Three Meals plus Snacks: Breakfast Ebook, Lunch Meetup, Dinner(time) TV Gig, and DDD in Your Kitchen
[Whole Grain Waffles from Good Morning!: Breakfasts without Gluten, Sugar, Eggs or Dairy]
With all the chaos over my dad’s heart attack earlier this month, I’ve been a little distracted and just yesterday, I realized that I’d forgotten to mention a few things I wanted to tell you all about! So today’s post is dedicated to catching up: think of it as a coffee klatch, except with my favorite green tea instead, of course (perhaps a “Matcha Klatch”?)
["I'm glad to hear that your Alpha Dad is doing better, Mum!"]
I. Blogger Lunch Meetup:
The most important event that slipped under the blog radar was the fabulous bloggers’ lunch meetup that Maggie of She Let Them Eat Cake and I organized at Fressen way back on March 5th. Since three weeks have already passed (shame on me!), I won’t bore you by repeating all the details; you can read a detailed, eloquent and comprehensive review of the event on Lisa’s blog. Besides, my little point-and-shoot camera was being temperamental and none of my photos came out, as you can see here:
[Possibly some food-like substances, but we can't be sure. . . ]
But I did want to say how much I enjoyed meeting other bloggers (Ashley, Kristin, Lisa, and my co-host Maggie), Kristin’s sister Shelley and reader Amy (thanks for re-checking the details when I’d forgotten to update the announcement page, Amy!). 
[Amy, Lisa and Ashley. Thanks for the photo, Lisa!]
Unfortunately, the venue wasn’t all we’d hoped for–Fressen seems to be past its prime these days. The food was mediocre, there were precious few gluten free options, and service left a lot to be desired. Still, the glitches didn’t dampen our spirits (even the torrential rains didn’t do that), and we enjoyed almost three hours of lively conversation, laughing, sharing ideas about recipes, writing, blogging (of course), volunteering, travel, good food, careers, children, and relationships.
It was such a treat to meet the other women there. And while I wouldn’t recommend Fressen again, I would certainly recommend lunch with any or all of these lovely ladies!
II. An Anti-Candida Breakfast Special for You!
After being waylaid by my dad’s crisis last week, my work on the new ACD Breakfast Ebook was deferred a bit. I’m happy to say that I’ll be launching the ebook, Good Morning!: Breakfasts without Sugar, Gluten, Eggs or Dairy in just over a week, on April 4th!
I’m really excited about this new ebook, both because breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and also because of the fantastic feedback I’ve received from my intrepid testers (whom I can’t praise enough!). The recipes include classic breakfast fare like pancakes, waffles, muffins and granola, as well as many savory options, some innovative dishes, and several fruit and nut-based toppings.
[Whole Grain Waffles with Quick Blueberry Topping]
Because of the delay in launching the book, I’ve decided to offer a special discount to anyone who pre-orders by April 3rd!
If you place your order via the “Buy Now” button on this page, your order will be charged by PayPal for the discounted price of $9.95 US, and you will automatically receive the book as soon as it’s ready (I will be sending them out myself–and preorders will be at the top of the list). You’ll be one of the first to receive the completed ebook on April 4th! After April 3rd, the cost will increase to the regular price of $12.95 US.
For a full description of the ebook and photos of the recipes, click here.
III. A Dinnertime TV Gig: Be Sure to Tune in to In the Know on Wednesday, March 30th!
For those of you in the Greater Toronto Area, tune in to Rogers Cable Channel 63 on Wednesday, March 30th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM to see me on In the Know alongside host Julia Suppa for a chat about Living with Food Restrictions. The show will cover several topics related to food restrictions, including reasons to eliminate some foods (allergies, special diets, etc), how to substitute for forbidden foods, common allergens, the anti-candida diet, and more. The show is live and you can call in your questions–so if you’re nearby, please do call in and ask away!
IV. DDD in Your Kitchen–Snacks, and More
Finally, it’s time for another installment of DDD in Your Kitchen–one of my favorite regular events, featuring all the DDD recipes you’ve made your own. I love to see all the adaptations and variations people create from the recipes and, of course, the feedback you provide.
Thanks to all of you who try out the recipes and let me know what you think. If you made a DDD recipe in the past few weeks and it hasn’t appeared here, please let me know so I can add you to the list. 
- Andrea made the Chocolate Buttercream again, this time on a golden cake for guests (check out the gorgeous looking cake—looks like snowflakes!); and Maggie tried it out as well;
- Meanwhile, Megan baked up some Maple Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream;
- And then Alison used a modified version of the Maple Buttercream on her St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes;
- Reader Lauren mentioned (on the DDD Facebook page) that she made the Raw Pad Thai “for like the zillionth time” (wow–I guess you like it);
- Jill baked up some Stalks and Branches, my copycat recipe of Mary’s famous Sticks and Twigs snacks;
- Meera mixed up some “Notella” and used it in a brownie that she called “DIVINE”;
- Adrienne tried out the Almond Feta and kept those almond skins on;
- “H” baked up the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with a few substitutions (and commented that they were “really good!”);
- Nicole made the Decadent Chocolate Pate as part of a bake sale;
- Kathleen served up some Lemony Almond Pancakes (one of the recipes in the new ebook!); she also tried out the Carob Coconut Sweeties (I think this means we’re friends now);
- Reader Emma tried out the Almond Crusted Root Veg Fries (with Parsnips);
- Caitlin baked up some root veg fries as well for a quick, easy dinner;
- Lauren reported on the Cocoa Camino chocolate bar she won in the chocolate giveaway; and
- Erin made the Happy Hemp Two-Bite Brownies, which she said were “delish”!
And also, thanks to:
- Rollin’ Oats Cafe for mentioning my Freeform Tomato Tart with “Goat Cheese” on their site; and
- TasteTO for mentioning my Happy Hemp Two-Bite Brownies in their “What’s Cooking Wednesdays” feature
- Angela for including my Whoopee Pies in her Recipe Link Love for February 28th!
[Hey, Mum, these waffles aren't half bad--for human food."]
