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Home for the Holidays: Sunny at And Love It, Too! with Chocolate Pecan “Toll House” Pie + Cookbooks and App Giveaway

Shirley Braden

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It’s Day Five of our holiday event and today Sunny of And Love It, Too! is gracing us with pie! Oh, my, it’s not just any pie … it’s Chocolate Pecan “Toll House” Pie. And this pie is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and *almost* refined sugar free (the chocolate chips contain evaporated cane juice).  Included with her pie recipe is her pie crust recipe! As you can see, she made two of these beauties just for us!

 courtesy of Sunny at And Love It, Too!

You’ll want to head over to And Love It, Too! immediately to get Sunny’s pie recipe and enter to win one of the following prizes. Plus, please remember that each entry during our entire Home for the Holidays … Gluten-Free Style event is an entry for the final prizes (third prize, Caveman Cookies gift pack of $89 value; second prize, Free From Gluten $150 shopping spree; and the grand prize, the Vitamix 5200 Super Healthy Lifestyle package of $550 value)!

~ Free For All Cooking ~ This cookbook from my good friend Jules Shepard is packed full of all the recipes you have always loved making. Now Jules shows you how to make them safely for your family with celiac disease, non-celiac gluten issues, or a multitude of other food intolerances/ issues. I did a review of Free For All Cooking a while ago and tested Jules’ Coffee Cake. Scrumptious! We really enjoyed this recipe, and you will, too! You can read my review and get the recipe here. Consider it a tasty little preview of Jules’ latest cookbook. You can find more of Jules’ recipes and products via her GF Jules site.

~ The Whole Life Nutrition Book ~ Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite books. Note that I didn’t say cookbook. As I shared in my original review here, this book from my good friend Ali Segersten is definitely a cookbook, but it is really much more than that. As I shared then, “it’s also a resource book that offers guidance on: stocking your whole foods pantry with detailed nutritional and storage data, adding more vegetables to your diet, selecting and storing fresh produce, choosing the right cooking equipment, and applying different cooking techniques. The pages of my copy are already dog-eared, underlined, and flagged. I’ve learned so much from this book and I’m looking forward to making all the recipes.” I still haven’t made all of the recipes, but I’ve loved every single one I’ve made. Some variation of Fruity Green Smoothie gets made at least once a week, and while I’ve moved on to other variations, I totally credit my love of green smoothies to Ali! Note that this book is not entirely gluten free, but Ali’s blog, Nourishing Meals, is totally gluten free and her upcoming new cookbook will be, too.

~ 100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes ~ Carol Fenster is well known in the gluten-free world. She’s been creating wonderful gluten-free recipes far long than most of us have even known what “gluten free” meant. I had the great pleasure of meeting her—and sitting in on part of her bread-making demonstration—at the Gluten-Free and Allergen-Free Expo in May. You may have heard about Carol’s epic 1000 Best Gluten-Free Recipes. That’s right; 1000 vs 100. Well, as Amazon states, “100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes compiles the most indispensable recipes from Carol Fenster’s giant collection, 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes, in this handy, affordable, and beautiful package with color photos throughout. You’ll find plenty of delicious gluten-free versions of all your favorite fare—including pastas, breads, pizza, cookies, cakes, and more.”

I admit that my knowledge of Carol’s recipes and cookbooks is somewhat limited. I followed her Savory Palate newsletter for many years though, sampled her delicious bread at the Expo, made her tasty chocolate chip cookie long ago (featured in aforementioned newsletter), and made a version of her amazing crepes (sort of third hand via an adaptation of Wendy’s adaptation of Carol’s recipe). While I can’t give you any additional info or share a recipe, remember that if you click on one of the links to Carol’s cookbooks on Amazon, you can see some of her recipes and give them a look or even a try.

~ Cook IT Allergy Free App ~ Okay, I’m totally biased on this app created by Kim Wilson-Maes (also of the Cook IT Allergy Free blog). Why am I biased? Well, it features several of my recipes for one thing—nine to be exact, but who’s counting? Kim happens to be a dear friend, but became one after I fell in love with her app. And although admittedly I don’t yet own an i“Anything” I’ve seen this app in action via avideo demo and with an in-person demo from Kim herself and again I love its capabilities.

