Keto. I thought it would have run it’s course by now. Three years ago, I did Keto and have since put all my weight back on. I guess that’s what happens when you love to bake! But Keto can be a lifesaver to a lot of people. For those who are morbidly obese and need to lose weight quickly, or for people with PCOs, like myself, that feel like every diet has failed them. I’ve been trying to lose weight again, and the easiest way for me to do that is to cut my sugar intake. But, I still have a giant sweet tooth, so I came up with these…
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Homemade Natural Peanut Butter
Peanut butter. It’s kind of a hot topic. Some people are allergic to it. Some have a legume intolerance or are eating paleo and can’t have it. However, LOVE peanut butter. I can eat it straight out of the jar with a spoon. There may or may not be a jar on my desk just for this purpose. The trouble is lots of store bought peanut butters have additives: Sugar, extra salt, weird oils, and even molasses. Not exactly the cleanest ingredients. Which is why I like to make my own homemade natural peanut butter. Making it your way! The cool thing about making your own peanut butter is that…
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Best-Ever Gluten Free Banana Bread
I have three kids. And they can demolish a bunch of bananas in a day if they have their heart set on it. Trouble is, the next week, I buy two bunches of bananas anticipating the same banana demolition, and the kids don’t touch them. At. All. It’s frustrating. But in my determination not to let those overripe bananas go to waste, I’ll bake them into something. In this case, the Best-Ever Gluten Free Banana Bread you will ever eat. And guess what? The kids, they eat it up. Mom win. This banana bread is “spicier” than most other recipes. And by spicy, I don’t mean it will burn your…
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Blood Orange and Thyme Ice Cream
Ice cream. Most people consider it a summer treat. I could eat ice cream year round. Negative ten degrees outside, I’ll still eat it. Maybe that’s eccentric…but honestly, I don’t care. Ice cream is good food. Sweet, creamy, cold, it satisfies so many cravings at once. But ice cream can be boring. Chocolate, vanilla, are the classics. But if you’ve never had an ice cream that might sound a little weird, you know, like blood orange and thyme, you are seriously missing out. Flavor bombs disguised as ice cream are where it’s at! When I was little, both of my parents worked, and I spent a lot of time with…
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Cheddar and Chive Cornmeal Waffles
So there’s this whole new fasting trend, where people aren’t eating breakfast. In my opinion, breakfast is the best meal of the day. It has all the best foods, pancakes, crepes, french toast, cereal, eggs and bacon, or perhaps even sausage and WAFFLES. It’s all the good stuff. Brunch is great too, it’s an excuse to eat breakfast for lunch–and pair it with booze. And then there’s brinner. Breakfast for dinner, which happens all the time at my house. No matter what meal of the day, I like sweet breakfast food, but when it takes a savory turn, I am here for it. These cheddar and chive cornmeal waffles make…
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Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake
Confession. As a kid, I never understood people that pair fruit with chocolate. Chocolate oranges around the holidays…yuck. Cordial cherries…nasty. However, after watching a great deal of Great British Bake Off, where everyone seems to be obsessed with putting fruit of all kinds into absolutely everything, I decided to give it a shot. Enter this Gluten Free Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake. What my young taste buds didn’t understand was what happens to chocolate when it is paired with an acid; also known as the cherries, in this case. The cherries, while still maintaining their delicious sweet/tart flavor, make the chocolate that much more chocolaty. A little culinary science! The cherries…
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Gluten Free S’mores Cake
Is there anything that screams summer more than a toasty, gooey s’more while sitting next to a campfire? It’s the perfect end to a summer day, and kick off to a summer night. But who says you can’t have s’mores to celebrate all year long? This Gluten Free S’mores Cake brings all those nostalgic summer flavors to the table in a whole new capacity. I mean, just look at those layers! Fun Fact: The S’more as we know them today were invented by The Girl Scouts. Back in 1927, the recipe for “some mores” was included in Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. As both a former girl scout,…
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Gluten Free Cinnamon Aebelskiver
Aebelskiver. (e-bel-ski-ver). It’s Danish for delicious balls of yum. Kidding. But these gluten free cinnamon aebelskiver really are delish balls of yum. Eat them plain or fill them with a small dollop of jam for an extra special addition to your weekend brunch. When I first saw these tiny pancake balls during a technical challenge on The Great British Baking Show, I was fascinated. Everyone on the show was having a meltdown over how hard these little dough balls were to create. I had exactly two thoughts: There’s no way these can possibly be this hard. There so cute, I should make some. And an aebelskiver pan hopped right into…
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Cranberry Orange Sage Cake
If you’re looking for something a little something different for your holiday table, give this recipe for gluten free cranberry orange sage upside down cake a try. Delightfully spiced, fruity, and with just a background hint of sage (to make your tastebuds say “hummm, what is that?!) It’s light top off to a heavy holiday meal. Don’t get me wrong, pie is great, but it’s good to have options! One of my favorite things about November and December in Michigan is cranberry season. Heck, I love all the flavors of the holiday season. Cranberry, orange, sage, and all the warm spices that come along with them. But it can be…
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Best-Ever Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins
I am the QUEEN of letting perfectly good bananas go to waste. So in an effort to counter my own personal madness, I am constantly on the hunt for ways to use my ugly, but super sweet and delish bananas. That’s how The Best-Ever Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins were born. After a quick little Google, I stumbled upon Sugar Spun Run’s recipe for The Best Banana Muffin. They looked incredibly amazing and with streusel topping-gasp-my fav! I had to give them a try. One problem. They weren’t gluten free! With my proclivity for culinary tampering, I give you what I dare say are just as good, if not better…
