tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27075899184013316962024-11-01T06:54:52.418-04:00Welcome to my cafe! Grab yourself a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever you like to drink, and have a seat. This blog is where I share whatever might be on my heart...encouraging words from the Lord, gluten free recipes, healthy living tips, happenings and events, etc. Lori Relyeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487845814843217568noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707589918401331696.post-5860959335795706662017-05-13T13:10:00.001-04:002017-05-13T13:10:07.212-04:00

Ok. It has been, like, 2 years since I've updated this blog. I see some people are still finding their way to look at my old recipes, so I should probably leave an update here. I actually have started a new blog (Holy, Happy, and Healthy) and wrote about what has been going on in my life, explaining why I left this old blog behind. I am not yet posting regularly on the new blog as I am

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I am so glad that winter is past and summer is well on its way here in NY! This past winter has been such a long, cold season with so much snow, that it sometimes felt like we would never get to feel the warm sun beating down on us again! Typically, I stop wanting to eat cooked foods, especially heavy cooked meat-based dishes, and I move toward eating light salads, green smoothies, fresh juice,

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The other night I was reading and came across a passage that got me thinking about trials. We all go through trials in our lives, but it seems like in recent years my family has been through more than our normal amount of tribulation. We have been through scary times: a child that was very ill, a child that was stalked online, my husband was very ill and almost died. We have been through trying

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Here is an article I wrote with a recipe I developed a couple of years ago while we were living with my grandmother. I was so wrapped up in what we were dealing with that I forgot to edit it and take a photo! I just came across this as I was working on updating the blog, and I remember that I loved this recipe so much that I still wanted to share this. Here's to the warmer months coming up

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Since I started this blog, my focus has been diverted many times, and my vision has enlarged. My family and I have gone through so many things that brought many changes. Honestly, I haven't written in so long because I just didn't know what I wanted to do with this project that I started so long ago. I have so much more I want to share and write about besides recipes and gluten free living. I

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I have recently come across the idea of bento boxes in my wanderings through Pinterest and various blogs. Being artistic, loving food, needing to lose weight, and having food allergies/intolerances in our family all just seems to mesh so well with the concept of cramming food into little boxes in a creative, visually stimulating way!  I have been reading The Just Bento Cookbook for more

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The last couple of weeks, I have been facing some unexpected health challenges.  I have been researching like crazy, learning all I can about nutrition and what I can do naturally to try to correct any imbalances I may have.  However, I also realize there are definitely some spiritual elements to deal with as well.  Stress plays a big part in my physical well being (not just

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Ok.  So it has been a VERY long time since I have posted anything.  In fact, I rarely even looked at my blog in the last two years (Has it really been that long?), except to find recipes that I recorded here and misplaced the hard copies to.  I was incredibly busy and had to prioritize things in my life.  So, blogging was set on the back burner for a time. There has been so

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I hope you all are getting excited that winter is almost over!  I know I am!  In fact, I just ordered some vegetable seeds, just so I'm prepared and ready for the first opportunity that comes along to plant spinach.  I have recently gotten a few other items that have me chomping at the bit, waiting for spring and fresh, local produce, about one of which I will share in a moment.

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Well, I have been pretty quiet since the holidays.  I was sick for about 2 weeks following our trip to Tennessee right after Christmas.  Then--school!  That's right.  I have started attending Davis College full time.  In fact, my husband and I take 2 classes together and 2 classes apart.  Classes started last Monday, right after I got better from being sick. I have

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So how has your Christmas season been?  We are having a great time with family and friends.  We went to visit family on Thursday evening to celebrate Christmas as well as Cassie's and Nathan's birthdays.  I baked all day Friday, preparing a variety of GF cookies for Christmas Day, and then we had some friends and family over for brunch (Baked Oatmeal, scrambled eggs, bacon, and

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Today has been a good day for me.  I spent time preparing for a Bible study that my husband and I do, then I baked these delicious raspberry bars that received rave reviews!  Before I share my recipe, let me say that I have been reading 1,000 Gluten Free Recipes by Carol Fenster.  I haven't tried very many of her recipes, yet, but I do plan on trying some.  I did, however,

