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

Paula — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:42:03 +0000

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 dinner. March, might be the start of spring, but the weather is rarely warm. On a typical March Break we might do a day trip, cook or bake a couple of recipes together at home, and then squeeze in some skiing and maybe a movie too. If she’s lucky her friends might be around for a sleepover too. If there is snow this March break my daughter and I will go skiing. But I don’t think we will travel too far. I adore travel and have done a lot of press trips and personal trips already this year. I don’t adore getting gauged during March Break with flights that are twice the price just because kids and teachers are on spring break. So baking and cooking and skiing sound just right. And Gluten Free Fireside Pie is perfect food for after skiing. My girls are 15 and 12, almost 13, and they have been great helpers in the kitchen ever since they were small. We started having them wash potatoes, or add things to soups or crockpot meals. Then we slowly evolved over time. Cracking eggs, as long as they wash their hands afterwards, can be fun for any age. Mixing dough is also a treat for children. Flipping pancakes and baking cookies are always fun for toddlers and young children. If you give kids the responsibility of helping with meals early on they tend to take ownership and enjoy what they make. There can be less fighting over what’s for dinner and, as they grow, it’s nice to see them bake or cook for the family too. My oldest can make meals on her own and sometimes she will if I ask her to do dinner. She has a small but growing list of dishes she enjoys cooking and feels comfortable with making in the kitchen. We are working on my younger daughter too. My youngest has a few favourite meals she loves to make. One is salmon patties, because they are hands on sensory fun. She has sensory processing disorder, which I have written about here before. Another of her favourites is a tuna casserole. But I am slowly winning her over to a wider range of dishes and recipes. Last year we made salmon a few times together and sautéed asparagus and meals that she LOVED. It doesn’t hurt that she adores shows like MasterChef Canada. For those of you who don’t know, Fireside Pie is essentially like Shepherd’s Pie, but with cheese and a couple more spices. With this meal, I was able to ask my daughter to help chop the carrots and also make the mashed potatoes that go on top. That is another of her all time favourite side dishes – mashed potatoes. For a bit of a creamier texture we thought we’d add Gay Lea Low Fat Sour Cream to the mashed potatoes. I think it worked. My teen really enjoyed the Gluten Free Fireside Pie. Last week on a rare weekend at home @sharkainsleyschuck helped me make Fireside Pie. #bornonthefarm recipe to follow this month. #love #food #family #cooking #cookingwithkids #happy #instafood Gay Lea sour cream was part of the dish. #yum #fresh Do your kids help cook or bake? Will they do some of that during Spring break? A post shared by Paula Schuck (@inkscrblr) on Mar 4, 2017 at 12:57pm PST We are not exclusively gluten free but I have been for lengthy periods in the past. Now I try to only have gluten in moderation and I am still working hard on making low sodium foods here for all of us. This fits both those categories. This Gluten Free Fireside Pie recipe is one your kids will be able to help with if you are planning to cook together this spring break. Great Comfort Food, this Gluten Free Fireside Pie is one the kids can help you make for dinner. This year I am a Gay Lea ambassador and so you will be seeing recipes monthly created with Gay Lea ingredients. I am a fan of Gay Lea products because they are Canadian. Gay Lea is a dairy products cooperative that started in 1958 and is owned by dairy farmers. Their products are born on the farm and that’s what sets them apart. We use Gay Lea sour cream for a lot of meals and we like this product specifically because it is smooth and fresh. It is also nut free, kosher and only available in Ontario. There are numerous varieties of this Gay Lea sour cream product. I opted for the low fat version here. You can also buy or use Original, Lactose Free, Fat Free, and Gold Premium. Gay Lea sour cream is a staple for baking, for dips and tacos and potatoes too. Do your kids help in the kitchen? What are you doing for March Break? I created this post as a paid ambassador with Gay Lea Foods and PTPA for 2017. My opinion is all my own and it is truthful. I only work with brands I love and use.

