A Clock for Hobbits and Hobbit-Lovers! Second breakfast, Elevesies, Luncheon, Afternoon Tea...

Finally... a clock for Hobbit-lovers!  Lord of the Rings peeps, check this out:

http://www.zazzle.com/cute_wall_clock_second_breakfast_elevensies-256761752556460248

How cute is this?  It's $24.95 on zazzle.com and you can get 20% off if you use 

the code  AXRFG951UWQ4 when you check out!

Tags: Elevensies, Elevenses, Second Breakfast, Luncheon, Afternoon Tea, It's five o'clock somewhere...

Gluten Free Gingerbread Men AND WOMEN Cookies - So yummy! The Best!

Gluten Free Gingerbread Men AND WOMEN  :-)

These are every bit as yummy... or more yummy than gluten filled cookies!  :-)

What you need:
1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons molasses

1 egg

1 3/4 cups Gluten Free Bisquick*

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Quick instructions: Mix the dry ingredients, add the wet.  Mix well.  Refridgerate for a bit.  Roll out using a bit of gluten free flour or Bisquick to keep it from sticking to the board or the rolling pin.  Cut your cute shapes.  Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.  Frost with a simple buttercream frosting.  Eat.  Repeat.  ;-)

*If using a gluten free flour blend rather than Bisquick, add 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon xanthan gum and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies... that taste AMAZING!!!

Bron's Famous Chocolate Cake

Derwyn's sister Bronwyn Hanney Grissom makes the best chocolate cake ever.  She is a a wonderful and kind person, so she shared her recipe with me.  :-)  I made this with regular flour before I went gluten free, and I've made it with gluten free flour since... and it's still AMAZING.  Recipes for the cake and frosting are found on the below photos.  :-)  (Thank you, Bron!)

Sorry it's sideways!  I don't know why it loaded like this!  :-}

Gluten Free Zucchini Bread - THE MOST AMAZING RECIPE! You won't miss the gluten at all!

Gluten Free Zucchini Bread

You seriously will fall in love with this zucchini bread.  My husband can eat gluten yet he loooooooves this recipe.  :-)

2 cups Gluten Free Bisquick
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini 
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:Heat oven to 350°F and grease the bottom of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Stir first three ingredients in a bowl.  Add oil, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and walnuts and stir to combine.  (Don't stir too much.)  Pour into loaf pan and bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Loosen sides of pan and remove and place on wire rack top side up.

Spread with butter and enjoy!!!

Flourless Chocolate Cake - the VERY best, ever ever ever ever ever!

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients:

• 6 1-ounce squares coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F

Spray a 7-inch tart pan with removable bottom with cooking spray. If you don't have a tart pan, use a 6 to 7-inch springform pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and spray the paper.

1. Melt 6 ounces of chopped chocolate and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium low heat. Stir until chocolate and butter are melted and smooth.
2. Add sugar and salt and reduce heat to low. Cook while stirring for about one minute, until sugar starts to dissolve.
3. Remove pan from heat. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. The mixture will look smooth and glossy.
4. Use a mesh hand sieve to sift cocoa into mixture. This prevents lumps. Whisk until the cake batter is smooth.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for about 25 minutes. The center of the cake should be just firm to the touch, but be careful to not overbake the cake or it will be dry.
6. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Invert the cake on a plate.
7. Enjoy the rich yumminesss.  MMmmmmmmm.....

Kyle got the opportunity of his life to meet Allen Stone last weekend.  I'm in awe and super jealous and also super happy for him.  :-)  He even got to play drums with Allen.  (See next picture)

Kyle Pickard, Allen Stone and Dakota Brown. July 14th, 2013.

Yep.... that's Allen Stone pointing at my son on the drums.  :-)  Proud mama alert!!!!!!

Summertime.

My hubby and I enjoying a blue Solo cup beverage on the Deschutes River.
Yeah.  Summertime.  :-)