Lemon, Basil, and Kale Hummus

We are huge football fans.

No Super Bowl Sunday is complete without a spread of game day food.  I do try to keep a balanced menu.  It’s not all about chips and pizza.

So while we enjoy some of our homemade favorites like wings, loaded potato skins, and sloppy joes, there will also be a generous helping of vegetables and healthy bean dips.

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Gluten Free & Egg Free Brownies (Using Aquafaba)

A few months ago I stumbled upon a recipe using aquafaba as an egg replacement.  I was intrigued as to what aquafaba actually was.  With a little investigation I discovered that aquafaba refers to the water found in a can of garbanzo beans.

My intrigue quickly turned to nausea.

I tucked the idea of using aquafaba far away…until this week.

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Gluten Free & Vegan Cherry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

In years past I would have never believed that the words “vegan” and “cookies” could coexist together in delicious harmony.  But indeed they can.

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Gluten Free Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been a mom for nearly seventeen years.  And in those seventeen years, I have tried to remind myself that my job is to bring up boys who will be more and more independent of me as they approach manhood.  It’s a bittersweet thing for a mamma.

In this process, something terrible has happened.  Somewhere along the line my son has learned how to make his own cookies.  I mean, really, this is a kick to the gut!

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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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