These cookies are unbelievably light and fluffy. Feel free to make these without the cocoa powder; my kids love chocolate, so I usually make the chocolate variety, but the plain ones are just as good. Please note that these cookies, while they don’t have many ingredients, take a long time to make. After baking them,…
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Looking For More Holiday Cookies?
If you’re looking for some last-minute gifts of the baked variety, you might want to also check some of the fabulous Gluten-Free and GFCF bakers out there who have compiled some great baking ideas for the holidays: Ginger Lemon Girl has graciously posted a Christmas Cookie Roundup. Browse by category to find just what you’re…
Holiday Tips for Helping Children with Autism
These tips were written to help the families of children with Autism reduce holiday stress, but they are useful to all children. Adapted from Autism-Society.org: 1. Prepare, prepare, prepare. Keep a calendar or an ongoing verbal countdown until a special event occurs (such as going to grandma’s). Talk about the event ahead of time. Tell…
Coconut Macaroons
Thanks to those who sent in cookie recipe ideas last week; the recipes all sound terrific! Remember the cookie recipe swap is going on all month long, so keep those cookie recipes coming. This week’s recipe is a modified version of the recipe that appears on the back of the bags of Baker’s Angel Flake…
Holiday Cookie Swap
This month, Cooking for Special Needs is focusing on cookies; and I thought a cookie recipe swap would be a terrific idea. Got a cookie recipe you’d like to share? Email your favorite cookie recipe to [email protected] and I’ll post it here on the site! Whether it’s GFCF or traditional, send it in and share…
GFCF Turkey Pot Pie
If you’re like me, you often find yourself with lots of leftover goodies after a holiday like Thanksgiving. And while I like reheated turkey with the fixings as much as the next girl, I do like to change things up a bit. So today, we’re jazzing up the remains of the bird (and the leftover…
Thankful Thursday on Wednesday
For those readers who have visited my personal blog, you have probably noticed that I have dubbed every Thursday as ‘Thankful Thursday.’ For the past two years, every Thursday I have listed 10 things for which I am thankful. When life gets difficult and complicated, I have found that my Thankful Thursday posts helped me…
Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup
This week, Cooking for Special Needs is talking recipe roundup. Not sure what your holiday meal plans are yet? Whether you’re working on Thanksgiving—or any other holiday entertaining—planning a GFCF menu can be tricky. Fortunately there are many resources on the internet for holiday meal planning. One thing I found overwhelming when my family first…
Pear Cranberry Crumble
Here’s a recipe for a delicious and easy crumble, a good alternative for those at your table who do not enjoy pumpkin pie. Fall is a wonderful time to make use of pears and cranberries; they are at the peak of freshness at this time of year. Ingredients Crumb Topping: 1 cup pecans 3 Tbs….
Jokes to help language skills
Jokes provide a magnificent and fun language therapy activity for children of all ages. They are especially rewarding for children with limited verbal and/or social skills because they provide a script. They keep a social audience. They help with initiation of language. Jokes can easily be programmed onto Alternative and Augmentative Communication Devices. Using low…