Wednesday, August 24, 2011

My very own GF zucchini bread muffins recipe




These are the BEST Gf muffins I have ever had. I have been tweaking this recipe for a while now, and now I think it is just perfect. So moist and yummy, you'd never know it was GF! Find the pin here http://pinterest.com/pin/135815100/ Follow me on Pinterest!

Dede's Gluten Free Zucchini Muffins
3 cups grated fresh zucchini
2/3 cup melted unsalted butter (Never ever use salted butter in any recipe. You can not control or monitor the amount of salt in the recipe when you use salted butter.)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 cup oat flour
1 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup sweet sorghum flour
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1/4 cup potato flour (not potato starch!!)
3 teaspoons xanthan gum
4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 to 2 cup(s) mix in(s) of your choice (optional)
Mix in ideas raisins, dried cranberries, shredded apples, crushed pineapple, shredded carrots, dried cherries, walnuts, chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350°F . In a large bowl combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the zucchini mixture and mix in. In a separate bowl, mix together the flours, xanthan gum, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir these dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture. Add mix in(s) if using. Grease muffin tins with butter or cooking spray. (I don't recommend using baking cups for these muffins.) Fill the muffin cups up completely using a spoon or scoop. Bake about 25 to 30 minutes, until tops are browned. Test with a long toothpick to check that the middle of muffins are done. Set on wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from tin and let cool another 10 minutes or so. Store in an airtight container.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Pomander balls


Every week on Tuesdays, my sweet friend and I get together to make a craft. Usually it is one we found on Pinterest . This was one she really wanted to make. I wasn't too enthused originally, but I think it turned out darling. It matches my baby girl's room, and was super simple to make (but time consuming!!)   First you punch out a bunch (I mean a BUNCH!) of 1/2 inch flowers. Then you take a styrofoam ball (like the kind you make planet mobiles out of) and using straight pins, pin the flowers all over so there is no white styrofoam showing. Pin a loop of ribbon to hang it and you are done!

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

My 4 week menu




One of the hardest parts of being a mom and homemaker, for me, is the daily question "What's for dinner?" (Are you kidding me? I just cleaned up from breakfast and lunch!) So, I came up with a 4 week menu; breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner. Breakfast,lunch, and snack rotate (feel free to substitute your own if you need more variety,) but there are NO repeats for dinner...that means this could be your permanent menu because each dinner is only served once a month =) It took me a while to come up with this menu, based on family faves. Now, I'd like to share it with all my Pinterest pals. You're welcome.

You can find the pin here http://pinterest.com/pin/65338636/

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Leftover baked potatoes + eggs = breakfast!


We made these for breakfast before church one Sunday, and the kids LOVED them. It was super easy because I scooped out the potatoes the night before. In the morning, I just scrambled some eggs and poured them in, added some crumbled bacon and cheese and baked in the oven while I took a shower. They were yummy and fun! I got the recipe from this pin. http://pinterest.com/pin/25427393/

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Gluten free banana oatmeal muffins

Un.freaking.believable
These muffins were so moist and tasty, that I ate about 8 of them in one sitting. They were not at all dry or crumbly like GF muffins can tend to be. They were easy to make, and are an instant favorite at my house. I got the recipe from this pin. http://pinterest.com/pin/39031926/ Even if you don't have to eat GF, I bet you would love these muffins. (One tip on making oat flour...oats are soft enough that you can just grind them in the blender. Make sure they are a fine powder before you use them as flour!)

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Super cute star wreath


My super sweet friend, Sherree and I got together to make this cute 3-D star wreath. The original idea was for a Christmas wreath, but I love the way it turned out using red, white, and blue for Independence Day!! We had a lot of fun visiting as we crafted, and I think they turned out adorably!

Original Pin is found here http://pinterest.com/pin/21266991/

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

End of the year Teacher Gifts!


This was really fun to make. I printed notebook paper onto card stock, and then printed the teacher's initial in very light gray and their name in black at the bottom. I cut the crayons to size, and then hot glued them on! Simple but oh, so very cute! I got this idea from this pin. http://pinterest.com/pin/11653619/

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