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12 Gluten, Egg, & Dairy-free Christmas Cookies

November 26, 2012 by Cara

Last year, I teamed up with Brooke over at Crackers on the Couch and de-glutenized and veganized her amazing 12 Days Collection of Christmas Cookies. It was such a fun experience that her and I are back at it again this Christmas. Just in case you missed it, here is the original collection {and don’t…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: baking, Christmas, cookies, dessert, Food, gluten free, holidays, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

Easy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

June 18, 2012 by Cara

Working with obstacles is life’s journey. The warrior is always coming up against dragons. Of course the warrior gets scared, particularly before the battle. It’s frightening. But with a shaky tender heart the warrior realizes that he or she is just about to step into the unknown, and then goes forth to meet the dragon….

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: baking, chocolate, cookies, dessert, Food, gluten free, peanut butter, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

Easy Homemade Chipwiches

May 18, 2012 by Cara

Yesterday I spent my morning at a local coffee shop, reading and sipping my favorite caffeinated beverage.  Okay, that was a long, round-about way to describe coffee. So there I was, drinking coffee when an older man approached me where I was sitting. As he stood above me he explained to me that he had…

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Gluten-free Vegan Trefoil Cookies

February 29, 2012 by Cara

Today is monumental. It is one of those lessons of tenancity and perseverance. It is a life moment of realizing that I am a slave to the kitchen. No wait, that isn’t right. It is a life moment of realizing that you can do anything that you put your mind to. What taught me this? The Trefoil Girl…

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Grandma got ran over by her cookies…

December 16, 2011 by Cara

Fork and Beans Virtual Advent Calendar (treats not included) Excuse me while I get my tissue and blow my nose as I sing, one last time, my favorite song from the past 2 weeks, “The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies”: (I cannot believe today is the last day of cookie making) 11 Mince”meat” failures, 10 Persimmon Cookies,…

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How to fail at baking and Economics.

December 15, 2011 by Cara

Virtual Advent Calendar It’s days like these that I am so glad I went to therapy back in the day. Though I am not always perfect at distinguishing between the two, I am still far ahead from where I used to be in regards to finding my worth not in what I do but who…

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Persimmonable cookies.

December 14, 2011 by Cara

Pardon me, dear friends, as I quickly sing through this song. I still have a little bit of time to study before my final and I need every last minute available. So without any further delay, here we go: Now I might not be a genius, but I can tell you this: If you eat 6 of these cookies…

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