Stretch Island Fruit Leather Sale On Amazon

March 2, 2012

Several years ago I discovered Stretch Island Fruit Leather and ever since then they have been a favorite snack for my family. They make a great on the go type snack or  a healthy addition to a lunch or breakfast. Since they are quick and easy to grab and are healthy, I do not feel [...]

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Five Quick and Easy Gluten Free Dinner Ideas

March 1, 2012

Gluten free eating and cooking can be very overwhelming, especially for someone very new to the idea of eating gluten free. What I have learned though over the last few years of being gluten free is that we often over look the obvious. And by this I mean that there really are so many foods around us that [...]

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Gluten Free Version of Panera’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup

February 27, 2012

Several years ago I came up with a homemade version of Panera’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup. My family loved it and I made it often. However, it was not the easiest to adapt to gluten free. The thickener in this soup was flour and I have had trouble coming up with a thickener that did not change the texture [...]

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Chocolate Quinoa Cake

February 22, 2012

This chocolate quinoa cake recipe is adapted from the cookbook Quinoa 365 that I bought last year. I have not tried many recipes from the cookbook yet so I cannot give a full review, but so far I have enjoyed the book and the new ideas for adding quinoa to our diet. Quinoa is one of the [...]

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Soft and Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 16, 2012

This soft and chewy gluten free chocolate chip cookie recipe is based on a cookie recipe that my sisters and I have been making for years. It came from an old Taste of Home  magazine from the mid 1990′s. This cookie recipe is a little different because it contains a box of pudding mix that [...]

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Gluten Free Valentine’s Day Desserts

February 9, 2012

Chocolate and Valentine’s Day just goes together, so today I am sharing a few of my favorite gluten free chocolate desserts. This chocolate bread pudding is a dessert that I have been making for years and it works great gluten free. Gluten free chocolate mug cake anyone?! This is so good! Gluten free sheet cake [...]

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Nut, Peanut, and Gluten Free Valentine’s Day Candy

February 6, 2012

If you deal with tree nut and/or peanut allergies in your house, or have issues with gluten, then you know how difficult holidays like Valentines Day that focus on candy, can be. I love homemade versions of my favorite foods, including candy. And when you are dealing with food issues homemade is so much safer [...]

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Chocolate SunButter Cups

February 3, 2012

Last week I shared that I have had difficulty adjusting to Sunbutter, but that I am really trying to embrace it. Well, today’s recipe is my first attempt to really try to love it, and I have to admit it was a great place to start. I mean how can you not like something once it [...]

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Gluten Free Root Beer Cake

January 31, 2012

My sister recently posted a recipe for root beer cake on her site and I knew right away that I needed to try it. It looked and sounded so good. And I can definitely say that it is very good! We loved this cake, especially the frosting. I think the frosting would work on just about any chocolate [...]

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Some Foods Will Never Be The Same……

January 28, 2012

Gluten free eating, and food allergies, bring about so many changes to your life and in many ways things will never be the same. I have come to realize that some foods may never be the same, but that is okay. I have realized that pizza will never taste quite the same. Yes, I can [...]

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