Author Archives: Andrea

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies- GF Or Not!

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      These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies just might become your new favorite! I converted this recipe to gluten free, but it can be made with “regular” flour if you don’t have an issue with gluten. The original recipe for these cookies came from a fun recipe blog called Sweet As Sugar Cookies.  …

Chocolate Espresso Snowballs- GF Or Not!

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    This Chocolate Espresso Snowball cookie recipe has more pecans in it than it does flour- so they are healthy, right?     Hmm. . .  maybe not so much!  It does only have 1/2 cup of sugar for 3 dozen cookies, but then they get rolled in powdered sugar after they are baked.  I…

Macadamia and Dried Cherry Cookies- Gluten Free Or Not!

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      This Macadamia and Dried Cherry Cookie recipe tastes great and isn’t too sweet.  The original recipe was from Cooking Light Magazine back in December of 2009.  I converted their recipe to gluten free, reduced the amount of sugar, used coconut sugar in place of the light brown sugar and used dried tart cherries…

Green Bean Salad with Bacon and Pineapple

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  Green Bean Salad with Bacon and Pineapple is a fun salad for lunch or dinner.  It would be great to take to a picnic or potluck.     I made this salad with fresh pineapple, but you could use canned if you didn’t have any fresh.  Other fun additions could be red bell pepper…

Amaretto Apple Pancakes- Gluten Free Or Not!

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  These Amaretto Apple Pancakes taste amazing!  I gave them just enough Amaretto for flavor, but they are not too sweet.  There are two kinds of apple in this recipe- applesauce for moisture and little pieces of dried apple for texture and flavor. My mind just started wandering as I was writing this- to an Amaretto…

20% OFF SALE in my Etsy shop to Celebrate the Completion of my Radiation Treatments!

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  I just had my final radiation treatment for breast cancer on Thursday and I decided to have a celebration sale in my Etsy shop!     All of the jewelry in my shop is 20% off, even my new Breast Cancer Awareness Collection. I will be donating $5.00 for each piece of jewelry that sells…