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Gluten Free Lemon Squares – Sweet Indulgence

Paula — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:16:07 +0000

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 and loved every minute of it. Road trips and food go together like peanut butter and jelly. It was a 9 1/2 hour drive, so we certainly had food packed for the drive. We typically take carrots, celery, oranges, vegetable chips and a lot of water. But this time I also baked a banana bread and sliced it up for the long drive. That banana bread was tasty and a little reminder of home away from home. Road Trips always get me thinking what can we take with us, how can we eat better on the road, and how much food do we need? Also can I squeeze something super special and tasty in for car food? My family knows I always have something sweet to perk everyone up a little. And I typically pack printable road game scavenger hunts too. Who says car food, and car rides, need to be boring? No sooner were we back home from the Vermont trip than I started plotting our next getaway. Ski season is short and travel is essential when you ski, because you are always chasing the snow and the next great on mountain experience. We are heading straight back out on another road trip this week actually. But this time around I am bringing my Gluten Free Lemon Bars with us. That’s a sweet treat that my youngest daughter helped me to bake yesterday. She’s a great little chef and loves to be in the kitchen. Unless you are new here, you know by now that I have a longstanding sweet tooth issue. It’s my Achille’s Heel so to speak. Sugary snacks and treats are my favourite indulgence. Chocolate, cookies, jelly beans – I love all the sweets. Now don’t get me wrong at all. We eat mostly well and are super conscious of foods that fuel our bodies, especially when we are spending large amounts of time skiing, or swimming together. But, there’s nothing wrong with a couple of sweet indulgences from time to time. This week we are crushing on these Gluten Free Lemon Squares. I’ll let you in on a not so secretive fact about me – my two favourite, no three favourite flavours ever, are: caramel, butterscotch and lemon. Lemon treats, desserts, pies and candies are refreshing and, if done right, they are the perfect balance between sweet and tart. Sometimes romance in this house with a busy active family and a business is hard to find. So you have to steal small sweet indulgences. You know what I mean, right? Sneaking kisses in when the kids are busy texting someone. Making your spouse a coffee just the way they like it, and placing it in front of them without saying a word. Over the years my husband has become very good at surprising me with lemon treats. He knows that lemon meringue pie on an anniversary makes me happy. And a good cup of coffee is the way to my heart. This weekend we will be taking some of these scrumptious Gluten Free Lemon Squares with us when we head to Collingwood to ski. We’ll build memories and share something special together too at Parkbridge Resorts. In fact, these are perfect any time. Whether you share your sweet treats with someone special or savour them quietly with a coffee or tea, having a small sweet indulgence to look forward is sometimes just enough to get you through Friday, or even Monday afternoon. Scrumptious lemon squares that are also gluten free. Nordica Smooth Line of cottage cheese products are some of my favourite new Gay Lea products. The Nordica Smooth cottage cheese is flavoured to taste like yogurt and smooth, without any of the curds in cottage cheese. The addition of any of the smooth cottage cheese products lends a hint of protein and a whole lot of flavour to your baking. Really enjoyable product on its own. Gay Lea Nordica Smooth cottage cheese comes in Vanilla Bean flavour, Salted Caramel Flavour and Lemon. It’s unlike any other product on the market right now. Smooth and delicious and a great snack for on the go, or for school lunches. In fact I have sampled all of the flavours and love them all. The small portion sizes make me happy. Sometimes I just grab a container and a spoon when running the kids around to their after school activities. 10 grams of protein and 110 calories per serving. Some people enjoy adding granola to this yummy product. [tweetthis]Try this Gluten Free Lemon Squares recipe. #ad #BornOnTheFarm [/tweetthis] Gay Lea is a Canadian dairy owned by Canadian dairy farmers, so a cooperative. All products are born on the farm and Canadian. Gay Lea KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway – February 2017 I created this post as a paid ambassador with Gay Lea Foods and PTPA for 2017. My opinion is all my own and it is truthful. I only work with brands I love and use.

