Sweet Find in Philly for Peanut Allergy

I was alerted to a bakery in Philadelphia that's right up this peanut free mama's alley: Sweet Freedom Bakery!  Love their tagline - "Baking You Happy"!

Here's a bit of info from their site:

Philadelphia is a city known for its soft-pretzels, cheese-steaks and all things choc full of gluten and dairy. For those of us with food allergies and intolerances, or who are mindful of how our diet impacts our health and wellbeing, it can be difficult to nearly impossible to find a tasty treat for our sensitive systems. Not any longer! Sweet Freedom is here to serve as a safe haven to children and adults alike who have been deprived of the simple pleasure of eating a freshly baked goodie.

Not only are our products vegan (dairy-free, casein-free, egg-free) and gluten-free, but we avoid the use of corn, wheat, peanuts, and soy as well. The only sweeteners we will ever use are the most natural and unrefined of sugars that are gentler on your body. Rest assured that we also avoid the use of toxic chemical sweeteners and other highly processed sugars and preservatives at all times. We at Sweet Freedom bakery have made it our mission to provide the best tasting allergy-friendly treats that even those without allergies will love!

Too bad I live about 3,000 miles away.

But you Philly readers (I know there's at least one of you LOL) can take a look.  If you know the bakery, please leave a comment to let us know how it is!

I love, love, love how many allergy aware places are opening their doors - so cool.

Oh, and Happy New Year folks!

Peanut Free Bakery: Zest (San Carlos, CA)

After I attended BlogHerFood last month, I was scanning the hashtags on Twitter and noticed raves coming from folks who had sampled gluten free treats from Zest Bakery at the Sunday after-picnic.

Zest is a local bakery to me, but I had never gone in.  Why?

Why else?  Nuts!

I just assumed (you know what they say about assuming things) that there would be too much peanutty stuff there, so we just avoided it.

Now I could kick myself.  After a tweet to them, I found out that they are peanut free!  Now, don't get too excited - they use other nuts and things like almond milk.  But B has the clear to eat all other tree nuts (the only ones we haven't tried are Brazil nuts (blech) and Macadamias (still can't find peanut free ones) so we went in and got a sampling of treats.

A chocolate chip cookie.
A cinnamon apple morning bun/muffin.
A raspberry chocolate chip muffin.

O.

M.

G.

These are so tasty, and you'd never ever know they were gluten free.

And they have pies, and other breads, and ravioli.  I even saw a tweet a week ago about pumpkin cream puffs! 

Here's a menu. Not sure if they ship, but they should consider it.

My waistline will not be happy this holiday season, that's for sure.

If you're local to the SF Peninsula (or heck anywhere in the SF Bay Area) stop by and try them out.  It's a small bakery, but they are sure to have something you'll enjoy. Call ahead - see what they've got that day.  You're in for a treat!

Zest Bakery
1224 Arroyo Ave
San Carlos, CA 94070
phone: 650-241-ZEST (650-241-9378)

p.s. they have no idea I've written this post, so no, i didn't get anything free from them to review.  this is just a happy customer!

Allergy Free Bakery to Open in Oklahoma City this weekend!

via Cupcakes Take the Cake

Green Goodies by Tiffany
Green Goodies by Tiffany delivers specialty cupcakes in the Oklahoma City & Edmond area, by special order. We specialize in organic cupcakes made from scratch and baked in small batches to order. We also offer delicious cupcakes to those with special dietary concerns (gluten free, dairy free, nut free, egg free, vegan, etc)

Delivered fresh to your door, our cupcakes offer you a unique way to celebrate and share all life's occasions. We deliver to homes, special event locations, offices, birthday parties, corporate meetings, or anywhere you want cupcakes.

Green Goodies by Tiffany
7606 N. Western Ave.
Nichols Hills, OK 73116
918-605-2527
greengoodies at live.com

If any of you live in the Oklahoma City area and check it out this Saturday, July 11, from 12-6, leave a comment and let us know what you think of the place.

If they truly are an allergen free bakery it would be a great thing for Oklahomaans (is that even a word?)!