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A group for those interested in Sweet Freedom: Desserts You'll Love without Wheat, Eggs, Dairy or Refined Sugar, by holistic nutritionist and whole foods baker, Ricki Heller. General discussion about and recipes for baking without wheat, eggs, dairy or refined sugar.

The book contains over 100 recipes for baked goods and other desserts free of wheat, eggs, dairy and refined sugar. About 25% of the recipes are gluten-free.

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Sweet Freedom
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Common Interest - Food & Drink
Description:
A group for those interested in Sweet Freedom: Desserts You'll Love without Wheat, Eggs, Dairy or Refined Sugar, by holistic nutritionist and whole foods baker, Ricki Heller. General discussion about and recipes for baking without wheat, eggs, dairy or refined sugar.

The book contains over 100 recipes for baked goods and other desserts free of wheat, eggs, dairy and refined sugar. About 25% of the recipes are gluten-free.

If you'd like to learn more about the recipes, add your ideas,... (read more)
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OCTOBER 23, 2009:

Check out this stellar review on Swell Vegan's blog! http://bit.ly/2tlTb3

OCTOBER 6, 2009:
Don't forget to come out to the Mind, Body and Soul Centre (11 Shirley Drive in Richmond Hill) to see Ricki and sample some goodies! Ricki talks from 8:00 to 9:00 PM).

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009:
Great review from Mom at Gluten Free Edge (she made GF blondies!): http://bit.ly/qv8bF

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Events for September and October are filling up--hope you can drop by one of these and say "hello," get a book signed, and try some samples!

September 5, 2009: Samples and book signing at Ambrosia Natural Foods, 55 Doncaster, Toronto, Ontario (12:00 to 4:00 PM)

September 11 and 12, 2009: Recipe demos and samples at the Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair, Harbourfront, Toronto (all day)

October 6, 2009: Lecture and samples at Mind, Body and Soul Centre, Richmond Hill, Ontario, 8:00-9:00 PM

October 17, 2009: Demo and samples at Planet Organic, Port Credit (time to be determined)

AUGUST 27:

The latest review of Sweet Freedom from Happy Herbivore: http://bit.ly/PdTbR Featuring macaroons, PB Fudgies, and a cute pup!

JULY 31:
Sweet Freedom Muffins in competition with another vegan version--and SF wins! See the full review here: http://bit.ly/xWYOq

JULY 20:
Come to the Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair on September 12 and 13, and see me demo a recipe from the book! Would love to meet some of you there. :)

JULY 7:

IMPORTANT RE: FIRST EDITION!

If you bought the book through Trafford or amazon, please note there are two corrections: page 75 (Carrot Raisin Oatmeal Cookies), please add, "1 cup (135 g) whole spelt flour" to the dry ingredients; and page 108 (Chocolate Layer Cake), add "1/2 cup (120 ml) sunflower or other light-tasting oil, preferably organic," to the wet ingredients.

JUNE 25:

So much fun on Rogers "Daytime" TV show today! Made Butterscotch Blondies. Seven minutes were over in a flash! If you're in the Toronto area, you can see it tonight at 5:00 or 11:00 on Rogers 63.

JUNE 22:

The Lovely Shelly of Musings from the Fishbowl is giving away TWO copies of the book--a hard copy and an ebook! To enter, just leave a comment here:


JUNE 17:

A Sweet Freedom giveaway! Enter to win a free copy of the book.

MAY 15:

THE BOOK IS HERE! Check to see if you won a free copy, or order your own (paperback book OR the electronic version) by visitng my blog.

MAY 3:

WIN A COPY OF THE BOOK OR E-BOOK!
I'm giving away 3 hard copies and 5 electronic copies of Sweet Freedom in honor of the book's impending release on May 15th! After that date, you can order through trafford.com or your local bookstore (just ask them to order the book, and they should do so). A month later, it will be on amazon. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, check my blog for how to win a free book before then!

http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/05/01/its-time-for-sweet-freedom-and-worldwide-giveaway/

APRIL 20:

Book update! The final proof for the book is complete, and the publisher has PROMISED me that it will be available by the end of May! So far, we're still on schedule, so I'm going to believe them. Will let you all know as events unfold!

APRIL 2:
Giveaway winners announced! See this post:
http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/04/02/what-can-i-give-you-giveaway-winners-and-fishy-gift/

MARCH 28:
ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO ENTER THE SECOND SWEET FREEDOM GIVEAWAY! Win a custom baked (Sweet Freedom recipe) layer cake--delivered to your door! Even if you're not in the Toronto area, you can still win a liter (quart) of organic maple syrup--think of all the Sweet Freedom recipes you could bake with it!

For details, check my blog:
http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2009/03/20/sweet-freedom-giveaway-and-blog-news/

MARCH 16:
The book's cover is finished! I've posted a photo of it on the Sweet Freedom blog if you're interested: http://sweetfreedomcookbook.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/weve-got-it-covered/

You may recognize some of the phots on the cover, too ;)

FEBRUARY 21:
After some unforeseen formatting problems with the cover file and various glitches along the way. . . the manuscript went off to the publisher yesterday! Now, it's all up to them ;). I've been told it will take about 3 months for them to get the book released, which brings us just past mid-May. I'm planning more contests and giveaways between now and then, so stay tuned!

FEBRUARY 9:
Some sweet treats for Valentine's Day on my food blog--check out
http://dietdessertndogs.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/sweet-potato-for-my-sweetheart-spiked-sweet-potato-truffles-or-truffle-cups/

FEBRUARY 2:
The winners of the contest have been announced. . . see
http://dietdessertndogs.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/winners/ for the full list!

JANUARY 22:
The first Sweet Freedom-related contest is now on! See what the recipes are like even before the book is out: If you're in the Toronto area, you can win a prize pack of baked goods based on recipes in the book.

Check out the link below, or go to

http://dietdessertndogs.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/yes-we-candy-big-announcement-number-two/

JANUARY 15:
The manuscript is FINISHED! I'm sending this baby off to the formatter (who's doing the final layout) before passing it along to the publisher by the end of the month. All that's left is to select the photos--any suggestions??Yippee!

DECEMBER 6:
I've been tinkering with the recipe for Soy-Free, Sugar-Free, Vegan Whipped Cream over the past month. . . and finally had success! I think I've got a foolproof, not-too-fussy, recipe for incredible, light, creamy, pipe-able dairy-free whipped cream! Very excited to be able to include this one in the book.

NOVEMBER 13:
A wee setback. . . while the testing is still on track and the recipes are coming together beautifully, I just found out that the templates we'd planned to use for the recipes (ie, how they'll appear in the book) aren't available--which means we have to design them ourselves!! What this means is that now the book will likely not come out until March. But on the bright side, it will be just in time for Easter!

OCTOBER 6: The book's layout is coming together. We've decided on the look of the recipes (each will have a key to food sensitivities, letting you know if it's gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, etc.) and are now working out the food photos! This is the tough part, but it's always fun!

SEPTEMBER 18: The book will get its ISBN this week! Yahoo!

SEPTEMBER 7: Half the book is ready!
About half the 100+ recipes are ready to go and have been written into the manuscript--I can't wait to finish the last bits of testing and get the whole manuscript ready for the printer!

I'm still aiming for end of 2008 or beginning of 2009 for the publication date.