gluten free

Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars

May 13, 2016

Any Chocolate Peanut Butter Lovers?

Currently sitting here eating one of these scrumptious chocolate peanut butter granola bars as dessert after dinner and thinking, man these are so darn good!

We always try to have these types of snack around opposed to chips and cookies because us as a family (by family I mean John, my boo, my mom and I) are trying to steer clear of processed foods. SO much harder than it looks trust me! Especially when you want those french fries so bad but it will probably take you a century to make them because your left handed and everything just takes longer. I have put a lot of thought into this!

Regardless though these are my obsession and i would prefer these over french fries any day. Unless I get myself a spiralizer and make those amazing curly fries that I saw on Facebook a little while ago. Then it would be some massive competition but right now in my after dinner bliss I am totally in heaven with these chocolate peanut butter granola bars chilling, half eating, on my little round saucer as my dog stares hopelessly trying to thinks of way to look cuter so she may get some….

Gluten Free Banana Streusel Muffins

May 6, 2016

I am going Bananas!

Bananas for these banana streusel muffins! Yes I am! Corny? Yeah, probably, but I am serious though! I have had one of these for breakfast everyday since I made them this last time. Pretty darn good if I do say so myself.

A few weeks back my mom asked me what I wanted her to do with these overripe bananas. So, like any baker I told her to freeze them and I would find something to do with them. A couple days later I was planning posts for my amazing audience and I had this bright idea: How about banana muffins? YES! And these banana streusel muffins were born.

I must say I am rather proud of myself about using things out of the freezer because I am just like everyone else when it comes to remembering that they are in there. I don’t then they are freezer burnt and I have to throw them away. Happens quite often, but I am getting better at it!! …

Gluten Free Garlic Parmesan Crackers

April 27, 2016

I ♥ Garlic and Parmesan!

Easily the best food combination. Right up there with peanut butter and banana, and cereal and milk (serious try a PB and banana sandwich!). So it is naturally fitting that these garlic parmesan crackers would make it to my little cut of the internet!

Garlic and Parmesan is seriously a combination that just about anyone enjoys! From spaghetti, pizza, garlic bread with cheese on top and of course the ever popular chicken parmesan it is something that just makes us think of big amazing dinners that you leave feeling so super satisfied and so sleepy afterwards. I PROMISE these garlic parmesan crackers will not do that to you, but they will make you think to grab some tomato soup and throw them in!…

Oriental Ginger Dressing

April 22, 2016

Quite the dressing or dip!

Your salads will never be the same after you make this amazing oriental ginger dressing! It tastes very similar to the dressing a top the ever famous oriental chicken salad from Applebees that I am constantly craving! However, this one is not bottled and shipped all across the united states and is fresher too!

How many of you crave salads? I think I crave salads mainly because of the dressing. I have always loved having a salad especially if it has ranch anything on top. My favorite dip was ranch, my favorite dressing was ranch and if there was a flavor of ranch on chicken I am pretty sure I would love it. Then I became slightly lactose intolerant. Slightly mean I could still eat it but if I had one teaspoon too much my stomach would certainly let me know about it….

Gluten Free Avocado Egg Rolls

April 21, 2016

It’s Guacamole Roll Time!

Okay, so not my best work on the puns, but these avocado egg rolls are off the chain!

Seriously, OFF the CHAIN! I am secretly singing that to myself as I take a bite into my last one that I have made from this batch.

Are you a lover of avocados? Well you are among a great friends here as avocado is my most favorite fruit that doesn’t go into a fruit salad ever! Yes, I had to say it. I only wish I could grow an avocado tree in my backyard, but since there is snow on the ground here yearly (about 5 inches) they will not thrive and house avocado trees do not bare fruit. I guess I will just have to move somewhere more tropical, darn… haha! …

Gluten Free Egg Roll Wrappers

April 15, 2016

It’s Totally a Wrap(per)!

Yes, I am just full of puns today! Mainly because it is Friday and also because I am so happy to have a recipe for gluten free egg roll wrappers! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am patting myself on the back literally.

Are you a huge fan of egg rolls? Maybe you are but have recently had to change your diet for health reasons, or other reasons. It is a huge feat for me to have this in my recipe repertoire because I could probably make these every week and eat egg rolls all the time.

The first time I made egg rolls, they were extremely yummy, yet super messy. I am not going to even lie when I say to you that it is a mess then it probably is. I have since perfected my egg roll boogie and use so many less dishes now, but the fact remains that they are still yummy!…

Chipotle Cranberry Granola

April 13, 2016

Sweet and Spicy Chipotle Cranberry Granola

Do you love sweet? Or maybe you are a huge fan of some spice? Regardless, this granola will tickle your taste buds to the point where you can almost satisfy both of those cravings in one beautiful snack, chipotle cranberry granola!…

Gluten Free Jalapeno Cheddar Tortillas

March 31, 2016

It’s a Wrap!

