buckwheat bread

For those of you on a candida gluten-free or sugar-free diet, this grain-free, sugar-free buckwheat bread is a lifesaver...much more bread-like bread than coconut bread and is sturdy enough for sandwiches. It's great toasted with the addition of avocado, scrambled eggs or some coconut oil. This bread can also easily be made either sweet or savory with the addition of stevia or garlic powder.

Buckwheat Bread Recipe:

1c buckwheat flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)

2 eggs of flax eggs (1T flax + 3T warm water = 1 flax egg)

1 tsp sea salt

1c of unsweetened coconut milk, other milk or water

3/4 tbsp baking soda

Mix all the ingredients together and spoon into a medium lined baking tin. Bake at 350º for 50 minutes. 

Enjoy! The only unfortunate thing about this sugar-free bread is that it very closely resembles a giant log of chocolate cake. :( Sorry about that.

Chocolate cake? Nope. It's Buckwheat Bread.

tahini cookies

If you or someone you know struggles with a full-body candida infection, you know how challenging eating can be. In order to starve the candida, which is fed by yeast and sugar, it's imperative that ALL sugar and carbs are totally cut out, at least temporarily until symptoms reduce. That means that, at least for a while, no chocolate, fruit, beets, carrots, dairy, nuts, potatoes, grains, squash, beans, corn...etc. We've been working on this with my husband and although it was overwhelming at first, now that we have most of the essentials for cooking and baking, I'm getting a little more confident. But obviously, when every single thing he's eating is green, the one thing he's craving more than anything is...COOKIES. Enter: stevia, an all-natural sweetener derived from a plant that is totally safe for a candida diet. 

Once we bought some stevia, I decided to get a little crazy and try to make cookies. Peanut butter cookies are one of Dave's favorites, but alas, he can't have peanut butter. I figured that tahini, which is made from ground sesame seeds and is candida-safe, would be close enough to pass in a fake cookie.

Tahini Cookies:

1/4 cup melted coconut oil
About 1 T. or 6 packets of stevia
2 eggs or flax eggs (1T. ground flax to 3T. warm water = 1 egg)
1/2 cup tahini (Here, you could use almond or peanut butter if you can have sugar)
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 buckwheat flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
About 1 cup of Almond or Coconut Milk (unsweetened)

Mix the first five ingredients - beat well. Mix the last four ingredients and add to the wet mixture. Blend together into a thick dough, adding coconut milk, as needed. Drop by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet, press flat with a fork and bake at 350º for about 8 minutes. Makes about 15 cookies. 

Dave was impressed. I thought they tasted a bit like "sugar-free peanut butter cookies," but I'm sure it's better than nothing when you're going through a candida cleanse. If anything, tahini is packed with protein, as is buckwheat flour, so they're filling and super-healthy! Make them for yourself or to impress your diabetic friends! :)

creamy avocado coleslaw

It's no secret that I'm not a big fan of cooking. I think it takes far too much precious time and needs to be done far too often. Not to mention, I truly almost set my house on fire the other night by spilling grease on a hot burner.

In an effort to keep myself out of the kitchen and avoid death, I made a salad. It makes a ton too, so it's great for a potluck or eating throughout the week.

Creamy Avocado "Coleslaw"
5-6 cups shredded purple and green cabbage
2 ripe avocados
1 chopped red pepper
1 half chopped, red onion
3 tablespoons diced cilantro leaves
Lemon juice, sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Use a food processor or blender to mix the avocados with some of the lemon juice until creamy. Stir it into all the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and serve! No fire extinguishers needed. :)