August 2015 ⋆ Fearless Food Allergy Mom

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14 Aug, 2015

Chocolate Coconut Haystacks, or, The Best Stuff Ever

Toasted coconut + chocolate = heaven, in my book. When I was a kid and we went those chocolate shops in the mall – you know, the ones where you could buy individual confections – I would always choose the chocolate coconut haystacks. They were so ridiculously good! Anyway, this is crazy yummy stuff. I make these all the time, and people always ask for the recipe. These chocolate coconut haystacks look so fancy but couldn’t be simpler to make. Shh, don’t tell anyone! I also give these as gifts, especially around the holidays. Wrap them in some pretty cellophane bags...

The Best Chicken Marinade Recipe

So you already know that I’m reluctant to make things like salad dressing and marinades. But the more I do it, the more I realize it’s the way to go. Not only are they easy to make, but the taste is so fresh and you don’t have any added preservatives or strange ingredients, like you’ll find in many store-bought products. When my go-to brand of pre-made chicken marinade changed its ingredients, I had to come up with my own. Here’s the happy result. And we realized that we never really loved that store-bought one anyway! This chicken marinade is gluten...