About
I am Beth, a graphic designer, illustrator and print maker living in Long Beach. CA. My husband, Mark, and I own our own design studio, Hero Design Studio. We have an adorable dog named, Seri, and two very sweet cats Indie and Jpeg. I have always loved to cook and in 2010 I made a lifestyle change to cooking completely fresh, seasonal, clean and whole. I crave veggies and love to try new things. In addition to being gluten-free and dairy-free (I will eat goat milk dairy from time to time), I am a conscientious omnivore that eats mostly vegetarian. I occasionally eat meat and seafood when I feel like I can make the morally right choice and buy the meat I feel good about buying. All of the meat and eggs consumed in our house are bought from local farmers that raise their animals on pasture without the use of antibiotics and hormones. I eat a completely gluten-free diet (and have done so for over 8 years), but please don’t let that scare you off, in most of my recipes, you won’t even notice the difference. I try to cook recipes that are gluten-free by nature or make subtle substitutions to make them such.
I have adopted the belief that avoiding processed foods and eating whole and seasonally will completely change the way you feel. For me it started with a 30 day cleanse, and I haven’t stopped since. In 2010, after making this lifestyle change I lost 30 lbs and I never looked back. I have never felt this great in my life. I try to buy ingredients that are local, in season, organic and whole, when available. I don’t like to measure and I cook by taste, so please take that into consideration when reading. For me cooking is all about experimenting and tasting. And yes, sometimes this philosophy fails me. In addition to being addicted to veggies and yoga, I also am addicted to that feeling you get when someone you love takes that first bite of food, that you made especially for them. There is nothing like it.
I hope you enjoy Tasty Yummies as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.
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Hi Beth,
I just recently received your site info from my daughter Janine who says you both went to Daemen College together.
I like what I have seen so far but I have a question – I recently purchased some garbanzo bean flour and want to know if you might have a recipe for bread using it. I have cut out wheat and want to find some recipes using this flour. I have a great recipe for pumpkin nut bread that I want to convert as well so Janine said you’d be the one to ask!
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.
Janis
Hi Janis – thanks so much for checking out my blog and for your question. So nice of Janine to send you to my blog! I don’t have a bread recipe using garbanzo bean flour exactly as it is always best to make a mix of flours and starches for an all-purpose gluten-free flour. It is very hard to use just one type of flour when baking gluten-free. That one doesn’t make it into my usual blend but I do have it in the pantry for other things.
Here are three recipes that I have made using garbanzo bean (or chickpea flour)
http://tasty-yummies.com/2011/10/22/gluten-free-apple-spice-cake/
http://tasty-yummies.com/2011/02/18/chickpea-croquettes-gluten-free-with-cilantro-yogurt-sauce/
http://tasty-yummies.com/2010/06/25/sun-dried-tomato-mozzarella-fontina-arugula-pizza-gluten-free/
Oh and here are two wonderful links for all-purpose flours – both are from Gluten-free Girl’s website – neither contain garbanzo bean flour – but I thought it was worth sharing as they are both blends that I use regularly and I love them very much!
http://glutenfreegirl.com/gluten-free-holiday-baking-2010/
http://glutenfreegirl.com/gluten-free-whole-grain-muffins/
Hope all of this helps.
Beth,
Thanks much for getting back to me – if at any point you come up with a nice flour blend using the garbanzo flour do let me know. In the mean time I will try some of your other recipes – they all look so Tasty-Yummy! The apply cake looks delicious!
Again – great site!
Take care!
Janis
Janis,
Here’s a fantastic pizza crust recipe using garbanzo bean flour.
http://nourishingflourishing.com/2011/03/socca-pizza-crust/
Beth, I don’t know if Janis will see this…maybe you could pass it along to her???
Beth, GREAT blog here! I will venture back for more of your whole food goodness!! xoLexie
Lexie, wow – thank you so very much. That means a lot coming from you. I love your blog! Thanks for checking out TY!
