I made everything from scratch for this recipe - sweetened condensed milk, nut butter and jam. But store bought will work just as well. As far as dairy free condensed milk, I have only found coconut milk condensed milk. In this recipe, I didn’t want to have a strong coconut flavor and I’ve found the...
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Gluten Free Lemon Poppyseed Waffles
Easy Carrot Cake Granola
We are a snack family and carrot cake is one of our favorite desserts, so it just makes sense to combine the two into this delicious carrot cake granola. With shredded carrots, coconuts, pecans, golden raisins and all the spices this granola will be your new favorite dessert that's totally acceptable to eat for breakfast....
Spicy Honey Chicken
Gluten Free Keylime Cake with Dairy Free Cream Cheese Frosting
Gluten Free Orange Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
This recipe is an oldie for me from my pre-gluten free days. I have always loved them and I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to convert it to being gluten free. I checked and the last time I made them was 2015! That’s way too long to go without these Orange Cranberry...
Easy Pumpkin Chili (Gluten Free)
This pumpkin chili is easy to make on the stove top and takes about an hour to cook. But for an even easier option make pumpkin chili in the crockpot and have it when you get home from work. It's the perfect way to warm up on a cool evening. Because we have someone in...
Gluten Free Pecan Pie
This gluten free pecan pie recipe was inspired by a trip I took to Lexington, Kentucky in 2018. While there, I was able to tour the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Distillery, which is the oldest in the U.S. Besides having an amazing history, their bourbon is outstanding. I’ve used a splash of Woodford Reserve in this...
Mexican Chocolate Pecan Butter
Gluten Free Cashew Butter Cake with Dairy Free Chocolate Ganache Frosting
The first time I made this frosting, my brother said it was like gold. It’s been something I’ve used for years, but not all that often because it takes a little longer (and more effort) than buttercream. The results are well worth it though. When you apply the frosting, you may think I’ve been a...
Copycat Gluten Free Thin Mints
These gluten free thin mints are not just a close enough copycat, they taste just like the real thing. They are crunchy and coated in vegan chocolate with just the right amount of mint. Plus, making homemade Thin Mints means you can go for the highest quality ingredients, so they might even be a little...
Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons
These gluten-free coconut macaroons are a decadent dessert that you can splurge on. With only a handful of ingredients, they’re easy to whip up in nearly no time. If you're looking for the best coconut macaroons, you've found them. With their chewy texture and chocolatey coating, they gluten-free cookies are sure to wow all your...
Gluten Free Hazelnut Mocha Cookies
Gluten Free Nut Butter Bars
Best Ever Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie
Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Granola
Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Gluten Free Orange Cocoa Nib Shortbread
Since the original post, French Broad Chocolate Factory has relocated to a new more modern facility. The photos here have been updated with images from their new location. Have I mentioned that I have a major crush on cocoa nibs. You may have seen them pop up in a few recipes here and there on...
Gluten Free Red Wine Chocolate Cake
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful property of Burntshirt Vineyards in Hendersonville, NC. The grounds are simply amazing. I can’t think of a better location to enjoy a glass of wine. While most of the grounds are not open to the public, I was given a sneak peek at the full operation....
Gluten Free Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
Paw Paw Butter
Last week a friend of mine invited my son and I over to forage for paw paws from his tree. He was away, so we had a time even finding the tree. It was much larger than we expected, but the fruit is well hidden from view. We ended up googling a photo of the...
Gluten Free Chocolate Superfood Cookies
I know what you guys like - chocolate and cookies! ME TOO! In fact, my first blog was named The Cookie Lady Diaries (way back on Blogspot a million years ago). If you've been following along, you know I went for a visit at Franny's Farm a few weeks ago. They are a local hemp...
Gluten Free Surprise Chocolate Cake
For the third installment of #communitycookbookproject, I've selected a recipe from a book titled Gregory Cooks. This cookbook was created by Gregory Elementary School, located in Wilmington, NC, as a school fundraiser. I so enjoyed flipping through this book for recipe inspiration. There are a lot of gems in here. I'm not sure if this...
Gluten Free Peach & Pecan Blondies
Chocolate Hemp Seed Butter & A Trip to Franny's Farm
I was not compensated in any way for this post. All of the views expressed here are my own. Hemp seeds, hemp oil, CBD oil and more - all derived from the hemp plant, close relative to marijuana, and until recently outlawed all over the United States. In 2014, laws were passed to allow a...
Gluten Free S'mores Cookies
Gluten Free Tahini & Black Cocoa Brownies
Gluten Free Blueberry Coconut Granola
Vegan Corn Chowder
Is it even really summer if you're not eating corn? Most of the time, I'm posting cornbread cakes and corn muffins, but I love corn in every form. This delicious soup is the perfect tribute to corn. It's simple and the corn flavor really shines through. It's also great that it doesn't require an oven,...
Gluten Free Blackberry Cobbler
Gluten Free Maple Pecan Waffles with Peach Coulis
Quite possibly the best waffles I have ever tasted. Consider yourself warned.
Gluten Free Blackberry Clafoutis
Gluten Free Banana, Cherry & Walnut Muffins
Gluten Free Lemon Squares
Recently, I've been thinking a lot about how I came to be what I am today. Like a lot of people who cook or bake, I was heavily influenced by my Grandmas, specifically my Dad's Mom. I spent a lot of time with her growing up. And since she had grown up in her father's...
Gluten Free Hazelnut Honey Muffins & A Trip to Killer Bees Honey Apiary
For the past several years I have wanted to become a beekeeper. Obviously bees are important to our ecosystem, as they pollinate the majority of produce we eat. Also, they produce some really tasty honey, which is an added bonus. I went ahead and bought some books, took a class, joined a beekeepers club and...
Gluten Free Pistachio and Strawberry Jam Bars
When I first discovered I needed to give up gluten and dairy foods, I was understandably depressed. My life is heavily centered on food - I bake, I cook, and I work for a food magazine. At every turn it seemed I was having to give up something I loved to eat (hello pizza, cheese,...
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Blondies
Gluten Free Strawberry Bread
Appalachia Burger
This year, I'm so excited to be a part of Burger Month, hosted by Kita Roberts (@girlcarnivore). Anyone who knows me IRL, knows I am a cheeseburger girl. Like, given the choice of a final meal on death row, I would definitely have a cheeseburger and fries and probably a milkshake...but I digress. Kita has...