triple berry crisp

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Triple berry crisp with homemade whip creme 

Ingredients 
1 1/2 c blackberries
1 1/2 c raspberries
1 1/2 c blueberries
We did strawberry raspberry and blue berries
4 tbs sugar
2 c gluten free flour or all purpose flour
2 cup oats
1 1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 c butter

Directions
Preheat to 350
In bowl combine fruit and sugar and set aside

In a separate bowl mix all other ingredients

Place half the mix in a 9x13 pan, then berries the sprinkle remaining mix on top

Bake for 30 to 40 min
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Chocolate peanut butter banana cupcakes

These were so good and only lasted a day or two in my house 

We are making more this afternoon.

Gluten and dairy free version 

1 1/2 cups gluten free flour

For non gluten free omit xanthan gum and do 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 

1 tsp xanthan gum

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 large ripe. The ripper the better mashed

1 egg plus 1 egg yolk

For egg free use egg replacer or apple sauce conversions 

2 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup sugar

6 tbs of soft butter

1/2 cup if yogurt or sour creme 

For dairy free we used almond yogurt

350 for about 20 mins

Begin with mixing vanilla, sugar,butter, and yogurt then add eggs and dry ingredients 

Frosting 

Peanut butter frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter 

1/2 cup soft butter

2-4 tbs of milk, we used almond milk for a dairy free option. 

Chocolate glaze

We buy milk fee chocolate chips at wegmans in the organic section

2 ounces chocolate chips 

2 tbs heavy creme now we but and organic dairy free version at our regular grocery store 

Posts coming this week

Strawberry shortcake cupcakes, can't wait to share these with you . I think they are a new family fab. They take a lot of work but the end result is worth it. These and the water melon cupcakes will be available T the Whitney point farmers market this Friday 11-6. And as always they are gluten and dairy free 

Posts later this week

Water Mellon cupcakes from fresh water melon purée . These are gluten and dairy free 

Pink lemon aide cupcakes

Pink lemon aid cupcakes gluten free and dairy free.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups gluten free flour

1 tsp zanthan gum

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 1/4 cups sugar 

3/4 cup pink lemon aide either drink mix ore made or thawed concentrated 

1/2 cup veg oil

4 egg whites

1/2 cup butter milk now we do 1/2 cup of soy and add a tsp of viniger and allow it to sit for ten minuets 

Red food coloring to make the batter pink 

Blend all ingredients, line cupcake pans and bake at 350 for 15 minutes 

Frosting

We used our usual butter creme ( of course we use almond butter in place of butter) and instead of milk we added equal amounts of pink lemonade with the juice from one lemon 

Snicker doodle muffins

1 1/2 cups and 2 tbs gluten free flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 egg or egg replacer (following directions on egg replacer box)
1/3 cup butter melter
1/2 cup milk, we used soy milk

Mix all together bake at 400 for 15 to 20 mins

Once out of the overnight we dipped the tops of the muffins in melted butter then in to cinnamon and sugar mix

Thaws were so good and did not last long in my house at all. They are a new fab

Cinnamon roll cake

3 c gluten free flour
1tsp xanthan gum
1/2 salt
1 c sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 c milk, almond milk or soy milk
2 eggs or use egg replacer following replacer directions on box
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup butter, almond butter, or organic butter melted

Mix all together. Place in greased cake pan
Mix
1 cup bitter, almond butter or organic butter melted
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbs gluten free flour
1 tbs cinnamon

Pour evenly ontop of cake batter
Then take butter knife and swirl in cake pan across side ways and up and down

Bake at 350 for 25 to 32 mind

Prepare glaze
2 c powder sugar
5 tbs milk, almond milk or soy milk
1 tsp vanilla

Drizzle ontop of cinnamon roll cake and serve

Banana cupcakes

Banana cupcakes gluten free , dairy freeand orginal

1/2 cup shortening
For dairy we used almond butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
We used egg replacer but you also sub with apple sauce
1 cup mashed up ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
For glute free we used glute free flour and added a tsp of xantham gum
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
So dairy free butter milk is easy do 1/2 cup of soy milk and add a tsp of viniger let sit for 10 mins

First cream shotening (almond butter) and sugar till light and fluffy
Add eggs 1 at a time mixing well in between each egg
Add banans and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add to mixture alternating with buttermilk beating well after each addition

Bake at 375 for 18 to 22 mins.

We used peanut butter frosting

So 1/2 cup of soft butter again for dairy free we used almond butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tbs milk we used soy milk
2 cups powdered sugr

Combine butter and peanut butter. Gradually add powdered sugar add milk one tbs at a time to desired thickness.

Frost once cupcakes are cooled and enjoy!

These were really good and the kids loved them.