Ok, so please, please, please never stop blogging. What you eat and what you believe about food is EXACTLY how I believe!!! Your recipes are great and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!!!
Jenn, thank you so much. Your post made me giggle so hard this morning when I woke up to it. It makes me so happy to know that my recipes make other people as happy as they make me. Thank so much for reading, I appreciate it more than you’ll ever know.
Buffalo, NY represent!
I saw the Lexington Co-op bag and thought, “Wait, I have that, too!” 
Great blog, keep up the wonderful work.
Enjoying your blog and recipes. Would like to know what you did during your 30 day cleanse. Thanks for sharing…
I found you from Spunky Coconut. I’m seeing your picture and think–wow, that looks like you are in Bidwell Park—I was surprised to see, you are in Buffalo. I have been gluten, soy and dairy free for two years. I still feel like a newbie and so much to learn. I finally started baking, using all those flours i bought at the Lexington Co-Op. I baked lemon squares for my girlfriends–they were real good. I look forward to seeing and trying your recipes.
I’m so happy I found you:)
Hi Beth! I just found you through spunkycoconut.com and am so glad I did.
I have recently changed to a gluten, casein, processed foods and sugar free lifestyle and can definitely use some inspiration! Each week on my blog I put up a new menu plan for my readers so am excited to feature some recipes from your blog! I find the hardest thing is to do your shopping when you aren’t aware of how to put healthy meals together, so hopefully my readers will find it easier now that I have given them a week of recipes and a shopping list! I cant wait to learn more about the amazing foods and alternatives that are out there – so many people don’t even know these foods exist! Thank you for helping me out on my journey, I’ll be sure to let you know how your recipes go! xx
Thank you Beth! Your Chai tea recipe is just what I was looking for this morning. My daughter was disappointed to find out that Tazo might contain gluten in the ambiguous “natural flavorings.” I went online to find a solution. She has been such a little trooper going gluten free, dairy free, potato free, soy free etc. that I hate to take away the joy of having a Chai tea every once in awhile. Great recipe! I too always felt the prepackaged concentrates were too sweet so this is a good alternative. (It takes a designer to solve the little problems and some of the big ones too.) I like that you are taking a conscious stand on food too. Quality food and water are in my opinion the two most important issues we face.
Thanks again!
Molly
Hi Beth,
) as I would have been seriously missing out if I hadn’t checked your blog out. I love it when I find fundamentally awesome food blogs and will be sharing you around shamelessly with all of my friends. Don’t worry…we will be gentle…
I didn’t remember clicking “follow” on your blog and was just about to delete it from my email when I decided to check it out before I hit the “trash” button. I am REALLY glad that I did because your food is serious vegan heaven. My kind of food…delicious, hearty and wholesome and a really great resource to hunt out recipes. Cheers for chanelling through my sleep addled brain late one night and talking to my subconcious (I can only imagine I was half asleep when I clicked “follow”
Please add me to your mailing list.
Hi Beth,
I found you when I was looking up chai recipes. I leave near
Buffalo. I was wondering where you find some of the spices you use in the recipe? Do you go to an Indian market somewhere, or do you find everything at Lexington? I’m not entirely familiar with the city, so any suggestions would be appreciated!!
Thanks,
Becky
Hi Beth
Your food looks so tasty I’m already doing my shopping list up!
Beth,
When you say that you “cut out all processed and package foods” what does that mean? What do you consider processed and package foods? What does your grocery cart look like every week and where do you shop?