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Tonight was really a low-key night for us.  We had a very busy weekend, doing balloons and face painting for Andrew's Good News Christmas Party at Davis College yesterday.  We always enjoy working with AGN and had a lot of fun ministering to the local community.  However, my body is usually sore and just tired after a long evening (or day) of face painting, so I just didn't have

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I hope everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I am truly grateful for my children and husband, my extended family, my friends, my church, my home--all of the many blessings God has bestowed on me.  There are so many things to be grateful for, that I refuse to allow Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance, Dairy Intolerance, or food allergies to interfere with our ability to enjoy our

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Today I made another batch of Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Chowder, just because it was so good that basically the whole pot of soup got eaten the other night when we had it!  I'm not sure how it happened since I dished out a bowl for each person and then went to the family room for a few moments of relative quiet. I didn't think it would be so liked that the kids would eat the rest of the

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Today was a great day.  I took Cassie and Nathan to History class this morning to hand in their term papers (we were too late to actually attend the class).  Then we went to Davis College.  All the kids enjoy going on Fridays to the school.  They did their school work in the campus library while we waited to meet Chuck for lunch in the cafeteria.  We really can't eat any

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     I can't believe how much time has gone by since my last post!  Although, in a way, I can.  I have been so extremely busy with my children's schedules, as well as my husband's and my own.  I am rarely home long enough to cook, so I haven't been coming up with any new recipes.  "What have you been eating?" you may ask!  Well, we haven't been eating

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In the last couple of weeks I have had several parties--a Pampered Chef party, a graduation party for my dear husband, and a Memorial Day picnic.  I have been trying a ton of new recipes, including this one of a Raw Vegan Ranch Dressing Dip that my friends have all loved.  I tweaked it, of course, and am not completely ready to share it, yet, but the recipe is very good just as it is

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Some lovely friends of mine put on a beautiful ladies' luncheon at the house for all the ladies in our church, today.  It was so wonderful.  They did so much work, and everyone had a great time.  What really impressed me, though, was that these two ladies made all the food themselves.  Not only that, but they made some gluten-free foods with me in mind!  They had never

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I have been so busy this week trying to get all my housework caught up from the last several weeks of history play chaos!  I haven't had much time to be creative in the kitchen, though I have had a lot of ideas playing around in my head.  Also, my sister, Sarah, and her children came up to visit from New Jersey this week, so that has been another draw on my time.  We have actually

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This weekend has been a blur of activity.  Actually, the last week has been a blur, really.  Cassie and Nathan were in a big play Friday and Saturday, so I was quite busy finishing up costumes and carpooling.  Today there was a big banquet for Girl Scouts, where Cassie received recognition for earning her Silver Award.  It has all been very exciting, but I can honestly say

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This morning's breakfast was a variation of the Chia Pudding recipes I've done so far.  This time, I used Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, vanilla stevia, cinnamon, and raisins, and I heated it in the microwave for a minute because I was freezing and just wanted a comforting, warm breakfast.  Those of you who really know me know that I am not a big fan of cooking in the microwave, but

Lori Relyeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487845814843217568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707589918401331696.post-43798489544884816942010-04-12T22:24:00.015-04:002010-11-05T22:22:43.764-04:00

Breakfast this morning was a bowl of Mesa Sunrise flakes with vanilla almond milk, a dash or two of cinnamon, raisins, and some cut-up dried apple pieces.  It was so good.  The combination of cinnamon with the vanilla almond milk reminded me of those sugar-filled cinnamon cereals you buy in the store.  The kids also ate some fresh fruit. This morning was a nice, relaxed morning

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Today was a pretty low-key day spent cleaning and organizing my kitchen.  Cassie and Nathan had history play practice while Elijah and Moriah spent their day playing and watching movies, enjoying their spring vacation.  We have been so busy lately that we decided that tonight would be family night.  Tonight was also pizza night.  We rented a movie to watch with the kids, and

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Since Nathan is so underweight, we are trying to help him gain weight and grow by adding protein to his diet.  It does seem to be helping, though I have noticed that he is making himself eat more food in general on his own, since he has been concerned about being so much smaller than his friends.  He has gained 4 lbs. in the last month. In my efforts to increase protein in Nate's diet,

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