2019-10-24
“Why does mama keep calling this a ‘Blondie’? I thought I was a blondie.” Ginger asked Andrew after hearing me talking about my latest recipe, these gluten-free, nut-free Blondies. “That’s just what people call them.” I interrupted, answering for Andrew. “They have the texture of a brownie, but they don’t have cocoa powder, so they’re blond.” I said. To which Ginger shrugged and immediately lost interest, as 8 year olds do when you’re explaining boring concepts to them. My nutritionist, Cheryl is really to thank for this updated recipe, because she told me she wanted us eating buckwheat, a gluten-free seed related to rhubarb. Buckwheat is a good source of calcium and iron, at 14%. I remembered that I had...