Hi Alison! For me, my general rule for buying packaged foods is that they have to be 5 ingredients or less and I have to know what those ingredients are. So no strange name and chemicals that aren’t real foods. I occasionally break this rule to buy gluten-free rolls or bread if I am too busy to bake my own, but I try not to do it too often and when I do, I try to go with the best possible choice. I obviously cannot stick to that rule 100% all of the time, but I do my best. I really try to not consumed anything from a package unless it is a single ingredient on it’s own that happens to be packaged. Does that make sense? I really try not to buy anything processed (meaning a finished ready to eat food item that is made up of tons and tons of ingredients). So what that means is that I don’t buy processed cereals, snacks, prepared dishes to heat up, etc. If I want a salty snack food, I will buy a good quality organic (Non GMO) corn tortilla chip or something like that. If I am wanting cereal, I buy my own gluten-free oats and make homemade granola with good quality ingredients. If I buy veggie burgers, I go with the organic one that has 5 ingredients, that is just a few veggies, some rice and some seeds. In general, I just try to buy whole and fresh foods, everything organic whenever possible. So I pretty much buy TONS of veggies and fruit, etc. My cart is usually FILLED with a ton of produce and then dried and canned beans, organic whole grains like quinoa, brown rice, millet, etc. Every couple of trips I have to buy almond butter, coconut oil, olive oil and things like that. I try to get our loca grocery store, Wegmans, once a week or every other, I also find myself at our local CoOp quite often to get certain things that I know they carry that are local. Plus, I try to make sure to stop at the farmers market every weekend now that they are open again for the season. I get most of my produce there in the summer and that is also where we buy our eggs, directly from a farmer. I never buy meat at any of the stores since we get ours directly from another local farmer. We bought a half a pig last year and a quarter of a cow this past fall. Hope that helps clarify everything a little better. Please feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Just stumbled upon your site today from a recipe someone pinned on Pinterest, and am excited to explore your dishes and ideas further… always excited to find someone writing health-conscious recipes with unprocessed foods! Was also happy to see that you had already answered this question about what you consider “processed” and what you fill your grocery cart with. Thank you for clarifying! Like Alison, I was curious too, and was glad to get an idea of your “guidelines” (for lack of a better word) and the foods that you focus on. Your answer was very helpful. Anyway, I’m glad to have found you and I look forward to poking around more! Thanks for putting fresh nutritious ideas out there for those of us who could use some inspiration!
Sharon – thank you so much for your lovely comment. It makes me so happy to know that people are reading and getting inspired. That is one of the main reasons I started this blog, so people can see just how easy eating well can be! It doesn’t have to be complicated, untasty or unfun just to be good for you! Thanks for reading and I am off to check out your blog now, as well. Thanks again!
I had to say that you’re one of the first folks with…how can I put this? Food preferences? Food preferences based on health, ethics, etc. that I haven’t felt the need to roll my eyes at reading about and think of the excesses of your lifestyle as described so hilariously in ‘Portlandia’ (google it)
Nothing wrong with food preferences, for whatever reasons. You eat meat–when you choose to. Packaged goods eschewed? Makes sense, in large part–again, for both health reasons, supporting an environment with foods that have a smaller carbon footprint, etc. I am simply wary of folks who are ‘extreme’ and, again to pull out the Portlandia reference, are simply nutfucks about their lifestyle.
I don’t particularly aspire to emulate your choices (though I respect them) and were I to eschew packaged goods, meat and the like, it would be for reasons of personal health, supporting sustainable, local practices, etc. So good on you, Beth.
I’m fortunate to not have any food allergies, food sensitivities, or ethical issues about eating meat. I prefer to purchase from sustainable, local sources, but if I pop into a local national grocery store and grab a package of frozen sausage, I won’t feel overly guilty. I love chocolate so that screws over the local or macrobiotic approach to eating–and I love chocolate! Wheat? No problems there, digestive or otherwise. Alcohol? Beer, wine is all good; hard liquor holds little interest.
I can eat anything, I don’t feel guilty about eating anything, and while my wife eschews eating veal because they’re ‘baby cows kept unkindly in pens and slaughtered’, if she is eating factory-farmed chicken, how much difference is there?
In any case, there are always choices to be made, decisions between extremes and to those far ends to be made, and it’s all quite interesting. Thanks for coming across rather regular rather than some nut. I hope this comes across correctly.
