Category: Gluten Free & Dairy Free (GFDF)

Spinach Smoothie in the Blendtec

I love all of the many positives that come from drinking green smoothies.  You get the benefits of the whole fruits and vegetables as well as fiber from the skins.  You will notice a difference when you drink a spinach smoothie every day. First: you will have more energy and increased stamina Second: your skin, …

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GFDF Cheesecake Recipe

Since going gluten and dairy free over 3 years ago, I have done really well and haven’t missed too many things.  However, sometimes, I miss a good cheesecake.  This recipe is pretty tasty.  It’s nothing like Cheesecake Factory, but it’s a good GFDF Cheesecake recipe alternative.  It made 3 cheesecakes for me though, so be …

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Gluten Free Donut Holes Recipe – Dairy Free Too

I got a donut hole maker for Christmas a couple years back and I admit I have NEVER used it! It looked so fun just sitting there in the pantry, and one day I decided to give it a whirl. I thought it was great! I made the following gluten free donut holes in less …

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Cooking with Kids – GF Pasta Shapes with Corn

Each week, my kids take turns making dinner with me.  I love it because I get to spend quality time with them teaching them something I love and they love it because they get to choose anything they want for dinner (within reason).  This week, my son chose pasta shapes with corn. We used a …

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How to Make Shaped Eggs

My kids get to choose a recipe to make with me once a week and we call it “Cooking with Kids”.  Today my son chose shaped eggs.  They are so easy to make and so yummy!  All you need is an electric griddle and some egg shapers found here, here, and here. We actually purchased …

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Dairy Free Spinach Dip – Slow Cooker

I love me a good dip.  When it’s a warm dip, I really love me some!  This dairy free spinach dip is really fantastic, even for being dairy free.  I brought it to a family party as an appetizer and it was gone in about 2 seconds, even though I’m the only one in the …

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Dairy Free Pasta Alfredo Recipe

This dairy free pasta alfredo recipe takes a little help from the grocery store (or from Amazon), but is big on flavor.  It’s super easy and a great thing to put on pizzas, or in this case pasta.  It is also gluten free.  You will need 1 box of Gluten Free Dairy Free Elbow Macaroni. …

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Gluten Free Chex Muddy Buddies Recipe

This is a fun recipe to make with the kids.  I altered the recipe from the bette crocker site to make it a gluten free chex muddy buddies recipe.  It is dairy free as well.  Of course you can modify as you wish.  This is a wonderful recipe to satisfy that pesky chocolate peanut butter …

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Gluten Free Pizza Soup Recipe

This gluten free pizza soup recipe is so delicious.  It’s becoming my go-to meal when we are having company over to our house.  It’s so easy to make in the slow cooker and adults and kids both like it.  Find the recipe here on one of my favorite blogs.  I omitted the mushrooms because they’re …

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Dairy Free Chocolate

Chocolate is life.  I can’t live without it!  I’ve been dairy free and gluten free for about 3 years now and I thought at first that I would have to give up chocolate altogether.  But, alas, no!  There are options out there for us allergy sufferers!  I wish I could have found a list of …

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