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Recipe: Gluten Free Homemade Chai Concentrate

by Carrie For the Holidays

  “Venti 1/2 sweet Chai tea latte with Lactaid.” That’s my favorite drink from Starbucks during the winter season. These days that drink costs me around $5.00 which is crazy. I love Starbucks but I’m finding the increased prices a bit much. So what to do? Well in the fall I made homemade pumpkin spice [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Cookies

by Carrie Baked Goods

  This is my last gluten free cookie recipe until sometime in the new year. I am so glad that December only comes once a year because I am sugared out! I love cookies and sweets, don’t get me wrong, but after making and testing around 20 batches of cookies and squares, I’m in need of [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Peppermint White Chocolate Bark

by Carrie Family

Last week I was in Amaranth Foods here in Calgary and came across a display of Candy canes with a gluten free sign. Aren’t all candy canes gluten free? Actually- most are not. Unfortunately everything you buy that is processed has to have its ingredient label read carefully. I took home a couple of boxes [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Meyer Lemon Liquer

by Carrie For the Holidays

  You may be thinking… “Gluten Free Meyer Lemon Liquer? Why would you post a recipe for that?” A lot of alcohol out there has gluten in it. Did you know vodka has gluten in it? Information varies on how much gluten is in alcohol because of distilling,  without knowing 100%, I personally stay away from [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Meyer Lemon Curd

by Carrie For the Holidays

If you hadn’t realized it yet- I love my Meyer lemons! They are sweet and fabulous. I could eat this curd straight out of the jar. It’s even better when it is freshly made and is warm and sweetly tart. Top waffles with lemon curd, or use it in my gluten free english scones. I [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Meyer Lemon Squares

by Carrie Baked Goods

  I’ve been searching for a great Meyer Lemon Square. This past week I found one on the Land O’Lakes website, but  it was only for regular lemons. I personally love Meyer lemons since they are more sweet than sour. I have been looking forward to trying them in this recipe! I really enjoy searching for [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Raspberry Walnut Thumbprint Cookies

by Carrie Baked Goods

Thumbprint cookies were a huge part of my childhood, so Christmas just isn’t Christmas without them. I’m so glad I was able to find a recipe for gluten free thumbprint cookies on www.food.com. The cookies turned out so well that I couldn’t wait to share the recipe with all of you! The best part? No [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Cheese Ball

by Carrie Appetizers

With all the entertaining that goes on during the holidays, this is an excellent appetizer that is super easy to make and can be saved in the fridge for later. It makes a large cheese ball perfect for feeding a large family gathering or used as an appetizer for a party buffet.   Gluten Free [...]

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Recipe: Whipped Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies

by Carrie Baked Goods

  Only 11 more day’s till Christmas, so I’m going to try and get everyone another 12 new recipes. Because of the sudden crunch-time for the next few blogs, I’ve decided to write very little for each blog entry. For those that know me- this is bit of a challange as I can be really long [...]

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Gingersnaps

by Carrie Baked Goods
gluten free gingersnaps

Gooey, warm cinnamon molasses cookies! A little crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside. And they are gluten free? Yes they are, and yes, it is an easy recipe too! My memories of gingersnaps were ones my Grandma used to make. They were incredibly hard, yet they had this fluorescent pink icing that [...]

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Christmas Party Baking and Popcorn Recipe!

by Carrie For the Holidays

We were heading to Kananaskis country this weekend for my husband’s Christmas party. The last couple of years we drive 1 ½ hours into the mountains and stay the weekend at the Delta Kananaskis Lodge. It is a great weekend of catching up with my husband’s co-workers and their families, and of course partying a [...]

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