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!
Netty says
I’m totally of the age that I should be into facebook/twitter/etc…but I don’t feel I have time for that either! So good for you to unplug yourself from all that! :) I do love your recipes though….so I would be sad if they stopped coming. :) Though… I will also buy your cookbooks so if you went that route only I’ll still be a fan! Good luck with your changes!
Nichole says
Elana- your site is such a HUGE blessing to my family! We have only been grain free since January, for my sons health, and I know that without your site and cookbooks (I own both!!) we would not have made it this far! You are so funny! I love reading your recipes and using them- I probably use at least one a day! I haven’t used the forums but I do read comments under the recipes to help steer me in a certain direction if I’m having trouble, so I know that keeping the comments will be more than enough help!
I appreciate the time you put into this blog, and the thoughtfulness and care you put into each recipe!!
A big fan!
Nichole
Jacki says
Thank you for all you do!! I share the sentiments about the recipes.
I appreciate them for myself and for sharing.Gluten free, paleo friendly !!
Jacki
Lori Madeley says
Congratulation! Almond & cocount flours are the only flours I can consume so I truly appreciate your hard work and thank you for your informative, detailed research. You deserve a break. Enjoy your family.
Gloria J Adkins says
I have tried several of the gluetin free recipies and thank you for providing them, for free on line.
I search the webb for gluetin free recipies, or recipies I can convert to gluetin free.
Cindy says
Good for you! Pleae keep the recipes coming and this site is a blessing! <3
September says
Sorry to see the forum close, but I understand scaling back. I myself have to go on a “news fast” from time to time! I would just like to say that our household eats strictly gluten-free paleo, and we recommend The Almond Flour Cookbook to everyone. We don’t have sweets much, so the cupcake cookbook wasn’t as useful for us — plus we like the texture of almond flour better. We consult the website frequently for dinner ideas, and have served many Elana-inspired meals at our table. Good luck, and keep the experiments coming!
Beth T says
Thank you for all you are doing! I personally did not use the forums, my main interest is the recipes. My daughter has autism and I have IBS so we both just started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and we find that we can eat a majority of your recipes. They are incredibly tasty! Again, thank you.
Sue N says
I am so glad to hear you will continue posting your recipes. I’ve used so many of them with great success and will look forward to trying many more!
Thank you for all your work on behalf of all of us readers!!
Blessings to you and your family!
Lindsay says
Congrats for making a change. Another forum in another place can be taken on by some other person/group. Quality over quantity. All the best!