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Gluten Free and Paleo Pancakes {Yummy}

May 15, 2013 By 11 Comments

We have been gluten free in our home for over two years now.

Our tummies feel so much better but we feel the best when we also eat paleo.

You can easily eat gluten free pancakes but they are not good for you.

They may be gluten free but they are also health free.

You may find yourself eating more potatoes and white rice which = sugar!

Read your labels carefully and make your foods from scratch as much as possible.

I know it is hard at first ( I KNOW) but it gets easier, you will know exactly what is in your food and you will feel so much better.

I really try to rotate our breakfasts throughout the week.

This pancake recipe has been on our regular rotation for the past few years and we all love it!

Easy, easy, easy and the leftovers make a great late afternoon snack.

Gluten Free Pancakes

(This is for one serving.  Multiply for the number of people you are cooking for)

*One egg

*One ripe banana

*One heaping tablespoon of almond butter

With a potato masher mash everything together.

I like to keep it pretty lumpy:-)

That is it.

FOR REAL!

I melt some coconut oil on the griddle and get cookin’.

At this point you just cook like regular pancakes.  Make sure the underside is nice and golden brown before you flip.

We top the pancakes with fresh fruit, fresh jam or organic maple syrup.

I hope you love them as much as we do!

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Random Thoughts and Ramblings

November 26, 2012 By

Our Thanksgiving was just as I imagined with just a bit more time in the kitchen than I imagined.

I guess food doesn’t cook itself…weird.

We hiked, went to see THIS movie, made THIS recipe and stuffed our face with THIS.

We ended our night with “Little Women” and I feel like the Christmas season has now officially begun.

No matter how many times I see the movie I just can’t get into Amy’s character (Susan Sarandon/Winona Ryder version).

Does anyone else feel the same?

I have been loving looking through all the Christmas magazines and starting to pull out our Christmas bins.

I was so excited this week to open a package from my friend Mel with their brand new book.

It is so gorgeous guys and just the perfect gift for special friends this Christmas!

Years ago I was given THIS book from a friend and absolutely loved it!

I have been reading one chapter a day with the kids and it is fun to see how much they are loving it too.

I am usually really, really behind with the whole Christmas card thing.

This year I bought an image HERE to use for the front of our cards (that still leaves the whole taking a family photo part). Wish me luck!

I am so excited to be a part of Christy Tomlinson’t online Christmas course again this year.

This year I am teaching how to make handmade stamps and how to use them in packaging etc.

Here is a sneak peek.

There will also be this sweet ornament tutorial by the talented Mindy Lacefield.

and another peek of what the Gilded Girls are teaching…

You can register HERE.

We have also been working on getting you the new line next Monday.

If you can’t wait until Monday we just put three new purses in our Etsy shop

Here is a little peek…

I am going to make THIS recipe this weekend because

1) It is made by one of my favorite friends and she is a good cook

2) Her photography makes it look incredible

3) My family has to eat

I splurged (with my 20% off Anthro coupon) and bought THIS.

It will be the only Christmas decor I buy this year.

I know, I know…I could have made it.

Sorry all you DIY people.

Sorry!

Our town just put in a new ice skating rink so I get asked every 30 seconds when we are going so that needs to get accomplished really fast because the asking is about to lead me to drink.

If you have taken CMH or are in our creative network you can purchase the course for only $38.

It would make the most awesome gift.

Read more HERE.

After video taping for over 6 weeks, editing for weeks and pretty much just sitting at my computer it may (which means definitely must) be time to get back to THIS!

This girl has new items from France available and this girl sold out of her first collection!

Proud of both of them.

I can’t wait to decorate my house and so honored to be a part of THIS girl’s holiday house walk.

19 homes are included and it is going to be so much fun!!!

I also wanted to give you a heads up that there are only 7 spaces left in an art retreat that I am teaching at this February in Seattle!

It will be so dreamy, creative and relaxing!

I also have a question for you guys.

I have tons of seeds that I wanted to plant this fall and didn’t get to it.

Do you think it is too late?

Should I wait for spring?

Thoughts?

I am also beginning to put this together and wanted to give you a sneak peek.

I am so giddy just thinking about making art with you again!

I had to get THIS just for the cover.  I couldn’t help it.

Last random rambling is that I can not live a day without listening to these guys.

I. Can’t.

True love.

Have a great day!

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4 Days of Juicing {and I almost ate my children}

April 24, 2012 By

We have been juicing since before we had kids.

My favorite used to be carrots, apples and parsley.

We have gone through a few juicers over the years and even the kids like it.

Since finding out all about my food allergies we have gone back to juicing and basically trying to make most things from scratch.

I kept on reading about people doing the juice fast and feeling terrific.

High energy levels, clear skin, sharper mind, you look 18 again….

OK, that last one wasn’t on the list but I did read tons of awesome benefits of just juicing for 4+ days.

I thought, “Hey, I juice almost everyday anyways.  What is the big deal to just juice for 4 days?  How hard can it be?”

I almost ate my children.

Seriously.

The first day was a piece of cake.

Cake…Mmmmmmmm.

Second day was harder but I could do this.  Right?

Third day was HARD.

There wasn’t enough juice in the world on day three to make me feel full.

I was caught randomly chewing on the furniture and….

OK, OK…maybe I am exaggerating just a bit.

It was hard though.

I just kept telling myself that I was half way there.

One more day to go.

On day four I was thinking about what I was going to eat on day five.

I had everyone all ready to hit White Chocolate Grill and order ribs and fries.

Don’t even think for a second I didn’t also have some of their chocolate souffle

At the end of day four I could have gone on.

For real.

Why would I do that?

The truth is that I really did feel great during the juice fast.

My energy level was very high throughout the day and then I went to bed at a really decent time.

Maybe I was just going to sleep to forget that I couldn’t eat anything.

My skin was clear.

My stomach felt flatter.

Duh, there was nothing in it!

I lost 5 pounds but I am sure once you eat real food that just comes back.

I felt so good and my energy was so high that I have really tried to continue juicing until noon or so each day.

I juice in the morning and then make enough for a second glass later.

We juice pretty much anything around here but during the juice fast this is the juice I made each day.

Green Juice

Organic Kale (1/2 of a bunch)

2 cups of organic spinach

2 1/2 organic, green apples

1 organic cucumber

3-4 stalks of organic celery

1 organic lime

1/3 bunch of organic cilantro or parsley

{sometimes I would throw in a little ginger root}

The apple and lime makes it sweet enough to drink and like I said before….even my kids will drink it.

It is a really great way to start the morning and I would do it again.

Maybe.

If all sweets were out of the house.

And the grocery stores had burned to the ground.

And my children were not around to be a tempting snack.

OK, maybe not.

On a side note I thought you would like to see where I put my extra stash of “green juice” in the fridge today.

(and not like your cool “stash” of cigs or vodka…..just green juice)

This made me laugh after I took the photo because this was not staged at all.

Protected on each side…..by whipped cream.

Nice!

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