Gluten Free Dairy Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Last week I shared my favorite recipe for Banana Bread.  It was a delicious loaf studded with chunks of banana and dark chocolate.

After seeing the recipe on my Facebook page, a friend of mine sent a little message in reply to my post:  “We need dairy free recipes.”  It was a simple call for help that I was more than happy to respond to.  So, I took my basic recipe for banana bread and made a few switch-a-roos.

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Gluten Free Oat, Quinoa, and Almond Flour Pancakes

I have found that getting my children out of bed in the morning, on time,  is made far easier when the smell of pancakes is in the air.   I’ve developed this little game of sorts.  I’m not sure that the boys have picked up on my real motivation for this game.  The game begins when I walk upstairs in the hallway and announce to the still sleeping crew that the first person out of bed, dressed, and downstairs will receive a piping hot dish of homemade pancakes.  Then, I walk away.  Very simple.  Takes no advanced planning.

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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Quick Bread

The first real snow of the season fell today.  There is just something about the freshly fallen snow that I love.  I love the serenity it brings (that is before the plows come).  I love its purity (before the dirt gets mixed in).  And I love the blanket that it leaves behind (before we all stomp and play in it).   I just really adore the winter (that is as long as the temperatures make it at least into the double digits!).

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