Category Archives: Recipes
Crust-less Colonial Innkeeper’s Pie
Grandma served this pie (the version with crust, dairy, and sugar) to my mom and her family when she was growing up. They only had it when important or special guest came over. (A picture of Grandma’s version) Mom liked it a lot growing up and so I’ve grown up with it too. …
Peanut Butter No-Bakes (Cookies)
I made this recipe up myself! They are so good and so easy to make! No oven required! Mix together: 3/4 c. peanut butter (natural) 1/2 c. melted butter or earth balance or coconut oil (I used earth balance) 2-1/4 c. oats (certified GF if needed) 1 T. honey or agave (I used raw …
A Blogger Anniversary & Dark Rich Chocolate Cake
Cakes are made for celebration, right? I mean, of course the most common and enjoyed is birthday cake. Then there’s often graduation cake, valentines day cake (for your sweetheart—or is that only at my house…mom makes a strawberry heart cake every year for dad), congratulations cakes, best wishes cakes (like that employee at …
Blue Raspberry Pie
Blue Raspberry Pie (before topping) Summer is such a glorious time for berries. While visiting upstate NY in the Adirondacks (which are so beautiful), we got to pick wild blueberries. Adirondack Wild Blueberries (about the size of a pea) Though tiny, these are stock full of flavor and taste so much better then store-bought. …
Banana Oat Muffins
Seems I’m on a muffin kick lately! These are based of the last muffins I made and of course, this original, “Hope for Healing” recipe. I got the idea after trying them (see my last post) and decided to try it today. The result was wonderful! I did add the spices this time and …
Easy, Homemade Nut Butter
Making your own homemade nut butter isn’t as hard as you might think. And it can save you money, and save you in a pinch when you run out and need a small amount. It only requires two things: nuts and a food processor. I have this one and bought it at Wal-mart for …
Recipe Review: Fluffy Nut Butter
Fluffy peanut butter and carrot sticks…yum! This is a great way to make nut butter less calories and also make it last longer…doubling the amount of nut butter…so it’s frugal too. I’m going to quote Chef Rachel’s recipe here but feel free to see it on her site here: “Fluffy Nut Butter Prep: …
Recipe Review: An Illustrated Review of HH’s Oatmeal Raisin Smoothie
I saw this recipe via Happy Herbivore the other day, and decided, I needed to try it out. Oatmeal Cookies for breakfast? Count me in! And amazingly, these are the only ingredients you need…so it’s super frugal and nutritious. 2 frozen bananas….. 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1 T. raisins…….1/4 c. oats………………………and 1/4 …
My Version of Comfy Belly’s Homemade Fudge Pops
This is my version Comfy Belly’s Fudge Popsicles. I did change it up a bit so I wrote what I did and left it as it originally was where I didn’t change it. Ingredients (makes about 7-8 small pops) 1-3/4 cup lite coconut milk (This time I used my first attempt at coconut milk yogurt—that …
Recipe Review: Stephanie’s Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins (GF,DF, vegan) + naturally sweetened
Who doesn’t love muffins? Seriously, I haven’t meet many people who don’t. Personally, I love them! I tried these lovely ones out from Stephanie’s Hope For Healing Blog. She also blogs GF, dairy-free, sugar-free (and soy-free) and personally I love her site. I saw this muffin recipe last night and knew I couldn’t …
