#mulberry spice pie

[hvergerold]

Desserts - Mulberry Spice Pie The ideal dessert for a backyard barbecue is this fresh mulberry spice pie, a tasty summer treat ready in less than an hour.

[kuropanbunko]

Recipe for Mulberry Spice Pie The ideal dessert for a backyard barbecue is this fresh mulberry spice pie, a tasty summer treat ready in less than an hour. 6 cups mulberries, 1 teaspoon ground allspice, 1 package pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie, 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, 1 cup white sugar

[screamingiminlovewithyou]

Debut is a corn muffin fearless is banana bread speak now is a gingerbread house red is chai-spiced scone 1989 is a churro reputation is a flourless chocolate cake lover is a funfetti cupcake folklore is a mulberry pie evermore is a cinnamon roll and midnights is an almond croissant

[theworldimworkingtowards]

Culinary Accountability:

Cookbook zine

Sweet:

Banana black pepper cardamom

Vanilla donut with pistachio curd

Salt and vinegar cookies with lavender fudge

Smoked black pepper honeycomb and vanilla

Lime leaf and vanilla

Passion fruit milkshake

Peaches and lime

Rose hibiscus pepper ginger tea

Sumac spice cake

Guava , chili pepper, lime, star anise

Rose cinnamon eggnog

Fig cinnamon eggnog

Coffee with fig whipped cream

Fig coffee

Chocolate mint muffins

Borage lemon cookies

Candied borage flowers

Rhubarb lemonade

Mint panna cotta

Raspberry scones with lavender glaze

Lemon balm iced tea with borage flowers

Dates soaked with jasmine syrup

Lemon cupcake with vodka frosting

Cream cheese pastelitos dipped in red chocolate coating

Birch cookies and cream

Sweet nestautrium cream

Raspberry cheesecake

Salty Potato chip tempura macaroon

Raspberry sugar - Raspberry powdered sugar

Pumpkin pie shakes

Rose milk tea cream puffs

Licorice seasalt gummy candy

Candy bowl with black licorice, elderberry gummy, ginger chews, raspberry fruit leathers

Raspberry pomegranate honey amaranth bars (popped amaranth)

Amaranth flower iced coffee

Elderberry ginger granola

Roses dusted with powdered sugar sifted

Savory:

Amaranth pizza

Lavender salt and vinegar chips

Honey Wheat Sandwich with purple sauerkraut, pulled pork, and lavender vinegar

Amaranth stir fry

Amaranth dolmas

Garlic scape pesto pizza

Garlic bread but with chive butter

Tacos with chard spinach and day lilies

Garlic scape pesto

Meatballs in a tomato base with amaranth and spinach on bread (gluten free option too)

Green Pesto meatball sandwich

Amaranth leaf dolmades

Fried amaranths stem fries / tempura

Red sandwich: Amaranth leaves sautéed Medium rare beef Honey berry sauce Pepper jack Red onions Beet powder buns Pine nuts Burrata cheese Brie cheese mushroom

Green:

Venus fly trap salad

Lime leaf and red pepper

Fermented passionflower

Borage leaf smoothie

Lemon butter

Carrot powder cinnamon buns

Ice Cream:

Salted guava ice cream

Black pepper ice cream

Banana ice cream

Honey fig ice cream

Star Anise + burbon fudge ice cream

Saffron ice cream in cardamom / star anise cone with pistachio/ star anise glaze shell dip

Vanilla saffron ice cream

Tea Blends:

Lavender magnolia tea

Lavender magnolia catnip tea

Sumac tea

Raspberry leaf, rose, rhubarb,

Blueberry (white flower like jasmine/cosmo/elderflower/berry/ lavender leaf) lemon peel, white chocolate

Nasturtium leaf and flower, chili pepper, ginger, marigold, expresso powder, lemongrass

Lemongrass, expresso powder / coffee bean, white chocolate, fennel seed, mint

Marigold, expresso powder, reishi, echinacea root

Calendula, corn silk, sunflower leaf, cosmo, some sort of root, rose hip, Mullein leaf

Tulsi and strawberry

Chocolate mint + rose + cocoa + rosemary + orange peel

Cocktails:

Serviceberry sake

Orchid inspired cocktail menu - with an illustration of the specific orchid

Breakfast food inspired cocktail menu

Interest/ themed inspired cocktail menu: Shibari, Scuba Diving, Oyster fishing, Boxing. Etc

New Years Intentions And Prosperity cocktail menu: Money- green, eucalyptus. Love Life- Rose, Berries, sweets. Self Fulfillment- Mint, Refreshing,. Ease Tension- Lavender, Loving,. Physical Activity- Spicy, activating. Academic- Focused, woody, smokey. Career- Lemon, woody smokey. Artistic- Mulberry, anise, sparkling. Exploration- Green, Red, cherry, lime, fun

Hibiscus champagne

Borage spritzers with lemon slices

Star fruit margarita with lime

Red Plumeria Cocktail

Cocktail with prickly pear syrup, aloe versa juice, cane sugar, lime, plumeria flower

Rose - white chocolate - expresso martini - seasalt - cardamom

[bleachblonderecords]

Mulberry Spice Pie Recipe The ideal dessert for a backyard barbecue is this fresh mulberry spice pie, a tasty summer treat ready in less than an hour.

