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  Welcome to Mothering's Holiday Food Guide a selection of our favorite holiday recipes for the whole family to enjoy This guide is proudly sponsored by Carlson Labs.      Cookie Cutter Cookies Cookie baking is an essential part of the holidays. Here's a wheat-free, egg-free recipe with no refined sugar.    Holly's Pilgrim Stuffing This delightful dish is a colorful and healthy spin on a Thanksgiving favorite.    French Bean Casserole A wholesome and easy to prepare casserole that will work as an accompaniment to any holiday meal.   Easy Holiday Egg Nog This nog is so...

          Sharing the Love, Sharing the Food   When I was pregnant with AnaBella, my first child, I had just begun attending a church of a few hundred people. There were many young families that cared for and supported each other in the months following the birth of their children. One of my new friends, a young mom with a daughter under a year, asked how many meals a week I’d like, and for how many weeks, after AnaBella's birth. I had no idea what my recovery would be like, but was hesitant to ask anything of moms who already had their hands full. So my friend decided and organized...

  Few things are more appropriate for the holiday season than pumpkin. Combine it with pecans and you have a tasty fall treat. Ingredients to make crust: 3/4 cup pecan halves 3/4 cup rolled oats 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons real maple syrup Ingredients to make filling: 1 cup soy milk 1/4 cup arrowroot powder 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree 1/2 cup real maple syrup 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1/8...

(Is Robert Plant organic?) Strawberry and rhubarb together make a stairway to heaven.  Watch and you’ll see what we mean. The oat nut topping is quite versatile; it can also be pressed into a crust.  It can be made with gluten free flour too! Need to print the recipe? Click here. About Cynthia Lair Cynthia Lair's web cooking show Cookus Interruptus brings humor to healthy family eating with over 160 recipe videos. Cynthia hails from Seattle, WA where she is assistant professor and culinary director at Bastyr University, School of Natural Medicine. She is the author of...

(Steve friends an old flame) Steve reminisces while making this heavenly flour-free dessert. Coconut, honey, egg white and baking chocolate are all you need. Gluten-free. Need the recipe?  Click here. About Cynthia Lair Cynthia Lair's web cooking show Cookus Interruptus brings humor to healthy family eating with over 160 recipe videos. Cynthia hails from Seattle, WA where she is assistant professor and culinary director at Bastyr University, School of Natural Medicine. She is the author of Feeding the Whole Family with foreword by Mothering's beloved Peggy...

Peiling, Stock Free Images Here’s a fun story to help non-Muslim children learn about Eid al-Fitr – the celebration taking place at the end of the Ramadan fast.  In Indonesia, this celebration is called Lebaran, or Idul Fitri. This story is based in part on my experience living in a one room house with a family of 6 Indonesians for 4 months in a remote village in West Kalimantan. Together with my host family, I baked (and mostly ate) countless Lebaran cookies. What similarities can your child find to how your family celebrates special occasions? MONKEY COOKIES C is for...

Recently I’ve been cutting down on grains and I LOVE this Almond Flour Cookie recipe. There are few things better than enjoying a crunchy, chewy cookie with a cup of tea on a rainy night. If you bake or cook with almond flour you already know how pricy it can be. I get around this by making my own from whole or sliced almonds. Just make sure they’re peeled. When you buy them in bulk at your local health food store, you’ll save big time. No need to purchase almond flour from Amazon or spend $11 on a little bag at Whole Foods. The most important thing to remember when making your own...

Thank you to Elana Amsterdam for these guest recipes. Check out her website, Elana’s Pantry, and her books for more scrumptious gluten-free delights. Pumpkin Cinnamon Cheesecake Ingredients 1 medium pie pumpkin, acorn squash or butternut squash (how-to roast squash) 1 quart whole milk yogurt, strained overnight or up to 24 hours (discard whey) ½ cup agave nectar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt Directions Fill the bottom of a baking dish with a little less than ¼ inch of water. Cut pumpkin in...

  Looking for a totally raw, gluten-free fruit cake to make for your family's healthy holiday dinner? Here's one that disappears as fast as you can make it! 1 cup dates 1 cup raisins 1 cup prunes 1 cup pecans 1 cup walnuts 1 cup shredded coconut Honey Place the dates, raisins, and prunes in a food processor and mix until combined well. Finely chop the nuts and then mix them along with the coconut, by hand. Add enough honey to moisten then place into a cake pan or mold of your choice. Turn out onto a cake plate and serve!