Peanut butter cup cupcakes

Gluten free, dairy free, egg free or make the normal

1 3/4 c gluten free flour (or regular flour)
1 tsp zantham gum (omit if not making gf)
1 1/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 c milk we used almond milk but soy milk will work to
1/3 c shortening
1/3 c peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs we use egg replacer
Mix all together

Now at this point if u have your batter in your cupcake liners you can put a mini resees peanut butter cup right down in the middle

Bake at 350 for 18 to 25 mins

Frosting
4 c powdered sugar
1/2 baking coco if u need dairy free they do make a baking coco that's free of dairy
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
I/2 c butter we used almong butter
5 to 7 tbs milk almong or soy milk

And enjoy. My kids loved these. We don't need to sacrifice taste in order to maintain a restricted diet

Donut muffins

These are so yummy and I made them gluten free and dairy free. They were so ggod infact that the first batch was gone in minuets making me to bake more.

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup veg oil
1 egg.....we used egg replacer
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup milk we used almond milk
1 1/2 cups gluten free flour
1/2 tsp zantham gum
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp of nutmeg and cinnamom

Mix dry and add wet ingredients
Bake at 350 for about 15 mins

Coating
2 tbs melted butter
Cinnamon sugar mix

Brush tops of muffins with melted butter after they are cooked then sprinkel with cinnamon and sugar mix. Eat and ill know you will enjoy them.

French toast muffins

Gluten free
1 1/4 cup gluten free flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup milk.  Soy for dairy free
1 egg.   I egg replacer mix for egg free follow directions on box
400 degrees for about 15 mins

Topping
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix together. When muffins are done first dip in this mixture then into
2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 cup sugar
Twirl the tops of the muffins around in this
Then place on wire rack to cool

Non gluten free

2 cups bisquick pancake mix
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
2 tbs oil
400 degrees for 13 to 15 min

Topping
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup butter melted

Now I'm wondering and still have to try using a gluten free pancake mix and subing it here with regular bisquick mix.

Coming soon

After Thanksgiving is over I will be sharing with you
Homemade cinnamon rolls
Snicker doodle cookies
Home made dog treats and
5 minuets a day bread

IDEA

quick question this has always been my food blog to help assist in the same dinner every week blues. And also to share our love of made from scratch, homemade cooking that is the best quality and taste you can imagines.

I have taken my demestication to new extremes trying to save us money and from harmful chemicals and using homemade non toxic cleaners, detergents and so on we also use a more natural approach to felling blah and really dont like to pump ours selfs up with pill after pill, unless nothing else is doing the trick.

I am a proverbs 31 wife and mother and proud of it!

so my question to you????????Any interest in the ones I have tried and tested and found to work being shared on here as well?

Leave a comment and let me know

Chocolate chip muffins

Our breakfast treat today, with a cup of coco as we enjoyed our first snowfall of the year. While it wasn't much it sure did look pretty

2 cups of flour
For gluten free use 2 cups of gluten free flour and a tsp zantham gum
1/2 cup of suagr
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup of milk....sub almond or soy milk for dairy free
1/3 cup veg oil
1 egg
For egg allergies use egg replacer following their directions
3/4 cup chocolate chips
I have been able to find soy based chips for our dairy restrictions

Mix dry ingredients together then add wet . Lastly add your chips. Preheat oven to 400. Grease your muffin pans or place in cupcake liners. Scoop batter into muffin pans then......

Mix 3 tbs sugar and 3 tbs brown sugar
Sprinkel on top of muffins

Bake for 20 to 25 mins

Enjoy! The kids loved these. They ate all but the 2 I put away for daddys lunch tomorrow

french onion mashed potatos

I wanted to do something different with our mashed potatoes, just to add something different. We could eat potatoes everyday they are a household fav

so we made french onion mashed potatoes

cook the potatoes like normal either boiling in water or beef broth

while they are cooking take a big onion baseball size and carmilize them in some extra virgin olive oil

mash the potatoes with butter, a splash of milk, beef broth, pepper and salt. place in a serving dish then cover them with your onions and top with cheese.

They almost reminded me of french onion soup. It was a great twist to a family fav

Dinner and desert

Betty crocker gluten free cookie mix. After reading the ingredients i realized they were also dairy free. Score. Halayna cant have dairy either, but a problem it calls for two eggs and yep you guessed it no eggs shes allergic. I decided to go home and play around with it anyways. I have egg re-placer on hand always do butt his seemed dry as mixed and needed something else. So i used half of a apple sauce. Like the ones you pack in your kids lunch. And followed the rest of the directions. Success and they were yummy event the non allergy kids at the birthday party wanted to eat them. Which they were able to have one only because there was nothing else at the party desert wise that Halayna could have. It was quick and easy in a pinch and tasted good, but I like the from scratch better just because I then know everything that goes in it.

