My Sister’s Pantry is our space for thinking, out loud, about food. While separated by 680 miles, my sister and I will be here together, sharing information about real and fake food, with an unapologetic bias for the former.
Hi Girls! Been loving your Blog. Any chance you have a cookie or non-crumbly bar recipe for dates (the fruit, not the event) that is low on the sugar count? Or a suggestion for what to do with dates that are a little on the dried-out side? TIA~
Hey there Jodi! So glad you’ve been enjoying this, since we are having a great time with it. As for your date conundrum, we DO have a suggestion. It was not obvious because it doesn’t have date in the name, but the Lemon Kissed Cashew Hemp Bars that Big Sis wrote up under Reducing Sugar One Teaspoon at a Time is date based. The other secret there is that you can use just about any nut and seed combination and it will still be super-yum. They are non-crumbly (more on the sticky side) and have no added sugar. When I made it, my dates were a little, um… dated (har, har), so I’m sure dry-ish dates will be fine. I’m thinking of playing with that recipe a bit more, so keep your eyes peeled for more date-based snacks. Thanks for the question.
Hey! You had just stopped by my blog for a moment and I wanted to see what you were about… LOVELY stuff here!!! I’m excited to check out your recipes… So much to view and so little time. I’ll definitely be back! 🙂
Hey there! So pleased that you found my blog and wow, it looks as if yours is just the kind of blog I enjoy! Love to see the anti-sugar sentiment ;-). I hope you’ll join the Virtual Vegan Potluck!
I poked around here a little bit, and I have to say I love your focus on veggies and your sandwich and spread posts! Keep the lunch posts coming – the hardest part for me when becoming vegetarian was figuring out lunch (and it is still a struggle!). I’m going to have to give some of your spreads and dips a try.
We’ve been having a lot of fun at lunchtime experimenting and growing our own veggified lunch plates. Glad you’re finding things that work for you – and always great to find like minds!
I’ve been reading and enjoying your blog and just now thought, “I wonder if both sisters write on here as a team?” What a great idea for something to do together even though you’re living so far apart!
Thanks for liking my post at: http://simplecherishes.wordpress.com/ I am following your blog now. I really like your points about anti-sugar and anti-processed food. In fact someone also has recommended to me to cut or eliminate wheat to improve health in the book “Wheat Belly”. Wheat also eventually turns into glucose. I wonder what you think about that?
I have heard this too, and I suppose I may try it eventually. Big Sis has done more experimenting with gluten free diet than I have. I figure getting rid of as much table sugar as possible first is an easier step for me that will make a big difference. I have not been terribly successful when I try to cut too many different kinds of things at the same time.
What a lovely back drop for a blog, you seem to be a very creative and experimental cook, which is certainly the best kind! Thanks for liking my post! 🙂
Hi from Flowery Prose! I’ve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award and the Very Inspirational Blogger Award! Your nomination is on my Virtual Bouquets tab. (If you’re not participating in these awards, please accept my sincere apologies).
I enjoy reading your posts and looking at your beautiful pictures so I nominated your site for the “Versatile Blogger Award.” Congratulations! If you go to http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/ or my site (http://gardensunshine.wordpress.com/), you will find the information on the award, how to pass it along and then you can download the badge on your site if you want. Accepting the award is optional. Congratulations!
Thanks so much for visiting Prana Banana! Let me know how the sweet potatoes turn out if you decide to give that recipe a try 😀
Your blog is rad, by the way :] I always love to see people posting about healthy, whole, unprocessed foods. My naturopath had me do a one-month detox where I cut out all processed foods, added sugars, gluten and potential allergens (soy, peanuts, etc.) and it was amazing. I’ve been hooked on whole foods ever since!
Thanks! Big Sis and I have both experienced HUGE improvements in our overall health and well-being as we’ve eliminated processed foods from our diets. I’ve also found that I really do enjoy making so many of the things that I used to buy, and it’s just not that difficult to do. Welcome! Glad you’re feeling better too!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking the post about cleaning cast iron skillets. I hope you found this helpful. I also hope you will try out some of the recipes and let me know how they turned out. Thanks again for stopping by!
Looks like a great site and very much in keeping with my own. Keep up the good work as we need as many people as possible to show just how easy it is to prepare tasty nutritious whole-food, plant-based meals and snacks for health.
Thanks so much for stopping by and the kind words. I’ve been very encouraged by the number of people who seem to be paying even the slightest bit more attention lately. To our collective health!
Thanks, same here! 🙂 I am quite new to blogging and am continually amazed at the incredible talent people have. feel excited to be able to share/give and take in this way. It’s truly a marvel when you stop and think about it.
Thanks for stopping by my site and sharing your thoughts on the veggie post 😀 . Thanks for keeping the conversation on real food going with your site. Kudos to you and your sis.
Dana, that is so lovely. I’m delighted that you find us inspirational – heck, I’m delighted anybody finds us inspirational. 😉 What a wonderful and supportive little foodie world we have.
Hi – just wanted to say thanks for linking up to my special About Me Pity Party last week. I loved reading about you! My sister and I aren’t quite that far apart but I miss her tons, not being able to see her all the time!