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15 Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas To Get Your Day Started

Paula — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:36:21 +0000

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 to a US ski resort for a week with my family. I was extremely interested to hear the owner of the resort mention one of the top two questions he gets from people inquiring about visiting is: What Gluten Free Dining Options Do You Have? The second question was related to discounts for 20-something skiers. (millennials). In fact, gluten free diets seem here to stay. I have in the past been gluten free, but I also take lengthy breaks sometimes because I honestly find it a hard diet to maintain. That said, with options like these and new ingredients and ways to cook cropping up daily that gives me more incentive than ever before to commit to a gluten free diet again. 15 Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas 1. Gluten-Free Cinnamon Coffee Cake 2. Gluten-Free CrockPot Cinnamon Biscuits 3. Gluten-Free Banana Coconut Muffins 4. Gluten-Free Sausage & Veggie Breakfast Egg Muffins 5. Gluten-Free Apple Oatmeal Muffins 6. Gluten-Free Cinnamon Almond Granola 7. Gluten-Free Mini Breakfast Pizzas 8. Gluten-Free Cranberry Orange Scones 9. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pancakes 10. Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies 11. Gluten-Free Coconut Lime Pancakes 12. Gluten-Free Spinach and Bacon Quiche 13. Gluten-Free Roasted Poblano and Sausage Breakfast Casserole 14.Gluten Free Oat Waffles 15. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins [tweetthis]Try one of these great gluten free breakfast ideas today![/tweetthis] Make your breakfast exciting again with these Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas. I haven’t tried the Gluten Free Cinnamon Coffee Cake yet but this coming week I think it’s the next on my to do list. Are you Gluten Free? Do you find breakfast a challenge? Don’t forget to read and save this post on Twenty Gluten Free Crockpot Options and there’s this one too: 20 Gluten Free After School Snacks. A actually if you peek under the Food Tab above on the site you will find many gluten free meals and snacks. [tweetthis]Breakfast can be fun again even if you are on a gluten free diet. [/tweetthis]

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25 Gluten Free Crockpot Dinner Ideas

Paula — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:54:18 +0000

Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I don’t know about you but I love my slow cooker. It’s a year round powerhouse. With a busy schedule like ours I need to set it and forget it. And let’s be honest is there anything nicer than the aroma of a stew cooking all day? Anything cooked in the crockpot fills the house with the sweet smell of something delicious for dinner. I know my crew loves coming home to that. I know a lot of my readers are gluten free, some by choice and some out of necessity. In years gone by I have been gluten free and last year I was again for several months. In fact I feel better when I am on a gluten free diet, but sometimes it’s challenging maintaining that diet. Maybe 2017 is the year I get back on the gluten free train. Anything is possible. In the mean time, I have these gluten free crockpot dinner ideas to try. And if you are gluten free here are some other posts that you might enjoy: Gluten Free Roundup and Gluten Free Muffins Gluten Free After School Snacks Gluten Free Crockpot Dinner Ideas: Meaty Meals Slow Cooker Short Ribs from Living Sweet Moments Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers from Living Well Spending Less Copycat Chipotle Barbacoa Recipe from Thrifty Jinxy Creamy Crockpot Chicken with Kale from Meghan Brit Crockpot or Oven Roaster Chicken from Raising Generation Nourished Slow Cooker Sriracha Chicken from Leelalicious Easiest and Most Delicious Crock Pot Taco Meat Ever (GF, DF) from Delicious Obsessions Low-Carb Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pot Roast from Kalyn’s Kitchen Crockpot Red Beans and Rice from Thrifty Jinxy Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Broccoli Bowls from Kalyn’s Kitchen Slow Cooker Vegan Red Lentils with Pumpkin from Mama Likes to Cook Slow Cooked Chicken Curry from Milk and Cuddles Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff from One Creative Mommy 3 Ingredient Gluten Free Crockpot Chili from Simply Southern Mom Gluten Free Crockpot Dinners – SOUP and Stews Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Soup from Mashup Mom Slow Cooker Creamy Coconut Green Chili Chicken Soup (GF, DF) from Delicious Obsessions Slow Cooker Fiesta Soup from Raising Generation Nourished Crockpot Taco Soup from Momma Young at Home Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Chicken Quinoa Stew from Leelalicious Oddball Gluten Free Crockpot Dinners Chicken Porcupine Meatballs from Reuse Grow Enjoy Crockpot Granola with Coconut Oil from Trial and Eater Spicy Slow Cooker Rice Casserole with Green Chiles, Green Onions, and Cheese from Kalyn’s Kitchen Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken and Blue Cheese Cabbage Bowl from Kalyn’s Kitchen Slow Cooker Chicken And Black Beans from Living Sweet Moments Beverages: Easy Crockpot Dulce de Leche Recipe from Thrifty Jinx Pumpkin Spice Latte from Trial and Eater [tweetthis]GREAT gluten free dinners here. [/tweetthis] These recipes prove you don’t have to sacrifice taste when you are gluten free. The crockpot can still be useful for gluten free dinners. ENJOY!!