[morethansalad]

Chocolate Pecan Pumpkin Pie (Raw Vegan)

[volchi]

Hearth Magic

Lately I have been very fascinated with fire cooking, and the potential for spellwork using the fire, pan and food itself. The advantage here is the consumption of the spell; you can put people under your control, empower them, weaken them, heal them, by having them literally put the magic inside them and carry it around with them so you dont have to snoop around hunting for taglocks for malefic curses or have the disadvantage of somebody needing to carry a protective charm on them which they may be likely to lose.

I was heavily inspired by a post made by @/qedavathegrey detailing the practical similarities between witchery and cooking. I cook frequently over a fire so I was wondering if I could lay a trick over bread or pastries using fire. So anyway:

First you need to know how to cook over a fire. I dont fuck with charcoal briquettes! And a lot of potency from the spell can come from the type of wood you use. For example:

Apple or sugar maple wood for love workings

Mulberry wood for spells intended to make others obey you

Cedar wood for ancestor work

Oak wood for jovian and abundance work

Pine wood for protection and empowerment/healing anxiety

And so on. In these types of spells I would use fires from materials that are as natural as possible. In some places "living fire" or fire that you started by rubbing two sticks together is very powerful in spellwork. I don't know about you but I am absolutely not able to start a fire by doing that, so if you cannot start the fire like so I would at least breath on it to stoke the fire. While making the fire you can also raise a lot of energy -- it's a pain in the ass so making a fire while pissed off can't hurt for a curse.

Also if you don't have a bunch of different types of firewood at your disposal, you can also add things to the existing fire to help it power the spell. For example, herbs, objects and things such as written psalms, sigils, tarot cards and playing cards can be thrown in. One possible method for herbs close with water could be to gather the herbs, wet them, and put them into tinfoil with holes poked in it so that it is constantly steaming as the fire is burning. (this also keeps bugs away. :) Around the area that you are starting the fire, you could also draw a circle in the dirt for extra protection during the spell. The whole idea is to enchant the fire so that whatever you cook with it will also be tricked.

When you're actually cooking the food, it takes a little while to adjust to using a fire so i would give it a few tries. I always use my cast iron cauldron, and you ALWAYS cook over the coals unless you're like boiling water or something. Don't fall for the cute little larpy pictures of people cooking over the high flames! You'll end up with half of your food burnt to shit, half of it ice cold and ALL of your pan completely black and charred.

Also you don't really want the coals to touch the bottom. Because it will burn. It just gets way too hot. My cauldron has little legs to keep it high up but if yours doesn't you'll want to suspend it from a chain or prop it up between 3 rocks, maybe a little metal grill.

If you're cooking soup or frying something you just need coals on the bottom, but if you're making bread or cake you'll want to actually preheat the cauldron like it's an oven, and shovel coals on the lid too. My bread keeps getting burnt on the bottom so maybe put more coals on the top. Bread holds up pretty well to cooking over a fire actually, in my opinion because it's wild and temperamental just like that fire.

And, once you're done cooking, if you laid a malefic curse over the food you can also save the salt used to clean the cast iron for future curses. :)

Anyway here are a few possibilities!

Blessing/Protection Strawberry Pie (for safety and ease at sea)

Start a fire from pine wood. Into the fire, put herbs St John's Wort, Angelica root, Hawthorn, Blackberry thorns etc you favorite combination of empowerment and luck herbs with "fuck off" herbs. To tailor it for protection at sea i will also be adding psalm 64 and swallow feathers.

It's for one person so we'd be making a mini tart, let's say strawberry rhubarb because of strawberries being sweet and lucky. You could also use blackberry for its protection. Or any medley of berries. Into the tart you can also slip some powdered/tinctured st johns wort, chamomile, etc lucky or soothing EDIBLE herbs. maybe not too much to change the flavor? but funny tasting witch tarts seem to be part of the charm LOL

So to cook a small tart you'll need a small pie tin, and you'd need to preheat the oven itself to about 350 fahrenheit. Maybe lift it off the bottom so it won't burn. You can blind bake the pie crust if you want. Its small so i would put the pie crust in with the filling, brush with egg and sprinkle some sugar, and cook for 15 minutes.

When it's done, you can whisper psalm 64 over it or what corresponds with your intention, and whoever eats it will be protected.

Otnovo --

Good Old Fashioned Love Spell Bread

This one is folksy and not a hundred percent ethical but it's just for educational purposes and I'm not your mom so. Make a fire from apple wood or maple wood. To this fire add sunflower petals, apple peels, orange peels, rose petals and ferns.

In the bread, if you can, mash in a (whole, fresh) mole heart in the liquid, maybe make it a beer bread to mask the meat flavor, or maybe make it stuffed bread and mix the mole heart with spiced pork or chicken, it's all up to you! If you don't have mole meat just lying around you can add coriander to the bread and similar love herbs and spices (take care that it doesnt taste like shit)

Preheat the oven by shoveling coals underneath but mostly on the lid and let it be for 15 minutes. It should be about 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Put the bread in, cook it for 20 minutes, and give to the person you are interested in.