Thanks Mique! We’ve really found that working on the blog together reminds us to make time for each other. We talk most days, and it has really kept us closer despite the miles. Thanks for stoping by!
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I love your site. I’m excited to subscribe and read it all. I just started my own and have much to learn. Your site is very pretty. Best Wishes!
Thanks so much! We’re delighted to have you! We all have a lot to learn from each other – that’s what makes it so wonderful!
Hi Girls! Been loving your Blog. Any chance you have a cookie or non-crumbly bar recipe for dates (the fruit, not the event) that is low on the sugar count? Or a suggestion for what to do with dates that are a little on the dried-out side? TIA~
Hey there Jodi! So glad you’ve been enjoying this, since we are having a great time with it. As for your date conundrum, we DO have a suggestion. It was not obvious because it doesn’t have date in the name, but the Lemon Kissed Cashew Hemp Bars that Big Sis wrote up under Reducing Sugar One Teaspoon at a Time is date based. The other secret there is that you can use just about any nut and seed combination and it will still be super-yum. They are non-crumbly (more on the sticky side) and have no added sugar. When I made it, my dates were a little, um… dated (har, har), so I’m sure dry-ish dates will be fine. I’m thinking of playing with that recipe a bit more, so keep your eyes peeled for more date-based snacks. Thanks for the question.
Hey! You had just stopped by my blog for a moment and I wanted to see what you were about… LOVELY stuff here!!! I’m excited to check out your recipes… So much to view and so little time. I’ll definitely be back! 🙂
Thanks for coming by! Delighted that you enjoy it!
Hey there! So pleased that you found my blog and wow, it looks as if yours is just the kind of blog I enjoy! Love to see the anti-sugar sentiment ;-). I hope you’ll join the Virtual Vegan Potluck!
Join the Virtual Vegan Potluck, May 12!
Thanks for popping by! I’m going to check it out. Sound so fun!
Hey there. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I poked around here a little bit, and I have to say I love your focus on veggies and your sandwich and spread posts! Keep the lunch posts coming – the hardest part for me when becoming vegetarian was figuring out lunch (and it is still a struggle!). I’m going to have to give some of your spreads and dips a try.
We’ve been having a lot of fun at lunchtime experimenting and growing our own veggified lunch plates. Glad you’re finding things that work for you – and always great to find like minds!
I like your blog. Thank you for visitn mine. Hope you come by again. Have a wonderful day. God’s Healing Plants.
I like your blog. Thank you for visiting mine and come by again. Have a wonderful day. God’s Healing Plants.
Thanks for stopping by – those pictures really made me want some figs!
I’ve been reading and enjoying your blog and just now thought, “I wonder if both sisters write on here as a team?” What a great idea for something to do together even though you’re living so far apart!
We actually take turns writing, and it has been a great way for us to stay close despite the distance.
I nominated you for the Sunshine Blog Award. See here for the details: http://realfoodrealdeals.com/2012/04/29/sunshine-award/. Thanks for the inspiration, and happy blogging!
Wow! Thanks a million! What a lovely thing to do!
Wow! Thanks so much! What a lovely thing to do and I’m just delighted you find us inspirational! Happy Blogging to you too!
Just came to your blog through Oceannah’s Liebster post. So glad I did!
We’re so glad you did as well! And of course it sent me over to yours – what a great duck story! I’m going to share it with my son this afternoon.
What a great idea for a blog! Thanks for stopping by mine 🙂
My pleasure! Thanks for checking us out. We are having a ball together and it has kept us so close. 🙂
Thanks for liking my post at: http://simplecherishes.wordpress.com/ I am following your blog now. I really like your points about anti-sugar and anti-processed food. In fact someone also has recommended to me to cut or eliminate wheat to improve health in the book “Wheat Belly”. Wheat also eventually turns into glucose. I wonder what you think about that?
I have heard this too, and I suppose I may try it eventually. Big Sis has done more experimenting with gluten free diet than I have. I figure getting rid of as much table sugar as possible first is an easier step for me that will make a big difference. I have not been terribly successful when I try to cut too many different kinds of things at the same time.
What a lovely back drop for a blog, you seem to be a very creative and experimental cook, which is certainly the best kind! Thanks for liking my post! 🙂
My pleasure – so much fun seeing everything that is out there. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks so much! We are very flattered and we’ll get busy on this!
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
My pleasure. Thanks to you!
Thank you for visiting furrylittlegnome and “liking” my most recent post. Interesting blog you’ve got and I’ll pop in from time to time.
Your title is irresistible. Thanks for checking us out.
Hi from Flowery Prose! I’ve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award and the Very Inspirational Blogger Award! Your nomination is on my Virtual Bouquets tab. (If you’re not participating in these awards, please accept my sincere apologies).
Thanks so much Sheryl. So nice of you. We’re honored that you thought of us.
I enjoy reading your posts and looking at your beautiful pictures so I nominated your site for the “Versatile Blogger Award.” Congratulations! If you go to http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/ or my site (http://gardensunshine.wordpress.com/), you will find the information on the award, how to pass it along and then you can download the badge on your site if you want. Accepting the award is optional. Congratulations!