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Gluten Free Biscuits #GayLeaMom #GlutenFree

Paula — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 03:21:31 +0000

I really couldn’t tell you where this gluten free journey would go when I started it at the outset of the summer. It could have gone either way. Last week we went to a cottage with a crowd of family members and although my daughter quit her gluten free diet (it’s impossible to convince a 14-year-old of anything much sometimes) I maintained mine. We gave up on hers for a bit and that’s okay, I think. I wish she had stuck it out, but maybe another time. Anyways I am super stoked to share this gluten free biscuit recipe with you here because it’s proof I have made it. I managed a whole week at the cottage and had only one slip up on the way there, which was not really a big one. I had no gluten free food packed and ready to eat and everyone in this family requested Subway on the way for lunch/dinner. There’s nothing gluten free about that place. That’s kind of the one thing I have had trouble with. The breads. I mean everyone needs a tiny bit of bread, right? I found a gluten free loaf of bread and travelled with it and ate only that at the cottage. Happy clapping, because that was hard. And it lasted most of the week. For the remainder of the week I had lots of barbecued meats and fish and I even maintained the small weight loss that has happened. It’s no big thing really but 4-5 pounds matters to me right now because I was at my heaviest weight ever this May. I’ve also been working on my blood pressure too. It’s all part of the gluten free deal for me. Anyways these gluten free biscuits are all my own and proof I am committed to baking and changing my habits as needed for this gluten free lifestyle to work. My heartburn is so much better than it was since the beginning of the summer. Gluten Free Biscuits Gay Lea’s Spreadables Butter takes traditional creamery butter and adds unsaturated canola oil to make it spreadable. Enjoy the delicious taste of butter right out of the fridge! Additional information: • No Preservatives • Source of Omega 3 Gay Lea’s Spreadables comes in: • Regular • Light • Cinnamon Brown Sugar Did you know: Gay Lea is on Twitter https://twitter.com/GayLeaFoodsCoop I am a member of Influencer Central and as such I have been compensated.

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Gluten Free Tarragon Turkey Casserole and a Fiesta #Giveaway ARV $110

