A dish so nice I made it twice

I like to bake and try new recipes. Last week, I tried a a brownie recipe and brought it to lunch with friends. It was a smashing success. So I made it again yesterday, for a girls' gaming night, and it also got rave reviews.

Betty Crocker's Gluten-Free Turtle Brownies
This is super easy with minimal ingredients. Don't let the gluten-free label scare you away - it's moist and delicious.

I made two changes to the recipe:

• I couldn't find the GF brownie mix, so I used Betty Crocker's GF cake mix instead
• I added 1/8 cup milk because I worried that the cake mix might be too dry

Recipe link. For those who can tolerate gluten, you might prefer the Ultimate Turtle Brownie recipe instead.

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Paleo Breakfast cookies

Paleo Breakfast cookies, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.

The recipe came from Gluten-Free On A Shoestring. Gluten-free and dairy-free!

Out of necessity, I made some substitutions. The weather was cold and the roads a bit icy yesterday, so I chose to go to local supermarkets rather than a health food store. I couldn't find coconut palm sugar so used regular sugar. I couldn't find pumpkin seeds so I substituted unsalted sunflower seeds. I forgot to put vegetable shortening on my list, so I used coconut oil.

And I should've checked to see if I had honey - I don't! I only discovered that halfway through baking tonight. I used maple syrup with a squirt of molasses and two squirts of corn syrup.

I tried one tonight - yummy!

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Photo of the Day - Feb 13 2012

Photo of the Day - Feb 13 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
I tried a new recipe - Almond Raspberry Shortbread cookies. They were delicious and a big hit with my coworkers.

meandjilly.blogspot.com/2012/01/working-girland-cookie.html

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