Hi Beth, your site is great!! I love the recipes. They are not too complicated. I find it hard to find good recipes that are both gluten free and vegan. I got diagnosed with Celiac disease 2 years ago, I immediately went gluten free and never looked back. I realized then what an impact food has on our bodies so I too decided to do a 27 day cleanse and felt so incredible. Since then I follow a plant based diet and eat virtually no processed food or anything with a label. I crave fresh veggies as you and have never felt better. I have led over 150 people through a cleanse in as many as 8 different states. It has totally exploded because I believe people are fed up with the crap that is in our foods. I have seen some amazing results with these people, it has been rewarding and I believe I am headed down a very exciting path. I also took up yoga recently and am too obsessed. Kudos for all you do in helping people change their diets and showing them that it is not that difficult to do. I love cooking now!!
Beth as I read more posts from you I see some big similarities. I do the same, if I do eat something with a label I stay under 5 ingredients or less and I have to know what they are. When I travel I have to bring things out of convenience so I will bring hard boiled eggs (I don’t ever eat eggs at home). Gluten free granola bars, etc
Hi! I just happened upon your blog when I googled “Wegmans chia seeds” to see if they sold them. Lol I saw your amazing list of recipes and shared them on my mommy site down here in Frederick, MD. After exploring a little more, I saw that you are in Buffalo! I’m from Cheektowaga! Thanks for all of the great recipes. My husband and I are changing the way we eat, and all of those tempting dishes make it sound pretty good! Thanks!
Beth:
Your site is amazing! I’ve been recently realizing that I do have issues with gluten and have been looking for recipes to try, etc.
I had FIVE friends email your site today when I told them about my issues with gluten and I was looking for blogs/websites, etc. with recipes.
I checked your site out and I love it!
I’m definitely going to try these recipes out! And I’m going to do something similar in regard to cutting out gluten, sugar, etc. as you did.
Hey Ryan
wow your comment totally just made my day! Thank you so much and thank you to your friends, that’s so cool!
Please let me know how you make out and if you have any questions at all on your new eating journey
Beth
Beth,
Two days ago I was told by a doctor that I should move to a gluten-free lifestyle. I went home and started doing some research and came across your blog! It completely changed my attitude about the change and left me excited and eager to try new recipes! Thanks so much for what you do and how encouraging and uplifting you are with each post.
Alexandra
Hi Alexandra – first off thanks for the comment and for your very nice words! Secondly, welcome to the club!! It really is better on this side and soon you will be surprised that you ever ate gluten at all. Please feel free to contact me with any questions at all that you may have, I would love to help however I can. Take care
Beth
Good for you Beth, I read the article in the News thus morning! I noticed in the picture of you that you were carrying a Lexington Food Bag! My Gluten Free product…Lori’s Oatie BisCOtti can be found there! I have been Gluten Free for Over 2 years now and love the difference I feel! Can’t wait to try your yummy recipes!! Lori
Thanks Lori, I will definitely have to keep a look out for your cookies! Thanks for stopping by.
Lori, the other day I tried one of your cookies. Delicious..
Thanks so much for trying my Lori’s Oatie BiscOtti! Thrilled you liked it!
Hi Beth,
Which 30 day cleanse did you do when you got started eating whole?
Thanks, Kim
Hi Kim thanks for the comment. Here is a little bit of info on the type of cleanses that I typically do. http://tasty-yummies.com/2011/09/28/lentil-soup-info-on-my-cleanse/ I try not to get too much into this type of stuff on here since I am not a nutritionist, health coach or have any medical or nutrition training, so I don’t want to lead anyone in any direction, or make any health claims since I have nothing to base my knowledge on except for my own experiences. I hope that helps offer some insight though. Thanks for stopping by.
