Cate O'Malley, Well Fed Network - Did anyone watch The Next Food Network Star last year? One of the contestants’ challenge in the last episode was to make a summer grilling recipe, and the winner of the challenge got their recipe featured on the cover of the July 2007 issue of Bon Appetit magazine. Rory nailed it with her ribs, using a recipe she makes for her family that takes 5 hours in the oven. She scaled it down a bit, time-wise, for the challenge, and still managed to deliver the winning dish ...

By Alisa Fleming - Yesterday we featured the dairy-free chocolate Easter bunny round up, including eight different brands in all shapes and sizes … all amazingly vegan (egg-free, dairy-free) and gluten-free (GFCF).  Yet even with this impressive array we seem to have overlooked two more fabulous bunny making chocolatiers.  While you may think that all chocolate bunnies are created equal, perhaps you haven’t yet seen a dairy-free white chocolate bunny …  or what about a vegan "milk" chocolate bunny?  Curious?  Read on ...

By Alisa Fleming - Just a few years ago I was sure that chocolate bunnies would never again enter my food radar.  Those symbolic Easter treats found in local stores have always been of the milk chocolate variety, and far from dairy-free. But … little did I know that seasonal sweets for vegans, GFCF, lactose intolerance, and even multiple food allergies were waiting just over the horizon.  It is true; and we are not talking about one single bunny variety here … I discovered eight, yes EIGHT chocolatiers who have each developed their own dairy-free bunnies (of various shapes, sizes and cuteness) and Easter / Passover chocolates for our nibbling pleasure …

Congratulations to Tisa Agloro and Craig Sawyer!  These two subscribers to the free Go Dairy Free e-newsletter correctly answered this month's question, and will each be awarded a $50 e-gift certificate from Namaste Foods via the newsletter's monthly giveaway.  Namaste Foods produces a wide selection of deliciuos baking and pasta mixes in a dedicated facility free from gluten, dairy, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, corn, and potato; and their new cookbook offers up over 60 recipes for using their products.  The Go Dairy Free March 2008 newsletter is now viewable online.  For the opportunity to win future prize giveaways, simply sign up for the free Go Dairy Free e-newsletter with your name and valid email. Emails are held confidential, and just one informational newsletter is sent out per month.