Category Archives: Recipe
Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
These are good. I’m not a sugar cookie person, give me some chocolate, but I can not stay away from these. I always hesitate when it comes to gluten free baking, you just never know what you’re going to get. I’ve tried things before that people rave about that tastes like cardboard to me. I picked up a box of … Continue reading
Gluten Free Chicken and Dumplings
Mmmm. Here is a simple recipe for making gluten free Chicken and Dumplings using gluten free pizza crust for the dumpling portion. Now, I remember in the past making Chicken and Dumplings in the crockpot using flour tortillas for the dumplings. It was pretty good and very easy. I’ve contemplated doing the same with some gluten free tortillas, but something … Continue reading
Gluten Free Rice A Roni
Ah, the memories of that blue box. “Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!” That was my favorite part of dinner growing up and even into adulthood. Then along came the idea to eat healthier which was soon followed by that ugly little thing I call Gluten Intolerance. Getting tired of plain rice, or even plain rice jazzed with a little chicken … Continue reading
My favorite uses of Essential Oils
As I mentioned previously, I love essentail oils. They smell great and there are so many uses for several of them. Today I wanted to share some of my favorite uses for oils. First, Thieve’s Oil Blend. This is something I mix and use often, as in daily. Thieve’s is a blend of clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary. There … Continue reading
The BEST gluten free bread!
Yum. There are no words to describe the wonderful, and easy, bread. I have tried so many recipes for bread in my first year of being gluten free, but this is one that I keep coming back to again and again. There are several bread mixes out there from Bob’s Red Mill to Pamela’s. I’ve tried many of them, but … Continue reading
Gluten Free: Creamy Corn & Spinach Enchiladas in the Crockpot
Yummy! So, the family has decided to go gluten free and in our new quest, we are trying out tons of new recipes. One of my favorite sites is Stephanie O’Dea’s A Year of Slowcooking Blog. Dinner tonight was soooo good! I made a few tweaks to it so I’ll post my version, but do check out Stephanie’s Creamy Corn … Continue reading
Gluten-Free: Berry Cobbler
Last weekend we picked up some berries from the Amish Farmer’s Market. I had the intention of making berry cobbler with them and then on a whim, decided to go gluten free. I frantically searched the internet for a quick and easy recipe last night as these berries needed to be used ASAP. Found one and off to the grocery … Continue reading
Keep ‘em Busy Non-Toxic Finger Paint
We’re on a school break and while the kids are getting along, I wanted them outside. No amount of telling them to go out was doing it! They kept finding things to do inside, which goes quite against my efforts to clean. Somehow, the idea of paint came across my mind and off to google I went. Finger paint shouldn’t … Continue reading
Yes you can make yogurt in the Crockpot!
And it is soooo good! I got the original recipe from A Year of Crockpotting and I’ve tweaked it to make it work for me. This is so much better than store bought and unbelievably cheaper! Ingredients 1 half gallon of milk 1/2 cup of yogurt I’ve decided to go as organic as I can so I shelled out the … Continue reading
Recipe: Grilled Corn with Chili Lime Butter
Compliments of Whole Foods Market Chili lime butter adds a delicious finishing touch to grilled corn on the cob. Perfect to accompany any barbecue gathering, large or small. The butter can be flavored one day ahead and then brought to room temperature before serving. Serves 6 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, softened 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon grated lime … Continue reading