Beth
Beth,mwhat 30 day cleanse worked for you? I’m gluten free as well. And now and trying to go vegan. It’s a slow process. I loved your article and am now following your blog.its good to see their are other people who have the same diet issues. Thanks
Hi Paulette, thanks so much for the comment and all of your nice words! I posted this above too, but just in case you miss it, here is a little bit of info on the type of cleanses that I typically do. http://tasty-yummies.com/2011/09/28/lentil-soup-info-on-my-cleanse/
I really try not to get too much into this type of stuff on here since I am not a nutritionist, health coach or have any medical or nutrition training, so I don’t want to lead anyone in any direction, or make any health claims since I have nothing to base my knowledge on except for my own experiences. I hope that helps offer some insight though. Thanks for stopping by and for following along, it is much appreciated.
Beth
Beth, this looks good, I’m sure I can follow this..what type of probiotics do you suggest?
Hi there,
I have recently made the transition from a vegetarian to a vegan diet and I do not know what I would have done without ur amazing website !! Your incredible recipes have inspired me to cook things I would have never dreamed of ! I am attending my first vegan potluck this weekend and I was wondering if you could suggest a crowd-friendly, delicious, no fail recipe ( I want to make a good impression!!) Also I live in New Zealand so preferably one that is more “wintery”.
Thank you,
Devoted tasty yummies follower
Hi Stephanie – thanks so much for writing and for your kind words. I would say my recipe for the butternut squash and chickpea crockpot curry is one of my favorites and many people who I have made it for and have tried it loved it – http://tasty-yummies.com/2011/10/12/butternut-squash-chickpea-coconut-curry-crock-pot-recipe/
Another great one is my vegan sloppy joes (if you can find a good vegan roll there) http://tasty-yummies.com/2012/06/29/sloppy-joes-–-gluten-free-vegan/
Also maybe my sweet potato and black bean stew – http://tasty-yummies.com/2011/01/18/sweet-potato-and-black-bean-stew/
Hope those help – you can also just look by season up top, page through the winter recipes, there should be lots of great recipes in there to get you started. Good lick and thanks again for reading!
xo – Beth
Oh and here is one more – Chipotle Black Bean and Quinoa Crock Pot Stew. http://tasty-yummies.com/2012/03/07/chipotle-black-bean-and-quinoa-crock-pot-stew-vegan-gluten-free/
Hey Beth, I “awarded” you a Versatile Blogger Award! To see what that means, visit this post on my blog: http://granolameetsgrits.com/2012/08/07/versatile-blogger-award/#
On the one hand I am thrilled to share your blog with my readers because I like it so much, but on the other hand I am sorry because I realize this is kind of like those silly chain letters I always threw away when I was younger.
If you would rather not post about this on your blog, I will not be offended in the least. Just wanted to include you on my list of favorites, that is all!
Let me know if you have any questions I can answer, though I don’t know much about this thing myself.
Have a good day!
The banana-date-almond butter smoothie looks delicious. I was craving something like this after having this kind of smoothie at Yoga Pearl in Portland, Oregon. Since you are gluten-free, you would really enjoy Portland – it is extremely gluten-free friendly. Everyone knows exactly where their food comes from here, too.
Beth,
Namaste’ from San Diego-Oceanside CA! First off, I just want to say…YOU ROCK! My husband Ryan turned me on to your website and told me about all the yummy GF recipes you make. He said he has been following your blog for some time and I can totally see why! We went 100% GF about 3 years ago due to a thyroid issue I have and a doctor told me to cut out the gluten. I did and lost 20 lbs right away! No more Gluten Baby! (i looked prego all the time) Anyway, i am browsing your recipes and want to make them all. I dont know where to start. Everything looks sooooo YUMMY! I cook everyday, using our home delivery box of local organic fruits and veggies.(www.naturallytoyourdoor.com) I never know what im going to get in the box so its like Xmas when it arrives and my mind starts reeling about what i can make out of these awesome fresh ingredients. I have a VERY hard time trying to follow a recipe. I also (like you) cook to taste by adding a little of this, a little of that. I usually F it up it I am following the directions. So my hesitation is trying to follow the recipe and try to get it right. I’m just need to get past that and dive in and try it! I can always try it again if i dont follow the directions right.
