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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
A lovely and colorful pasta dish made with bow-tie pasta (farfalle), sweet red peppers, mozzarella and fresh basil.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
What a delicious scone recipe. This was my first experience with lavender and I loved it! It originally ask for 1/3 cup of honey which I replaced with Splenda. They come out high, fluffy, moist and so tender. They aren't "sweet" but have a lovely rich fla…
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| Prep Time: | 45 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 35 Minutes |
A lovely baked chicken for fall featuring the taste of honey and a crunchy baked pecan crust.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This is just a lovely tasting, heartwarming soup which I would like to share with you all. Serve with lots of your favourite crusty breads, Yummy!
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| Prep Time: | 35 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
These sweet mince pies are made with fruit mince, which you can usually buy in jars in the tinned fruit section of your supermarket here in Africa. I add a few tablespoons of brandy to mine, which gives this recipe a lovely 'boost' !
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Barbecue sauce is a must have when you live in Texas because many holidays are spent outside grilling with family and friends. What better to top those lovely burgers or chicken breasts than tangy barbecue sauce? Of course you can use a jarred version i…
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 40 Minutes |
Quinoa can be easily steamed with turmeric, cumin, whole oregano and garlic. A Japanese clam shell rice steamer (cheap at Target) works best. Mix it into a fabulous tabbouleh, use it as a side dish or soup base. It stays lovely for several days and mak…
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Every Friday afternoon during the summer, I host a playgroup at our house for my sons and all of their Montessori classmates (they're in the same class). It's really not as crazy as it sounds. Not every child attends every playgroup, and I encourage the p…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
These lovely and delicious fresh figs are filled with a small ball of fresh mozzarella and wrapped in a thin slice of prosciutto. They are then baked in an oven for a few minutes until golden and bubbly. After they are removed from the oven I drizzle a…
Now if only we had three hands, because last week the folks at Liz Lovely announced three new flavors to their gluten free cookie lineup: Oatmeal Raisin, Triple Chocolate Mint, and Coconut Lemon. I was super excited because I loooove mint and lemon.. (read full article)
#2, Marlow!Woo Hooo!!! Ironically, Marlow was the one that introduced me to Liz Lovely cookies, one of the goodies in the goodie bag!Thank you all for entering, reading, and your lovely comments! You all ROCK!!! There are lots more giveaways in the w (read full article)
Well look no further! Gluten free cookies make great gifts for your gluten free friends and family. I recently signed up to be a "Liz's Little Helper" for one of my favorite bakeries, Liz Lovely. As I posted before, this little bakery in Vermont bake (read full article)
I posted last month about how I heard about Liz Lovely cookies from Marlow and that they were having a special sale for Celiac Awareness month. Well I ordered up a slew of cookies to celebrate my celiac awesomeness. Seriously, I ordered the sampler (read full article)
One of my very favorite gluten free blogs is Gluten Hates Me but I'm Surviving created by the brilliant Marlow. (holla!) Not only does her blog share awesome gluten free worthy finds, but she delves into her personal life quite a bit too. I love her (read full article)
One of the greatest things about blogging is the many people throughout our world that I've had the priviledge to get to know and become friends with. One of these lovely ladies is Jenny from Hummingbird Appetite. She is such a sweet gal and has g (read full article)