Easter grass cupcakes

I took this to the Easter service at my dad's. I just used a gluten free vanilla cake mix and put them in a mini cupcake maker. Then made basic frosting using plain yogurt instead of milk and adding a little cream of tartar to stiff a little and I add some lime jello mix that I had left over to make green and give a little flavor. The grass part is just coconut mix with a little green food coloring. And then topped off with a jelly bean!

Pumpkin Custard Crisp

 

I had a lof of pumpkin puree to use up and not any gluten-free flour so I checked online and using parts of a couple different recipes- I made my own recipe! I kind of just slapped it together so the measurements aren't exact and may need to be tweaked to your liking.

 

For custard:

2 C pumpkin puree

1 C plain yogurt

2 eggs

1 C sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

 1 tsp vanilla

and half scoop of protein shake powder (optional).

 

For crisp:

1/4 C cold butter

1/2-1 C vanilla granola

1 - 1 1/2 C gluten free oats

1/2 C brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

 

Mix custard ingredients. In another bowl for crisp, cut in cold butter into other ingredients until crumbly. Spread crumbly mix over custard mix evenly and bake @ 350 degrees for about an hour or until browned, bubbly, and center doesn't jiggle anymore. Good luck! Hope you enjoy!

Abstract birthday cake

I made this for my sisters birthday. I just used a vanilla gluten-free mix and baked it in two 8x8 square pans. The frosting I made from scratch and just added blue food coloring. I sprinkled red, yellow, green, and blue sprinkles on it and for a bit of an abstract look I plopped some black tube frosting on there randomly. It looked cool at first then it kind of reminded me of leeches...yuck! :) But it definitely didn't taste yucky, it was good.

Heart shaped pancakes

 

         I made these for valentines for my kids. I make the batter froom scratch. I start with a couple eggs, pour in a some milk (like 1-2 cups), some applesauce (like 1/2-1 cup) and I mix that together then add 1 1/2 c of gluten-free all purpose flour, 1 tsp of baking soda, a dash of salt, and a little protein shake powder I have. I mix then if not very thick I add like a 1/2 cup of gluten-free oats. To make hearts I pour mix in one spot and then with a spoon I spread to a heart shape. Pretty simple but great to show someone you love them. :)

REAL Gluten-free pizza crust

 Do you ever get sick of the flat rice crusts that most gluten-free pizzas are made of? I know I do. I wanted some actual REAL breaded crust, so I bought this Gluten Free Pantry french bread & pizza mix and this is what it looks like after it's cooked...

This is my chicken alfredo version and it is DELISH!
 

 

And this is just a regular pizza version with spaghetti sauce, hamburger meat, and cheese.

Both are fabulous! This crust takes a minute to prepare and must rise 40 mins so you have to plan a head abit, but it is definitely worth it.



My pretty peanut-free sundae.

            Just had to share because it looked so pretty.
I sliced a banana in half long-ways and place on bottom of  the bowl. I placed to scoops of vanilla ice cream on the banana, then a dollop of almond butter on each scoop. I poured gluten-free chocolate syrup on that then sprinkled slivered almonds on top. Gorgeous! It was yummy, but I think it would have been yummier with real chocolate syrup, instead of gluten-free.

Yummy food that's good for you too!

Mmm...I'm all about yummy food that's good for you too. This is my lasagna-style noodles on the stove.

 

 

 It is delicious. I just took a bag of gluten-free penne noodles, 1 lb. of hamburger, jar of prego sauce, some torn up baby spinach, some water for the noodles to absorb, I covered and cooked it for 30 -40 mins and then after it is cooked, I uncovered and I topped it of with cheese. You can also add if you like: diced tomatoes, cottage cheese, or other veggies like chopped zucchini or squash.

                                          I ate a lot of it myself. I love food like this!!