Anyway, the purpose of my writing is to thank you for inspiring me with new ideas on our journey towards health and wellness!
Anatole’
Hey Beth, I have been using recipes from your site for a while now…I just became Vegan in May and my kids are gluten free, so when searching for recipes your blog came up…I just thought I would say thanks for the great recipes!!! Anything I try turns out wonderful! When I came here to contact you I realized I live close by, in Niagara Falls! Thanks again for the great blog!
Hi there!
Just finding your blog as I steer toward vegetarianism. I am also gluten free and diary free for health reasons at first, now because I know better. I am very interested to know what 30 day cleanse you followed. Please share if you can!
I will be back for recipes a lot! I am making Falafels this weekend for a friend’s party.
Thanks
I love finding other Buffalo bloggers!
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Hello, I was wondering if you had any recipes with wild rice, or at least how to cook it? I bought some and don’t really know how to cook it!
Thanks
Hi Beth! My name is Lauren. I’m a recent college grad and just scored a full-time job (YES!) Throughout my undergrad I was lucky enough to take yoga class that was a part of my class schedule. I also had various yoga classes that were available throughout the day, so when I was off I could just stop by. Now that I’m home and on a 7-5 schedule I find it hard to find a night yoga session that I enjoy. Do you recommend any at home videos that do the job? I do miss the guidance of an instructor, but I’ve been wanting to start an at-home routine anyway and eventually ditch the videos.
Hi Lauren, thanks for stopping by and congrats on the full-time job!! I have always practiced at my studio and since I started with an ashtanga practice, when I do practice on my own, I either follow the primary series from Ashtanga or I create my own yinyasa flow class ahead of time and follow that. But often when I travel and I want the atmosphere of a class, so I will use the website YogaGlo, which is REALLY really great. Real classes with wonderful experienced teachers and you get the same vibe of being in a class. New classes all the time, etc. My favorite teacher on there is Kathryn Budig, her vinyasa flow classes are great. Hope that helps a little.
SO glad I found your blog through the gluten free goodies board on pinterest!!! I’m happy to be associated with you on there, and am happy that I found your blog:) We eat the same way, and we love every minute of it. Excited to get to know you better
THanks so much Meghan, so glad you found me, too!! Thanks for taking time to comment, I hope you enjoy!
Hi Beth!
I’ve been making your recipes for a while but I usually stick to the non-baked goods because I’ve never had a problem with gluten and usually just stick to regular flour when baking breads/pastries and whatnot. I still don’t have any issues with gluten but I’ve developed a curiosity about gluten-free baking and have been trying it out (with great success so far). I haven’t been very adventurous, however, I have been using a Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour blend with the suggested amounts of xanthan gum and I noticed that in most of your recipes you use your own gluten free “flour” blends and usually no xanthan gum. I was just wondering if there are any health risks or anything associated with using xanthan gum. I have been cooking/ baking only vegan for the past 4 years so I have some experience with experimental food-making and fully intend to get more adventurous with gluten-free baking but for now I want to play it safe.
P.S. your recipes are the best! I recommend this website to all my gluten-free friends (and I have a bunch) =)
Hi Beth,
I was looking for a beet chip recipe this morning and found your blog – I am already addicted!! I am preparing for a cleanse (reducing caffeine, finding recipes, etc.) and will start in just a few weeks when done with some work travel. Your story is so inspiring and I cannot wait to start trying your recipes.
HI Beth,
Love this blog! I also feel great when I eat “clean”.
What was the 30 day cleanse you did?
So happy to be following you-Thanks.
I have been looking at your site and it seems very interesting to me as I have endometriosis and have changed my eating habits tremendously. I have excluded wheat, dairy, sugar and caffeine and have been searching for recipes to try. I have been feeling so much better after changing my eating habits and it is amazing that the pain has gone away and I have so much more energy than before. The bloating feeling has gone away as well and I have lost 6 pounds so far in a month. I look forward to trying your recipes. I also plan to integrate yoga into my life as I have read that it helps wth endometriosis as well.
