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Crock-Pot Peanut Cluster Candy

Peanuts, chocolate, and almond bark are melted together in the slow cooker and then dropped into clusters in this Crock-Pot Peanut Cluster Candy. Candy made in the Slow Cooker Well, we are about half-way between Valentine’s Day and Easter, so it seems like a good time to share a chocolate […]

 
Peppermint Bark

This Christmas

  This Christmas finds us in a different state, a new city. We decided to move back to Iowa to be closer to my parents after my mom suffered from some very serious medical complications this past summer. She almost died. I realized how much I missed being near her […]

 

Quick & Easy Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam

Isn’t summer wonderful? Once we got over our rainy, late spring, we have been having really nice weather here in Minnesota. One of the main reasons, besides the weather, that I love summer is for the food. Produce in particular. Strawberries are amazing right now and I found some inspiration […]

 

Belly Update: I Ate it All….and it was Good!

Common Hidden Food Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs I totally “cheated” on my diet last week. It was a stressful week that ended in celebration (see my post Perfunctory), so my husband and I went to our favorite restaurant for dinner. I was so tired of everything, I just decided to […]

 

No Campfire Needed: S’mores Pops

The first time I made these was for my nieces. I was going to visit them and wanted to bring them an extra special treat. My sister took the top off the plate that the pops were on and said, “Oh. My. Gosh!” Seriously, if you are a cool aunt, […]

 

12 Tips: Feeling Better with IBS

I feel great. I can’t believe I’m saying this after dealing with all of the pain and discomfort of IBS for almost 20 years, but it’s true. While not cured, I would say that I have definitely healed and learned a lot about how my body reacts to food. Knowledge […]

 

Fudge Brownies {Gluten-Free, Vegan}

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 things that won’t work.” Thomas A. Edison I don’t ask for much in my brownies. Only that they be free of wheat, eggs, dairy and xanthan gum. Oh, and also FODMAP-friendly. I guess you could throw rich and fudgy in there too. […]

 

Perfunctory

My husband and me with our two pugs, June 2011 That was the word my doctor used to describe my next visit in two years. Perfunctory. Meaning that we’ll do the checkup, just because that’s what we’ve been doing. But essentially, I am officially cancer-free. I wasn’t as nervous this […]

 

Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake

It’s strawberry season! This makes me happy because I can eat strawberries with no problem. Strawberries are one of nature’s perfect foods and I think they don’t get the attention they deserve. These days it’s all about acai, pomegranates, and goji berries. Well, strawberries are pretty darn awesome too. Full […]

 

Sorghum ‘Graham’ Crackers {Gluten-Free, Vegan}

I love graham crackers. They’ve always been one of my favorite snacks. The other day I was running around the house being all busy-like, and munching on a graham cracker. I realized that I was just like my two-year-old niece, running around the house playing with her big sister, Honey […]