On to the main dish. Gluten free dairy free home made mac and cheese.
This one made me nervous, but while at the grocery i found a soy based cheese. Oh my excitement. Halayna loves cheese and ate it daily until we found the dairy allergy. So I had to try making mac and cheese. So instead of soy milk as our base we had to use almond milk. Halayna can not have the soy due to the high vitamin B count and well her body is allergic to vitamin B. So I did the corn starch and dairy free gluten free butter to make the thickining agent (just like you would for the original )  But used almond milk. I added a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg along with my salt and pepper to taste. Its hard to tell you how much to use it depends on you really. Some dont like these strong spices but the worked great with the almond milk, also added a bit of the soy based cheese in the sauce. ( we like it cheesy) . Okay so in the other pot I had my gluten free noodle cooking. After the sauce got thick I did the usual, I grated up the soy based cheese put it on top. I baked at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes just until the cheese melted and served it. It was pretty good. And I am sure it will be made again so miss allergies can still have what she loves when she will eat by mouth.

easiest cookie ever

this is the easiest cookie dough to make and it makes a ton quickly, so if I need a lot of cookies quickly and have bare cupboards this is what I go to for a quick solution. Yep they are gluten free but you can’t tell.

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 bags of kisses

now I make them just big enough to put a kiss in the middle. They are the perfect size to jut pop in your mouth.

So roll the dough into a ball, roll the ball in sugar, place the cookie ball on an un-greased cookie sheet and pop them into a 350 degree oven for 10 min. Once they come out top them with a kiss lightly pushing the kiss down a bit in the center. I also sometimes don’t add the kisses on top and they are just as good that way. Maje sure you freeze what ever wont be eaten within 2 days.

meatloaf Monday

Well here it is Monday again and tonight was meatloaf Monday.

   So about a pound of hamburger or more if your feeding a lot. 1 large onion, salt, pepper, parsley, basil, an egg, Worcestershire sauce, Parmesan cheese, extra sharp cheddar (for topping) rice 1 boli in a bag), ketchup.

  mix everything together, except the extra sharp cheese, using spices to the amount of your liking. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour. Top with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes. we had mashed potatoes and green beans with ours. We also had some dinner rolls thanks to a tip from a friend who got a tip from a friend. For our dinner rolls we used our bread recipe
http://5stardishesandbestwishes.blogspot.com/2010/02/bread-yummy-bread-not-store-bought.html  which you can find at this link. Anyways we filled the muffin pans half way with the bread dough and cooked it. I did not do a full bread mix recipe for dinner rolls, I made one loaf of bread and used the rest for dinner rolls. After tonight though and watching my kids down them I will make a full bread mix and use it as dinner rolls to have on hand in the freezer for any time use.

coffee cake

I am not sure why this is called a coffee cake when there is no coffee in it, although it goes really well with a cup of coffee in the morning.

1/4 cup of oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups gluten free flour regular flour for non gluten free

1 1/2 tsp zanthan gum exclude for non gluten free

1 cup sugar, again I used stevia
2 tsp baking powder

In a mixing bowl mix all wet ingredients until well blended then add your dry ingredients and mix together till smooth.
spray a 9 inch pan and put your batter into the pan

1/2 cup brown sugar, I used brown sugar in the raw
2 tbs gluten free flour
2 tsp cinnamon
3 tbs melted butter
In a small bowl mix all the ingredients together to form the streusel topping. Mix until well blended. And top your batter with it. Place in a 375 degree oven and bake for 25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

muffins

This was our breakfast the other morning.

I make my muffins a smaller size so that they are perfect for my kids. I made blueberry and chocolate chip muffins out of the same recipe.








So here is what you need:
a bag of chocolate chips
frozen or fresh blueberries
2 cups of gluten free flour (for non gluten free use 2 cups all purpose flour)
1 tsp of zanthan gum
  1/2 cups of sugar (I had to use diabetic sugar)
  3 tsp of baking powder
  1/2 tsp of salt
  3/4 cup of milk (use lactose if your intolerant)
  1/3 cup of oil
  1 egg beaten

So i always mix all my dry ingredients together and put them off to the side. Then in my mixer I start with the egg, get it beaten up and add the rest of the wet ingredients. After the wet ingredients are mixed well I add the dry to the wet and mix it well. When that is all mixed well I add my chips or blueberries. Now scoop your batter into your sprayed muffin pans.. So here is what you do next:

  3 tbs of sugar
  2 tbs of brown sugar
mix them together and sprinkle on top of your muffins
place your muffins in a 400 degree oven for about 15 mins, but keep an eye on them time depends on your oven.
  Let them cool in the muffin pan a few mins before putting them on a wire rack. Then eat them up, they are so yummy. They also freeze very well for another day or for large batches.