Gluten Free Dessert–Oreo Surprise

Here’s another one that’s easy to make gluten free–simply by swapping out regular Oreos for gluten free ones. Ingredients: 1 8 oz package cream cheese 1 small package cheesecake instant pudding 1 1/2 cups milk 1 8 oz container cool whip 12-12.5 oz package chocolate sandwich cookies 5 tablespoons melted butter Whip the cream cheeseContinue reading “Gluten Free Dessert–Oreo Surprise”

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Pie

My oldest son’s girlfriend avoids gluten and since they are coming over, I am making a couple of desserts and both need to be gluten free. It’s easy to do because the only gluten in the original recipe was from the Oreo cookies, but now that they are making a gluten free version of theContinue reading “Gluten Free Peanut Butter Pie”

Make Ahead Shrimp and Grits–Perfect for Entertaining

We’re having family and friends over, so I am going to make Shrimp and grits which I can get mostly done ahead of time. My family LOVES Shrimp and Grits. I love it because I can get it almost completely put together early in the day, or even the day before, and then at theContinue reading “Make Ahead Shrimp and Grits–Perfect for Entertaining”

Buon Appetito! Homemade Roasted Garlic Marinara and Limoncello

We went to the Mennonite market with a friend and their canning tomatoes were a really great price $14/box. I wasn’t going to have time to work with them then, but I went back later and bought a box of them to make sauce out of because we are COMPLETELY out of the sauce IContinue reading “Buon Appetito! Homemade Roasted Garlic Marinara and Limoncello”

My Favorite Carrot Salad

We found this recipe originally in Southern Living, and have modified it some to suit our tastes. It is in regular rotation for cookouts throughout the spring and summer. If you think you hate carrot salad (probably because you don’t like the mayonnaise dressing, and I don’t blame you), give this one a shot. ItContinue reading “My Favorite Carrot Salad”

Gluten-Free “Lasagna”

For the family holiday celebration on my husband’s side, we are taking it easy by bringing in prepared lasagna and eggplant parmigiana (which will be delicious), but my oldest son’s girlfriend can’t have gluten, so I came up with the following as a substitute. The “noodles” Zucchini and Yellow Squash cut lengthwise into 1/4″ slicesContinue reading “Gluten-Free “Lasagna””