Bai Tang Gao (Mandarin) aka White Sugar Cakes I make this treat for the kids when I am feeling nostalgic about the old dim sum days with my parents. This dessert was once a staple at the old dim sum houses, bakeries, and tofu shops of New York City’s Chinatown. This cake is known for … Continue reading White Sugar Cakes (Bai Tang Gao)
Seed Butter Cookies I am always trying to make a healthier treat for my kiddos (and myself). Let's face it, sometimes we just need a cookie! This year, the kids have also been working so hard on their swimming that I feel they needed a healthy treat that would provide some extra protein. Given that … Continue reading Seed Butter Cookies
Banana Chocolate Crepes You may have heard about it or maybe even watched a YouTube video of it before...what am I talking about? My friend, I am talking about the infamous Egg and Banana Pancakes, where 2 eggs and a banana mashed together will give you pancake batter. However, did you know that when you put … Continue reading Banana Chocolate Crepes
Green Apple Smoothie The idea of green apples always sticks a cord with me as being refreshing. In our fruit bin, we always try to keep one of two Granny Smiths for eating or for smoothies. Today we are going to make another green smoothie, this one is very different in flavor from our Lean … Continue reading Green Apple Smoothie
ProYo: This is the first Mommy vs. Tween write up! Sometimes, your children are the ones that decided what you write about. The first time we encountered ProYo was at the Gluten Free Allergy Friendly Expo in the fall of 2016. There were over a hundred vendors and it was pretty overwhelming. I questioned whether I could cover all … Continue reading ProYo
Wacky Orange Spiced Muffins This recipe is based on the idea of the "Wacky Cake". The Wacky Cake is a cake recipe that was the result of scarce ingredients during the Great Depression. The cake is not supposed to have milk or eggs, as those were scarce ingredients or were considered expensive. This makes it … Continue reading Wacky Orange Spiced Muffins
YesYouCan Red Velvet Cupcakes Many of you have asked what can you use if you do not want to bake from scratch. What if I told you that today we are going to talk about red velvet cupcakes from a box? I know, the first thing we think about is RED DYES, WHEAT, DAIRY and CHEMICALS...lots … Continue reading YesYouCan Red Velvet Cupcakes
GF Apple Doughnuts Last week when we went apple picking, as a "treat" all my non-allergy kids got apple cider doughnuts and well....my allergy baby got nothing. So when we got home I promised her that I would make her doughnuts from our giant bag of apples that we picked. She was so excited that … Continue reading GF Apple Doughnuts
Allergy Party Box With the beginning of the school year, we have to think about many things for our allergy kids. Did we sign all the emergency forms? Food action allergy forms? Epipen Forms? Notify the cafeteria of allergies? Are all the medications expirations up to date? Then comes the what to pack for lunch boxes? … Continue reading Allergy Party Box
Smore Crispy Rice Treats I was asked recently what I serve for my kiddie parties. Do I just have vegetable cups and fruit bowls for the kids? I'm so sorry to laugh but can you imagine being in a room of 12 (8-9yr old) children and them singing happy birthday to a vegetable platter with … Continue reading Smore Crispy Rice Treats
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