Win-It-Wednesday: Moondance Heavenly Desserts
After having numerous BeFreeForMe.com members send us email raving about Moondance Gluten-free Desserts, I just had to give them a try myself. I just wish all these members had also told me that these desserts are very difficult to stop eating after just one slice!
Made in a gluten-free facility by Shelley Ritchie, who was diagnosed with a wheat and gluten allergy several years ago, this gal knows how to bake! After not being able to find a truly decadent gluten-free dessert and with her frustrations building, Shelley decided to perfect her own recipes into a magical gluten-free line of products.
Moondance products will bring you to the moon and back again.
Some of the products offered in the Moondance line are Chewy Fudge, Walnut or Buttery Brownies; or the Moondance Cheesecakes, some of the flavors include the Classic Cheesecake, Raspberry Ribbon Cheesecake or my favorite the Butter Toffee Cheesecake (made with handmade butter toffee crumbles – YUM!). All of the cheesecakes are made with a shortbread pecan crust.
Watch out Cheesecake Factory!
Prepare yourself by unbuckling your belt and re-adjust it a few notches, and enter to win this week’s BeFreeForMe’s Win-It-Wednesday sponsored by the amazingly decadent Moondance Heavenly Desserts. Two (Yes 2!) Lucky BeFreeForMe members will win a dozen chewy, fudgy brownies (6 of the fudge & 6 of the walnut).
How can you win?
Easy!
Reply to this blog and tell us what is so heavenly in your life that it brings you to the moon… and back again! (Me? Finding new gluten/allergen free products that are yummy and star gazing with the guy I love on clear crisp evenings).
All entries must be received by Tuesday, March 9th at 12 midnight EST.
Good Luck, Take note of the magical things in your life… and as always,
Be Free!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:09 pm
My family is what is heavenly to me. From vegging on the couch to hanging out to Disney.. I love being around my family!
What a yummy giveaway!
March 3rd, 2010 at 6:53 am
I had to start a gluten free diet. Not only that but I had to give up lots of other things in my diet. I have
lost over 50 pounds, after beginning my diet around two months ago. My heavenly thing is I love steak,
and have it ever few days. Other days, for meat I eat fresh fish, etc. I have never had any bread yet,
but yesterday purchased a gluten free bread mix. I am going to make it tomorrow. I did try a gluten
free cake mix, it was good but I had trouble putting it down. My desserts so far have consisted of
fresh grapes, apples, oranges, and bananas. I would love to try your gluten free dessert. It sounds like
it would be sooooooo good. I hope I win one.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:23 am
What’s magical is watching my daughter read! She is in kindergarten, and is enjoying picking up a book and reading it all by herself!
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:59 am
SINCE PUTTING MY AUTISTIC SON ON A GLUTEN FREE DIET AND SEEING HIM COME ALIVE. BEHAVIOUR ISSUES GONE. SEEING HIS EYES TWINKLE. I LOVE IT!
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:13 am
What sends me to the moon and back is also finding a truly delicious gluten free BAKED treat. Also, being able to help a newly diagnosed celiac navigate the new world they are entering.
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:13 am
finding a gluten free recipe that my non-celiac family members request!
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:28 am
Heavenly? Seeing my two boys HAPPY, accomplishing things that they never thought they’d be able to do takes me to the moon & back!
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:01 am
I love the look on my daughter’s face when I have been able to make or buy something new that is safe for her to eat. To see how much she enjoys something that is delicious and gluten free makes me dance for joy.
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:08 am
What takes me to the moon and back is when I make a meal or dessert that my family (especially my children) and my friends just rave about.
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:29 am
What brings me to the moon and back again? This month it is watching my 6 year old twin daughters debuting their new moves in irish dancing shows all around town. Seeing their happy faces and healthy bodies bouncing around gives me so much joy I could burst!
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:36 am
What brings me to the moon and back?
Romantic evenings with my husband. Camping out under the stars and sitting by a campfire with friends and family……..sharing stories.
A sunny day………….and the smell of Spring in the air!
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:46 am
Mine are listening in to my 4 year old son playing and the joyous laughter that comes with it and warm summer nights spent sitting on the porch talking with my husband, enjoying a nice cool refreshing beverage!
