Yep, another “not a sweet” post from me…but this one for good reason, really! Today is National Corndog Day. When I stopped eating gluten, I didn’t think I would ever again have fried mozzarella sticks, onion rings or a corndog. I was really sad about the corndog. It has always been a challenge to have…
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Welcome to 52 Foods on a Stick
Welcome to the latest installment in my 52 adventures. In 2009, I visited 52 donut shops, one a week for a year, the 52 Donut project. In 2010, I have been baking a gluten-free sweet treat and sharing it with a different friend each week, the 52 Sweets projects. I enjoy blogging about an annual…
Sweet of the Week #10, Lazy Samoas with Janey
I was never a Girl Scout and not a huge fan of Girl Scout Cookies, except for Thin Mints and Samoas. I realized when I saw the little cuties selling cookies in the grocery store lobby how much I missed those cookies and wanted to try making my own. Over the Summer while in Denver,…
Sweet of the Week #8, Margarita Cupcakes with Sheila
February 22nd was National Margarita Day, which found me at the bar of a tiny Mexican restaurant reminiscing with my friend Sheila about good times and margaritas. I wanted to find a way to incorporate margaritas into a sweet treat and cupcakes immediately came to mind. Baking with tequila sounded like fun or at least…
A Sweet Education
Today I attended a Gluten-Free Desserts class at the Culinary Center of Kansas City. The class was taught by Chef Danica Pollard, head pastry chef at Lidia’s Kansas City. I know this is twice in a week I’ve veered off course on this blog, sharing information outside of my Sweet-a-Week, but this class was so…
Sweet of the Week #7, Cinnamon Rolls with John
I will start by acknowledging the great difficulty I have experienced with gluten-free yeast breads. I tried making a nice crusty loaf to go with pasta, it was a horrible failure. I tried making dinner rolls for the holidays, they were an embarrassment. But not one to give up easily, I decided to try cinnamon…