• Dessert Time!
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    Recipe: Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars

    Carrot cake cheesecake bars – they’re the best fall holiday treat around. These beauties are moist and a great play on traditional carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Okay, let’s get baking! Ingredients Carrot Cake Cheesecake Okay – let’s get started. This recipe might seem like a bit of work, since you’re making two things, the carrot cake and the cheesecake, yet it’s worth it – and you’ll have it all done in less than an hour. Okay, here we go! Set the oven to…

  • Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes
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    Recipe: Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes

    Caramelized onion mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food! They’re perfect for your upcoming Thanksgiving meal, or even for a Sunday night family dinner. Either way, you should try them! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients First, let’s get the potatoes on, so wash and peel them, then cut each potato into 8 chunks. Add to a large pot and bring to a boil. While the potatoes are boiling, let’s get the onions going. For the onions, pick a pan that will create build up. I’m…

  • Hearty Fall Salad
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    Recipe: Hearty Fall Salad

    Hearty fall salad time – filled with crisp romaine lettuce, crunchy almond slivers, and juicy red grapes, this is a great salad for your upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. Okay, let’s check out the recipe! Ingredients Dressing First, chop then wash the romaine hearts – you’re looking for bitesized pieces so the salad mixed well. Then, once the lettuce is drying, set it off to the side and toast the almond pieces. I toast them in a naked cast iron pan for about 5 minutes, tossing the…

  • Independence Day Brownies
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    Recipe: Independence Day Brownies

    Independence Day brownies! These soft and chewy brownies are made just a bit more festive for the 4th of July with these red, white, and blue sprinkles. I know it’s Canada Day – and I posted about those brownies on Wednesday. Well, these are the same, with a punch of blue. Okay, let’s get baking! Ingredients First, I made these in an 8×8 pan, making them a bit thicker than usual. So good! Then I cut them up small and freeze them – they’re so…

  • Canada Day Brownies
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    Recipe: Canada Day Brownies

    Canada Day brownies in all their red and white goodness, these gluten free treats are chewy and pack a chocolate punch. If you’re looking for a celebratory treat this long weekend, then pick up some holiday sprinkles and let’s get baking! Ingredients These gluten free Canada Day brownies are super fudgy and chewy – it’s hard not to eat too many! Once you’ve got a sauce pan ready, melt the butter. Then, add in the sugars and stir with a whisk. Add in the chocolate…

  • Treat Time!
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    Recipe: Cookie Dough Rice Krispies

    Ingredients Cookie dough rice krispies – with sprinkles! The best chewy treat around. They’re easy to make, a sure crowd pleaser, and they satisfy the chewy sweet treat you’ve been looking for. Let’s bake up! Ingredients The gluten free rice krispie recipe I use is a classic! I’ve even made it with Skor, Reese’s, or plain and they’re all super tasty. With any rice krispies, my go to cereal is Nature’s Path – it holds up well and I love that it’s gluten free. Okay, time to make some tasty…

  • Mini Monkey Bread
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    Recipe: Mini Monkey Bread

    Mini monkey bread! Have you ever tried the larger version of the cinnamon and sugar monkey bread? Well, if you have and wished you could have a small taste on the weekend without making a huge batch, then this recipe is for you! I take the traditional monkey bread and make it mini. Let’s get baking. Ingredients First, get out a mini dish. I used these mini dishes from Le Creuset and they’re awesome. I’ve used the for potatoes, remember the potato gratin recipe? So…