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Yum, peanut butter cookies… Around here, we enjoy our sweets. I knew that going gluten-free may mean some changes, but I didn’t want it to have to be a horrible change. Off I went in search of some easy, yummy sweets. I stumbled across a recipe for flourless peanut butter cookies. Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies 1 Cup Peanut Butter (crunchy or creamy is fine)1 Cup Sugar1 Egg1 tsp baking powder Cream together the ingredients until smooth. Place heaping tbsps of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow to cool for a…

Summer Wraps

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I was in the mood for something different and light for dinner tonight. Since I just made a new batch of salsa, I decided that I wanted to do something with chicken and salsa. Here’s what I came up with: Summer Wraps Ingredients: Romaine LettuceFresh Summer SalsaFried or Grilled ChickenRanch DressingShredded Cheese Directions: Lay down romaine lettuce leaves (whole leaves) on the plate. Drizzle lightly with ranch dressing. Place hot chicken in slices or bite size chunks on the lettuce bed. Top with shredded cheese and salsa. These can also be rolled up and eaten as tacos. Just use the…

Favorite Ingredients Friday: Freezer Edition

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Freezer Lasagna Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound lean ground beef OR Italian sausage OR mix 1 onion, chopped OR 1/2 cup celery, chopped 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 large can tomato sauce 1-6 oz. can tomato paste salt to taste 2 tsp. dried Italian spice 1-12 oz. carton ricotta 2 eggs mixed with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon dried parsley 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 10-12 oz. gluten free lasagna noodles, uncooked 3 cups (12 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese Directions: 1. Brown ground beef,onion/ celery and garlic in skillet, drain excess meat fat. 2. Stir in tomato sauce,tomato…

Works for Me Wednesday: Sweet Tea

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D absolutely loves sweet tea which is funny since we grew up in the North and sweet tea just isn’t the norm. Well, move ahead a few years to when we were living in the South. D started drinking sweet tea, but I didn’t personally know how to make sweet tea. So, it was restricted to when we went out to eat or went to someone’s house that had made sweet tea. Fast forward again to when we moved to Northern Va… It was not easy to find sweet tea. And no, tea with added sweetener is NOT sweet tea.…

Fresh Summer Salsa

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Tonight I tried my hand at homemade salsa, and even Munchkin liked it. So, it was obviously a hit at our house. It’s really simple. Ingredients: 1 Half Large Sweet Onion 6 Roma Tomatoes 1 Green Pepper 1 Half Red Pepper 1 Half Yellow Pepper 1 Medium Cucumber 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice You can either finely chop everything by hand or you can use a chopper to dice everything. Combine all the chopped ingredients with the lemon juice. This is a mild salsa. If you want something with more of a kick, you’ll want to add in some hot peppers.…