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  • LET’S MAKE HOMEMADE FRUIT SYRUP

    Once I started cooking regular meals from scratch, I also started paying attention to the ingredients in everything. One area that I have been recently trying to switch to homemade is condiments. This includes condiments for dinner, dessert, breakfast, really anything that I add to a dish. If you look at the ingredients of a…

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  • HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE PANCAKES

    Gluten-Free breakfasts were quite a struggle in our home. We love sourdough waffles, and my daughter loved those premade waffles and pancake treats you can buy in the freezer section. Neither of those are gluten-free and both would make my daughter extremely sick. So, we have made a lot of eggs, which is not her…

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  • GLUTEN-FREE HAND PIE RECIPE

    I remember loving the Little Debbie’s Hand Pies you could grab at the grocery store. I could pick my own flavor and it was all mine, which was a big deal when you are the oldest of 4 kids. I also really loved the McDonald’s apple pies. I grew up on these treats and they…

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  • Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS (Gluten-Free)

    Pumpkin cream cheese muffins from Starbucks were my daughter’s favorite. I think of all the things that first year having to go gluten-free that was the most painful. We fumbled around so bad the first few years of her journey. In all honesty I wasn’t the greatest cook at that time and had no idea…

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  • TURKEY POT PIE RECIPE (Gluten-Free)

    After being outside on a cold winter day, there is nothing like coming in to eat a delicious turkey pot pie, hot out of the oven. In reality any meat, veggies and broth tucked in a pie crust sounds perfect on a cold day. If you have never made a pot pie it is super…

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  • FLAKY PIE CRUST RECIPE (Gluten-Free)

    Pie crust is one of the most versatile pastries in the kitchen. It can be used for savory pot pies or pockets of sweet pie filling. You can make it as fancy as you want or leave it rustic, both are beautiful in their own way. The best is flaky pie crust, that holds its…

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  • EASY ARTISAN BREAD (Yeast)

    When I very first started to cook from scratch for our little family, I learned how to make bread. I felt like I had conquered the world! It was probably the biggest win in the kitchen and the flavor and cost savings dragged me deep into the rabbit hole. With only 4 ingredients this easy…

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  • OATMEAL CHRISTMAS COOKIES (Gluten-Free)

    There is something so soul soothing about having warm cookies fresh from the oven after dinner. It somehow transports me into a coffee shop with a big comfy chair, a roaring fireplace, a lap blanket and calm music playing in the background. I don’t think such a place exists but that is what a fresh…

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  • CHOCOLATE CHIP SURPRISE COOKIES (Gluten-Free)

    Chocolate chip cookies are an American classic cookie. The texture needs to be soft and chewy and have chocolate pieces evenly spread throughout. This happens to be one of my husband’s favorite cookies. When we started cooking from scratch we started playing with flavors. One that we started adding in was cherry, and what goes…

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  • 12 MONTHS 12 SKILLS 12 GOALS

    OUR GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR

    As a new year begins so do all of the resolutions.  The well intended diet plans and giving up of this or that.  A few years ago, we decided we were saying NO to resolutions and saying YES to goals.  Something shifts in the mindset when we decide to set goals that are realistic and…

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