Can We Eat That?

I love this: World's Best Chocolate Gluten Free Carrot Cake

 

We went to a birthday party yesterday as a family and the hosts had purchased a small 6" World's Best Carrot Cake - Gluten Free Chocolate at Whole Foods for the kids to eat. I smiled and thanked them and thought, "kids, you better eat this because our friends were nice enough to think of you and your needs." 

As I was slicing it for them, I took a tiny bite and oh my goodness, it was fantastically delicious! Then I thought, "wow, this was mislabeled. It doesn't taste like carrot cake at all, only like a very nice and moist chocolate cake."

When we got home, I read the ingredients and it does indeed have carrots in it. It is a chocolate carrot cake that doesn't taste like carrot cake. No matter, I love carrot cake and I love chocolate cake,  and the kids were asking to finish it before we even got home (the hosts of the party gave us the leftovers.)

Here's what the company has to say:

"All of our fabulous cakes – Organic Carrot Cake, Gluten-Free Carrot Cake, Chocolate Gluten-Free Carrot Cake, and Orange Citrus Vegan Carrot Cake start with only the best ingredients: sweet, juicy, organic carrots, fresh eggs, velvety cream cheese, smooth dark chocolate, hand-grated citrus zest and the purest flours. Each and every Worlds Best Carrot Cake is made by hand, from scratch, in small batches with care and love. We use the best carrot cake recipe in the world. It’s that simple and it is truly the World’s Best Carrot Cake!"

 

 

 

I love this: Time for the Weather Report

Via my friend over at the violet hours blog

"If creativity could find it's way into the weather report, then there's hope for pretty much everything else. Go to this link to put in your city to get a lovely, visual, sans smiling sunshines.

To see the full selection of images, click here."

Simply Delicious Springtime Solutions

 

by Wendy MacDonald http://editors.familyfeatures.com 

MISSION, KS -- (Marketwire) -- 03/28/11 --   (Family Features) With spring in the air comes time to clean closets, cupboards and...recipe boxes? Freshen up more than your home this season by sorting through your collection of mealtime favorites. Adding new springtime desserts to the recipe rotation is a surefire way to satisfy everyone from the pickiest of eaters to those with special dietary considerations, including gluten free. 

Spend some time browsing online at inspiring food websites and blogs, flip through your favorite magazines and revisit trusted cookbooks to revitalize your recipe collection. Try unexpected tasty combinations, such as Strawberry-Marshmallow Crisp Ice Cream Sandwiches made with gluten free Chex(R) cereal, a recipe created by cookbook author and DishTowelDiaries.com blogger Silvana Nardone.

"Introducing new recipes to fit everyone's needs is fun and delicious," said Nardone, author of "Cooking for Isaiah," a cookbook catering to the millions of Americans with food sensitivities like her son, Isaiah. "Gluten free cooking is easier than ever with five varieties of gluten free Chex cereals, which I use as an ingredient in everything from Sweet 'n' Salty Coconut Chicken to Double Chocolate Pudding Pie, to a refreshing homemade ice cream sandwich."