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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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Recipe: Queso Mac and Cheese
Queso Mac and Cheese?! Yes. I know – one of those foods you pretend not to eat, yet secretly love. Well, we’re having a potluck tomorrow and I’m brining this not so healthy dish. Time to cheese it up and dig in! Oh, and it’s gluten free! Ingredients 340g of macaroni pasta (I used gluten free) 650ml jar of hot salsa 8 oz of cream cheese 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil 1/2 an onion 1 jalapeno 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder dash of salt…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Cheese Sauce
Jalapeño cilantro cream cheese sauce is the perfect summer sauce to bring heat to hot dogs, chicken, or even corn on the cob. It’s fresh, light and packs just the right amount of heat. Buy ripe peppers and fresh cilantro. Okay, let’s get started on this recipe. Ingredients 2 jalapeños 1 cup of cilantro 4oz of cream cheese 1 tablespoon of lime juice 1/4 cup of olive oil 2 dashes of white vinegar First, wash and gather all of your ingredients. Depending on your desired…
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Recipe: Stuffed Sweet Potato
Stuffed sweet potato. Not only is this recipe good, it’s easy. We quite often have beans and corn in our fridge, so this recipe doesn’t even require a special trip to the grocery store. Total bonus. Oh – it’s meatless Monday and this recipe fits! Again, bonus. It’s good for lunch or dinner if you pair it with a salad. Sweet potatoes are so good for you – you should try them. Okay…time to stuff. Ingredients 1 large cooked sweet potato 1/2 cup of black…
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Recipe: Cream Cheese Salsa Dip
Cream Cheese Salsa Dip – this stuff is super good. Where did it start? Well, when I was in university in London, Ontario – Western – me and my roommates were obsessed with Tostitos salsa and cream cheese nacho chips. They came in a white bag and were only available in rounds. So good. That’s where it started…mixing salsa with cream cheese. Try it…it’s so good. Ingredients 1/4 cup of cream cheese 1/3 cup of salsa Grab your ingredients. Pour the salsa over the cream…
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Recipe: Natural Red Velvet Cake
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow! Perfect time for a natural red velvet cake – and it’s naturally coloured, not with a whole bottle of chemical food colouring – yuck. What’s the secret? Beets! Also – my recipe is a bit on the healthier side with using bananas instead of butter. Ingredients 3 cups of cake flour 2 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa powder 1 teaspoon of kosher salt 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 cup of mashed bananas (about 3) (or butter) 2 tablespoon vanilla extract 2…