Those two were examples so let me know how they work if you do them, obviously this method heavily depends on what you have accessible to you so just use what you got! Happy spellwork :)

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Oh yes! Since I’ve made two kinds of pie now and used mint in both of them, I wanted to say that mint spicing a fruit base is faaaar different from mint in chocolate, or mint and cream, or mint in sugar. You still get that refreshed breath feeling, but the mint is not overpowering, it’s a very subtle taste. Mind, I don’t use very much. It’s only a few leaves broken up into bits over like 12-16 cups of fruit (3-4 pies), so keep that in mind. So, if you don’t like mint generally, maybe you could try it in a smoothie or in a pie! I also don’t know if this works with all fruit. I’ve only tried it with a Japanese knotweed + strawberry combination and a raspberry + mulberry + rhubarb combination. Oh and I’ve also tried a beverage that was raspberry + mint that I quite liked. Maybe it’s the acidity? Also if you think you could like mint if it just wasn’t as strong, very young mint leaves in the springtime are mild and lovely. Wild mint, anyway, not sure about the others because I don’t grow those.

[flawediamond]

Pie Recipes

Apple Pie

Apple and Pear Pie

Apple Caramel Cheesecake Pie with Toasted Pecans

Apple Cider Pie 

Apple Galette

Apple Tarte Tatin

Apricot Pie

Autumn Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

Blueberries ‘n Cream Pie

Blueberry Lattice Pie

Blueberry-Apple Streusel Pie

Blueberry-Peach Galettes

Buttermilk Pie

Caramel Apple Pie

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie with Cream Cheese Pastry Crust

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

Chocolate Cream Pie

Chocolate Meringue Pie

Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Pie

Coconut & Lime Cream Cheese Pie

Coconut Custard Pie

Coconut Custard Pie with Whipped Cream Topping

Coconut Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Chocolate Ganache Pie

Dutch Apricot Pie

Early American Buttermilk Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Egg Custard Pie

French Apple Tart

Blueberry Pie

Cherry Cobbler

Lemon Curd Tart

Lemon Meringue Pie

Raspberry Tart with Lemon Filling

Strawberry Pie

Grandma’s Fresh Cherry Pie

Grape Pie

Individual Nectarine Tarts

Innkeeper Pie

Key Lime Pie

Key West Key Lime Pie

Lattice Cherry Pie

Latticed Peach Pie with Peach Brandy

Lattice-Top Mulberry or Blackberry Pie

Lemon Apple Chess Pie

Lemon-Buttermilk Meringue Pie

Lime Custard Tart

L’orange and Citron Cream Cheese Tarte

Macadamia Nut Pineapple Tart

Margarita Key Lime Pie

Microwave Sour Cream Lemon Pie

Milky Way Tarts

Mississippi Mud Pie

No-Bake Lemon Cream Tart

Apricot Pie

Chess Pie

Blueberry Pie

Fruit Tart

English Custard Tart

Oven Fried Apple Pies

Peach Custard Pie

Pear Praline Pie

Pear Tarte Tatin

Pecan Streusel Apricot Pie

Plum Galette

Plum Pie Augusto

Puff Pastry Apple Tart

Raspberry Sour Cream Tart 

Rum Raisin Apple Pie

Rustic Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tart

Scrumptious Strawberry Tart

Shoofly Pie

Sour Cream Raisin Pie

Southern Fried Fruit Pies

Spiced Peach Galettes

Strawberry Almond Chocolate Tart

Summer Cherry Pie

Summer Tart

Very Lemon Pie

Walnut Chocolate Chip Pie

Walnut Fudge Pie

White Chocolate and Blueberry Tart

[venusianlightning]

the signs and the senses they remind me of

aries: cherry coca cola, faux leather, the distant smell of a barbecue, the sound of a coach giving his team the play for a game, pencil on graph paper

taurus: warm apple pie, mulberry silk, black coconut perfume oil, silence in a forest, rainforest scenery

gemini: fruity gum, the feeling when you get shocked by something metal, the smell of flowers, soft clinking of dinner plates, a toy boat

cancer: banana icecream, fleece hoodie, the smell of fresh baked cinnamon rolls, the sound of a family laughing together, christmas lights

leo: french fries, worn in denim, peach fragrance, fireplace crackles, soft sunlight shining on a meadow

virgo: rosemary spice, feeling of the cold kitchen floor, smell of fresh bed sheets out of the dryer, sound of a clock ticking, graphic design

libra: strawberry lemonade, lace detailing, jasmine fragrance, sound of soft humming, your grandmother's heart locket necklace

scorpio: chocolate cake, velvet, smell of s'mores, sound of the ocean, an antique picture frame

sagittarius: taste of pizza after being really hungry, feeling of metal when it's warm, ginger scent, sound of fireworks, neon lights

capricorn: hot soup, plush fur lining, smell of hot coffee, sound of city buzz, deep plum lipstick

aquarius: cilantro, feeling of static, smell of lemon and lime, sound when lightning strikes, doodles on your homework

pisces: raspberry candy, feeling of a knitted blanket, smell of the ocean, the tune of a merry-go-round, pastel colors

[icleanedthisplate]

Every Dine-Out Meal of January 2020, Ranked

I ranked the following based on taste alone. I made no consideration for ambiance or the general dining experience or whatever. I included meals I got to go. I included food trucks, catered meals, and fast food. Here’s how it all shook out. Should you be interested in the pictures or reading the few words I had to say about each meal, click on the home page and scroll down or see the archives.

Laura’s 40th Birthday Catering. The Oyster Bar. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.4.2020.

