Gluten-free Peanut Butter Blossoms

I recently made these cookies for the holidays – the nice thing is I was able to share them with three sets of gluten-free people.  Having friends, family, and colleagues who are gluten-free means experimenting with different recipes and ingredients frequently.   For this recipe, I used the Bob’s Red Mill all purpose baking flour.Continue reading “Gluten-free Peanut Butter Blossoms”

Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Banana Sugar Free Cupcakes

I tried a variation on my original sugar-free banana peanut butter muffins – adding cocoa!  This addition and a one other, makes these dense, rich treats more cupcake-like than before.  I highly recommend you try this and some other swaps – you could switch the peanut butter for any nut butter.  You could switch the bananaContinue reading “Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Banana Sugar Free Cupcakes”

Sugar-Free Banana Peanut Butter Muffins

Oh these glorious cupcakes/muffins came about as a result of me not being able to sleep due to stressing about moving issues.  I was up for hours while the rest of my family slept.  I even contemplated just getting up and making them in the middle of the night, but finally did convince myself justContinue reading “Sugar-Free Banana Peanut Butter Muffins”

French Toast Waffle Sandwiches

French Toast Waffle Sandwiches are this households’ favorite brinner food – they are easy, filling, and fun to make.  The best part is that each person can tailor this meal to his or her flavors.   First, start with dry bread.  You can dry it in the oven for a few minutes, if need be.Continue reading “French Toast Waffle Sandwiches”

Squash Sweet Kidney Stew

This stew was everything I want in a meal: quick to prepare, ready when I got home, filling, vegetarian, spicy, and full of contrasting flavors.  The sweet potato and butternut squash flavors paired perfectly with the kidney beans and peanut butter.   Tonight, I have one more recipe adapted from the Skinny Slow Cooker publicationContinue reading “Squash Sweet Kidney Stew”