grains (Before/After Grinding); 5. Sugar and Other Sweeteners Menu I discovered this recipe before I learned … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Pizza Crusts (grain-free)

By Cat, Mar 2015; updated Oct 2022 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Cauliflower is a misunderstood, under-utilized vegetable that I find delicious. Prior to the discovery of America by the Europeans, who then brought native American foods like potatoes and … Continue reading

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Tropical Oils: Coconut & Palm Oils

By Cat, Feb 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. False Allegations; 2. Palm Oil; 3. Benefits of Coconut Oil; 4.  Conclusion Tropical oils, like coconut and palm oil, are no longer common in the western diet after being repudiated in the … Continue reading

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Corn Bread or Muffins-I

By Cat, Jan 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) The most important consideration when making cornbread, is the source of the cornmeal. Since most commercial feed corn – the kind of corn used to make cornmeal and corn starch – is GMO, … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Cookies, Frosted

By Cat, Oct 2007 (photo, right from Wikipedia, but the link has been lost) See also: 1. Cookies Menu; 2. Frostings & Fillings Menu; 3. Unrefined Powdered Sugar: Make Your Own; 4. Lake Cafe Cookies: Applesauce or Carrot, Frosted Includes: 1. Pumpkin cookie batter; 2. Original frosting; … Continue reading

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Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, Dried Fruit and Nuts Cookies (Low-Glycemic)

by Cat, Nov 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia; link has been lost) I call this a low-glycemic recipe, and it is purely of my own invention.  I’ve not measured its glycemic index, but the combination of whole grain oats, high-fiber … Continue reading

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Date Bars

By Cat, Jul 2007 (Photo, right, cropped from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Cookie Recipes Menu; 2. Stevia (about) When I was a kid, my favorite commercial cookie was Fig Newtons. We couldn’t get fresh or dried figs in 1950s rural Montana. … Continue reading

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Banana Cake

By Cat, July 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Banana Cake (or Muffins), About Ingredients; 2. Recipe version I: Pre-Soaked Flour method; 3. Recipe version II: with Whole-Grain or Sprouted Flour (still under development); 4. Chocolate-Banana Cake Variation See also: 1. Cakes, Tortes & … Continue reading

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Chocolate Brownies, Gluten-Free

by Cat, February 2014 (photo, right, from Amazon (1)) This recipe is adapted from one given to me by an online friend, Bonita. I’m helping her learn how to use stevia instead of sugar.

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1-2-3 Buttermilk Fried Chicken

by Cat, July 2007 (photo, right, from Wikimedia commons NOTE about photo: I don’t recommend commercially produced french fries, as they are coated with wheat flour and then fried in oils not intended for high-heat cooking. But if you start with … Continue reading

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