Gluten Free Muffins

Mini Blueberry Gluten Free muffins and Chocolate Chip Gluten Free muffins.

Today I baked two versions of a gluten free recipe that I found on Jamie Oliver's website.  Here is the link to the original recipe 

http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-features/features/gluten-free-muffins/






The first batch I made was the mini blueberry muffins.  I didn't have shortening as the recipe states so I used butter instead.  I added eggs, vanilla, butter, coconut sugar and vanilla to the food chopper.

Next I added the coconut flour, baking soda and salt.

The blueberry muffins ready for the oven.

The muffins fresh from the oven

Here are the muffins on a plate.  As you may notice they are funny shaped.  Caveat for others.  Either use paper liners or thoroughly grease the muffin tin which obviously I did not as every single one stuck :(

Now, I decided to attempt this recipe again but with changes.  I made chocolate chip muffins.  I added cinnamon, nutmeg and mini chocolate chips to the batter and of course used butter instead of shortening.

The chocolate chip muffins ready for the oven.  I sprinkled additional mini chocolate chips on top of the muffin batter before putting them in the oven.

Freshly baked chocolate chip muffins

Plated and ready to eat.

The final verdict is the chocolate chip muffin was good was a similiar texture to non gluten free.  Gotta get use to the coconut flour.  I think chopped pineapple in the muffin would be good since pineapple and coconut go together well.  Overall I think this was a successful recipe :)

Gluten Free Pizza Anyone?

Today I felt like making pizza.  Went the store to get the pizza mix I like BUT the store didn't carry Stonewall Kitchen Herbed Pizza Mix(Gluten Free) anymore. Disappointed but since I had all the ingredients for pizza I decided to try Glutino pizza mix.

Never had a mix that called for so many ingredients including 2 eggs.  Made the dough and made a round pizza and a rectangle one.

Fresh red peppers from the garden as well as fresh green onions.

Toppings for pizza.  Pineapple, red onions, chopped spinach, red peppers, turkey sausage, watercress and green onions

The pizzas are ready for the oven.

Below are the pizzas fresh from the oven. :)

The final verdict I much prefer the Stonewell Kitchen GF pizza mix.  That being said I would try this again but make more pizzas from it I prefer a much thinner crust.  Also I would add herbs to the dough so that it would be tastier.

Also, I think this would make great focaccia,  It would make a large one but am considering mini size ones as appetizers or as party food for game days. :)

Cauliflower Sweet Potato Soup

Happy Labour Day!!! The first day of September and I decided to make some soup.   I chopped 2 onions, 2 large heads of Cauliflower, 2 peeled and chopped sweet potatoes and one carton of stock.  I added all this to a stock pot ( I think I need a bigger one) and simmered until tender.  Then I pureed it with an immersion blender.  Then added salt, pepper and nutmeg. Reheated and served.

First Pepper of the season

I picked the first pepper of the season tonight and some more green onions.

How cute is this pepper?

Inside of the pepper. Not a lot of seeds which is good.




The pepper was very tasty tried some raw and it had a nice crunch and tasted so much better than what one gets in a store.





I made a quesadilla for dinner and used the pepper and green onions in it.

More Peppers

This small red pepper is almost ready to be harvested.

The other 2 small peppers are starting to turn red

This red pepper is almost ready to harvested

A new pepper has started, unique shape 

These two were to be purple peppers but are starting to red instead.

So far this one is staying purple.

Onions are growing but don't think I planted them deep enough as they are starting to poke through the soil.

Julia Child's Words of Wisdom

Came across some words of wisdom from Julia Child.

These are so true :)


“Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.”


“A party without cake is just a meeting” 


“People who love to eat are always the best people.” 


Enjoy the weekend :)

Chocolate Chip Cookies anyone? Product review

Today I thought I would try the new pillsbury gluten free chocolate chip cookies that are now available in Canada.  They smelled fantastic while baking.  Tasted good as well, one of the best GF chocolate chip cookies i have tried although a little sweet.  But soft and so good warm from the oven :)

The easiest cookies to make open container drop cookies onto cookie sheet and put in oven.  5 easy steps :)

Step 1 Remove container from fridge

Step 2 remove lid

Step 3 Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheet and put in oven

Step 4 11 minutes later remove from oven and cool.

Step 5 Put on plate and enjoy