Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) milk is your chance to dive into some DIY milk-making! Unlike readily available cow’s milk, commercial quinoa milk is pretty rare, although there might be some rice milk and quinoa milk blends. Anyone can make quinoa milk by blending cooked quinoa with water, straining it, and adding optional ingredients like cinnamon and a sweetener. If you’re interested in putting in the effort, I’m about to show [...]
Almond Flour Cookies (Gluten-Free!)
These might be the easiest (and most delicious!) cookies I’ve ever made. I mean, seriously. We’re talking about 2 minutes prep time, and the hardest work is measuring a couple of ingredients. Which – as you might guess – isn’t that hard at all. Just throw together some almond flour, some sugar, some water, some vanilla and almond extract, and a kiss of salt just to round everything together. Hello, simple and easy [...]
Pistachio Milk vs Milk: The Ultimate Verdict
So, you know how we've got our classic go-to milk, right? Well, let's talk about a new contender in town: pistachio milk. Yep, you heard me right – milk made from those little green nuts. Let's see how pistachio milk and regular milk compare and find out which is the better choice! Comparing pistachio milk vs milk Pistachio milkCow milk (including whole, 2%, skim, etc.)TypePlant-based (nut/seed [...]
Which Nut Butter Is the Lowest in Sugar?
Nut butter is generally considered a low-carb food, which means most types of nut and seed butters are low in sugar. Which nut butter is the lowest in sugar? Seven types of nut and seed butters contain less than one gram of sugar (most of them include zero grams of sugar per serving) and include: We’ll review these low-sugar nut butters in detail in this article, as well as compare their nutrition stats [...]
Coconut Milk vs Almond Milk: The Ultimate Verdict
Coconut milk and almond milk are two of my favorite non-dairy milk options available. But how do they really compare? Well, I've done some sippin' and tastin', and I'm here to give you the lowdown on these two dairy-free contenders! Comparing coconut milk vs almond milk Coconut milkAlmond milkTypePlant-based (nut milk)Plant-based (nut milk)Common allergensTree nuts (though most people with tree nut allergies can [...]
Coconut Flour Gingerbread Cookies
These coconut flour gingerbread cookies are the perfect paleo treat to make to celebrate the holidays and new year! These simple cookies are grain-free and paleo-friendly. I originally published this recipe for coconut flour gingerbread cookies back in 2012. Since then, my baking and photography skills have improved. So I thought it was time to revise this post with new and updated images and a few tweaks to the [...]
