by messienessie_62pahm | Dec 1, 2014 | Breads and Rolls (NOT GF), Gluten-Free, Live
Once we hit the full throttle of fall and the holidays start stacking up around each corner of the calendar, I get the itch to bake. Of course, there are the requisite cookies, pies, and cupcakes but when it comes to breads of any kind, I mostly steer clear. That...
by messienessie_62pahm | Aug 29, 2014 | Chocolate and Cocoa, Comfort Food, Gluten-Free, Live
I first tasted buttermilk brownies WAY back in the day, some 20 years or so ago. Back before my European travels and before I began writing professionally, in my “other life” as an optician. It has been nearly that long maybe 16 years) since I have had a...
by messienessie_62pahm | Feb 25, 2012 | Gluten-Free, Healthful Eats, Live
The REAL Chia plant (not its imposterSalvia carduacea) I love a good lemon poppy seed cake. Not all the time and not all lemon poppy seed cakes, but when I find a good one– I’ll certainly dig in. So when I was trying to think up a recipe for Bob’s...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jan 10, 2012 | Healthful Eats, Holiday Fare, Live
Raising a toddler and juggling the full-time feast-or-famine-always-gotta-hustle solopreneur lifestyle of a freelance writer can be taxing enough, but with all that’s going on around here on The GrooVy Foody — creating new recipes, partnerships, promotions...
by messienessie_62pahm | Oct 11, 2011 | Chocolate and Cocoa, Gluten-Free, Live, Luscious Desserts
Chocolate! Oh, what can I say about chocolate that hasn’t been written before and better. Probably nothing. But still, I am possessed by the spirit goddess of the cacao bean and as devoted to spreading the beauty of her rich message as any disciple in history. I...