Hi Beth! I love your title, Tasty Yummies!!
I’ve got the gluten-free, strawberry- basil muffins in the oven now. So excited to try them! They smell delicious!
I’ve recently lowered my meat intake and been exposed to these amazing herbs that improve health drastically!! I’ve been a health conscious person for the past 15 years and your recipes caught my eye! I’m looking forward to trying the avocado pasta!!! thanks for all your information!
Thanks so much Rachel. I hope you enjoy the muffins. Thanks for all of your nice words. I am so happy to hear you have changed your diet and are feeling good!
I just found your website/blog searching for gluten-free dog biscuit recipes. I am in love with the photos of Seri! What a sweetheart! I am a marine biologist turned dog walker, and on January 1st, I started my own dog-walking business. I make my own dog biscuits as treats for my furry clients, and just came across a canine client with a wheat allergy, which is why I was searching for gluten-free recipes. Check out my website (dogwalksofcanaan.com) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/dogwalksofcanaan), and you can see pictures of my rescue pup, Leah, who is truly the one who rescued me and pushed me towards my new career! I “liked” your Facebook, and plan on keeping updated on all new recipes and posts!
I absolutely love your blog, the recipes always look so healthy and delicious, always excited to try them! One small complaint (that is totally random) is there is a specific ad that frequently appears on the sidebar for baby feet peel. It is just a little nauseating to be drooling over a recipe and then happen to look over at pictures of feet with large amounts of skin peeling off them, lol. I don’t know how much control you have over what ads appear on your sidebar, is there anything to be done about that? Either way, thanks again for your wonderful posts, keep up the good work!
Amanda, thanks so much for the comment and all of your wonderful compliments. So I have to be honest, this is actually my own personal worst fear with having ads on my site. I really don’t want to do it, I would prefer not to, but keeping this blog costs me a lot, both in time and financially in materials (ingredients, etc). It was a hard decision for me to start having those placed ads appear, but I needed to do something to offset all of the time and money I invest into this project, so I could continue doing it as long as I would like to. Those ads literally produce less than a few dollars a day for me, but some months, it is enough to (slightly) offset one of the many insane grocery trips or some of the many many hours spent in the kitchen making or at the computer editing. I sadly don’t have control over those particular ads, they are placed and based on content of my blog and sites visitors frequent besides mine. I am always afraid something I don’t agree with or that directly contradicts what I work hard to promote will appear there, or worse peeling feet YUCK. But I have to take the bad with the good and realize that although they may not always be perfect, it is a nice way to allow me to do what I love as often as I can. I hope you understand and I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to comment. I will take some time to look into it this week to see if I can in fact get rid of select ads, at this time I don’t think so, but it is worth looking into. Thanks again and sorry for the gross tootsies! xoxo Beth
I completely understood the reasoning behind having ads on any blog, and have no qualms about that, especially if it helps support the blogs I love. I just wondered if the foot one was something in particular you sponsored or had control over. But since that is not the case I am sure I speak for all your readers that if having great content and helpful recipes comes at the price of seeing occasional peely feet than so be it
please don’t stress over it.
Thanks for understanding. I know I sound like a crazy lady, I am just so conflicted over the ad stuff.
Thanks again!
So glad I found your website. My mother in law has claimed for years that my husband had celiac syndrome when he was a baby. All food ran right threw him when he was a baby and now He just avoids the foods that bother him. I have tried to get him to have the doctor test him to see if he actually has celiac syndrome, but he does not see the need.. I think he is allergic to milk too (which I have read can happen once the intestines are damaged). I have wanted to try to cook gluten free to see if it will help him, but have felt overwhelmed with finding substitutes in baking. Your recipes sound easy and not too health nutty for my husband. Thanks so much for the blog. Can’t wait to go gluten free and try your yummy recipes.. Thanks also for the flour blend recipe. Having that on hand will be a huge help in helping me covert many of my own recipes to gluten free.
