Fudgey No Bake Cookies

 

 (Yes, I'm a dork.  I still like to make smiley faces out of food.  I'm sure my kids will hate that when they are older.)


It is hot...too hot to bake.  My new favorite summer cookie recipe (based on this recipe here) is super simple and kid-friendly.  They are rich and fudgey and I think they'd be sure to please just about anyone.

1/2 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips
2 tbsp. almond butter
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Gluten Free Chocolate Rice Crispy Treats

 Megan is back to eating rice (in moderation!) with thankfully no eczema flare-ups.  To celebrate, I made these chocolate rice crispy treats.  I love these things, and so do the kids!  

1/2 bag of marshmallows (I use about 11 large Elyon Marshmallows)
2 tbsp. coconut oil
1/2 box Nature's Path Koala Crisp cereal
1 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips



Line one 8x8 inch baking dish with wax

Garden Life and Fresh Vegetable Succotash

Our garden is not dead yet!  Last year everything died in July, but this year mostly everything is still alive and producing.  We are still gathering cucumbers, Swiss Chard, carrots, jalapenos and green and golden peppers.  We've gone through our garlic, beets, turnips, shallots, kale, mustard, lettuce, arugula and tomatoes, and we were able to harvest two zucchini and two butternut squash

Fresh Pickled Jalapenos

We have two happy jalapeno plants in our garden.  Until it got hot, they produced like crazy...they've since slowed down, and now instead of staying green, the peppers are turning red.  Earlier in the season, they were fairly mild, but now with the hot weather, they have a good burn!



We were overwhelmed the other week with a big batch of jalapenos and I didn't know what to do with them.

Quinoa Jam Bars

Recently as I was perusing the gluten-free grocery aisle, I happened upon a bag of Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oat Flour.  I was intrigued, but not enough to fork over $6 for a bag of it.  That seems expensive to me, but maybe I'm shopping in the wrong places.  I did, however, jot down the recipe for Raspberry Oatmeal Bars on the back of the bag.  And then instead of buying the expensive oats, I