Lamb Shank Barbacoa. Wild Salsa. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.23.2020.

Jalapeno Lime Chicken Parmesan. Noodles Italian Kitchen. Fayetteville, Arkansas. 1.13.2020.

Chips & Queso (shared), Cajun Chicken Soup, Chopped Salmon Salad (to go). Cheers. Maumelle, Arkansas. 1.10.2020.

Cottage Pie, Side Salad. McNellie’s South City. Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1.29.2020.

Jambalaya Pasta. Mr. Cajun’s Kitchen. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.14.2020.

Summer Roll, Shrimp Pad Thai. Pho Garden. Rockwall, Texas. 1.24.2020.

T1 Cha-Siu Ramen. Aji Ramen Bar. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.17.2020.

P2 Eye-Round Steak Pho. Pho Thanh My. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.12.2020.

The Hotmaker Cheeseburger w/Salad and Sweet Potato Fries. The Root Cafe. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.18.2020.

Flat Iron Steak Sandwich w/Fries. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.31.2020.

Cowboy Cobb. Rodeo Goat. Rockwall, Texas. 1.21.2020.

Cheese Bread (Shared), Grilled Salmon Salad. Pasta Grill. 1.29.2020.

Sea Bass Brodetto. Taverna. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.22.2020.

Three Taco Plate (Spiced Braised Beef, Carnitas, Lengua)(shared). Mockingbird Bar & Tacos (formerly Dos Rocas). Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.10.2020.

Lamb Skewers Lunch Catering. Zoe’s Kitchen (Catering). Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1.30.2020.

Chipotle Chicken Wrap w/Chips. Mugs Café. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.7.2020.

Cobb Salad. The Worthington Renaissance Hotel (Room Service). Fort Worth, Texas. 1.22.2020.

Veggie Samosas (shared), Fried Paneer (shared), Tandoori Mixed Grill. Kountry Xpress. Mulberry, Arkansas. 1.13.2020.

Pork Ramen, Salad. Mt. Fuji. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.3.2020.

Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Rice. Senor Tequila. Maumelle, Arkansas. 1.8.2020.

Chicken & Waffle Taco. Newfangled Love Kitchen. North Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.2.2020.

SMPS SRC Breakfast. The Worthington Renaissance Hotel. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.23.2020.

SMPS SRC Lunch. The Worthington Renaissance Hotel. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.23.2020.

Newk’s Chicken Salad Sandwich w/Chips (box lunch). Newk’s Catering. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.16.2020.

Breakfast Buffet. Marriott Southern Hills. Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1.30.2020.

Queso App (shared), Beef Fajitas. Joe T. Garcia’s. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.21.2020.

Fish Tacos. Hooters. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.22.2020.

LGLR Session Breakfast. Little Rock National Airport Catering (?). Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.16.2020.

Continental Breakfast Buffet. Springhill Suites. Fort Worth, Texas. 1.22.2020.

Sakura Soup, Dragon Roll. Sakura. Bryant, Arkansas. 2.24.2020.

Italian Sandwich w/Chips (to go). Newk’s. Little Rock, Arkansas. 1.9.2020.

Egg McMuffin w/Hash Brown (to go). McDonald’s. Haskell, Arkansas. 1.21.2020.

[consulting-celiac-in-the-tardis]

A Celiac's Top 7 Oat Free Gluten Free Snack Bars

New blog post!

*Some of the brands mentioned in this post sent me samples of their products to review and consider for editorial coverage, but I only share products I really love and all opinions and photographs (unless other credit is given) are my own*

What’s the best gluten free snack bar on the market? If you’re new to a gluten free diet, you might think that’s an easy question to answer because you don’t have a ton of gluten free granola bars to choose from. Nowadays, though, new gluten free energy bars are being released every year...and many of them are insanely tasty!

That’s why I thought I’d write a post all about the best gluten free snack bars I’ve gotten to taste since my celiac diagnosis over five years ago. All the gluten free granola bars I’m including below are also oat-free, as many celiacs like me don’t do well with oats, even if they're gluten free. And if you’re looking for gluten free snacks that are packed with protein, stay tuned. I’ll be sharing another round up of my favorite gluten free and vegan protein bars within the next few weeks! Until then, though, let’s dig into my top seven gluten free, oat free energy bars, listed in no particular order. Many of these snack bars are also vegan and some are paleo, too. And keep in mind, I’ve tried a LOT of granola bars over the years but there are still tons I haven’t. So if your favorite gluten free granola bar isn’t on the list, be sure to tell me all about in the comments!

1. Lara Bar

Lara bars are actually the first gluten free snack bar I bought in bulk after my celiac diagnosis. I love that all the ingredients in Lara Bars are simple, whole foods like nuts, dried fruit and spices. For years in college, I’d eat one Lara bar every day during my morning break between classes. My ultimate favorite Lara Bar (Cashew Cookie) is just two ingredients: cashews and dates. I also love Cinnamon Roll (probably my second favorite flavor of all time!), Blueberry Pie, Cherry Pie, and Chocolate Chip Cookie when I want a chocolatey treat.

Because they include so much dried fruit and dates, Lara Bars are pretty sweet. However, if you’re looking for a gluten free, dairy free, soy free and vegan energy bar that doesn’t have any funky ingredients and tastes really good, Lara Bars are a solid choice!

