Vegan Chocolate Pudding Cake...

Gassy babies aren't fun.  That's why some pediatricians recommend that breast-feeding mothers take a sabbatical from dairy products.  It hasn't been easy for Jake and I to figure out meals without dairy, and it's always the products you don't expect that sneak in those modified milk ingredients.  However, I'm happy to go without dairy if it means a happier baby.

The worst for me has been finding desserts that don't have dairy in them. 

>ice cream?
check.
>cookies?
check.
>that sour cream apple pie tart from the neighbour?
check.

Thankfully, one of my friends sent me a link for this vegan chocolate pudding cake.  It's pretty darn amazing, and you wouldn't even know it was made without dairy!  I must admit, it's nice to be back in the kitchen again :)

love,
Ashleigh

Not the best picture, but trust me, your taste buds

 will love you!

I'm Making Muffins Up in Here...

Last night I had a bad dream.  It wasn't a nightmare, or anything explicitly evil, but it made me uncomfortable and I remember crying when I woke up.

Thankfully, we have an app for that.

Just kidding.

To distract myself, I went for a run, and then decided to bake muffins.  I had a TON of bananas in the freezer, so I made banana oatmeal muffins for Jake, as well as a loaf for, well, some other unknown occasion.

Since I'm still trying to avoid gluten, I found a muffin recipe and substituted a few things for what I had on hand.  To all my gluten-avoiding friends out there, enjoy!

Don't judge a muffin by its exterior.  Jake said they tasted even better than his!

Come on over to the Gluten Free Goddess and check it out!

I substituted:

• Coconut Oil for the Olive/safflower oil 
• Brown Rice Flour for the Sorghum Flour
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar for 1 cup 

What I forgot to add:

• Some sort of nut
• Chocolate Chips ( I ran out...is that even allowed?!)

Love,

Ashleigh