Living and Eating Good with Celiac

Gluten Free Mug Brownie I tried a few "in a mug" recipes and never really liked them.  However, this one is worth doing again. It was as described in the blog I found it in.  (Link at bottom of the page.) Prep Time 5 mins / Cook Time 1 min / Total Time 6 mins / 1 Serving Ingredients 2 Tbs. Melted Butter 2 Tbs. Milk 2 Tbs. Gluten Free Flour Blend (Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1) 2 Tbs. Cocoa Powder 2 Tbs. Brown Sugar ½ tsp. Vanilla Extract Pinch of Salt 1 Tbs. Chocolate Chips Directions Add the butter to a microwave safe mug (or ramekin) and microwave on high for 20 seconds until the butter melts. Add the milk, gluten free flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt to the mug and mix well. Fold the Chocolate Chips into the mixture. Microwave the brownie batter for 1 minute. Allow mug brownie to cool in the microwave for 1 minute before enjoying it. Note Microwaves Cooking Times Vary – Start by cooking your mug brownie for 1 minute. Adjust up or down if needed ...

My husband is the one with celiac disease, so while I am still able to grab a quick bite at a drive thru, he doesn't have that option (other than ordering coffee). One of the things he's been missing is donuts and he just happened to mention it to me a couple days ago. That was the only excuse I needed to go out and buy a donut pan and find a recipe (small batch) that would be easy to do and actually taste great. This is the recipe I found on Pinterest (It can be dairy and nut free too). It's been printed and it's in my recipe book now. (The link to the original recipe is at the end of this post.) Cinnamon Sugar Donuts - Gluten-Free PREP TIME: 5 minutes / COOK TIME: 11 minutes / TOTAL TIME: 21 minutes Ingredients So good and so easy to make! For the donuts: ·          1 cup Gluten-free flour blend (I used Bob's Red Mill 1 for 1) ·          1/3 cup brown sugar, packed ·      ...

From our very own apple trees. I've been looking on Pinterest and Googling all kinds of recipes lately, trying to find those that I actually have all the ingredients.  I'm ashamed to admit, some recipes have ingredients that I have no idea what they are or where to get/find them.  When I find a recipe like this one "Gluten Free Apple Fritter Bread" I get all excited. I usually want to try it right away.  And I have to say, this one did not disappoint us, it's a keeper!  The recipe is very straight forward and easy, with basic ingredients. We opted not to add the glaze, it was already sweet enough for us and perfect without it.  The hardest part really was waiting until it had cooled on the wire rack. Maybe next year we'll be able to make it with our own apples!  Gluten Free Apple Fritter Bread Recipe   Ingredients : Bread Batter:  ·          1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened  ·   ...

I found this recipe for no-knead cinnamon rolls on the internet some time ago and I wish I could tell you the source to give credit to them - because this is the most delicious recipe I have found for cinnamon rolls. You will not be disappointed if you try it.  It does have a few steps to it - but it is worth it, even on the boat! No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients For the dough : 1 cup milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon dry yeast 2 1/4 cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour divided 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda For the filling: 2 tablespoons butter melted +1 teaspoon for the pan 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder Prepare dough -- Heat the milk, vegetable oil and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat to just below a boil. Remove from heat and set aside for 30/40 minutes to cool slightly. When it's lukewarm, sprinkle the dry yeast on top and let it sit for 1 minute....

I can't remember where we where, but I was itching to try a new pie crust recipe I had found online. What could be better than trying it out by making an apple pie?  The pie crust was a bit dry and crumbly - so I will not share that one here... Not all my tries are a success 😉. But I will share the pie crust recipe that always turns out great! Here is a no-fail combination for a great apple pie (crust and filling) Pie crust recipe: 2 cups Flour 1 tsp Salt 2/3 cup Butter 7 tbsp Cold Water In medium sized bowl, add flour and butter. With pastry cutter, cut butter into flour. Add salt and water. Mix until dough is formed. Separate in two.  Roll out and line bottom of pie plate and keep other for top Preheat oven - Bake at 375 (Note: only if recipe calls for pre-cooked pie shells - otherwise don't cook yet!)  Apple Pie filling: 6 to 8 apples – peeled and sliced 1 / 2 cup brown sugar 2 tbls flour 1 tsp cinnamon Toss all ingredients together in bowl. ...

Oatmeal Banana Cookies This has to be the easiest recipe I have found and tried! Seriously, it is simple to make and is a small enough batch to cook in the toaster over. This recipe is known as a two ingredients recipe, but that is somewhat of a lie, almost everyone will be adding at least one or two ingredients. For those, who like me, love trying new recipes, here it is: Oatmeal Banana Cookies 2 large Bananas 1 Cup Quick Oats 1 Tsp Cinnamon (Optional) 2 Tbls Chocolate Chips (Optional) Preheat toaster oven @ 375, if using oven preheat @ 350 Crush bananas in bowl. Add Oatmeal (quick oats) and Cinnamon (if desired), mix until it is well combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by spoonful on greased pan (very important, I used Pam spray)  Makes 6 cookies Bake in toaster oven (or oven) 15 minutes I have actually made these a couple times already. We jokingly call them our breakfast cookies. When we think about it, 3 cookies is ...

Butter Tarts Today, I decided to try my hand at making butter tarts. It's cold and snowing outside, so this is a good moral booster. What's better then having fresh out of the oven warm Butter Tarts to enjoy with a nice glass of milk? I've never made these in the past, but googled and found an easy pie crust recipe you don't need to chill before you can use it, and another for the Butter Tart filling with Maple syrup! So with recipes in hand, I started.  I made the pie crust first. It was a bit more of a challenge as I didn't have my pastry cutter here (I had to literally cut the butter into the flour with a knife and fork,  it took me a lot longer to do it the old fashion way). I had to modify the Butter Tart filling recipe a bit because we didn't have have enough maple syrup, but it turned out delicious anyway. I was worried they would not turn out, but my husband declared them a HUGE success! So I'm pretty happy with my results. I'm not ...