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!
George Mounce says
Elana,
I love your website and recipes. I also agree your forums probably aren’t needed; as a forum administrator for a gaming community, running a forum takes a lot of time and effort on top of everything else I do in life (full time job, family). In this case, I think you are making the best choice to focus on what really makes this site go – the recipes.
I love them all and can’t wait for more!
Colleen says
I love your recipes! I recommend your website all of the time to gluten free friends and acquaintances. I’m always looking for new recipes and appreciate how you diligently test everything. You are amazing. Thank you!
Laura says
Hi Elana – I believe I had left you one or two comments over the 2-3 years I have been receiving your ideas and research information. I love your site, but truly believe in the simplicity you are going to make in your life/business (if I understand your message correctly). I enjoy receiving your recipes and I hope you will continue to share this way. I own your cookbooks, so at the very least, should all else change, I can refer to a book! Imagine that – the written word on a piece of paper – I wish you peace….
Ashley says
It can certainly be overwhelming with so many social media sites out there.
I think if people are looking for a way to connect, it would make the most sense to utilize the other sites and options. Getting conversation happening on your Facebook page or using a specific twitter hashtag to interact with people and of course comment on specific post. Obviously it’s not as user friendly in some ways as being able to search a forum, but it still gets the additional information out there and allow everyone to build community.
Michelle H. says
Thanks so much for your time and energy into this website! I love it!
Kathy L says
I just really love your new recipies! Thank you for sharing them-they have been so helpful and it is so wonderful to have substitutions for wheat & sweets!
Thank you Elana!
Kathy says
I just love your recipes! Especially love your almond flour or ones that are low carb.
Please keep posting them. Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents with us.
Susan in Salida says
Totally support your plan. As someone who also suffers from an autoimmune disease, I know that besides diet, you have to manage your time and energy wisely. Your recipes and comments have helped me on my healing path, and I return the wish for your continued healing and happiness.
donna clements says
I am currently working towards living a healthier way, which for me means moving into a more paleolithic manner of eating and what I hope to find with this website are the recipes and info to make that happen. So far I have not been disappointed. Truly grateful for this.
donna clements says
In my quest to go a little more paleo, I still love grains and such, and love the recipes for breads that you have,(I don’t want to give up absolutely everything!)
Catherine says
Hi! I love your recipes- each one is absolutely amazing and I love your cookbook! I can’t wait to try as many recipes as possible (so far the gluten free pizza crust and the orange apricot scones from the book)
I liked your forum! I liked the magic bar cookie recipe that was posted here in the forum- is that deleted is there any way you could send the recipe to me or do you have your own creation of the magic bar/cookie? That would be absolutely amazing!
Tressa B says
Ahh that was my recipe! I can’t remember exactly what I did but here’s something close:
Tressa’s Gluten Free Magic Layer Cookie Bars
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups almond flour with added Coconut Palm Sugar (I don’t know how much I added)
2 eggs
1 cup coconut milk ( I used a whole can)
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon coconut flour
2 cups dark chocolate morsels
1 1/3 cups flaked unsweetened coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
Directions
1.Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees for glass dish). Coat 13×9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
2.Combine almond flour, coconut sugar, one egg, and some butter. I just tried to make sure the consistency was right. Press into bottom of prepared pan.
3. Whisk together egg, coconut milk, coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and coconut flour. (I actually brought this mixture to a boil so it would thicken like a custard and give it the consistency of condensed milk, but I’m not sure if that’s needed). Pour evenly over crumb mixture. Layer evenly with chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Press down firmly with a fork.
3.Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store covered at room temperature.
Hope this works for you, I think it can be tweaked but it was very close to the Magic Bars I remember as a kid.