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    Gluten Free Fireside Pie and Kids In the Kitchen – #BornOnTheFarm

    March 8, 2017 - By 

    Gluten Free Fireside Pie is the perfect comfort food for March weather. March Break is fast approaching and I don’t know about you but we are likely to be close to home. My older girl is traveling with a youth group, so my younger daughter and I will be hanging out together. Lucky for me, my youngest LOVES to cook and bake with me. I try to encourage that as often as possible. Cooking is a skill for life. This week we made a Gluten Free Fireside Pie together and it was the perfect comfort food for a Friday evening family…

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    American Flatbread – Rustic Dining in the Heart of Ski Country #IFWTWA

    March 7, 2017 - By 

    American Flatbread brings rustic, oven-fired dining to the heart of Vermont’s ski country. With an atmosphere that invites you to relax and unwind while you enjoy their delicious food which features flatbread pizzas, great drinks and spectacular fresh salads, American Flatbread offers visitors a perfect marriage of great, fresh, food in a warm, charming, earthy, environment. American Flatbread – Built on A Belief In the early 80’s, American Flatbread’s founder, built a primitive oven using stone from his land. Wanting bread but not sure if the oven could handle it, he decided to make a flat bread. The bread was so well…

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    20 Magical Unicorn Treats

    March 2, 2017 - By 

    These unicorn treats are just plain fun. Like Pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows. Oh come on you all know that tune. Right? My kids sang it non stop last year. It was a Youtube craze. Anyways mythical unicorns have always been slightly magical and mysterious. So seeing them reflected in food and pop culture right now isn’t that shocking I suppose.   Here are 20 Magical Unicorn Treats:   Cookies and Cups – Unicorn Bars Aww Sam – Rainbow Marbled Unicorn Pop Tarts Chocolate Covered Katie – Unicorn Fruit and Yogurt Smoothie Totally the Bomb – Unicorn Poop Cupcakes…

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    Mint Restaurant and Tea Lounge Vermont #IFWTWA

    February 27, 2017 - By 

    Mint Restaurant and Tea Lounge, located in picturesque Waitsfield, Vermont, serves up New American inspired vegan and vegetarian clean cuisine. Good food speaks to everyone and Mint Restaurant and Tea Lounge is fluent in food. Mint Restaurant and Tea Lounge brings the best vegan and vegetarian cuisine to Vermont residents and tourists. Mint Restaurant and Tea Lounge – Fine Dining in Vermont This restaurant, the culinary child of a couple who had a successful vegan/vegetarian restaurant in LA, sits on Main Street in Waitsfield, Vermont. A town practically in the shadows of two major ski resorts, with the Green Mountains to the west and the Northfield…

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    Gluten Free Lemon Squares – Sweet Indulgence

    February 18, 2017 - By 

    This month is such a great opportunity to show all your loves how much you care by baking, or making a special meal together. You might even create a sweet indulgence like these Gluten Free Lemon Squares. The winter doldrums won’t hit so hard if you break up the month with treats, and maybe take a break together too. These gluten free lemon treats are pretty easy to make and I happen to love all the lemony snacks as you know by now so these are a big hit with me. We just got back from a wonderful family ski trip to Vermont…

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    15 Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas To Get Your Day Started

    February 17, 2017 - By 

    Breakfast need not be dull or boring, even if you are practicing a gluten free diet. No need to suffer just because you can’t tolerate gluten, or because gluten leaves you foggy, or lethargic. This week I have been practicing gluten free cooking again here and I am happy to say the options are better than ever. I mean who even heard of banana flour two years ago? These gluten free breakfast ideas will help you start the day with a smile on your face. Gluten free foods and gluten free diets continue to increase in popularity. Recently I traveled…

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    Not Your Average Breakfast Ideas – 25 Ways to Start Your Day

    February 13, 2017 - By 

    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also one of the most challenging around here. We are always in such a huge rush to get out the door that we rarely have time to eat something other than cereal. That can be a very boring and repetitive meal after a while. This year I am making it my goal to bake more foods and prepare more items early in the week. These unique breakfast ideas can help you change it up a bit. If you like these you will love Overnight and Makeahead Breakfast Ideas too.…

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    Must Make – Cherry Red Velvet Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

    February 2, 2017 - By 

    February is such a great month. There’s Family Day and Valentine’s Day and frankly love and family abound. This month you need to make these Cherry Red Velvet Valentine’s Day Cupcakes. Could anything be sweeter for your sweetheart than red velvet and cupcakes combined? I have been craving a good cupcake recipe for months here and who can say No to red velvet? My kids also love red velvet so I know these will be well received this month. The sweetest Cherry Red Velvet Valentine's Day Cupcakes [tweetthis]You need these cherry red velvet Valentine’s Day Cupcakes in your life. [/tweetthis]…

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    Amazing Chocolate Pecan Turtle Rice Krispie Bars

    January 27, 2017 - By 

    These amazing Chocolate Pecan Turtle Rice Krispie Bars will have you wanting a second batch. Rice Krispies plus caramel – well, that’s a grand slam in the treat hall of fame, if I say so myself. You will love these scrumptious treats from the very first bite. There’s not much I love more than Rice Krispie Treats. I used to make them about once a month or maybe even more often in university. Lately we’ve been baking less than we used to in general, because I think I got my fill at Christmas. Well and with the cruise too. Desserts were plentiful…

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    25 Healthy Homemade Granola Recipes

    January 26, 2017 - By 

    I am not a crunchy granola Mom, but I do like to have options. And I really love having different healthy homemade breakfast and lunch recipes available to my family. Each of the members of my family love granola. So, I occasionally try to add it to their meals, or create something new for them with this great ingredient. These are 25 of my favourite healthy homemade granola recipes. The top of this list os Peanut Butter Granola from Bunny’s Warm Oven. My youngest daughter is the world’s biggest peanut butter fan. Combining peanut butter and granola will make her…