The black magic is back!I’m really calling these gluten-free black garlic chocolate chunk raisin cookies: Gluten-Free Black Magic Cookies! Black garlic regular garlic that’s been fermented and aged until it’s sweet, sticky, and tastes very similar to a date or a raisin. If you can’t find black garlic, substitute chopped dates or leave it out…
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As I sat and listened to my friend’s recollection of her day, she mentioned making a big pot of soup! Yum!!! I’m a soup lover in the cold winter months. Soup is warming, soothing, and so nourishing.I asked her what she put in it.She was quick to respond, “Well, veggies, of course. And, some beans…
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Challenges are welcome.Challenges are accepted.This time, “you can’t bake a cookie with salad dressing.”Well, yes I can.Challenge defeated!Cranberry Poppyseed Pecan Charms “Cookies.”These are actually NO-bake, simply because the day I made them it was 101 degrees and our air conditioning was broken. There was NO way I was turning on the oven!Rolled in oats, they…
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Well, apparently I didn’t scratch the “cheesecake itch” the first time.And, since I aim to please – I simply couldn’t leave it alone.Things MUST be perfect in regards to the food coming out of my kitchen. Anything less is utterly unacceptable.We asked for honest feedback: “It was a great dessert. So good! I loved it….
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Dark chocolate or white chocolate?That’s the question of the day.Well, when half the class votes for white chocolate and the other insists on dark chocolate, you appease both sides. Well, at least I do.Dried cherries marinated in balsamic reduction, a touch of finishing salt, and then a mixture of white chocolate chips for one batch…
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Yes, you read that right. Catsup Cookies.Before you shut down and get too weirded out – just think about it a minute.What is catsup anyway? Catsup = tomatoes and sugar. And, how often do you combine tomatoes and sugar – have you ever had a salad with tomatoes and dressing? Or a salad with tomatoes…
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While many of my friends will devour just about any treat I create, I also have quite a few precious people in my life who require allergy-friendly foods, like gluten-free or vegan, or both!Thus, I am committed to creating and cooking for these creatures too – mainly cookies 🍪!It’s the time of year when I…
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Aahhh, there’s nothing like the coalescence of peanut butter and chocolate.It’s a match and marriage made in heaven.I can’t decide if I’m the peanut butter or the chocolate in my relationship – I’m thinking I’m the gooey, sticky, sometimes slimy, and often sweet nut butter and Brian is the sweet chocolate goodness – and we…
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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate Blueberry Almond Cookies 16 Tbs. plant based, vegan butter3 large eggs1 cup white sugar1/2 cup brown sugar1 tsp. vanilla extract1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. sea salt1 cup almond flour3 cups Pamela’s Gluten-Free Baking Flour2 cups chocolate covered blueberries Preheat the oven to 355 degrees.Cream together the vegan butter and…
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“Okay, Ashley. Be honest with me. These are vegan and gluten-free cookies and they are SO good. Are they like, ‘healthy’ for me? They are, right?” “Umm…well, honey, they are still a cookie.” I’ll continue to bake vegan, gluten-free cookies, desserts, pies, cakes, and more for my allergy-friendly folks, but I’ll never purposely pose a…
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