Using the app, if I choose a recipe that contains dairy and I want to make it dairy free, with the touch of my finger, the dairy-free substitutions are shown, and in the correct amounts. No “guesstimating” is required. If I want to know what I need to pick up at the store for a recipe, I can even create my shopping list using the app. If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, the Cook IT Allergy Free app is definitely one to have at the touch of your  finger. Oh, and Kim’s gluten-free, dairy-free, but still delightfully decadent Chocolate Fondue recipe is one of the recipes featured in the app; you can get that in my previous review post here.

Those are the four prizes for today’s giveaway (each going to one lucky winner), which ends Sunday (December 4) at 8 pm CST. The winners of all giveaways from this week will be announced in a post here on gfe late Sunday. Click here to visit Sunny’s blog and enter today’s giveaway and increase your chances of winning the final giveaway.

If you’re looking for a holiday activity to go with the kids this weekend, Ali’s Gingerbread Cut-out Cookies that were featured yesterday would be a terrific, rewarding activity. Plus, her giveaway (The Pure Kitchen, Healthier Without Wheat, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen, and Baking Gluten Free for Dummies)  is open until tomorrow morning, December 3 (7:00 am PST). See Ali’s cookie recipe and enter here.

Tomorrow Paleo Parents will be hosting Home for the Holidays … Gluten-Free Style. Don’t miss a single recipe or giveaway … see the complete line-up here.

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Filed Under: Home for the HolidaysTagged With: chocolate, cookbook giveaway, dairy free, giveaway, holiday, home for the holidays, vegetarian10 Comments

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  1. alli says

    December 3, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    not sure if i’m supposed to post a comment here for the giveaway, but I figured what the heck LOL. 🙂 If it’s not, I know it couldn’t hurt to send a love note telling u how much I love your blog and how cool I think this December blog festival is. Thanks much!! peace…alli

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    • Shirley says

      December 3, 2011 at 9:25 pm

      Hi alli–I can never get enough love notes—thank you so much, dear! 🙂 To enter this giveaway, please to go to Sunny’s post here. Each day, one must visit the blogger of the day to enter that day’s giveaway. Here’s the complete line-up if you want to follow along each day. I update the post as soon as the posts are up. 🙂

      I’m so lucky to have all these fantastic bloggers and readers—including you—joining in on our event and soooo many others supporting it in wonderful ways! Hugs,
      Shirley

      Reply
  2. Carole says

    December 3, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    I WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE A COOKBOOK AS I AM NOW DAIRY FREEE AND NEED NEW RECIPES.

    Reply
  3. kim L says

    December 3, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Would love to win the cookbooks, esp since it holiday baking time!!

    Reply
  4. Rebecca Avery says

    December 3, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    I would also love a cookbook since this is our first Christmas being gluten free.

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  5. Shirley says

    December 3, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Hi Carole–As I was just saying to Alli, to enter this giveaway, please go to Sunny’s post here. Each day, one must visit the blogger of the day to enter that day’s giveaway. Here’s the complete line-up if you want to follow along each day. I update the post as soon as the posts are up. 🙂

    Thanks for joining in on our event! Hugs,
    Shirley

    Reply
  6. Shirley says

    December 3, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    Kim–To enter this giveaway, please go to Sunny’s post here. Each day, one must visit the blogger of the day to enter that day’s giveaway. Here’s the complete line-up so you can follow along and not miss a post recipe or giveaway. 😉

    So glad you’re joining in!
    Shirley

    Reply
  7. Shirley says

    December 3, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Rebecca–Please go to Sunny’s post here to enter. Each day, one must visit the blogger of the day to enter that day’s giveaway. Here’s the complete line-up if you want to follow along each day. I update the listing post as soon as the daily posts are up each day. 🙂

    Thanks for joining us for this fun event!
    Shirley

    Reply
  8. Sharon Baridon says

    December 4, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    Hey Shirley, not sure if this is where I post, but nonetheless, this is so much fun! Thank you for introducing us to such wonderful people and delightful recipes!! XOXO

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    • Shirley says

      December 11, 2011 at 1:57 am

      Hi Sharon–Thanks for taking the time to comment and share such lovely thoughts! It’s much appreciated! 🙂 Hope you’ve continued to follow our event and are commenting each day on the individual blogs, so you’ll be eligible for all the giveaways. 😉

      xo,
      Shirley

      Reply

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