What started out as a simple recipe to mix Gluten Free granola and baked apples, turned into a family night of experimenting with desserts. We're not a Gluten Free family, but with more and more friends turning Gluten Free, I'm becoming more aware of a need to learn to create and cook so that I'm not stressed when friends come over. Plus, I love creating new recipes, so adapting favorites to make them Gluten Free is a fun way to create. A few weeks ago, Middle saw a picture of baked apples … [Read more...]
Dirty Dozen: When to buy organic produce
January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
For a few years now, I've been weaning our family onto organic produce. But with that wean has come an increase in my grocery bills and a few questions of "really? must we buy everything organic?" While my husband and I are convinced that organic is the way to go for milks, I've come to realize that not everything I buy has to be organic, every time at the grocery store. So, I found "The Dirty Dozen": a listing of 12 produce products you absolutely want to buy as organic produce because of the … [Read more...]
(Gluten Free) French Toast Bake: Make ahead breakfast casserole
November 30, 2011 By 7 Comments
We were invited out for breakfast Saturday morning, but, knowing how my kids would much prefer a laid back Saturday morning at the house, I offered to host a brunch. I had been sent a sampler pack of Udi's Gluten Free Bread loaves and searched for a recipe that I could prepare the night before, using their bread. I finally combined a few recipes and came up with my own: Gluten Free French Toast Bake, a make ahead breakfast casserole. This recipe can be prepared Gluten Free by using Gluten Free … [Read more...]
Our dinnertime routine
November 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Over on Facebook, the moms at Ragu's Moms the Word on Dinner page are talking about dinnertime routines, which is ironic because Whitney recently asked me what our 5:00's have been like lately. Inspired by her question, I sat down to prepare a post for Just Precious about how crazy the 5:00 hour is. It's the witching hour. The hour when everyone is hungry, antsy and tired and the last thing anyone wants to do is wait calmly for Daddy to come home from a day at work and eat dinner. Because we … [Read more...]