2. Enjoy Life Foods

If you’re a long-time of my blog, you already know I’m addicted to all of Enjoy Life Foods’ products. But when I want a sweet late night snack, their gluten free granola bars are one of my go-to’s. Like all of their products, Enjoy Life Foods’ granola bars are free of the top eight allergens. They come in a variety of flavors, with my favorite being Cocoa Loco (which tastes like a super dense, super chocolatey brownie to me) and Caramel Blondie (which is crunchy from puffed rice but deliciously chewy at the same time).

Enjoy Life Foods also recently released grain-based snack bars that you might enjoy if you can tolerate gluten free oats. To be completely honest, nothing I’ve ever eaten from Enjoy Life Foods has let me down, so you really can’t go wrong with any of Enjoy Life Foods’ snack bars or other goodies.

3. Thunderbird Real Food Bars

Think of Thunderbird like Lara Bar’s slightly more sophisticated older brother. They also use super simple ingredients like dates, nuts and seeds and have a chewy, chunky texture. However, Thunderbird offers even more exciting flavors. Case in point? When I got to try Thunderbird’s granola bars for the first time last year, I was blown away by flavor combos like Hazelnut Coffee Maca, Pecan Goji Pistachio and - my ultimate favorite - Texas Maple Pecan.

An image from their Instagram since I already ate all of my Thunderbird bars...oops!

The Thunderbird snack bars are pretty big in size and very filling, so I often only eat half a time and save the rest in a snack bag for later. But if you love snacking on nuts, seeds and dried fruit and want to shake up your daily eats, I highly recommend giving Thunderbird a try!

4. Elemental Superfood

Raise your hand if you’ve ever wished you could find a slightly chewy, slightly crunchy granola bar that actually doesn’t have oats. If your hands wavin' in the air, prepare to be super excited to try one of my newest gluten free granola bar finds: Elemental Superfood's Seedbar. Elemental Superfood actually reached out to me to ask if I’d like to sample their products...and as soon as I saw that they make certified gluten free energy bars and granola using buckwheat instead of oats, I couldn’t say yes quickly enough. As an added bonus, their energy bars are also raw and packed with superfoods (hence the name!).

So far, I’ve tried two flavors: Cranberry, Almond + Lucuma and Mulberry, Cacao + Spirulina. The bars are drier and crumblier than most of the other granola bars I’ve tried (especially if you eat the bars straight from the fridge, where their packaging suggests storing them). The cacao can also taste bitter if you’re used to more processed varieties. However, I love the unique flavor combos and the mix of chewy fruit with crunchy buckwheat and nuts, and for the past few weeks, I've been addicted to eating one of these bars every night as a sweet snack. Elemental Superfoods Seedbars also have a finer texture than many other nut-based snack bars, so if you don’t like huge chunks of nuts in your bars, you’ve found a winner. Sneaking some extra superfoods into your diet doesn’t hurt either!

5. Freedom Bars

Meanwhile, if you live for big chunks of dried fruit or nuts in your gluten free granola bars, you’ll love Freedom Bars. These are gluten free, soy free, vegan, kosher, non-GMO, free of added sugar...and pretty dang delicious! Right now, Freedom Bars only come in four classic flavors: Apple Cinnamon, Chocolate Cocoa, Peanut Butter, and Raisin Almond. You know what they say...if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it!

These gluten free bars are quite dense and chewy, but the crunchy nuts break up the chewiness and add some variety. I also thought the spice level in these bars - particularly in the Apple cinnamon - was perfect. Not overwhelming but definitely strong enough to make the bar taste like apple pie!

6. ZEGO

If you're looking for the ultimate allergy friendly snack bar, you need to check out ZEGO. Their products and facility are free of the top eight allergens, plus celery, mustard and more. Plus, they intentionally avoid using ingredients that can mess with people's stomachs, so all their snacks are also free from oats, chicory root, artificial sweeteners and alcohols. ZEGO just recently released this sunflower date flavor, so when they reached out to offer samples, the sunflower-butter-lover in me couldn't say no.

ZEGO offers a variety of different energy bar types, including Just Fruit bars, Fruit and Chia Bars and Seed and Fruit Bars. I've tasted the last kind of bar in the Sunflower Date flavor...and, guys, it is crazzzzy tasty. The texture is smooth and slightly crunchy, and the flavor is pure sunflower butter and dates. If you want a naturally sweet treat that still tastes like dessert, ZEGO is one delicious option!

7. Health Warrior

The last gluten free snack bar I’m talking about is actually one I’m an ambassador for (use my code "collegeceliack30" for 30 percent off at check out!). Health Warrior offers three kinds of gluten free bars: vegan chia-seed-based ones, larger superfood protein bars, and pumpkin seed bars. Personally, Health Warrior’s Chia Bars are my favorite gluten free snack bar to throw in my backpack for school or my fanny pack on a long hike. They’re smaller than a lot of other bars on the market, which makes them the perfect sized snack for me. They’re also the only bar I’ve ever tasted that is based on chia seeds, which are high in omegas, protein and fiber. (Read more about why I love chia seeds here!)

