Category Archives: Grain-Free

I’m Back! And Katie’s “Crazy-Good Ranch Dressing”!

Picture via Chocolate Covered Katie. Hey y’all! I’m back. I bet you thought I would never blog again, did you? lol. I’ve been here the whole time…just have a lot going on my life…college and still a multitude of health issues I’m trying to work out. I’ve been following you’ll though! Wow! Seriously, you guys …

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Best Banana Muffins (Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, etc)

Oh my. These are so good. I’ve eaten way too many. Best of all? These are free from any grains at all….gluten-free or otherwise. And? They involved very little work, contain only one flour, and taste just like “whole-wheat” or regular muffins. 🙂 Tested by my room mates even, and they approve! This recipe came …

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Fruit Ice-cream—Strawberry Dream

I made this in the Vitamix my aunt has. It was so good and tasted just like ice-cream!  I had to share. It’s very simple, but very good. 🙂 I’ll be trying it in my blender (which is good, but not a Vitamix) soon.      1 and 1/2 bananas 1 lb frozen strawberries Mix …

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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 …

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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   …

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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 …

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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 …

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

‘Tis the season for….Strawberries…….and if you’re like me……chocolate is always in season too.        I rescued these babies from a party I went to where they were having fondue. “I’ll take them plain”, I said (well, even if I didn’t say it, that’s what I did.)  The chocolate fondue looked so inviting… “One tiny …

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Strawberry Jam

   Don’t you just love strawberries? I do. This is a picture I took of a few of the lovely jewels from the pick-it-yourself farm. Sweet. Vibrant. Little. Jewels. Delicious. Mom was making freezer jam with most of these.  I wanted to make some that I could have…….. And I’m so glad I did.        …

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Funny Face Salad

(My funny face: tomatoes, eggs,and turkey).              BB’s (carrot “hair”,cheese, cucumber, tomato, ham) Here’s a simple, frugal, nourishing meal. Funny Face Salad BB (Baby Brother) loves salad, vegetables, and fruit! 🙂 (Although he also loves cookies, etc.) but, hey, we are happy that he loves good stuff too. And who …

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