Month: June 2018

Apple Cake
Recipes

Apple Cake

Sarah

There's nothing quite like the ease of a sheet cake. It's not fancy, but oh the taste is! The apples are the main feature, with the batter holding them together. It's a moist and dense cake you will love whipping up. Apple Cake Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp fine… Continue reading Apple Cake

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sarah

Coconut flour makes great gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, however due to how coconut flour works, eating them the same day as baking works out best (they pull moisture out of the air and get soft). I make small batches of coconut flour items, and this batch of cookies works well - just 12 cookies. Bake… Continue reading Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Local Adventures: Jefferson Museum of Art & History
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Local Adventures: Jefferson Museum of Art & History

Sarah

Since moving back to Whidbey island, I am getting to explore places I didn’t get to with my oldest son. We left the island when he was 5 years old, and we tended to drive straight to the mountains, off the ferry dock, rather than putz around an old Victorian sea town when we were… Continue reading Local Adventures: Jefferson Museum of Art & History

May On The Homestead
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May On The Homestead

Sarah

May on the homestead was a good month for weather and growth of plants. We had a hot streak for a week, that really ramped up the plants, then it settled into a nice high 50's to low 60's for the rest of the month. The little Lilac tree, that looked barely alive when we… Continue reading May On The Homestead

Gluten Free Banana Muffins
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Gluten Free Banana Muffins

Sarah

I have found if I prepare muffin batter in the blender, the boys will eagerly eat oatmeal based muffins, where as prepped in a mixing bowl, they see the oats and fuss over it. A trick I am happy to work with, that also saves me time and cleanup. Gluten Free Banana Muffins Ingredients: 2… Continue reading Gluten Free Banana Muffins