As the end of the year approaches, the number of things to get done and places to go is steadily increasing! Incredibly busy, but also incredibly fun :). This past weekend we had two different family Christmas gatherings so we decided to make some “Christmas” Rice Krispie treats. {Note: regular Rice Krispies are NOT gluten…
Upcycling Toddler Shorts Into A Toddler Purse
Ever have a strong desire to make a small purse out of children’s booty shorts?? Just me? Ok then. We got these shorts in one of our ebay “lots” of clothing – size 24 months. Most of the clothes were for the fall/winter season, because that’s when she turns 2, but for whatever reason these…
Gluten Free Zuppa Toscana
Before I got diagnosed with Celiac Disease one of my favorite restaurants was the Olive Garden; I especially loved their “Zuppa Toscana” {Tuscan Soup}. While Olive Garden does now offer some gluten free options, this soup is sadly not one of them. I think we’ve figured out a pretty good alternative! Inspired by the popular…
Simple Chicken Enchiladas
I just posted about our freezer meals for this month via Crockpot365, and now I would like to share one of our own favorites. We love Mexican food around here and enchiladas are a super easy (though not always super fast) meal. As I mentioned in my post for Honey Djon Chicken Strips, one way…
Salmon & Snow Peas {+extra Freezer Meals}
This is officially my second month of “freezer meal” cooking, and I already feel like I’ve learned a lot so far! Last month I got super excited to tackle the whole cooking ahead concept, so I found a bunch of recipes that looked good, purchased the ingredients, & was excited to get started. Let’s just…
Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Muffins
As I was pondering what to make for our family Christmas gathering, I remembered that I still had a can of pumpkin in our pantry that I had neglected to use for Thanksgiving. I read a few variations on pumpkin breads & “donuts” etc, and decided I’d just figure out exactly what I wanted to…
Damask Armoire Redo
I have been in love with a few furniture pieces I saw popping up all over Pinterest with one, giant, off-centered damask {e.g. Twice Lovely & Sawdust and Embryos.} I have been wanting to use that idea on a furniture piece of my own, and luckily I did not have to wait long until the perfect piece came along… and for…
Honey Dijon [or BBQ] Chicken Strips
One of my favorite meals before being diagnosed with Celiac Disease was Chicken Strips with honey mustard sauce. After discovering some delicious Panko Style Bread Crumbs from Kinnikinnick, I knew I had to make some. Wes of course has his own obsession… with barbeque sauce, and he made his own twist to this recipe –…
Sweet Potato Chicken
At the beginning of the month we created several freezer meals in an attempt to help out with our budget & meal planning (as I mentioned in the recipe for Baked Ricotta Sausage Penne). Before sharing the recipes we used, I wanted to make sure they actually tasted good… if we’d use them again or…
Easy Cake Pops
Cake pops are just so stinking cute! I was excited to finally get to try these, but my goodness – they are time consuming! It took us pretty much all day to get these done (there were things we were working on of course), but they were so worth it the next day at the…