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Banana split with two scoops of homemade strawberry mint basil ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, a bing cherry, and mint leaves.
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Homemade Ice Cream (Strawberry Mint Basil)

Welcome back to my blog! I’m super stoked for today’s recipe, HOMEMADE ICE CREAM! In the video above, I demonstrate how to make one of my favorite recipes for ice cream, strawberry mint basil. It’s delicious. But in the recipe below, I describe the “theory” of making ice cream, complete with flavoring the base, churned […]

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Pictured: Slice of pumpkin bread with cross-section of the loaf displayed, served with a cup of coffee.
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Pumpkin Bread with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

What do we want more than anything else during the fall? Pumpkin-flavored everything, of course! With that in mind, I developed a new recipe for my pumpkin bread, and topped it off with a complementary maple cream cheese frosting. But before we dive into our recipes, there is one other thing we should all want […]

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Three jars of pickles sit on a countertop in front of a tile backsplash. One jar of whole cucumber pickles, one jar of sliced cucumber pickles, and a jar of Asian spiced cauliflower and red pepper pickles.
Snack

Homemade Fridge Pickles

I have made my triumphant return to blogging with a recipe for one my favorite snacks! Salty, sour, crunchy, sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, I’m talking about pickles! I know what you’re thinking… “Aren’t pickles difficult to make and require special equipment?” That’s what I thought for the longest time, and then I learned about refrigerator […]

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Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

So I’ve posted my chocolate chip cookie recipe before. But that was also before I started baking as a cottage food vendor at the local markets, and before I started baking by weight. I decided rather than update my previous post again, I’d draft a whole new post from scratch, just like when I bake […]

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Get A.M.P.ed for April Meal Prep!
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April Meal Prep Preview!

So tomorrow I should be uploading my first week of April Meal Prep content! The video will be longer than usual, and in a little different format than my typical video. I’m aiming for about a half-hour video to cover my recipes and techniques, plus to show how I utilize my prepped meals in daily […]

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Fried pickles
frybruary

Fried Pickles with Tangy Dipping Sauce

To celebrate Frybruary, we need a classic bar food… Fried pickles. And on the side, a tangy dipping sauce! Of course, I’m going to make these in a small batch, because if I made a larger serving, I’d eat them all without shame. If you want to make more, double or even triple the recipe. […]

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Weather Channel imagery of Irma, 9/8/2017
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Irma Survival Tips

So Irma is a thing, and I thought I’d share my supply list and survival strategy for any other gluten-free people who live in hurricane-prone areas. Evacuation We live in a wood frame house, and are going to a concrete block hotel. If you ever have the option to get out of the storm’s path, […]

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Fig Crumble Bars
baking

Homemade Fig Crumble Bar Recipe

Who doesn’t love a good Fig Newton? I know I sure do… Of course, I can’t eat them anymore, and if you’re reading this, you probably can’t either. So what are we lovers of fig-filled baked goods to do if we can’t buy one of our favorite treats? We substitute our own, of course! Now […]

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Banana Peanut Butter Cookie Calorie Device
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Banana PB Cookie Calorie Delivery Device

Alright, y’all, I have a confession to make… I’ve been dieting. Well, not really dieting, dieting doesn’t work. What I have been doing is watching my calorie intake and trying to maintain in the 1200-1500 per day range since last Monday. I lost three pounds in nine days between eating fewer calories (by eating better […]

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Crispy Zucchini Chips for Addictive Snacking

Enjoy Homemade Crispy Zucchini Chips That Are More Addictive Than Storebought Chips Are all classic potato chips gluten-free? While most are, they also aren’t the healthiest snack. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to make crispy zucchini chips at home! Golden brown delicious fried zucchini chips are my favorite kind of fried vegetable chips, but you can […]

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