Brownie Crust-Gluten Free

Gluten-Free Brownie Crust
MAKES ONE 9-INCH CRUST
8 tablespoons butter or dairy-free shortening, of choice
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1½ cups sugar
2 eggs ( use 1/3 cup applesauce for each egg if allergic)
¼ cup hemp milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup gluten-free flour blend of choice
½ teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease and flour the sides and bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

2. Melt butter and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.

3. Add sugar to chocolate mixture. Stir in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in milk and vanilla.

4. In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt. Stir into batter until blended.

5. Spoon batter into prepared springform pan, spreading evenly. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is firm to touch. Cool on rack before adding cheesecake filling.

Coconut derived ingredients

This is a list that I compiled from several sources (not sure how reliable all my sources are, so don't come pummel me if you are a chemical engineer and I'm wrong). After finding all of this, I thought, no wonder 95% of soaps shampoos make me itchy and make my pores flare up.

These ingredients, commonly found in soaps and shampoos, come from coconut in some way, shape, or form:
1,2 Octanediol
2 Phenoxyethanol
Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate
Capryl Glycol
Caprylic Acid
Caprylic Glycol
Caprylic/Capric
Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides
Caprylyl Glycol
Ceteareth-20
Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Glucoside
Ceteth-20 Phosphate
Cetyl Alcohol
Cetyl Esters
Cocamide MEA
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cococaprylate/Caprate
Coco Glucoside
Cocomide DEA
Coconut diethanolamide (CDFA)
Cocos nucifera (another name for coconut oil)
Coconut Oil
Disodium Cocamphodiprop
Disodium cocoamphodiacetate
Emusifying Wax
Glyceryl Caprylate
Glyceryl cocoate
Hexyl Laurate
Isopropyl Myristate
Laureth-3
Lauric Acid
Lauryl Alcohol
Lauramide DEA
Myristic Acid
Olefin Sulfonate
Organic Sodium Cocoate
PEG - 7 Glyceryl Cocoate
PEG -100
PEG – 100 Stearate
Phenoxyethanol
Polysorbate 20
A list of ingredients derived from coconut...beware



Sodium Cocoate
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Sucrose Stearate

Sodium Lauroamphoacetate

Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinat
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Sodium Stearate
Sorbitan Stearate
Stearyl Alcohol
Stearalkonium chloride
Sucrose Cocoate
TEA-Laureth Sulfate
Vegetable Cetearyl Glucose
Vegetable Glycerine

Allergy Alert Buttons

I found these buttons which will be great for anyone suffering from allergies and the ones they love. They are handmade! Pick one up today and pin it on! She does custom allergy buttons etc as well..











These buttons/alerts also come in
2.25" Pocket Mirrors
2.25" Tree Ornaments
2.25" Magnets
2.25" Bottle Openers
2.25" Key Chains
1" ... Mini Magnets & Buttons
1" ... Pendants & Ponytail Holders
1" ... Zipper Pulls/Charms


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Respect Every Bite PSA - 60 sec.

Allergy Guard for iPhone/iPod Touch

Allergy Guard iPhone or iPod Touch Application
As anyone who has food allergies or intolerances knows, going to the grocery store and looking at the ingredient list of products can be overwhelming and confusing. Seriously, I don't know what some of that stuff means. My new rule of thumb is...if we don't know what it is or how to pronounce it, it goes back on the shelf.

You should have seen us shopping when we first found out my husband has celiac disease. We would stand in the middle of the isles reading and googling things on our phones to see what those crazy words were. I even called the companies a couple of times when we had no idea if the product was safe or not. You know when you are told you can't have something the craving gets pretty bad. By the end of some of those shopping trips we had no idea who was allergic or intolerant to what! The trips took hours to get a little bit of shopping done too!

So, when I was asked to review the Allergy Guard App, I immediately said yes! Food allergen information at our fingertips...heck yeah! Not that it will change my views on eating things that are closer to their original form, but everyone craves something that may not be so natural and it is nice to know that you can find out what is in all those crazy words! I have to say, this app is very useful! When you click on the allergen button, you get a list of the allergens in alphabetical order. You scroll down to get to the word you are looking for and then click on that. It tells you what it is made from and all of the possible allergens that are associated with it. This definitely helps identify sneaky ingredients that you might not know in your favorite foods! You can also store allergen information that is specific to certain people.

Now I can shop a little safer!




Visit:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/allergy-guard/id348798045?mt=8

Got corn allergies? Read this!!

http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php

First Customer

I am pleased to announce I got my first customer at http://freenaturals.etsy.com
She was looking for a lip balm/lipstick for her daughter who is SEVERLY ALLERGIC to..
corn,oats,wheat,all types of nuts,olive oil,soy,dairy etc..
Most if not all natural companies have these ingredients in their products. I believe that just because you are allergic doesn't mean that you should not have a natural bath and body care experience. I don't believe you should be stuck to endure mineral oils,parabens and other toxic chemicals and /or searching through natural companies stock without filtering through all the shea butter this and almond oil that and asking a billion questions about if the products come in contact with allergens. Welcome to your new experience..
But back to my customer, I created a special lipstick blend for her daughter so that she will be naturally beautiful with her new lipstick :)
Until next time...