recipes

  • Gluten Free Cranberry Ham Wrap

    It’s the day after Christmas, or if you prefer, the start of the season of leftovers. Today my leftover-inspired lunch consisted of a toasted gluten free cranberry ham wrap livened up by a couple of spoonfuls of homemade (husband-made) cranberry sauce. The sweet cheese that you see oozing out of the edges is Giant Eagle […]

  • Mustafar Star Wars Birthday Cake

    One of the greatest things about living in the internet age is that you can type anything into your favorite search engine to find a wealth of “how-to” information. I’m used to seeking information online, but it is rewarding to learn that I’ve helped out someone else with their search. In 2011, I created a […]

  • “Burst Bubble” Bubble Tea Pinterest Fail

    Within an hour of sampling my first bubble tea on a weekend trip to Georgetown, I jumped on my iPhone and started to search recipes so that I could replicate it when we got back home to Pennsylvania. I spent the next week “pinning” perfectly photographed tapioca-filled teas that linked to pages with the promise […]

  • Sweet Potato Fry Frittata

    Today was one of those emotionally draining days. I came home, climbed in my robe, and collapsed on the couch. It was almost a “cereal for dinner” kinda night, but I decided to make one of our frequent comfort food dishes: Sweet Potato Fry Frittata. Making it commits few brain cells, yet it fools my […]

  • Yummy Cookie Dough Pops

    Cookie Dough Pops

    Finding novel treats for office birthday parties is challenging, but when I saw a recipe for pops made chocolate-coated nuggets of raw cookie dough, I knew I had a winner. Thank you Sally’s Baking Addiction. I tried Sally’s recipe for the safe-to-eat-raw, egg-free cookie dough. The only thing I changed was using a gluten-free flour. […]