Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting, Gluten Free

I made these cupcakes for my father's birthday. The big one in the middle is actually a small cake made in a spring form pan. The peanut butter frosting on my gluten free chocolate cupcakes was delicious.

 

Recipe for gluten free chocolate cupcakes:

1c.gluten free oat flour

1/2 c. gluten free honey buckwheat flour

1 c, sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1/3 c. cocoa powder

1/2 c. veg oil

1 c. water

1 tsp. vinegar

Bake at 350 for 25 min.

 

 Peanut Butter Frosting

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 c. organic creamy peanut butter

2-3 tbs. milk

2 c. powdered sugar

 

Thanks for visiting, Kayla

 

Reusable Food Pouch

This past Saturday my husband and I had a date day. It was pretty exciting since it almost never happens. My mother in law offered to take the boys for the day, so we decided to go to the flower show. The smell of spring soil when we walked through the door was total therapy for my mind. Bliss. :)

There were several tables set up with different vendors. I came upon a vendor who sells reusable containers and other green products. This reusable food pouch caught my eye. It is BPA free and Phthalate free. It cost me $6 which isn't too bad considering the use I plan to get out of it. My 3 year old loves the fruit pouches you can buy at the store. At almost $2 each they are hardly worth the price tag. This pouch opens from the bottom for easy loading, and cleaning. We have already tried it out, and couldn't be happier. I filled a  1/2 cup measuring cup with cooked carrots, applesauce, blackberries, and mango. Pureed the mixture in the food processor and spooned into the pouch. For more info visit www.squooshi.com

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School Lunch

How was your weekend? We are back to another Monday starting a new week. Another day closer to Spring. :) I am so excited to plan out my gardens this year. We plan to expand and make a couple new garden boxes to plant even more than we did last year. So far on the list, potatoes, carrots, cukes, tomatoes, wax beans, red pepper, arugula, spinach, watermelon, strawberries, blueberries, and pumpkin. I am looking into more.

In this lunch:
Ham and Cheese sandwich with spinach
Mango
Strawberries
Annie's Bunny Snack Mix
Yogurt covered raisins

Thanks for visiting, Kayla

Snow, Snow Snow

Here are some snowy pictures of what we are dealing with in Maine. I thought it would be fun for some of you who live in a warm climate to see. This was from a storm a couple weeks ago. It was a family effort to dig all the way out. The boys had a blast.

Spring, where are you?

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Ham and Cheese Muffins, Gluten Free, Egg Free

Look at these little gems? Ha. I had so much fun creating this recipe. They are delicious. I am a pretty big muffin fan, and I now have a new favorite. I made these last night and ended up eating three before bed. :) I had a small burst of energy after being sick for the past what seems like forever. It felt good to get into the kitchen and work on a new recipe.  Give these a try, you will be pleased.

You will need:
3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. veg oil
2 tbs. ground flax mixed with 6 tbs warm water. Let sit to form a clump
1 1/2 c. gluten free oat flour
1/2 c. gluten free honey buckwheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 c. cheddar cheese
1 c. ham, cubed
1/2 c. fire roasted red pepper
1/4c. chives

Method:
Mix milk, veg oil, and fax mixture together in medium sized bowl. Add dry ingredients, cheese, ham and chives. Stir completely spoon into muffin cups. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Enjoy!

Thanks for visiting, Kayla

School Lunch

Happy Monday!  In honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, B's kindergarten class is allowed to wear their jammies to school and bring in a favorite book to share. There will be lot's of reading going on today. I love it. Since my little guy is not in school yet I thought we would celebrate at home by reading throughout the day. This will make for a fun tradition.

In this lunch:
Turkey, cheese, lettuce on a spinach wrap
Clementine
Cucumbers
Veggie straws
Yogurt Tube
Fruit Leather
Yogurt covered raisins

Thanks for visiting, Kayla

St. Patrick's Day Craft

 

 

I do not get too crafty for St. Patrick's Day. It seems like we just take down all the hearts from Valentine's, then put up the shamrocks, only to take them down for Easter. Easter is more of a favorite for us, so St. Patrick's day is more downplayed. I went to h dollar store and found these foam shamrocks. For a fun simple craft, the kids ripped small pieces of green tissue paper and glued it onto the shamrock to create a textured look. They had fun.

 

Thanks for visiting, Kayla