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:01 am
What takes me to the moon is discovering new gluten-free recipes that are yummy and not over the wall in price.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:03 am
Spending the day with my husband and baby, just the three of us bonding! This is hard to do as he is currently out of state and we only see him once every few months. =(
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:24 am
I just simply have to say my family brings me to the moon and back! Having a family has its ups and downs but I sure do love my husband and kids!
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:24 am
My husband’s gluten-free cooking brings me to the moon and back!
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Spending quality time with my husband, it has been awhile! We really like to go out and eat Indian food.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:38 am
Seeing my neice and nephew is magically for me. Kids are so sweet and innocent and just being around them and having fun is magical.
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Giving and receiving love makes me dance on the moon.
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:10 pm
what is heavenly to me is laying in bed extra long on weekend mornings cuddling with my husband and usually a cat or two
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:16 pm
WHAT TAKES ME TO THE MOON AND BACK IS SPENDING TIME WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER OUTDOORS, WATCHING HER LEARN ALL ABOUT NATURE WITH ALL THE CURIOSITY CHILDREN HAVE.
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Nothing takes me to the moon quite like the first melt in your mouth bite of a really good, pure dark chocolate.
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Heavenly is my 2 boys enjoying hot, fresh baked gluten free bread and homemade goodies and hearing them exclaim, “Mom, this is the best food ever!” it takes me to the moon and back again and inspires me to keep doing better and more for them! Also, hearing them laugh those deep belly kid laughs makes me smile.
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:27 pm
What takes me to the moon and back is seeing my girl’s faces light up when we come across a new (and yummy) GF treat!
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I have recently fallen in love and I have set up shop on the moon. I never thought that it would happen again. It just goes to show that my villi isn’t the only thing that is healing. ; )
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I’ve renewed my photography activities and it is pure heaven to be out there capturing life again.
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Love, the devoted love my doggies have for me. They are so happy when I am home. The little one likes to sleep on my lap while I pet her. Love is what sends me to the moon.
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:35 pm
What is heavenly to me is sinking into a nice soft bed with cool sheets after a hard day of work… pure bliss
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm
What is heavenly to me is enjoying the gorgeous sunny weather and scenery in cactus country (Arizona) and also finding a new dark chocolate and making a chocolate dessert; my favorite is chocolate mousse. I love sharing food with others, creating recipes and helping others with their health by eating healthy foods and practicing good nutrition.
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:52 pm
My daughters sweet hugs & kisses…she says, “Ich Liebe Dich Mutti!”…”I love you mommy!”
March 3rd, 2010 at 3:13 pm
My heavenly thing is lazy Saturday mornings spending time with my husband and daughter and eating yummy gluten-free pancakes in our pajamas.
March 3rd, 2010 at 4:21 pm
thoughts of spring are heavenly right now…longer days and the promise of warmer days!
March 3rd, 2010 at 5:20 pm
What is heavenly to me is my childrens reactions to my celiac, they always want to make
sure I can have something to eat where ever I go.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:13 pm
“what is so heavenly in your life that it brings you to the moon… and back again!”
Honestly, it’s the relief that after years of damage to my organs I’ve found the cause. To be told by doctors that I may never know what was causing my body to fail, year after year was torture. I’ve been gluten free since December and I can already tell the difference in my health. To have a chance to heal and stop the damage is like a trip into the cosmos.
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:02 pm
What is heavenly to me is my best friend.We have been friends scince third grade(long time ago).She is supportive and always available when I just need to talk.
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
What is most heavenly to me is being with my family. We were just hit hard with the snowstorm and my son and his family had to move in with us for a few days as we had a generator. I was to the moon and back putting my grandsons to bed and kissing them goodnight each night. I am now babysitting and did the same. You should see my smile now – as big as the moon!
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Finding gluten-free recipes and upon trying them discover they are worth making again. I had this experience this summer when I found two great recipes on-line, one for brownies, and the other for cookies, both which came out great.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:35 am
Being newly diagnosed, I have only been GF since Jan 1st. I feel so much better already, much more energy. I am eating healthier than ever, and I am losing weight. I have even started exercising again! Diagnosis is what took me to the moon and back!