Paula — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 05:17:45 +0000

This is the story of my love affair with Fiesta Dinnerware. Well, perhaps I exaggerate a little bit. But Fiesta has changed my life. Listen here’s the thing, my friends and family who know me well, know I do not embrace colour very often. I am happy with black and white and tan, mostly with some red thrown in. But Fiesta dinnerware rocked my world earlier this year and now I am changed. I am embracing gorgeous colours now, and cooking with the prettiest lemongrass casserole dishes and I am (gasp) even painting in our house and colouring the walls brightly, claiming this space as our own. I feel so grown up. I love colour now. All the shades of glorious Fiesta dishes. My lovely new Fiesta dinnerware inspires me to want to cook and bake and build memories in the kitchen. That’s kind of how I built this Tarragon Turkey Casserole, which is also gluten free by the way. Let me tell you a bit more about my summer. This summer I built a few new meals with my new Fiesta dishes. I started eating gluten free to see if that might impact some health concerns and issues I had here. And when I started eating gluten free with my one daughter, we both realized we need to get in the kitchen more often and we needed to build homemade recipes that fit this new lifestyle and dietary change. My kids both LOVE a couple of regular casseroles we make, but I was getting tired of cooking the same casseroles each month, so we dreamt this one up together. I had seen this gorgeous Fiesta dinnerware large covered casserole dish on the Fiesta site and I had to have it. And the prep bowls too. I have combined colours lemongrass and turquoise with slate for our kitchen Fiesta dinnerware. This summer I also did a fun Pinterest takeover for Fiesta Dinnerware. I highly recommend following their boards for some great recipes and really clever entertaining ideas. Click here for more of their clever Pinterest summer entertaining boards and recipes. Now all my recipes start with the Fiesta prep bowls, seen above. I have had a lot of luck finding some great gluten free pasta noodles in various shapes, sizes and forms and I was craving pasta badly the last little while, so casserole was on deck. This casserole is one I swear you will all love. It’s the best gluten free dinner I have had yet, proving gluten free food can be scrumptious too. (I will include a variation here too for those of you who are not gluten free). I can see this casserole dish being a regular feature here. The 90 ounce Fiesta dinnerware large covered casserole dish goes from stove to tabletop and can also fit in the dishwasher. How’s that for versatile? And did I mention that I am giving one away in whatever colour you choose? Stay tuned to end of this post to find out how to win. True story: I keep this lemongrass covered casserole dish in one of the cupboards and show it to foodie friends when they pop by. One of my good friends, who loves gorgeous dinnerware, literally gasped at how pretty it was. It’s my cooking secret weapon. You could also build something fantastic with the new XL Fiesta Bistro bowls. (which I am also giving away). This is a recipe I built with my daughter, Payton. The tarragon makes the turkey more flavourful. This tarragon turkey casserole reminds me a bit of a great holiday dinner. It’s comfort food that is family friendly and everybody will enjoy it with gluten free pasta, or with regular pasta. In the summer months this is perfect with fresh peas and tomatoes. It works for either gluten free or non gluten free families. [tweetthis]This is a casserole that will evoke holiday memories for all. [/tweetthis] This is a dish your kids can easily help you make. As you know I enjoy cooking with my kids. They also like to help. One of them has been known to call the kitchen her happy place when we are baking together. I love that. I think my kids both find baking and cooking a relaxing sensory activity as well. The mixing, blending, shredding and sometimes cracking eggs gives them great sensory input. So many great reasons to get in the kitchen together. [tweetthis]Enter now for a chance to win a large covered casserole dish from Fiesta and a bistro bowl too #giveaways[/tweetthis] Now pay attention to the instructions because I am giving away a large covered Fiesta casserole dish (valued at about ($70 ) and an XL Bistro bowl (valued at $40.). Also perfect for serving a meal or entertaining. You get to choose the colour. Good Luck! Don’t forget to show some love to Fiesta for their gorgeous products and pin a few ideas for later from here. This is pure comfort food that's family friendly and a surefire hit for any occasion. The turkey and tarragon combination evokes memories of a holiday dinner. This is the large covered casserole dish you could win valued at $80. Thanks to Fiesta for working with me all summer. I love this brand and this product and I hope you all have grown to love Fiesta too. Entry-Form

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Gluten Free Pepper Boats Appetizer – Featuring Fiesta Dinnerware

