Recipes

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake (gluten free and dairy free options)

This recipe was born out of laziness and my original pumpkin carrot cake recipe. My husband requests the pumpkin carrot cake every year for his birthday, and this year I didn’t want to get out my food processor (haha), so began wondering what would happen with more pumpkin and no carrots. Well, it worked! It …

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Quick Gluten Free Cast Iron Skillet Pizza Biscuity Crust (no yeast, no sugar)

We love pizza! Since my husband discovered that he has a gluten sensitivity, we are always on the lookout for delicious, gluten free crust options. I found a version of this recipe online and made some adaptations that I prefer. This pizza crust can be whipped up at a moment’s notice and doesn’t need time …

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Jalapeño Dip with Fresh Jalapeños, gluten free, no added sugar

Growing up, I was nervous about trying jalapeños due to their infamous spicy flavor.  However, we grew some in our garden one year as an experiment and learned that they are delicious.  When you remove the seeds, most of the heat is also removed, so you can basically adjust the “spiciness” to your liking by …

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Meal Planning for Our 30-Day Challenge: No Added Sugar or Sweeteners

During our first 30-Day No Sugar Challenge, one of the most time-consuming parts of meal planning was having to read ingredient lists.  Sugar can come in lots of different forms, and it can be in pretty unexpected places.  The MOST surprising thing that I found with a sweetener added (dextrose) was iodized sea salt (why?!). …

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Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Recipe – GF, DF, Paleo, No Refined Sugar

Our family has a vegetable garden each year. I absolutely love “harvest” time, but there’s times where you can get a whole lot of one vegetable all at once. This frequently happens with zucchini, and then you’re looking on Google and Pinterest for what to do with your plethora of zucchini. If you’re wondering what …

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Pumpkin Muffin Recipe – GF, DF, sweetened with maple syrup

My husband especially loves pumpkin and all things pumpkin spice. If you do as well, you’ll definitely want to check out our Pumpkin Carrot Cake recipe. I really enjoy making homemade muffins. When my husband discovered that he was sensitive to gluten, I had to reinvent some of my go-to recipes. Here’s a delicious rendition …

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Banana Pancakes – Gluten free, Dairy Free, No Added Sugar or Sweeteners

During our first 30-day no sugar challenge, I attempted a hearty waffle recipe with pureed fruit topping, which didn’t turn out that tasty. After trying a few other recipes and experimenting with my own ingredients, we came up with another family favorite – these gluten free banana pancakes. When we are not participating in a …

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No Sugar Banana Muffins

No Sweeteners – Gluten Free – Dairy Free I made these muffins on day 26 of our 30-day no sugar challenge.  Let’s just say, they were a hit.  Like, a BIG hit.  The batch made 17 muffins, and by the end of the day we had one left.  My 18-month old son ate his fair …

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