Recipe: Vegan pesto (with a hack for freezing leftovers)
Substituting nutritional yeast for Parmesan cheese produces a vegan / dairy-free pesto that is just as tasty as the traditional kind.
Author: Nina
Free crochet pattern: Self-striping granny square cocoon cardigan
It’s possible to crochet a granny square cocoon cardigan using self-striping yarn and get attractive concentric squares WITHOUT “slicing and dicing” your yarn. Here’s how!
Recipe: Baked eggs for breakfast sandwiches
Bake eggs in a muffin top pan for sandwich-sized servings that are quick to prepare, freeze well and easy to make both dairy- and gluten-free.
Recipe: Gluten-free banana muffins (or bread), with a dairy-free option
Made with gluten-free flour, this recipe requires no milk. The original version calls for a stick of butter, but it can be made completely dairy-free with a simple substitution.
Free crochet pattern: Granny square cocoon cardigan
One of the great things about the Granny square cocoon cardigan is that it can be made in just three simple steps by anyone who has mastered basic crochet skills: chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet and double crochet.
Working on my first “official” crochet pattern
The first crochet pattern I’m eager to share here is for this cocoon cardigan.
Moving in and getting settled
Welcome to this adventure that I’ve been contemplating for a while: a blog about gluten- and dairy-free recipes and crochet patterns.
Spoons & Hooks 