Cinnamon Gnocchi

I had my first baby in the early evening–and I was so excited that I stayed up all night looking at him–with the Food Channel muted.  I thought about all the wonderful homemade foods and after school treats that I would make for my little guy.  Little did I know he would nurse forever and…

Food School: a 31 day course (day 15) Is Sugar Vegan?

Sugar! What could possibly be wrong with sugar?   Well, I found out quite a bit.   First, the two most common sources of sugar in the U.S. are beets and sugar cane.  Two different plants–same taste. Cane sugar however is filtered using the bones of cows (and lots of them!)  That sort of grossed…