First, I want to thank you all for being part of this community. It’s been such a wonderfully nourishing experience for me have this website and be able to share recipes and tips for good living with all of you.
However, there is another side to running a website. Like everyone in this age of information overload, I’m looking at working better and smarter. Doing more with less. As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting quite as often. I’ve also gone on a social media diet, checking into Twitter and Facebook a couple of times a week instead of several times a day.
Further, after much consideration, I’ve decided to close down the Forums. Although the forums have served a good purpose, all in all, I’ve found that they are one more place for me to monitor in terms of the work I put into this website. I believe that the community can continue to connect in the comments section of each post and that it will still be productive for you to leave your remarks there.
So yes, change is in the air.
And I’m interested in you. I want you to tell me what type of information you find useful on this site. What are you doing with your life right now and what in particular are you looking for here?
So please, leave a comment and share your thoughts. I’m very interested, even though I do not often respond to comments, I do personally read each and every comment that you leave on every post.
Thanks for 6 great years and looking forward to many more!
Karen says
Elana-
Thanks for your continued devotion and exploration in the world of gluten -free and now Paleo. I have referred many a GF or P friend to your site and now am raving about your Almond Flour cookbook, so I’m hooked. If your journey is now at a slower, less complicated pace, we will all adjust. (And what a joy to adjust to THAT!) As long as we can find you here, from time to time, we’ll all be happy. As those who REALLY know how to slow down and focus on what’s important would say: Namaste.
Holly Hennessy says
Hi Elena. I am happy that you are finding more time by going on a tech-diet. I just wanted you to know that I have just started going gluten free and found your blog which was an absolute life saver! I had NO IDEA where to start or what to do. I felt lost and thought that all gluten free food would be yucky, I was miserable. Then I found your blog and am so excited! I have tried some of your recipes already and find them delicious! You are very talented and I appreciate the time you take from your family to help mine. Thank you!
Laura McConville says
I recently discovered your website and go here daily for ideas on gluten free/grain free recipes. While I don’t read much on the forum- I really hope you will still post recipe updates!!!!
anonymous says
Elana,
I applaud you for cutting back on social media usage. I am making huge changes in that area myself, as I find that it can often be less productive and more stressful in the end. Less is more for me! I also agree with your viewpoint that people can still connect via the comments below individual posts. Recipe postings are the main reason I use your website—I like to eat, and recipes lead to food more directly than forums do! So, any tips or tricks I really would need would be in respect to individual recipes.
Oh, and thanks tremendously for all you do. Until I discovered your recipes, no health-safe bread options existed.
Elana Daley says
Elana-
I have loved your recipes and menus most of all. We just found out that my husband has an allergy to rice and wheat and our son is allergic to dairy. My quest becomes more complex as it is no longer just about maximizing nutrition but now for living. I enjoy your references to other sites that compliment your work and this world of specialized nutritional needs that still so many poo poo and falsify.
Change is a good thing and I hope you’ll continue to write cookbooks for our benefit.
In good health,
Elana Daley
laura says
Hi Elana…
I enjoy your website very much.. since I have a future daughter in law who is corn/soy and wheat sensitive.. I am more interested in any non-dessert recipes. Sweets– while I love– I feel it contributes to the growing problems of people having diabetes.. and being overweight.. and not to mention losing control when there are sweets around!
Thanks
Laura
Pamela says
I totally understand your need to get control over the way you spend your time. I’ve enjoyed your site for a long time and plan on continuing to enjoy it for as long as it’s here. Thank you so much for all you do for us!
Jan says
I just want to add my voice to the choir of thanks for what you do. I too don’t use the forums but did find them useful in the early days for answers to questions you didn’t address in the blog. This was mainly info on purchasing almond flour in Australia (you can’t!). I agree with what everyone has said, that your recipes have really helped improve my nutrition when the only other options I could find would have worsened it. I also understand your need to reduce what you do online as I am working on that too. What we, your audience, want most is you and your creativity and wisdom and we get that from your blog. Now try and give that up and there’ll be a revolution!!!
Kara says
Thanks for all you share. I love your recipes and hope that you never stop creating new ones. I think your baked goods are some of the best recipes I have ever made. I like them enough to recommend your site to friends. I also like the healthy info that you share. I always look forward to getting email updates. You have inspired me in my baking and cooking and creating my own blog. I never used the forums, so I won’t miss them; but I would be so upset if you closed this site. Good luck!
(www.karascrumbs.wordpress.com)
Angela says
Cannot possibly express how happy I am to have found your website. Your recipes are amazing. In the few short months that I’ve followed you, I’ve tried more than a dozen and all have gotten rave reviews at my house. Never used the forums, so no loss there. I’m always looking for reliable info on how to live grain, chemical, and sugar-free. Thanks for being a bright light! I’ll keep telling everyone I know about you!