Do you know what you need?! You need a good, hearty dip to serve at your Christmas or New Year's Eve parties. This Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Artichoke Dip is exactly the one!! It's creamy, cheesy, and packed with spinach, onion, artichoke hearts, and of course Brussels sprouts and it is glorious! Spinach artichoke dip is one of my favorite things to find at a party or to order as an appetizer at a restaurant when we are with a big group of friends. Within the past couple of years Brussels … [Read more...]
Homemade Gluten Free Oreos
It's FINALLY here! Today is the day we've all been waiting for! It's Homemade Gluten Free Oreo day! See, I told you, best Monday EVER! I have been building up your excitement and anticipation for this post. First I made my Vegan Cashew Frosting and told you that we would be using it for a recipe coming soon. Then I made my Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies and told you to be prepared and excited and ready for what was to come on Monday!!! And now Monday is finally here! Yes, I could have shared … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies
December means one thing. It's cookie time!!! Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie time to be exact!!! Oh my, these cookies, where to even start....They are soft and fluffy and chocolate-y and rich and delicious fresh out of the oven - everything you always want in a chocolate cookie! It's snowing here in Iowa. Just little flurries, not much is sticking to the ground. The sky is soft and gray and the flurries are dancing around as they fall. The wind is bitterly cold out - trust me, I JUST came … [Read more...]
Vegan Cashew Frosting
As stated below I have re-tested this recipe and updated the recipe to reflect those changes. I created a new post called healthier vegan "buttercream" frosting with updated pictures that reflect the updated recipe. Vegan Cashew Frosting!!! Say WHHHAAAT???!!! Is what all of you non vegan, non dairy free, buttercream frosting loving people are thinking right now. And then there are the vegan and dairy free people who are doing a little dance of joy! To all you non vegan and non dairy … [Read more...]
Matcha Cherry Energy Balls
It's officially Christmas time! We have turkey leftovers in the fridge from Thanksgiving, our Christmas tree is up, and my Pandora station has been switched to Christmas music until further notice! I am loving every second of it! We've got our heavy duty down alternative comforter on our bed, plus our super soft flannel sheets and combined it is the warmest, most comfortable bed on the planet! Trust me we need all of this warmth with the leaky 1910 windows and the cold hard wood floors. The … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato Casserole with Spiced Pecans
Hi, did you make the 5 Minute Spiced Pecans from yesterday's post?! Did ya, did ya?! If you did then you are one step closer to enjoying some yummy sweet potato casserole!!! Well I guess you would have had to make the 5 Minute Spiced Pecans and also not eat all of them in order to make this sweet potato casserole - and I wouldn't blame you at all for eating those spiced pecans, they are pretty addicting. No worries, I am 100% confident that you can handle making another batch of the spiced … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole
Are you ready for the most delicious Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole you've ever tasted?! Picture it: you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner and digging into some crunchy green beans in a creamy mushroom sauce and topped with flavorful onion straws - comforting and slightly indulgent. Guess what! This recipe doesn't use any of that creamed-of-gross mystery canned stuff - no cans were harmed in the making of this green bean casserole! That's right friends we are making everything from … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Hi friends, did you miss me?! It's been way too long! That's okay, life happens and sometimes and we just need a moment. It's November 1st you guys, and the first day of the month is always a good time to begin again. Don't you agree? November has lots of yummy exciting food for us to eat. Hello Thanksgiving. The one day a year that it's acceptable to stuff your face 3 or 4 times over and then still have dessert. It's the day that foodies dream about all year long! Be ready for plenty … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Apple Granola Bars (GF + V)
Hi, I think we need a moment to collect ourselves before we begin..... Okay, are you ready? I think I am ready. Friends, today I present to you PEANUT BUTTER APPLE GRANOLA BARS!!!!! Just in case you missed it! Isn't a crisp sliced apple with peanut butter just the ultimate snack for fall?! What if that fall snack turned into a granola bar?! These Peanut Butter Apple Granola Bars are loaded with peanut butter, toasty oats, crunchy raw buckwheat, a kiss of cinnamon for warmth and … [Read more...]
One Pan Sun Dried Tomato Chicken
Don't you already love this recipe?! Any recipe that only requires one pan is a winner in my book! Less dishes to wash, less mess in the kitchen - making weeknight dinnertime that much easier so that you can move on to other things in the evening. Like doing laundry, or reading a good book, or watching Netflix, or sleeping - I think I'll just skip the doing laundry part and do the other fun things, kthanks! You guys, weeknights are tough enough without a million dishes and a time consuming … [Read more...]