Hi Beth. sooo happy I stumbled across your site. I have suffered with bloating,gas, constipation for 10 years and I am only 28. I have just recently given up wheat but I think all gluten are effecting me. Please could you let me know what the 27 day clense is because O think I really need to do this then start a gluten free life….cant wait!!!!
Look forward to hearing from you.
Sammy, Bristol, U.K
Hi Sammy, I am so happy you stumbled on my site too
I am so sorry to hear that you have been dealing with so much the last 10 years. I felt like that too. I will share with you, what I just shared with another commenter here:
thanks for your kind words and thanks for stopping by. I know many of you have asked about the 30 day cleanse that kicked off my life change of going gluten-free and also the one that kickstarted me going processed food free, dairy-free, etc.
I am quite hesitant to share the details on that cleanse as it was created and configured exclusively for me by a specialist, based on my intolerances, weaknesses, etc. The very first cleanse that I did over 8 years ago also included a supplement powder to aid in the cleanse process. If you are looking for more info on how I cleanse these days, it is best to check out my post on my Spring Cleanse, that outlines what I have come up with for me these days. I have done this cleanse as little as 4 days and for as long as 28 days. Sometimes slowly adding back in different food groups as that time goes on (obviously not the ones that I will never eat, however, like gluten, etc).
Everyone is very different in what they have intolerances to and have issues with. The cleanse that I have created for myself is based on what I have found works for me, but this shouldn’t be used as medical advice or as the perfect plan for you. We are all different. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Hey Beth! Loving your site. Along with some of the other commenters, I’m also interested in the 30 day cleanse you mentioned. Was it just a general cut out gluten/dairy trial period before you fully committed? Thanks for any info!
Hi Caitlin, thanks for your kind words and thanks for stopping by. I know many of you have asked about the 30 day cleanse that kicked off my life change of going gluten-free and also the one that kickstarted me going processed food free, dairy-free, etc.
I am quite hesitant to share the details on that cleanse as it was created and configured exclusively for me by a specialist, based on my intolerances, weaknesses, etc. The very first cleanse that I did over 8 years ago also included a supplement powder to aid in the cleanse process. If you are looking for more info on how I cleanse these days, it is best to check out my post on my Spring Cleanse, that outlines what I have come up with for me these days. I have done this cleanse as little as 4 days and for as long as 28 days. Sometimes slowly adding back in different food groups as that time goes on (obviously not the ones that I will never eat, however, like gluten, etc).
Everyone is very different in what they have intolerances to and have issues with. The cleanse that I have created for myself is based on what I have found works for me, but this shouldn’t be used as medical advice or as the perfect plan for you. We are all different. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Beth-
I recently came along your blog by a girl from my work. I just got diagnosed with IBS so i’m still trying to adjust to cutting out all dairy in my diet. I talked to my doctor and he said it wouldn’t be a bad idea to cut out gluten either and maybe even try being Vegan. So coming across your blog made really happy:) Although being allergic to almost all nuts, I have to substitute nuts and find something different. It showed me that you can still have all the yummy foods/desserts out there while being healthy! I appreciate people like you that take the time so others can enjoy your story but also try new things and maybe make a new lifestyle. Thank you so so somuch!!! I will be back for more to try all of these yummy foods!
So I made the grain free chocolate chip cookie bars and the meyer lemon bars for dessert for Mother’s day supper yesterday, and they were a huge hit! I had doubled the recipe for both bars with intentions to leave the leftovers with my brother-in-law as he is the one who is medically gluten intolerant. The whole evening my sister would keep saying “There’s no flour. These are so good. Are you sure there is no gluten? Where did you buy this from?”. Totally made my day that they couldn’t believe me so I emailed her your recipes! Thank you so much Beth!!
Oh my gosh Joanna, this comment seriously just made my entire day! Thank you so much. It makes me so happy to hear this. I am so glad everyone enjoyed the desserts and couldn’t tell that they were gluten-free. I love that. Thank you again so much. xoxo