March 4th, 2010 at 8:39 am
What takes me to the moon and back is seeing how excited my granddaughter gets when she sees me!
March 4th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Spending time with our Lord and Savior alone in prayer – it is the most satisfying time of my day. Thank you for this opportunity to share and to possibly win a wonderful prize.
Abundant blessings to you and your staff for all that you do for the gluten free community.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Laying in bed on a spring morning with the window open and smelling the GF breakfast my husband is making me 🙂
March 4th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
My gluten free pumpkin pie. 🙂
March 4th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
My grandchildren. Then when I saw this give-a-way I thought especially of my 9 yr old granddaughter with celiac and she is a chocoholic. She was diagnosed 1 yr ago and would just love a good old plain brownie! ! ! Thanks.
March 5th, 2010 at 6:21 am
My heavenly thing for the day is waking up and getting dressed for a doctor appointment and not being able to wear my clothes, since I lost weight they are too big. I did find something from back a while
ago that was new, and I couldn’t wear it before. I do not want to go shopping until more weight is lost
since I still have that much more weight to lose as I have lost already. I also love to snuggle up with my
kittys.
March 5th, 2010 at 7:58 am
What sends me to the moon and back? Knowing my teenage son (reads Agatha Christie) and daughter (reads historical Christian novels) both enjoy reading as much as my husband and I do – it is hard to tear them away sometimes!!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:04 am
This cheesecake, just tasted it for the first time at the knoxville, tn gluten fair and loved it. It was way better than any regular cheesecake I have every tasted. We are trying to get it into our local stores!!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Being married to someone who is kind and never tries to hurt me. It gives me such a great feeling.
March 5th, 2010 at 9:53 am
It’s the little things that bring me to the moon and back. My children giggling and laughing, walks on beautiful days, quality time with family and friends. To me it’s the little things that matter the most.
March 5th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Life is heavenly right now…my family has it’s health, spring is coming and I am thankful that I wake up everyday and am able to function. Thankful that the diagnosis of celiac disease for my daughter and myself was finally given so we know what we are dealing with and am so happy that there are people out there just like us that don’t need to struggle because we all have each other. It’s heavenly that Kathleen does this for all of us…gives us hope, a few laughs, tears, and free things! And of coarse what is truly heavenly is finding that perfect sweet snack…taking that first bite, having your senses recognize sheer decedence….and saying life couldn’t get any better than this!
March 5th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
My family and spending time with them! Also my husband surprised me with gf french toast the other day for breakfast. It was really a treat!
March 6th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Your cheesecake is so heavely it always takes me to the moon when I eat one. Also my health is good and my families health is good and we all love being on a gluten free diet. Its a heavely place and when we stay gluten free its just like I think it woulf feel to be launched to the moon. What a wonderful feeling. I would not want to go back to eating gluten and being sick. It’s a wonderful thing to have a disease that can be CURED by eliminating gluten from your diet forever, no other disease can say that. What a true heavely experience, one that will always lift you to the moon.
March 7th, 2010 at 10:01 am
What is heavenly to me is my son who recently was diagnosed with CD as well as our circle of friends and family. Instead of rebelling and making this hard for all of us, he has done just the opposite. He reads the labels, checks his safe/unsafe foods lists on a regular basis. He has made this transition so easily, he amazes me! The support we have gotten from his friends, our family and our school has been great. They have accomodated us to whatever we need.
March 9th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
My husband was diagnosed with CD a little over four years ago and what’s so heavenly in my life that it brings me to the moon… and back again is being able to make or buy him things that make him forget (at least mostly) that he’s not eating “like everybody else.” If I can do that I feel I’ve accomplished a lot and thankfully it’s getting easier thanks to people and companies that are working to make more food for people with CD that actually tastes like it’s supposed to. We’re also thankful for people who are spreading the word about CD and increasing awareness. Thanks for helping make our lives better!
April 7th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Good Day!
The winners of the Moondance WIn-It-Wednesday are….
Phyllis from OH
Anne from MO
Congratulations!
Be Free!
Kathleen