When Jennifer at the food allergy-friendly Navan Foods insisted that I try Lucy’s Cookies, well, who was I to turn down cookies?  Cookies are my favorite dessert; and though I am a loyalist to the oh-so-classic chocolate chip, I rarely turn up my nose at any flavor or variety. And since these are also baked without wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts, I thought you might all like to know about them. I confess that my tastes lean toward big, soft and chewy cookies, so I was a bit surprised when I discovered Lucy’s cookies are semi-petite crispy cookies. I feared that these cookies may have met the wrong taster … but I couldn’t have been more wrong! Lucy’s gave me (and my waistline) a new appreciation for the crispy cookie ... Read the Full Review

Every Tuesday we will feature a review from our Dairy-Free Library. This week’s selection is Vegan Vittles, Second Helping by Jo Stepaniak. I reviewed it back when it was released in 2007, and loved it (in fact, I am still loving it). But Sarena of The Non-Dairy Queen is here to bring new life to this book with her own review:

I approach cookbooks differently now that I have dairy allergies. Since I realized that vegan cookbooks contained no dairy products, they are the cookbooks I go for first. I know that the recipes won’t necessarily feed all of my family, but I like it when there are options that will. I have discovered through my research that vegan cookbooks are extremely helpful when it comes to sweets and breakfast foods for all of us to enjoy ...

This week on Go Dairy Free and One Frugal Foodie we are giving away a sampler package of Organic Cookies from HomeFree Treats. Formerly known as Gak's Snacks, HomeFree produces cookies and coffee cakes that are made from organic ingredients in a facility that is certified vegan and dedicated nut-free, peanut-free, dairy-free, and egg-free. But most importantly, their sweets taste awesome (trust me, several of us at Go Dairy Free have tried and loved every flavor; just ask Sarah and Sarena)! No one will feel "left out" when they bite into one of HomeFree's big, soft cookies or reach for a handful of their cookie minis. Okay, I'm getting hungry, let's get back to the giveaway ...

Want to enter to win?! Leave a comment on the giveaway post on One Frugal Foodie, and let us know what flavor of cookie you think HomeFree should come out with next ... or ... just tell me why you want to win these cookies!

Actually, this little dish isn’t sinful at all, but that title just sounds so good doesn’t it? Well, this Scrumptious Cinnamon Apple Sauté does produce tender, juicy apples with a wonderfully rich, sweet, and cinnamon-y syrup, rendering it indulgent enough for a healthy dessert. However, I had it for breakfast. I ate it on its own as a part of my multi-course Sunday grazing. But, this simple recipe (just 10 minutes!) is incredibly flexible when it comes to serving options ... Top waffles with the apples and resultant cinnamon-apple syrup; Top the apples with a scoop of ice cream (this one and this one being my picks), drizzling some of the resultant syrup over top of everything for a sundae flare; Spread nut butter on a bagel, toast, or rice cakes, and top with slices of cinnamon apples; and the list goes on ...

Perhaps you have seen this little chocolatier mentioned on Go Dairy Free just a few times. Maybe it was when I first reviewed their awesome truffle collection filled with dark and "milk" chocolate delights that even those with food allergies or lactose intolerance can enjoy. Maybe it was when we gave away two boxes of their Valentine's Collection ... or it could have been just days ago in my round-up of "Special Gifts and Homemade Treats for a [MIlk-Free] Mother's Day to Remember." However, it seems I was just a bit early in my announcement of their chocolate gifts for mom. They just released a new heart-shaped box filled with milk and dark truffles for Mother's Day. Like all of their chocolates, the truffles in this box are produced in a dairy-free, nut-free, kosher facility.

To view some pictures of the box I sampled, see my post on One Frugal Foodie. To read more about these chocolates and to purchase, see the Mother's Day Collection at Premium Chocolatiers. For arrival in time for Mother's Day, order by May 5th with regular priority mail or by May 8th with express mail.