Gifts From the Kitchen

Chocolate Frosted Brownies ~ Gluten Free

These GF Chocolate Frosted Brownies are incredibly fudgy, rich and delicious!!! I adapted this recipe from a very popular Brownie recipe from many peoples' childhoods, called the "Lunch Lady Brownies" – the only changes that I made was to substitute the regular gluten-containing flour with GF All-Purpose Flour and they turned out perfect! My family …

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Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies ~ Gluten-Free

These Oatmeal Cookies are so buttery and chewy that they melt in your mouth. I also love the fact that there are only 8 ingredients needed…all ingredients that we usually have on-hand. Of course, a HUGE “Thank You” to Ree Drummond (aka: The Pioneer Woman) for sharing the original recipe for these wonderful cookies! The …

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Oat Bread (Gluten-Free; Dairy-Free; Vegan)

You will fall in love with this soft, yummy GF, DF, Vegan Oat Bread! It’s perfect for toast, sandwiches or warm with some fresh buttery spread ๐Ÿ™‚ I usually make two loaves at a time and freeze one to have a loaf ready to go when the first one runs out (usually within 2-3 days …

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Zucchini Bread – Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free

This moist, delicious Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Zucchini Bread is packed full of nutrients and spices! I always make a double batch (this recipe is for 2 loaves), because it disappears very quickly in our house ๐Ÿ˜‰ I attempted to make a Vegan version (substituting applesauce for the eggs) for my daughter, but it turned out like …

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Sunshine Lemon Cooler Cookies (Gluten Free)

This copycat recipe for Sunshine Lemon Cooler cookies earned 5 Stars with our family! Growing up, these were my favorite cookies!!! I was SO sad when the Sunshine Company stopped making/selling them ๐Ÿ™ I have tried many copycat recipes over the years, but this one from “Dixie Crystals” is by far the best (a HUGE …

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Rustic Strawberry Tart (Gluten Free)

We look forward to Spring every year because we get to make jam, jelly, frozen yogurt pies and yummy tarts with our buckets of fresh, plump Strawberries! This recipe was adapted from two of my favorite cooks/bakers/chefs….Ree Drummond (aka: The Pioneer Woman) and Kim (“letthemeatgfcake”). I simply swapped out the “regular” pie crust with Kim’s …

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Copycat Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Chipotle’s Honey Vinaigrette Salad Dressing is my husband’s all-time FAVORITE dressing/dip! But, now that we no longer live near a Chipotle restaurant, I decided to make it myself ๐Ÿ˜‰ My husband stated that he likes it even better than Chipotle’s, because he can really taste the Honey! He uses it as a salad dressing, dip, …

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Lemon Love Notes (Lemon Bars) – Gluten Free

I have been making these ooey, gooey and crunchy Lemon Bars since I was a child! I have always LOVED Lemon-flavored anything, so this dessert is (and always has been) #1 on my Favorites list!!! These yummy lemon bars are so simple to make and quickly disappear, so you may want to make 2 batches …

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Italian Sandwich Bread (Gluten Free)

I panicked when I found out that I was allergic to Gluten…that meant NO BREAD!!! ๐Ÿ™ I tried the frozen GF Breads in the grocery store, but they all tasted wrong! And the texture was well, also wrong!! So, I decided to hit the internet and cookbooks for a good GF Bread Recipe. I had …

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Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Coffee Cake (Gluten Free)

Do you like Coffee Cake? Are you Gluten-intolerant or have Celiac’s and miss eating yummy treats, like Brown Sugar Cinnamon Coffee Cake? Well, now you can have your coffee cake and eat it, too ๐Ÿ™‚ This is truly one of the BEST Coffee Cakes I have ever eaten!!! A HUGE “Thank You” to Audrey from …

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