5 Dairy-Free Desserts for Warm Weather

Warm Weather Sweets: 5 Dairy-Free DessertsRegardless of the season, my go-to dessert when people come over to visit has always been ice cream. However, I have a handful of friends who’ve recently gone dairy-free, so I’ve been creatively challenged when thinking about something other than sorbet, sherbet or fresh fruit to serve to my old ice cream homies when they stop by in the evening. Now I have a few new ideas.

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Low-Fat Recipes: Apple Pie Filling

Apple Pie Filling

4.62 / 5 Stars | 178 Reviews

by Terri

“When your favorite apple is in season, pick up a bunch and make this luscious pie filling that freezes beautifully. Sliced apples are partially cooked on top of the stove with water, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then they ‘re ladled into containers and frozen. You ‘ll have enough for five 9-inch pies.”

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Beer Review: Gluten-Free Pale Ale from Omission Beer — Beer Sessions

Beer Review: Gluten-Free Pale Ale from Omission Beer

I have been insanely curious to try this gluten-free pale ale from Omission Beer ever since I first heard about it. Gluten-free beers are notoriously mediocre, but this one has been making waves of the omgwow! sort in the beer community. Until very recently, Omission’s beers were only available in Oregon and a few select bars outside the state, so when I saw a bottle at my favorite local brew shop, I snatched it up and headed straight home.

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A Visit to Twenty-Four Blackbirds: Artisan Chocolates from Santa Barbara — Maker Tour

A Visit to Twenty-Four Blackbirds: Artisan Chocolates from Santa Barbara

Who: Mike Orlando
Where: Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara has great wine and Mexican food, but have you heard there’s a bean-to-bar chocolate maker producing some insanely good chocolate? Mike Orlando of Twenty-Four Blackbirds is DIY to the nth degree, from the equipment he built himself — all with curiosity, obsessive testing, and the power of the internet! — to the kraft paper packaging he prints on using a printer you’d find in your mom’s office. And of course, the elegant 1/2 ounce chocolate bars illustrated with a feather imprint. Look out, Willy Wonka! There’s a new mad chocolate scientist around!

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