I haven’t tried their new flavors (which include flavors like cookie dough and salted caramel), but my top picks so far are açaí (a superfood that tastes kind of like a tart blueberry) and coconut. I was also surprised at how much I enjoyed mango, and the nutty chunks in the almond flavor break up Health Warrior’s usually dense and chewy bars. Health Warrior's pumpkin seed bars are just as tasty, though the pepper in their turmeric flavor is too overwhelming for my palate. The Chocolate Pumpkin Seed bar tastes a little like a lighter, crunchier Kind Bar, so if you love those bars, you might like Health Warrior’s pumpkin snack bars too. Most of those pumpkin seed bars use honey and are not vegan, but Health Warrior just released a new vegan dark chocolate coconut almond pumpkin seed bar as I was writing this post!

The Bottom Line of Gluten Free Snack Bars

Like I said earlier in this post, there are certainly still many oat free and gluten free snack bars I haven’t tried that are probably just as good. Right now, though, these seven are some of my favorites...and I think they do a good job of showing just how diverse gluten free snacks can actually be! Whether you need a big snack and prefer eating granola bars made of whole foods or prefer an allergy friendly granola bar that reminds you of your childhood favorites, there is a gluten free granola bar out there for you. And giving up gluten free oats doesn’t mean you have to give up convenient snacks or flavor.

So the next time you’re having a super busy day at work or school or around town, I hope this list gives you some ideas of gluten free snacks to take with you. And stay tuned for my round up of the best gluten free and vegan protein bars sometime soon! What’s your favorite gluten free granola bar? Tell me in the comments! via Blogger https://ift.tt/2QkX3sF

[lavendersam]

The Shortest Night of the Year

introduction

part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7

Miranda and I played the first session of our one-on-one Dungeons & Dragons game on evening of the summer solstice.  All she knew about the adventure was that she’d be playing Rook, her warlock sellsword in my King’s Road setting who had traded her name to a devil, and that I had code-named the adventure “The Shortest Night of the Year” in my notes to myself.

So she was very surprised when we sat down to play and I just handed her a sheet of paper that simply had:

Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma (all next to numbers slightly lower than Rook’s) Hit Points: 6 Trade Proficiencies: Farming Skill Proficiencies: Athletics

And that was it. No class features, no equipment, not even a background feature. Miranda looked at me in confusion and then wonder as she put the pieces together - 

“Are we playing before she became a warlock?”

I just smiled and began narrating.

It was Midsummer in the mountains, and even though the sun had disappeared behind the western peaks, the evening stretched long and warm in the dying golden light.  And as a bright, purple dusk fell on the shortest night of the year, the midsummer festival began in the village square.  Long wooden tables filled the space around the village well beneath crisscrossing lines strung with ribbons and fire baskets.  There were people everywhere, carrying platters of food, arranging chairs, serving drinks, chasing children as they ran through the chaos screaming in delight.  A low wooden stage had been set up on the green for dancing, and several musicians were already tuning their instruments.  A cacophony of mouth-watering smells wafted from the open windows and doors of the grassy-roofed homes nearby, and as the night begins and the tables are set, everyone was welcomed to eat.  The night is warm, especially in the light of the fire baskets and the warmth of the villagers enjoying the festival.  Even closer to the edge of the woods, whose pine-needled shadow looms around the village in the deepening twilight, amber-colored fireflies and the first twinkling stars in the purpling sky light up the dark.

I asked Miranda the name of Rook’s home village.  She thought for a moment, and said “Wilmott’s End.”  I told her that she had grown up in Wilmott’s End, in one of the furthest farms from the village, but that she had spent a lot of time recently working at the inn.  It doesn’t have a name - there’s only one inn, after all.  Miranda asked me how old she was, and I asked the question back at her.  When she seemed unsure I said, “Regardless of years, this is the first summer where you are indisputably an adult; last spring, a mage traveled through the village on her way from somewhere mysterious to somewhere equally vague. While staying at the inn, the mage took one look at Rook and declared that she needed a true name.

“Is it rare to have a true name?” Miranda asked.  I told her that it was certainly unusual; in Wilmott’s end only two others have one, the village greenwitch and one of the three innkeepers.  The mage explained that granting a true name pushes the balance of Law and Chaos in the mortal soul slightly closer to the side of Law; often a requisite for mages, as it aids in the crafting of spells and armors them somewhat against spirits of Chaos.  Rook was uneasy, but didn’t have much of a reason to say no.  The mage performed the ritual high in the mountains on a cold spring morning, and left soon after.  She did give a dire warning before leaving, however - she told Rook to never tell her true name to anyone.  Not her parents, not a husband or wife, not a single soul.  True names have power, and that power can be used against you if it falls into the wrong hands.

Since then Rook’s been a bit of an outsider - not shunned or feared or anything like that, but the whole village now knows that she’s different.  She’s hoping that the midsummer festivities might finally put that to rest, and sets herself to helping hand out food to everyone as they sit down to dinner.

There’s roasted rosemary duck served with gravy over small, early potatoes and the first carrots of the year, along with dark, crusty bread spread with goatsmilk cheese.  Buttered peas, salads of summer cabbage and juicy mountain lettuce with the last of the spring radishes sit next to dishes of a warm, spiced compote of wild blackberries and blueberries from further up the mountainside.  There’s fresh river trout grilled in mulberry sauce and served on a bed of roasted turnips and cauliflower, bowls of cherries, peaches, and plums next to plates of sliced, cooked apricots drizzled in sweet vinegar, and strawberry rhubarb pie topped with clotted cream.  The alewives have tapped into barrels of thick, foamy beer brewed with heather and sage that’s more hearty than intoxicating, and many of the adults are sipping slowly from a long-cherished bottle of strawberry wine.  And of course, there’s a pot of hot tea at every table.