Paula — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:59:00 +0000

Remember earlier this year when I got a gorgeous batch of sexy new Fiesta dishes in slate? Well, over the summer I have been building my Fiesta collection. It has been such a glorious highlight of the summer. The Fiesta brand is colourful and durable and these dishes make me proud to serve a meal or a special appetizer. That’s what I love about Fiesta. They are traditional with a little hit of fun colour and so much sophistication. Over the summer I was guest pinner on Fiesta’s Pinterest account. And now that I am done that I am here to share two of my newest recipes with you. This one is a fun appetizer my kids and I built together. I let them name it – So today I am sharing this fun and healthy appetizer we dubbed Pepper Boats. They are tasty. I think they’d be even tastier in Fiesta’s entertainment set. For all my entertaining, cooking and baking now I start with Fiesta bowls. I love the Fiesta bowls. And frankly there are so many to choose from. When you buy their dinnerware table setting you get these lovely bowls above. I’ve added some turquoise blue pieces to my slate set of dishes so my table setting can look a bit cuter and more colourful sometimes. These bowls are perfect for salad or fruits and vegetables. To start – remember to cut your peppers in half sideways. These are mini rainbow sweet peppers that are in season. My kids love peppers as long as they are not too spicy and not too mushy. When I boil peppers they are not huge fans of the texture. So these are not boiled. They have more of a raw vegetable texture. And peppers have powerful nutritional punch so I love that as a Mom concerned about healthy eating. For a long time I ran a series here called Cooking With Kids. Now that series is a Cooking With Kids Pinterest board. We still love cooking and baking together. Cooking with children is impactful for a lot of reasons. There are dozens of skills to be learned while baking or cooking. First there’s quality time spent with them, which is never to be undervalued. Then there’s all the great measuring and reading. If you are baking something you have already got a recipe for, then it’s a great way for them to do more reading and more math with you too. In the summer that makes sense. We created this recipe ourselves. That takes some creativity and imagination. Then there’s the part I enjoy a lot as a parent. It’s a bit self serving. Kids who cook with you tend to be more interested in eating what they have made. Plus they grow up able to help out once in awhile so yeah for that! My older daughter can make a small rotation of meals on her own if I am in a pinch and ask her to cook. In fact she made a warm lunch for all of us today. For this one, we got creative together. My older daughter helped with this, because this summer we have both gone gluten free. Part of that process has meant we need to rediscover how to meal plan and even how to cook. So we made this our first gluten free appetizer. It turned out yummy and is pretty simple to make. The recipe follows. My Fiesta bowls seen above can be bought at Homer Laughlin site. When you buy the Fiesta three piece baking bowl set, you also can purchase the prep bowl set for $19.99. I now have the gorgeous baking bowl set in turquoise. The baking bowl set contains: One Small 2 1/2 Quart One Medium 4 Quart One Larger 6 Quart That’s a great sale for the prep set seen above in lemongrass. Of course you can choose your own colours. Stay tuned for one more original recipe – kid friendly of course – that also involves my kids and features Fiesta. The next recipe will also feature a Fiesta giveaway. Don’t forget to follow Fiesta’s Pinterest Summer Entertaining board. Fiesta is also on Facebook. Tasty and nutritious gluten free appetizer. These peppers would be great for any entertaining you have to do. I can’t even tell you how much taste the cream cheese adds to these! It actually makes the recipe. How tasty would they be at a holiday gathering too?! [tweetthis]DYK Fiesta is dishwasher, oven, and microwave safe?[/tweetthis] Fiesta is Dishwasher, oven, and microwave safe Available in limited Fiesta® colours Fully vitrified lead-free china with a color glaze Made in the USA, and available through the Homer Laughlin China Company. I have been very fortunate to work with Fiesta Dinnerware over the course of the summer. I received some lovely products to feature here as a result. I love Fiesta. Fiesta makes the kind of dishes and serving pieces that stand the test of time. And the colourful nature of the dinnerware makes me feel happy. It’s just a pretty product. My opinion is all my own. Watch for my giveaway coming soon…

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20 Great Gluten Free Muffin Recipes (Roundup)

Paula — Tue, 19 May 2015 17:08:22 +0000

20 Great Gluten Free Muffin Recipes: Gluten free is a way of life for an increasing number of adults and children. Luckily gluten free diets and recipes have grown up a lot over the past 10 to 15 years. There was a time when I was gluten free in my twenties when my Crohn’s Disease was really acute and dietary restrictions were helping me stay out of hospital. I tried many gluten free recipes and very few made me happy back then. But now, because of an increasingly large proportion of people who need to eat gluten free, and because of celiac disease there are so many more scrumptious gluten free recipes to be found. Restaurants are also on board in many cities thankfully. I remember feeling really limited in my twenties by being gluten free and dairy free. Now there are options. I have written about Gluten Free Recipes here before. This Gluten Free Recipe roundup was a big hit. Also I have some gluten free treats from the holidays here. So today I thought I would add a gluten free muffin recipe roundup. Who doesn’t love muffins? Gluten free muffins are sure to be a hit! Please come back and share with me if you try any of these gorgeous recipes and let me know which one was your favourite! Gluten-Free Lemon Poppyseed Muffins | Almost Supermom Gluten-Free Lemon Raspberry Muffins | Beyond Frosting Best Gluten-Free Muffins Ever | Stockpiling Moms Light Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins | Flavor Mosaic Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins | Organize Your Stuff Now Tropical Mango Muffins | Snappy Gourmet Gluten-Free Maple Pecan Muffins | Grace and Good Eats Raspberry Oatmeal Muffins | Mom Endeavors Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins | Happy Hour Projects Gluten Free & Paleo Orange Pomegranate Muffins | Almost Supermom Gluten-Free Banana Coconut Muffins | Kids Stuff World Gluten-Free Cinnamon Apple Muffins | AKA Design Gluten-Free Fat-Free Banana Muffins | Megan Makes Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie Muffins | Adventures of Mel Texas Cowboy Muffins | The Bold Abode Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Muffins | Natural Chow Gluten-Free Raspberry Cinnamon Muffins | Busy at Home Gluten-Free Apple Muffins | Managing Your Blessings Glazed Lemon Poppyseed Muffins | Jo-Lynne Shane Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins | Mom Endeavors Related articles across the web Peanut Butter Banana Muffins Recipe with Cinnamon Chips Strawberry Pancake Mini Muffins Recipe The Best Foods to Beat the Winter Blues

