Hi all! Today I’m excited to bring you a recipe from Deborah of Journey to Natural Living. Deborah has been a friend of my family’s for many, many years, and while my blender gets used mostly for Easy Blender Mayonnaise, she takes blender recipes to a whole new level in her book Naturally Sweet Keep Reading
Appetizers/Snacks
Appetizers/Snacks are a great way to stay full through out the day and in between meals or before meals. However snacks are usually other overly sweet or super salty based on what you can pick up at the store, however these recipes can introduce some snacks and appetizers that are sure to please. Cookies, ice cream bars and fruit snacks can be chocked full of sugar and added preservatives when they are store bought, but if you use these recipes, you an have some easy no-bake cookies, smoothie bars and fruit leather that is all natural and better than store bought. These appetizers are enough to get your palate going and ready for the next portion of the meal, so kale dip and gluten free mozzarella sticks can be healthy alternatives to what you can order when eating out. You can eat healthy and cost friendly with these recipes and have these throughout the day.
Gluten Free Muffins Recipe
A good gluten-free muffin recipe is essential to any homemaker's repertoire, and this one won't disappoint! It's one of my favorite gluten-free recipes! As homemakers, we have a lot of jobs to do. Clean, wash laundry, take care of kids, feed everybody. In the “feed everybody” category, I’ve found Keep Reading
Healthy No-Bake Cookies
I have a weakness for sweets. Problem is, I’ve really been trying to eat more healthy cookies and stay away from excessive amounts of refined sugar. And that's where these healthy no-bake cookies come in, because gooey chocolate is my first love -and if it can be incorporated into a gluten-free Keep Reading
Gluten-Free Mozzarella Sticks
Have you ever really craved something you couldn’t have? It’s torture. Pure torture. Before Gabriel and I married, I had a bit of a food addiction in the form of Arby’s mozzarella sticks. But when we moved to nowhereville, TX, there was no Arby’s. Even if there had been, Gabriel was allergic to Keep Reading
Mozzarella Making, A Cheesy Tutorial
Yes, I know it’s a cheesy title, but I couldn’t help myself. When I was a kid, and we got our first milk cow, I was so excited to try my hand at cheese making! But, like I said, I was a kid, and not a very experienced cook. My first attempts were something of a disaster, but I finally found a Keep Reading
3 Ingredient Toddler Cookies
Well, they’re mom cookies too of course, but lately, I’ve been keeping these 3 ingredient toddler cookies around for Garrett to snack on. I don’t know about your toddler, but when I ask mine if he wants a cookie, he comes running. It's one of the easiest gluten-free recipes you'll ever see. You Keep Reading
Easy Homemade Hummus
Hummus is a traditional middle Eastern dish that ir an incredibly easy - and frugal - gluten-free recipe to make at home. It’s no secret that I love chickpeas. Their high protein and fiber content make them an excellent addition to nearly any diet. Maybe that’s why I’m obsessed with this recipe. I Keep Reading
Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Oatmeal Cookies
Gluten-free pumpkin-oatmeal cookies could be described as Soft, fluffy, pumpkin-y deliciousness. Many gluten-free cookie recipes end up being hard and brittle - like a sweet cracker - or crumbly. But not these. I was looking for a good, healthy cookie recipe, possibly to freeze, for Garrett to Keep Reading
Homemade Tortilla Chips
I’ve been a little obsessed lately with making tortilla chips. After all, who doesn’t love nachos? And homemade chips can only make them better, right? There are two basic methods that Gabriel and I have liked. The first one - Gabriel’s favorite - consists of making regular tortillas, brushing them Keep Reading
Homemade Summer Sausage/Lunch Meat
Lunch meat. It’s so convenient, and so bad for you. Nitrates and nitrites; need I say more?Fortunately, homemade summer sausage is ridiculously easy to make. For the longest time, Gabriel and I have used mostly leftover meat - chicken, beef roast, ham, etc - on our sandwiches, and it’s good stuff! Keep Reading