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Yummy Delicious is a feast of food writing with family in mind. The regular contributors, most of who are chefs, writers, and parents who live in NYC, serve up recipes, opinions, news bits, restaurant tips, and other tasty morsels for children from infants to teens--and for parents of any age as well!

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MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS

KELSEY BANFIELD
Kelsey Banfield believes that being a parent and foodie don't have to be mutually exclusive, and chronicles her culinary journey--including her recipes--on The Naptime Chef. She lives on the Upper West Side with her husband and daughter.

JENNIFER CLAIR
Jennifer Clair is always hungry. She is also a chef-instructor, mother of two, and the founder of Home Cooking New York, which offers in-home and public cooking classes for both kids and adults in NYC and the Hudson Valley. A few years ago, she moved upstate from Brooklyn to Beacon in search of a backyard, garden and a bigger kitchen. She shares her tips and recipes for convincing her children to spend as much time as possible with her in that kitchen.

TRACY GARY
Tracy Gary is a homemade and real food enthusiast and the mother of two foodie tots. She is the founder of Intuition Nutrition, a whole food and healthy lifestyle education program, in which Tracy empowers families to de-junk their pantries and upgrade the quality of their food and health without sacrificing the yummy factor. She shares her ideas on how to keep it real in the kitchen here at Yummy Delicious.

JENNA HELWIG
Jenna Helwig, founder of Rosaberry, is a culinary instructor, personal chef, freelance writer, and professional recipe developer. She is the mother of a six-year-old daughter who loves mussels, olives and mangos.

LIZA HUBER
Liza Huber is an author, wife, mother of three and an Ambassador Mom for the March of Dimes. She is the Founder of Sage Spoonfuls, a brand new book and product line that gives moms all the tools they need to make homemade baby food with ease. She believes in feeding babies fresh, whole foods right from the start to not only give them the healthiest start to life, but to also prevent picky eating as they grow into toddlers. She shares her recipes and ideas for meals that the entire family, babies and toddlers included, can enjoy together here at Yummy Delicious.

AMY SPIRO
Amy Spiro is a writer, baker and blogger based in New York. She loves hearty soups and fresh grain salads, but her true love is dessert--pies, cakes, cookies, candy and more. Check out her recipes, stories and tales of kitchen disaster at Baking and Mistaking.

CARLA SULLIVAN
After careers in broadcast journalism and public relations, mom-of-two and longtime foodie Carla Sullivan combined her love of dining out in the city with her love for her kids and founded MiniMunchers.com-the first and only website where parents can search for and view the children's menus of restaurants across the city. She lives in downtown Manhattan with her family.

JILL VALENTE
Jill Valente, wife, writer and mother to a fabulous two-year-old daughter, believes in eating organic, unprocessed foods-but she also believes in surviving the toddler years. Jill is currently experimenting in the kitchen to reconcile her passion for creative, healthful cooking with her daughter's insistence on surviving on cheddar bunnies, yogurt drinks and pizza. She invites readers to share her family's culinary journey with her here at Yummy Delicious.

JESSI WALTER
Jessi Walter, a former VP on Wall Street, turned in her calculator for a spatula when she founded Taste Buds (formerly known as Cupcake Kids!) in 2007. Based in Manhattan's only kitchen studio designed just for budding chefs, Jessi teaches kids from all over the metropolitan area how to mix, measure and stir their way to a culinary masterpiece during classes, parties and special events.

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Feb

Yummy Delicious

Gluten-Free, Its A Way of Life

Eating and Surviving and ENJOYING a Gluten-Free Diet

Posted By: Carla Sullivan

Living and eating gluten-free is not just a fad, it is a necessary way of life for many people. Although some people may think that it is a "diet" or "in", it is not an easy lifestyle, regardless of whether it is a choice or a necessity. Thank goodness many restaurants in New York City have recognized the need to introduce gluten-free items or even entire menus! For those who like to try their hand at home with gluten-free recipes, MiniMunchers has found a great Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.

To celebrate MiniMunchers new Gluten-Free Options category, Amie Valpone of the Gluten-Free website, www.TheHealthyApple.com, has shared her amazing Gluten-Free and Vegan recipe with us! You don't have to be either to enjoy a healty slice but great news for those on the Gluten-Free diet, it SURE is tasty!

HAPPY MUNCHING!

Gluten-Free n' Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 cup white rice flour

1/3 cup brown rice flour

1/3 cup sorghum flour

3/4 tsp. xanthan gum

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/3 tsp. sea salt

1 stick Earth Balance Vegan Butter Stick

1/2 cup sugar Egg substitute for 2 eggs

1 tsp. almond extract

4 large bananas, mashed

3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray. In a large bowl combine rice flours sorghum flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt; mix well to combine. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream Earth Balance butter and sugar together fluffy. Add eggs and almond extract. Continue to beat; slowly add mashed banana and dry ingredients. Beat until well combined. Add white chocolate chips; stir by hand.

Transfer batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove from oven; set aside to cool before slicing and serving.

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