Cookie baking is an essential part of the holidays. Here's a wheat-free, egg-free recipe with no refined sugar. You can frost these if you like but they are delicious plain. 1 cup almonds 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour 3/4 cups barley flour 1/4 cup arrowroot 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 2 teaspoons lemon zest 1/4 cup cold butter or coconut oil 1/3 cup maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup water Grind almonds in blender or food processor to powder. Mix with flours, arrowroot, sea salt, and lemon zest. Cut in butter (if using food processor, put all that stuff in and pulse to cut...

The weather is nippy and crisp and these super duper cookies sound great to me. I’m going to make a batch. Fresh ginger root and molasses and teff flour (say what?) give these chewy cookies many flavor tones.  Teff flour is one of the base ingredients for injera – that stretchy bread that comes with Ethopian food.  Teff is also high in iron content for a grain.   Maybe all that iron, calcium and B vitamins will help Jane get her voice back?  For the printable recipe, go here.     About Cynthia Lair Cynthia Lair's web cooking show Cookus Interruptus brings humor to...

(Steve solves the puzzle) Sexy pear halves take a bath in pomegranate juice than the deep red juice is reduced down to make a syrupy topping. Steve knows how to please.  These make a sweetheart Valentine’s Day dessert.  For printable recipe click here.     About Cynthia Lair Cynthia Lair's web cooking show Cookus Interruptus brings humor to healthy family eating with over 160 recipe videos. Cynthia hails from Seattle, WA where she is assistant professor and culinary director at Bastyr University, School of Natural Medicine. She is the author of Feeding the Whole Family...

Have some sweet and spooky fun with these great natural Jack-O'-Lantern cookies for Halloween. How: Make the spelt cookie recipe (listed below) Roll out dough and cut into pumpkin shapes Bake cookies and let cool Make yam frosting recipe (listed below) Spread the yam frosting on the cookies to color your jack o' lanterns orange Use black and green icing, or use raisins, for the eyes, nose, mouth, and stem (natural food coloring ideas) Enjoy your festive Halloween cookies!   Spelt Cookie Recipe 1 cup butter1 cup honey or sugar4 egg yolks¼ cup rice, soy or cow's milk 3 ½ cup...

By Cathe Olson This dessert can be made with or without dairy products. Either way, it's delicious and good for you.1/2 cup almonds 3/4 cup rolled oats1 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon sea salt (omit if using salted butter) 5 tablespoons unsalted butter or coconut oil, cut into small pieces1 egg or equivalent egg replacer 1/2 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy) 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey 1 to 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup Preheat oven to 375º. Oil baking sheet. Grind almonds and oats to coarse meal in food processor or blender. Mix in...

May and June are the ideal months to head to your local farmer's market and buy seasonal fruits, such as apricots, berries, figs, and cherries. Here is just one way to add those summer fruits to a weekend brunch.Crust: 1 1/4 cups flour1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 cup butter or margarine, diced2 tablespoons vegetable shortening4 to 5 tablespoons ice waterApricot Topping:1 pound dried apricots (about 2 3/4 cups)3/4 cup granulated sugar2 tablespoons lemon juice1 1/4 cups water1 teaspoon vanilla extractFrangipane (almond cream):1/3 cup butter (at room temperature1/3 cup granulated sugar1/3 cup packed...

By Cathe Olson This creamy dessert is full of beta carotene. The wheat-free crust provides omega-3 fatty acids and fiber.Crust: 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup walnuts 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 2 tablespoons coconut oil or butter water if necessary Filling: 3 cups mashed, cooked sweet potatoes (about 3 medium) 2 eggs, slightly beaten or Ener-G Egg Replace equivalent 1/3 cup coconut milk 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey Topping: 1 tablespoon unsweetened, shredded coconut Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place oats, walnuts, and coconut in food processor with metal blade. Grind...

Dairy-Free Chocolate-Chai Ice Cream By Cathe Olson, taken with permission from her book Lick It! Creamy Dreamy Vegan Ice Creams Your Mouth Will Love      1 1/4 cups soymilk or other nondairy milk 10 whole cloves 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 (14-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk 1/2 cup granulated sugar or agave syrup 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pour the soymilk into a small saucepan and add the cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. Warm on medium-low heat, whisking occasionally, until the soymilk just...