Get it?

Okay, so I may have some crazy corny jokes, but there is no joke about these these jalapeno cheddar tortillas!

You are a spicy kind of girl. You love things to have a little extra kick (not too hot though!). However, you partner on the other hand loves things super extra extremely hot. Does this sound familiar? Okay, so I may have exaggerated a teeny weeny bit, but some days this is how it is in my world. I usually have to always place a bottle of hot sauce out for dinner (depending on what it is) for John.

I honestly do try to spice things up a little bit, in the kitchen of course! (~~Get your mind out of the gutter~~!) 😀

When I was in college they had these amazing tortillas for wraps they were a cheddar jalapeno tortilla. They were fabulous. SO, naturally after I graduated I tracked them down in the grocery store and have been buying them ~~by the hundreds~~. However, since committing to a largely gluten free diet I have had to cut out these amazing and scrumptious flour tortillas that were practically my life! Yes, it was hard, devastating and tragic (insert any other disastrous word you choose)….

Gluten Free Pepper Jack Cheese Crackers

March 25, 2016

SO Much CHEESE!

Who is, downright, in love with cheese? I mean the, I can’t live without it and that is the only reason I cannot go paleo, kind of love for cheese! Seriously, I love cheese! Spicy cheese, sharp cheese, mild, or even gouda. Just about anyway I can it actually. SO it was only right for me to make these pepper jack cheese crackers!

Okay, enough with the love comparing.

Is there something that these amazing pepper jack cheese crackers remind you of? YES, CHEEZ-ITs! I love those little guys so much! I was seriously in the mood for some of those but I have been on a huge, “everything is so processed lets try to not eat so much of that”, kick. So naturally I made my own and they tasted amazing! …

Blueberry Banana Smoothie

March 18, 2016

Smooth(ie) Sailing

As you can tell I am dreaming of warmer weather and a beach with an adult beverage or a blueberry banana smoothie!

What kind of breakfast do you have in the morning? Do you have a full 3 course meal complete with bacon, eggs, sausage and toast? Or, Maybe a quick drink or burrito to go? I for one am a person who cannot live without breakfast, so most of the time I have the works. A breakfast burrito complete with avocado, hot sauce and CHEESE! However, sometimes I am a big oatmeal fan.

However, lately I have been a fan of smoothies, and I am not talking about a little milk with some fruit. I am talking a smoothie on steroids complete with fruits, sugar and just about any milk you want. I even add some oats for a little bit of bulk so that the smoothie gives me more fiber and substance that keeps me full because some smoothies are wimpy and I am still hangry (yes, I used THAT word!) after them.

I try to be the “healthy go-getter” type of person in the morning. I am usually an early riser so that I can give myself time to work a little bit, cook a little bit, do some house work and slowly get ready to go into the store in the morning. John (my man) is always telling me that by the time he gets up around 8:30 I have already done a whole day’s work, but I only way up about 90 minutes before him. Once I am up I am awake most of the time. I just cannot sleep in anymore.

So that is why I love to have something like this blueberry banana smoothie in the morning, so that I can work and sip at the same time. Never lose time by sitting and eating although if he gets up early I love eating breakfast with him and spending time before we both separate for the day.

Blueberry Banana Smoothie

1 – 1 1/4 cup Almond Milk (or any milk)
1 banana sliced
a couple small handfuls of blueberries
2 Tbsp Coconut Palm Sugar
1/2 cup Rolled Oats

Place your fruit, milk, sugar and rolled oats into a blender. Whirl it around until smooth. Pour, sip,done. Perfect and easy to enjoy!

Such a great little smoothie and so much better than cereal or a couple pieces of toast. In fact if you wanted to have this beautiful smoothie with some toast I, for one, wouldn’t blame you. I need the chewing factor too.

If I want to have a little more chunk I will stick my fruit in the freezer over night (slice banana first). Then in the morning i will take them out and put them right into the blender. This will keep the smoothie nice and cold without watering it down from the ice. This is so nice on a hot day after a workout or taking the dogs for a walk in the morning! Cool you down and feeds your hungry tummy. Yep, that is probably my favorite part.

What is your favorite smoothie flavor? I think my all time favorite would have to either be banana and peanut butter, strawberry banana or chocolate peanut butter (for the days I am feeling bad). Although, this blueberry banana smoothie is pretty dang good too.

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I hope you have a great weekend!

Deliciously,
Gabby