As everyone eats their fill, it seems indeed that the cooler attitude towards Rook has melted in the warmth of the shortest night of the year.  After lots of friendly greetings she sits down next to a handful of young adults her age, including Alyona the miller’s daughter, with whom she immediately starts talking.  The two hit it off (they hadn’t spoken in a while, with Rook spending so much time at the inn the last couple years), much to the annoyance of Teron, a boy from Redwheel farm who was also at the table.  Rook asks Alyona for a dance once dinner’s finish, to which she happily agrees.

Rook makes a few rounds around the festival, talks with Elias and Medran (two of the three innkeepers) a little; that’s when Rowan, one of the carpenter sisters who is playing a game of cards with a few other villagers, calls her over.  “Bridget!” she says.  “You know how to play, don’t you?”

That’s when Miranda broke character, and looked up at me in confusion.  “Bridget?” she asked.

I grinned.  “Doesn’t seem quite right, does it?” I said.  I started explaining how her character has been feeling a little odd about her given name, Bridget, since she received her true name - like a coat that once was comfortable, but doesn’t quite fit anymore.  Miranda was listening, but she was also looking at the minimalist character sheet I had handed her at the beginning of the session, and noticed that I had neglected to write a name at the top of it.  After calling this character ‘Rook’ for the last six months, it did indeed feel pretty weird.

“Alright,” she said with a chuckle, and played a game of cards (winning the last piece of strawberry pie, actually).  Rowan and Rilsa asked her to stay for another, but dance music had begun out by the dance boards, and she wasn’t going to be kept from the first dance for anything - not when a pretty girl was waiting for her.

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[eattothive]

I got inspired to make some Raw Vegan Oatmeal Cookies. 😋

Here's the recipe:

1 cup pecans

2 cups deglet dates

1 cup dried white mulberries

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

pinch of salt

METHOD

In a large food processor, grind the pecans until they become a coarse crumble. Then add the rest of the ingredients and grind until it begins to form a dough. (You may need to add a few drops of water.)

Once everything begins sticking together to form a dough, you're done. Roll into balls or cookie bites and enjoy!

Tips: If you grind too long, it becomes nut butter. If you add too much water it becomes too sticky. There's a sweet spot that you will learn with practice.

Why they're healthier:

Because these cookies are raw, we retain the enzymes and vital nutrients that can be lost during cooking.

It is generally advised not to mix fruits with fat for optimal digestion, so this recipe is an occasional treat. However, it is still far healthier than the alternative. Enjoy!

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[tinkiisms]

i went through all the disney fairies books and movies and things to find mentions of food so i could make a list of fairy foods. it took me 20 YEARS, but now i have this list.

ps: if it’s not complete, i’ll add ones i find later and keep it updated

pps: even if i have all the foods mentioned, i wouldn’t consider this necessarily a comprehensive list of everything they ever eat in pixie hollow, there are probably more....but NO MINCEMEAT

baked goods:

muffin:

pumpkin muffins

sticky muffins

blueberry muffins

strawberry muffins

pumpernickel muffins

maple-nut muffins

acorn muffins

wheat grass muffins

blackberry muffins

tart:

ever tree fruit tarts

cream tarts

lemon tarts

acorn tarts

mushroom tarts

mushroom tartlets

huckleberry tarts

strawberry tarts

blackberry tarts

tarts filled with edible flowers (borage, angelica, primrose, lilac, honeysuckle)

cake:

poppy-seed cake

poppy-seed thimblecake

ten-layer raspberry-vanilla cake with buttercream frosting

strawberry angel food cupcake

comforte cayke (comfort cake)

pumpkin cake

pumpkin cupcakes

strawberry cake

chocolate cake

vanilla cake

cinnamon cake

toasted almond cake

fig-chocolate cake

sunflower cupcakes

raspberry cupcakes

honey cupcakes

sweet honey cakes

honeycomb cakes

carrot cake

right-side-up upside-down cake

raspberry cupcakes with vanilla cream filling

seven-layer cake with six kinds of berries

seven-layer thimble cake

strawberry-seed cake

oversized strawberry-seed cake

strawberry shortcake

huckleberry shortcake

lemon cake

lemon poppy-seed cake

gingerbread cupcakes

blackberry cupcakes

four-layer maple cake

white almond layer cakes with raspberry fililing and vanilla buttercream frosting

tea cakes

pie:

strawberry pie

plum pie

cherry pie

pumpkin pie

fig pie

nutmeg pie

lemon-meringue pie

blueberry pie

cherry pie

peach-blueberry pie

banana cream pie

gooseberry pie

strawberry pie

apple pie

never berry pie

cookies:

butter cookies

star-shaped butter cookies

blueberry cookies

acorn cookies

orange-peel cookies

oatmeal-quince-cinnamon cookies

honey cookies

sunflower cookies

raspberry cookies

blueberry cookies

honey maple cookies

truffle cookies

honey truffle cookies

raspberry truffle cookies

blueberry truffle cookies

bread:

acorn bread

gingerbread

banana bread

red currant bread

pumpkin bread

cashew loaf

toast

rolls/puffs/buns:

puff pastries

poppy puff rolls

lemon poppy-seed rolls

raisin-and-pistachio rolls

boysenberry rolls

sweet rolls

dandelion rolls

breakfast rolls

cinnamon-pecan rolls

acorn puffs

cream puffs

blueberry puffs

cream puffs with chocolate drizzle

buns

honey buns

cinnamon buns

etc:

doughnuts

biscuits

scones

pumpkin scones

crumpets

croissants

heart shaped currant scones

cinnamon twists

chocolate turnovers

magic blackberry turnovers

mushroom turnovers

pumpkin turnovers

lemon popovers

fiddlehead treats

blueberry crumble

five-berry crumble

fairy flatcakes

buckwheat pancakes with warm syrup

acorn flour pancakes

waffles

pecan waffles

blueberry waffles

pretzels

acorn soufflé

sunflower seed soufflé

silly sweets

chocolate mousse

chocolate ice cream

soups/stews:

chestnut dumpling soup

chestnut soup

acorn soup

acorn stew

oven-roasted minipumpkin soup

squash-blossom soup

cherry tomato soup

mushroom stew

cucumber soup

pumpkin soup

buttercup soup

carrot soup

walnut soup

fiddlehead stew

strawberry soup

sunflower soup

sunflower stew

pea soup

side-splitting pea soup, served in an amaranth-bread bowl

cream of raspberry soup

cream of asparagus soup

other meals:

lemongrass salad

dandelion salad

dandelion greens with raspberry dressing

dandelion leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts and spices

potpies filled with dwarf mushrooms and mouse brie

crustless mushroom sandwiches

crab-apple sandwiches with mint-sauce

tiny watercress sandwiches

tiny cucumber-seed sandwiches

acorn-butter sandwiches

scrambled eggs

sunny side up eggs

egg a la never land

robin’s egg omelet

whole roasted cherries with cinnamon glaze

roasted chestnuts

roasted walnuts

roasted walnuts stuffed with figs

roasted sweet potato

roast of mock turtle with thyme

roast peas

roast of mock turtle

dwarf mushroom caps filled with sesame-seed puree

baked blueberries with fresh whipped cream

baked stuffed peas

baked peas stuffed with savory sesame purée

baked cranberry

mashed potatoes

mashed turnips

fairy flatbread

purple rice

noodles

baked okra

drinks:

tea:

peppermint tea

lemongrass tea

lemongrass tea with agave nectar

blackberry tea

elderflower tea

rose-hip tea

chamomile tea (hot or iced)

water:

springwater

rainwater

honeysuckle nectar

dew

juice:

fresh-squeezed berry juice

raspberry never berry juice

blueberry never berry juice

sparkling red never berry juice

elderberry juice

boysenberry juice

mulberry juice

honey-scented blueberry juice

vanilla milkweed juice

raspberry juice

punch:

neverberry punch

pink punch with sunlight

currant punch

honeysuckle punch

sunberry punch

etc:

buttermilk

mouse milk

lemonade

raspberry lemonade

lemonade with bubbles of sunlight (Dess-ade)

hot chocolate

condiments:

sweet cream

honey

clover honey

four-leaf-clover honey

triple chestnut honey

acorn butter

honey butter

pumpkin butter

maple butter

milkweed whip

syrup

honeysuckle syrup

blueberry syrup

fresh cream

lavender cream

raspberry dressing

jam:

ever tree fruit jam

raspberry jam

black cherry jam

strawberry jam

gooseberry jam

chokecherry jam

beach plum jam

kiwifruit jam

crab-apple jelly

gooseberry jelly

spices/ingredients:

pepperberry

garlicorice

fudgeroot

mintastic

gingertang

cocomellow

lemonutmeg

wintersnap

winterberry

tarragon

sage

rosemary

butter

acorn butter

sweet syrup from the creeping treacle vine

sweet buttercup nectar

vanilla

chocolate

pistachio oil

wheat kernels

wheat flour

hayseed flour

rye flour

flower flour

brown sugar

beet sugar

salt

sea salt

poppy seeds

pulverized poppy seeds

sesame seeds

pollen sprinkles

tarragon leaf

buttercups

vanilla sticks

huckleberry jerky

dried mushroom caps

sliced pickled peas

hummingbird eggs

robin eggs

candied flowers

candied violet petals

fruits/veg/nuts/etc:

cherries

raspberries

strawberries

wild strawberries

never berries

blueberries

cranberries

blackberries

huckleberries

grapes

lemons

oranges

limes

bananas

currants

tomatoes

figs

plums

sour plums

apples

crab apples

peaches

nectarines

almonds

walnuts

water chestnuts

hazelnuts

sunflower seeds

potatoes

carrots

asparagus

peas

lettuce

corn

beans

beets

pumpkins

string beans

butternut squash

mushrooms

fiddlehead fern

salty bracken

mammoth beets

etc:

marshmallows

dried blueberries

dried cherries

self-popping corn

mouse cheese

mouse brie

mouse cheddar

wheels of cheese

sesame chips

pixie sherbet

watermelon ice

shaved ice (cherry flavoring)

sassafras lollipop

licorice twigs

light-as-mist merignues

boysenberry custard served in a vanilla bean

almond pudding

barley crackers

sliced berries