Happy Toffee Day!

Blogger of the Day: Claire at Almost Skinny Vegan Food

It's a crazybusy day today so as much as I'd groove on some real vegan toffee, I've got no time for watching, stirring and candy thermometering. Did someone say "easy toffee balls"? OhHeckYes!

Claire is a jane-of-all-trades...superfab photographer, artist, teacher, student, blogger and vegan wonderwoman! Her recipes are gluten-free and plant-focused with plenty of rockin' raw recipes (okay, okay...the toffee balls are coming). She's got loads of info and links on basic veganism and healthy diet tips too so check out her site!  Now get ready to roll!

Date 'Toffee' Puff Balls

Super Green Pomegranate Salad with 'Creamy' Orange Cashew Dressing

Pea Pesto Kale Pasta with Balsamic Pepper Tempeh Nuggets

'Cheesy' Broccoli Quinoa

Zucchini Pasta with Mushrooms in a 'Creamy' Avocado Sauce

Rosemary & Pumpkin Millet

Millet Stuffed Mushrooms

Baked Macaroni 'Cheese'

Choc Berry Crumble

Cacao and Orange Fudge Slices

Cacao and Apple Pot de Creme

Key links for quinoa...
Organic Red Quinoa Puffs
Kosher Mills Pop-Quin Puffed Quinoa Gluten-Free Cereal
Gogo Quinoa Royal Quinoa Puffs (Canada)

Or try puffing quinoa yourself...it's easy!
Alter Eco Organic Fair Trade Quinoa
Ancient Harvest Organic Quinoa
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Quinoa Grain
Bulk Organic Quinoa

What's your favorite form of toffee? Do you cook with grains? Have you ever popped quinoa? What did you do with it?  :)

Celebrate some more with our 2014 Daily Food Holiday and Featured Blogger Series!

Hello Peanuts, Goodbye Gluten!

Today is National Peanut Day and National Celiac Disease Awareness Day! Celiac disease is a condition where the body reacts negatively to gluten in your food. Gluten is most commonly found in wheat, barley and rye, but it can also be found in things like soy sauce, soup, even french fries!
You can find more info here...
Celiac Disease - NDDIC -- Gluten-free Diet
Celiac Disease Foundation
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
Celiac.com -- Celiac Disease and Gluten-free Diet Information and The Gluten-Free Mall
vegan. gluten free. -- also known as XGFX, a community of vegan gluten-free bloggers sharing recipes, info and helpful tips
And soon you'll be able to look for an official FDA "Gluten-free" label which will make it so much easier to go GF shopping!  :)

Screamingly brilliant vegan bloggers are coming out with more gluten-free recipes these days...yippee! Since today is National Peanut Day, let's check out some GF peanutty treats, starting with a peanut classic...

Salted Peanut Brittle

from Mary at Mitten Machen

Maple Sweetened Caramel Corn

from Maggie at She Let Them Eat Cake

Grandma Millie's Butterscotch Porcupines

from Kittee, Cake Maker to the Stars

Peanut Raspberry Ice Cream

from Mandee at Cupcake Kitteh

Banana Split “Ice Cream”

from Dawn at Veg-am

Raw Vegan Snickers Ice Cake

from Solveig at Gluten-Free-Vegan-Girl

State Fair Style Frozen Bananas

from Dawn at Veg-am

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter “Ice Cream” Bars

from Sarah at The Sweet Life

Peanut-y Pad Thai

from Shannon at Soy-Free Vegan

Asian Coleslaw

from Maggie at She Let Them Eat Cake

Tofu Summer Rolls

from Mary at Mitten Machen

What's your favorite way to eat peanuts? My grandpa used to bring us those little snack bags of ridiculously salty peanuts that he got on airplane trips as a treat...I still get cravings for those bad boys.  ;)