This is a photo of homemade butter with fleur de sel from dashandbella.blogspot.com

The photo is a perfect example of how I like to eat my butter...meaning the bread looks great but only because the butter is piled on. I can't remember the last time I ate truly fresh homemade butter. The idea of Eden one day eating butter or seeing how much it can change the taste of food is a definite fantasy for me.

This recipe is from smitten kitchen ("inspired by the Martha Show") I know some people, like my husband, get grossed out by under-cooked eggs. I used to feel that way but now I love them. The other reason I chose this dish as a Fantasy Food is that my son has been outgrowing his egg allergy steadily. He has progressed from tolerating baked and egg cooked under high temperature to almost medium cooked eggs. Means a lot when you are dealing with multiple food allergies.

This fabulous looking gelato was emailed to me by a reader who wrote: "I was SO psyched to see Whole Foods was still carrying their delicious and inexpensive gelato year-round. I was even more thrilled to find healthy flavors like Vegan Chocolate, so I could feel a little better about the indulgence!"  After some minimal online research it seems that Whole Foods make their own line of sorbet and gelato "in house" so anyone with severe allergies should check with servers about cross-contamination. Otherwise...YUM!

Often I bake the way I write: I consider all the "stuff" around me and the mix in as much as will create something interesting. I can make these muffins from scratch but happened to have an extra box of Cherrybrook Kitchen Yellow Cake Mix in the pantry (meant to buy chocolate.) So I started with that and then added an Arrowhead Mills oatmeal packet (for fiber and whole grains) and few tablespoons of hempseed that my husband eats when he's trying to be virtuous (protein, minerals and healthy fat.) I adjusted the the liquid quantities and mixed up some vanilla coconut milk, rice milk and an egg, instead of the water called for on the cake mix box (calcium protein.) And then I added a bit more olive oil than the cake recipe called for as well. Final additions were Enjoy Life Foods Chocolate Mini Chips and Cascadian Farm thawed frozen blueberries.

The whole she-bang made 18 muffins - enough for breakfast, after-school snacks and desserts all week long.

For my Fantasy Friday, this is a Black Bean Chipolte Burger courtesy of goop. You can find the recipe here: http://assets.goop.com/161/black-bean-chipotle-burgers.pdf  It's dairy, soy, and nut free. I love the addition of avocado on top and pumpkin seeds in the burger. Pumpkin seeds are a less common allergen than sesame seeds and safe in my family. And I do love goop...