So summer is here and people get really busy!!! Everyone is getting things ready. You’re doing yard work, opening up the pool, going up to the cottage. There are trips to the zoo, beach, etc. You also get last minute guests showing up to spend the afternoon and possibly stay for dinner. Why not spend more
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A Little Prep Work In The Kitchen Makes For A More Enjoyable Summer!!
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Easy Beef Marinade (Soy Free Options)
With bbq season in full swing everyone needs an easy marinade for beef. Happy Grilling!! This will marinade approximately one pound of beef. 1/4 c. lemon juice or apple cider vinegar 1/4 c.olive oil 2 Tbsp. gluten free soy sauce * 2 tsp. cracked black pepper 2 cloves of garlic- minced 1 tsp. minced onion or more
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Vanilla Ice Cream (Dairy Free/ Refined Sugar Free/ Paleo/ Vegan Option/ Gluten Free)
With summer slowly coming, so does the desire for cool summer treats such as ice cream! As with myStrawberry Ice Cream, this is a creamy snack that I figured out how to make soon after my food allergies were realized. I have always enjoyed making ice cream cakes, especially my Black Forest Ice Cream Cake. more
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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY for THE SNEAKY CHEF NO-NUT BUTTER AND SMOOTH RED PASTA SAUCE
I was contacted by The Sneaky Chef and asked if I would like to do a review of their No-Nut Butter and their Smooth Red Pasta Sauce. I was excited to be offered this opportunity. Last week the box of goodies was at my door when I arrived home from work 🙂 Immediately ripping it more
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Chocolate Sweet Potato Frosting (Dairy Free/ Vegan/ Paleo/ Refined Sugar Free)
Just as I did with my Cinnamon Sweet Potato Icing, with this frosting I was aiming for a light, low fat icing. I still remember when a coworker first told me about a recipe she had seen with brownies and sweet potato icing. She was going to bring in the recipe for me to see, more
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Easy Roasted Sweet Potatoes
This is a simple post and one that I didn’t really plan on posting. I don’t really think about posting easy vegetable side dishes. I did however have some emails, so I will be obliging. I use sweet potatoes in many different ways… Apple sweet potatoes (which I will post at a later time), Cinnamon more
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Almond “Sugar” Cookies (Gluten Free/ Dairy Free/ Refined Sugar Free)
Spring and summer can get pretty busy, but you still need want some nice cookies around 🙂 So if you don’t have time or don’t want to go through the fuss of rolled out sugar cookies, these will work out great for you. All the taste of rolled sugar cookies, but much less work. Almond more
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Roasted Garlicky Cauliflower Dip (Dairy Free/Vegan/ Nut-Free)
With the summer party/bbq season well underway, veggie dip are always a hit! I enjoy making recipes that everyone will enjoy 🙂 Since I made my Cauliflower Crust Pizza, I have been really playing with cauliflower to make different recipes. I am really enjoying the versatility of it! Being dairy free, I was getting somewhat more
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Spring Asparagus Crustless Quiche (Paleo/ Gluten Free/ Dairy Free)
Spring has sprung and so has Asparagus!!! Asparagus tastes like spring to me, because when it is fresh in our markets your know that warm weather has sprung as well 🙂 This dish is lovely as a breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. It’s so versatile that it compliments many dishes… Spring Asparagus Crustless Quiche (Paleo/ Gluten more
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Cranapple Breakfast Cookies (Gluten Free/ Dairy Free/ Refined Sugar Free)
So one morning I was hungry and didn’t have my usual ingredients to make Smoothie. There are many things that I could have made, but what I really wanted was a cookie… 🙂 I’m a big girl, with no kids in the house anymore so I could have gotten away with eating a cookie and more