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Five Easy Gluten Free Lunch Ideas

Paula — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:11:03 +0000

Gluten free eating is on the grow. Did you know that? In fact over the coming decade it is rumoured that 25 per cent of the population might be eating gluten free. Chances are good, that even if you don’t eat gluten free right now, that someone you know eats gluten free. I recently ran a gluten free roundup here and was shocked at the response to the post. That shows me that many of my readers are gluten free. In fact I was gluten free for several years in my twenties because my Crohn’s Disease was probably at its worst ever back then. I was very limited with what I could eat and it seemed for many years like almost every food gave me stomach pain. So dairy was banished for at least a decade or more and then I went gluten free. I was gluten free and dairy free for at least five to ten years in my twenties. Back then gluten free was not what it is today. Today’s gluten free community has a lot of options. Even many popular restaurants are on board. I keep saying this, and one day soon I will do it. I really need to try this again and see what it does for my energy levels and my weight. I need to shed about five to ten pounds. Here is the link to my popular Twenty Fantastic gluten free recipes roundup post. I know you will find some great recipes there. And here are five easy gluten free lunch ideas. Easy Gluten Free Lunch Ideas Gluten Free Oriental Beef Lettuce Wraps – Thrifty Mommas Tips Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad – By Dawn Nicole Avocado Tuna Salad – Home Made Interest Turkey & Bacon Lettuce Wrap – Tastes of Lizzy T’s Veggie Hummus Cones – Nibbles By Nic

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How to Make Easy, Tasty, Gluten Free Oriental Beef Lettuce Wraps

Paula — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:39:29 +0000

These Oriental Gluten Free Beef Lettuce Wraps have been a long time coming to fruition. I have been thinking about lettuce wraps and gluten free wraps for quite some time. Finally I had the materials and the time and inclination to actually make them. In fact these gluten free wraps are so easy and tasty too. Plus they don’t leave me feeling all bloated and sluggish as wraps with gluten do sometimes. Where possible, whenever possible, I enjoy making gluten free meals and snacks. My stomach simply seems to respond in a much nicer way. In fact I am on again off again gluten free here. You know the story – I cut it out for a bit and then feel kind of bored with that and get overly confident and lapse back into eating gluten again. Never really super committed or completely 100 % GF but I was once for a long period of time in my 20s completely gluten free. That was a challenge. So my daily routine is more like limited gluten as opposed to gluten free. I never reach for bread as a choice. It’s not my happy food or my comfort food. And I could go without it entirely if there was an alternative. So, I try to keep a repertoire of recipes so I am able to make gluten free when I need to. Until recently I had never made gluten free Oriental Beef lettuce wraps. Oh, I have been wanting to make lettuce wraps for a long time now. For some reason I seemed to always be missing one or two of the ingredients necessary to make this recipe. So just last week when I was hunting around for dinner ideas on a busy Tuesday night I finally realized, after I almost settled for a boxed kit of taco shells, that I had all the things I needed to make easy tasty oriental beef lettuce wraps. I rarely cook by taste because I don’t trust myself to do so, but I gave it a good old try and these Oriental Gluten Free Beef Lettuce Wraps turned out amazing! My kids loved them because they are fun and unique. Even my husband enjoyed them. But his only complaint was that on a night when he was going to martial arts lessons he felt like he needed to eat about 6 or 7 of these to have enough energy for a full workout. So maybe next time we will make more. If you are a family that enjoys bigger meals then maybe double this recipe. My kids and I were fine and not overly full. I liked that these felt less heavy than traditional wraps. Delicious and Tasty Beef Lettuce Wraps Beef and Lettuce Wraps with a hint of Asian Flavour We all enjoyed these Gluten Free Oriental Beef Lettuce Wraps so much that we will make them part of the rotation. I like that I can make this healthy meal often and without breaking the budget.

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