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!
Lynnette says
Hi Elana,
My diet is still grain, dairy, corn, sugar free, rice, alcohol and caffeine free. Although I’ve added whole GF oatmeal and doing better. I drink decaf green tea. So that leaves me pretty Paleo My boyfriend is a hunter so we eat the elk and pheasant he brings home. He plans to hunt wild pig in South Carolina soon. It’s amazingly unlike corn fed ham with great flavor and texture. I’ve been learning how to undercook game and he and I have been taking cooking classes that I adjust. I’m lucky he enjoys eating how I do :-)
I use your baked goods recipes for holidays and my extended family loves them, GF or not. My kids gifted me your almond flour recipe book which has gotten my daughter and sister off gluten and they are better.
I’d love more Paleo and Raw recipes. I’ve never visited the forum. Maybe I could figure out what flours wont burn so easy. I seem to be okay dusting fish with GF baking mixes before sauteing.
I eat olives, almonds, veggies and hummus, and am into sardines and anchovies on seed crackers lately for a change. I learned how to make a hollandaise to dip artichoke into.
I’m grateful to you Elana for any contributions to this healthy diet that you can swing.
Lynnette
Carla says
You go girl! I absolutely love your work and your Paleo Banana bread in the cute little pan is in the oven as I read your email! (I added chocolate chips, oh well.) I have purchased your cupcake book and plan to continue supporting your business. You are awesome and have provided great relief to me as a mom, who wants to provide wholesome treats to my kids. The feeling of knowing I’m doing the best I can for my family is priceless, and I consider you a tremendous resource in my achieving this goal (some of the time!) ; )
Wishing you vibrant success in all you do and the perfect balance in your life. With love, Carla
SharonJ says
Elana,
I love your recipes! I have your almond flour cookbook but frequently am searching your website for baked goods recipes. I enjoy being able to search through all the muffin recipes for example. The special Jewish holiday ones are super helpful too! I also really enjoy being able to view possible substitutions.
I work with food in a customer service position. I am always recommending your site and books to folks just starting on the gluten free journey because of of the simplicity and ease of your recipes (15 different flours amd lots of money not required). They are so doable with few ingredients and always delicious.
Thank you for all you contribute!
Pamela R says
Elana,
I would like to say a BIG thank you. I found your blog on our transition to gluten-free/Paleo diet quite awhile ago and it has helped me with wonderful-every-time recipes that I can count on and it’s given me the jumping off point to create many of my own. I find the recipes SO VALUABLE and have been happy to purchase and recommend you books to others. I haven’t made comments (other than give-aways) and I don’t read the forums nor other comments. I try to spend as little times as possible on social media.
So, to sum up:
1. Great to make the blog as fun and simple as possible so that you have energy for recipe posts whenever possible.
2. LOVE the recipes. They are a valuable part of my weekly cooking! THANK YOU for sharing them.
Abby says
My family and I have been gluten free for almost 3 years now and we would have had a really difficult time if it hadn’t been for your books and website. The Almond flour cookbook is still one of the most used cookbooks in our house! We pull it out for every holiday and birthday. I too feel a change in the air… there is definitely a movement to simplify. I am also aware of so many things going on around us as a people. Its almost like we are constantly on information overload. I think that there are a remnant of individuals who are looking for a simpler way of life that is less negative and more positive. I know my family is moving towards getting rid of all this over abundance of information. We are starting to enjoy spending more time with each other now. Reading and talking over tea, cooking together, taking walks and actually living a life. I think its been a missed part of our society for a long time now. I wish you all the best and hope you continue to enjoy your life.
Christa says
Elana, this makes all the sense in the world to me! So glad you are making these changes for you, and thank you so much for all you do. Your work has certainly changed my life!
Christa
Vicki Dobkin says
I am a homemaker and “domestic queen” loving to cook/bake healthfully. I have enjoyed each of your posts/recipes/and have purchased your cookbook. All your recipes are just delicious, full of flavor and healthy! I especially appreciated all your “ethnic” recipes pertaining to our Jewish holidays/traditions. Thanks for all! Wishing you continued success and good health/happiness!
Virginia says
I love the recipes and why you created them or revised them. I am glad you decided to scale back and enjoy your life and family and quit living by facebook, etc. Enjoy your now time and worry about the social media once a week. Makes life more fun!! Thanks for the recipes!
Julie says
Hi, Elana –
I don’t think I’ve ever posted before! But I have to tell you… I so value the work you put into your food and your site. The most helpful thing about your site, in my opinion, is the simplicity of your recipes.
I started my food evolution with wheat allergy (for which I am SO thankful) but it has grown into much more… Much more care about what I put into my body and feed my family. Much more concern for ingredient quality, and now even concern for the community from which I get my food.
People know that I eat well, and have been on this journey for a while now, so as more people in my life discover allergies, or even just want to start eating better, yours is one of the first places I send them. Your dedication to grain-free, nutrient-dense, protein-rich ingredients is so helpful. Gluten-free baking can be so intimidating, but with the purchase of just a handful of healthful ingredients (instead of a PANTRY full of expensive flours) you have made eating well simple and SO attainable! Keep up the great work, and blessings to you and your family.
Brenda says
Thank you for your website and great cookbooks. I am gradually going Palio so that
is where my interest is right now.