Allerfree Recipes

Back in the pre dairy free days, one of my favorite candies (which says a lot since I was pretty much addicted to anything candy like) was peppermint patties. Ahhh York..... I could have been in a commercial. In fact it was always a dream I had to be in a commercial, anyone really. In case you're wondering, that did not work out! But I still had candy. ha. I've been reading peppermint patty recipes for years trying to decide if I  wanted to attempt one. but none seemed quite right. I didn't want coconut shavings, or a variety of other ingredients. I also like to make everything quick and easy. Generally, I also will not make a recipe that requires cooling or freezing before eating. I've acquired a bit more patience though, and as long as it's not more than say, 20 minutes (I said a bit more!) I'm good. Here it is.. Peppermint Patties 1 can coconut CREAM (not milk) 1/3 cup melted coconut oil 1/3 cup coconut flour (or any probably) 2/3 cup confectioners su...

Ahhh Halloween! In a past life this was my favorite holiday for a few reasons. 1. my mom's birthday (and plenty of witchy jokes to go with that!) 2. I always enjoyed seeing creativity in costumes (my mom made me a spider once, best costume ever!!). and 3. A free pass to eat as much candy as I wanted! (and whatever kind I wanted when I could buy it myself! Trick or Treaters may or may not have been able to taste my favorites which may or may not have been stashed in the freezer or cupboards). And now it's a spooky holiday due to the fact that my children love trick or treating and my son could easily win an ER trip from it! We've changed a bit in order to not kill our son and keep it a more enjoyable holiday! Last year we carried a bucket and he held a bucket. We took whatever he couldn't touch and traded, if he didn't get something he could have. (I'm not even going to pretend I let the kids eat a ton of candy! it secretly disappeared and went to work with dad...

Am I the only one who has a two year old that does not know what candy is AND does not watch TV? Well, he does watch "the letter show" (wheel of fortune) and about 5 minutes of baseball... At any rate, when people ask if he can have candy and I say no I get crazy looks. And, when the doctor's office (for example) asks if he wants stickers with certain characters and he looks at them like they are speaking a different language and I simply state he does not know of those, people act like I am crazy. I am certain I cannot be the only one! For the very first time I was told "good for you" when sonny boy was offered a lollipop and the lady whispered it because she "didn't want to cause a tantrum if I said no" and I told her he doesn't know what lollipops are. The FIRST time, I've ever not felt like someone thought I was crazy! I literally, while getting my oil changed, had another mother ask what TV shows my baby (it was a while ago) loved, bec...