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Recipe: Loaded Queso
Loaded queso – tomorrow is the Super Bowl! Perfect timing for this loaded queso. It’s hearty, full of delicious flavours and fun to eat. Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1/2 pound of ground turkey 1 tablespoon of grape seed oil 1 1/2 tablespoon of Tex Mex spice 3/4 cup of beer (I used ginger beer) 1/2 cup of jalapeño cheddar cheese 16 oz Velveeta 14 oz can of tomatoes 1 can of black beans 1/4 cup of cilantro First, in a large skillet cook the ground…
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Recipe: Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart
Salted caramel is one of my favourite things to eat – and it’s so easy to make. The issue is I usually eat too much and then get a sugar headache. I need to stop that. The first time I made this gluten free salted caramel chocolate tart was last March when we made dinner for Bryce’s parents. We watch Top Chef and hold a friendly competition, the losers cook. Well, that was us last March. This delicious tart finished off our Mexican feast. It’s…
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Recipe: Cream Cheese Cookies
It’s cream cheese cookies – bonus, they’re gluten free, too! I made these deliciously light cookies and I want to share. Let’s get baking. Ingredients 1/2 cup of salted butter 4 oz cream cheese 1 1/2 cup of powered sugar 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1 eggs teaspoon of vanilla 1 3/4 cups of gluten free flour First, get our your mixer. Cream the sugar, butter and the cream cheese. Then, add in the egg and vanilla. Sift in the dry ingredients and then roll…
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Photos: Lily’s 9th Birthday
It’s Lily’s 9th Birthday! Well, it was on January 18, 2018. She’s a Great Dane who is full of spunk and excited to turn 9. If you follow me on Instagram you’ve probably already seen these, yet they’re too good not to share here, too. Let’s check out the past year for Lily! I remember back in June, when we were in Glacier National Park in Montana with Lily, a lady came up to us and just started hugging Lily. Her Great Dane was at…
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Recipe: Chili Chocolate Cookies
Have you ever heard of hot chocolate cookies or Mexican chocolate cookies? Well, these chili chocolate cookies are similar to those, yet way better in my opinion. They bring together the heat of chili with the richness of dark chocolate. You need to use at least 70% dark chocolate, otherwise the balance is off. Okay, let’s get baking! Ingredients 1 1/3 cups gluten free flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of both cinnamon and chili powder 3/4 cup coco mix…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles. Cookie time! Time for snickerdoodles. Bonus part, they’re gluten free. One of the tricks to snickerdoodles is the browning of the butter. It takes time and patience, so free your self of responsibilities and head on over to the stove and get baking! Ingredients 2 1/2 cups of gluten free flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon dash of salt 1 cup of slated butter 1 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of white…
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Recipe: Tzatziki
Tzatziki! It’s time for dip – tzatziki dip that is! This refreshing, healthy, and easy dip is the perfect afternoon snack. I eat it with more cucumbers and my husband likes it with naan, not pita, don’t get the two confused! Okay, let’s get this recipe underway! Ingredients medium cucumber 1 1/2 cups of Greek yogurt tablespoon of minced garlic 1 1/2 tablespoons of fresh dill salt and pepper First, you’ll need to wash and peel your cucumber. I also deseed it – that cuts…
