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2023 A YEAR IN REVIEW
As I sat and reflected on this year, I was honestly amazed at all that it held. There were so many ups and downs and mixed emotions. When I review a year, I like to go back and look at all of the pictures that I have taken throughout it, which is a lot of…
WINTER SPICE MUFFINS (Gluten & Dairy Free)
Winter to me is full of wonderful warm spices and smells. From the soups we eat, the bread baking in the oven and the baked goods that we enjoy. These winter spice muffins are exactly what they say they are. A muffin that is perfect to eat in winter and full of cranberry, orange and…
HANDMADE GNOME ORNAMENTS (WITH PATTERN)
Handmade and Homemade have been key terms in my life since I was a child. We crafted decorations, gift wrap, presents, centerpieces, art and so much more. I loved how 10 people could have the same supplies and same instructions and yet come out with 10 unique projects. For a young girl who liked to…
NATURALLY DYED ICING FOR SUGAR COOKIES
I have so many people wonder why naturally dyed icing. Why use natural dyes in pasta or cookies or anything we eat really. As we have embarked on our health journey, one of the things that I have not cut out completely, but am replacing where I can, is synthetic food coloring. When I was…
SUGAR COOKIES TWO WAYS (GLUTEN-FREE)
When I think of Christmas Cookies, the first two that come to mind are gingerbread and sugar cookies. I am sure every area has their special Christmas cookie, but here sugar cookies are all the rage. There are 2 types that I am aware of, the soft cake like round sugar cookies with a cake…
PEPPERMINT BROWNIES – GLUTEN AND DAIRY FREE
As the Christmas season approaches so does the desire for Peppermint and Chocolate! This flavor profile is one of the most popular during the Christmas season and it is definitely a favorite in our home. We get our fix a lot of the time from hot cocoa and candy canes, but every once in a…
NOT YOUR MAMAS ATOLE – GLUTEN AND DAIRY FREE
Until I met my husband I had never heard of Atole. Then one year, a few years after we had been married, he out of the blue asked if I could find a recipe for Atole. It was something from his childhood that he remembered fondly and was craving that winter. So off to google…
SALTED HOT COCOA MIX (Gluten & Dairy Free)
As we have been building our pantry and learning to cook from scratch, we have started to recreate our favorites guilty pleasures at home. We started taking items that had a list of crazy ingredients and trying to make them simpler and healthier. This Salted Hot Cocoa Mix is a game changer for us, it…
IS IT TOO EARLY TO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS?
When I originally wrote this blog for my previous website last year, it was October 3rd in Northern California. The mornings were brisk, well in the 50’s and 60’s, and the days were slowly cooling into the 80’s. The grass was still brown from no rain and the world was pumpkin obsessed and placing witches,…
HOW TO MAKE TRICK OR TREATING ALLERGY FRIENDLY
As Halloween approaches, the store shelves quickly empty of the all the candy. Sugary treats are the trick or treat tradition as of late, this isn’t the way it always was. People actually did tricks, and soul cakes used to be handed out. I could easily run down the rabbit hole of how much money…