Thanks so much for visiting Prana Banana! Let me know how the sweet potatoes turn out if you decide to give that recipe a try 😀
Your blog is rad, by the way :] I always love to see people posting about healthy, whole, unprocessed foods. My naturopath had me do a one-month detox where I cut out all processed foods, added sugars, gluten and potential allergens (soy, peanuts, etc.) and it was amazing. I’ve been hooked on whole foods ever since!
Thanks! Big Sis and I have both experienced HUGE improvements in our overall health and well-being as we’ve eliminated processed foods from our diets. I’ve also found that I really do enjoy making so many of the things that I used to buy, and it’s just not that difficult to do. Welcome! Glad you’re feeling better too!
I’m loving your blog! Can’t wait to read more. Thanks for stopping by!
Thank YOU! So nice to find all this wonderfulness on the blogosphere!
Oh my goodness I am loving reading your blog! So excited to get some new ideas for healthy and tasty food!
Thanks for checking us out! And I promise to not be offended if you don’t follow the recipe. 😉
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I love the idea of two sisters sharing a blog. Now, if I could only get one of my sisters on board! Thanks for dropping by my blog!
We really love working on it together. Thank YOU for the great ideas and for visiting us!
Ooooo. There are yummy things here. I can just feel it!
We like them. 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Dropping by to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award. You can see the post here: http://finefrugality.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/my-procrastinated-gratitude/ Thanks for a great blog!
Awwww. Thanks so much. I’ll get right on that, and you know I think you’re the bees knees too. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking the post about cleaning cast iron skillets. I hope you found this helpful. I also hope you will try out some of the recipes and let me know how they turned out. Thanks again for stopping by!
My pleasure. I’m a huge fan of cast iron, but wasn’t until I learned how to care for them. Glad to see your info for others.
hope it helps.
Looks like a great site and very much in keeping with my own. Keep up the good work as we need as many people as possible to show just how easy it is to prepare tasty nutritious whole-food, plant-based meals and snacks for health.
Thanks so much for stopping by and the kind words. I’ve been very encouraged by the number of people who seem to be paying even the slightest bit more attention lately. To our collective health!
Thank you for stopping by my blog and giving a thumbs up!
My pleasure. So much goodness out there that I feel lucky to stumble upon!
Thanks, same here! 🙂 I am quite new to blogging and am continually amazed at the incredible talent people have. feel excited to be able to share/give and take in this way. It’s truly a marvel when you stop and think about it.
Although you may find it odd to be referenced on a political blog, I cited your blog for its coverage of the Breyers fake ice cream scam. You can catch the refs here http://dissentingdemocrat.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/breyers-ice-cream-isnt-ice-cream-its-crap/ Cheers!
I don’t find it odd at all. And I’m deeply appreciative for the citation.
What a great idea that both of you miles apart keep up the content on a great blog. I can only aspire to be as healthy as you.
We really enjoy doing it together. And we’ve not always been this healthy… there’s still time. 😉
Thanks for liking my pumpkin & apples post!
Adorable.
Thanks for stopping by my site and sharing your thoughts on the veggie post 😀 . Thanks for keeping the conversation on real food going with your site. Kudos to you and your sis.
Thank you! Here’s to fighting the good fight!
What a fun blog concept. I’ll be following for sure.
Thanks!
Hey Little and Big Sis,
I have just nominated your blog for the Beautiful Blogger Award: http://celiackiddo.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/who-knew-im-a-beautiful-blogger-nominee/
Please accept this gesture without any obligation. This is my way of thanking you for being an inspiration to me on my blogging journey.
-Dana
Dana, that is so lovely. I’m delighted that you find us inspirational – heck, I’m delighted anybody finds us inspirational. 😉 What a wonderful and supportive little foodie world we have.
Hi – just wanted to say thanks for linking up to my special About Me Pity Party last week. I loved reading about you! My sister and I aren’t quite that far apart but I miss her tons, not being able to see her all the time!
Thanks Mique! We’ve really found that working on the blog together reminds us to make time for each other. We talk most days, and it has really kept us closer despite the miles. Thanks for stoping by!
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Fake food is good though.
Fake food TASTES good.
Thank you for inspiring so many to eat real food, you serve as a shining light in this junk food world, so I nominated you lovely ladies for the Sunshine blogger award.<3
http://enlightenedlotuswellness.com/2013/07/19/spreading-the-light-sunshine-blogger-award/
I love your blog! Will you make a FB page (pretty please)? 🙂
Thanks Sarah. We’ve meant to for a long time, just haven’t done it yet. Thanks for the nudge.
How wonderful that you and your sis are doing this blog together! Great job you guys – your blog is great! Celeste 🙂
Thanks Celeste! We have a great time together no matter what we do – but what isn’t better with food?
Hehe – yes food makes everything better (especially if it’s chocolate!).
Hi! Is there an email address or way to contact you? I’d love to feature you in an article. I can be reached at maria.anne.m at gmail dot com.
Is this your blog Lisa? It seemed to have identifying aspects that led me to believe that. Very interesting and informative.
Hi Jane! It is Lisa’s blog – and mine. I’m her sister. Thanks for stopping by!