Gluten Free Easter Egg Nests – about 70 of them

Apr 04
Posted by: Under: Recipes, Special Events

Guess what today is? Er, if you’re reading this on Easter Friday, guess what yesterday was?

The last freaking day of school before Easter.  Guess who realized today that it was the last day before Easter break tomorrow?  You’ve obviously had your coffee if you can follow that.

Oooh. Coffee.

Where was I?

Pinterest to the rescue!  I was going to – just this second – paste some of those beautiful photos here for you to see, but then I decided I’m not that self deprecating.  We wouldn’t want you to be tempted to think I’m not as creative and fabulous as I do.

So at an unnamed place on the internet that starts with P, I found this recipe for these gorgeous little marshmellow Easter egg nests with cadbury chocolate eggs inside.

Here is how the original Easter Egg Nests recipe went:

- you whip up some home-made marshmallows (by this time I’m totally sucked into my most sarcastic and cynical pleasant self)

- then you pipe them with tip #%*(&* into nice swirls on parchment paper 

- simply roast up some coconut till nice and toasty, sprinkle approximately 21 strings around your swirl

- lightly indent the center of your swirl with chocolate eggs

Cathy Version

  • Buy pink cupcake paper cups
  • Buy large marshmallows (when those run out use a bazillion little ones)
  • Bake them at whatever oven for approximately a few minutes until big and puffy
  • Shake a bag of coconut with green food dye in it so that it looks fun and the children want to do it for you. Until blended.
  • Sprinkle green ‘grass’ around edges of each puffy marshmallow
  • Smush down in center with three Cadbury chocolate eggs.

 

70Easter Egg Nests in 30 minutes or so

Version 1 - large marshmellow centers

Version 2- mini marshmellows with randomly placed eggs - also very cute!

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Gluten Free Chocolate Cake – in Yellow Daisy Style!

Mar 30
Posted by: Under: Featured Recipes & Content, Gluten Free Baking, Special Events

Gluten free chocolate cake MIX – can it get any easier?

And thus allow me all the time I need to play with the icing and make it adorable.   Frosting/ icing is almost always gluten free whether store bought or made at home.

Emma turns 8 (on right)

Gluten Free Chocolate Yellow Daisy Cake

Yesterday Emma turned 8 years old.

She has always been my sunshine.

Ever since she was born, she’s the one that wants to smile.

She wants to laugh.

She sees the cup as half full.

She’s sensitive and kind.

She has a beautiful soul that emanates kindness and compassion.

She’s perceptive beyond her years.

And possesses stubborn streak that few get the privilege of meeting.

And on March 29, she turned eight!!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake in Yellow Daisy Style

  • Gluten free Betty Crocker Devils Food Cake Mix
  • Whipped White Betty Crocker Frosting
  • Buff Icing tips
  • Buff’s Colour Spray
  • mini marshmellows

Easter Bunny Cake

Next on my list of things to try:

An Easter bunny cake by Life Made Delicious!  There are FOUR different bunny cakes you can try – all with cake mixes – all easy peasy!  Don’t forget to visit LifeMadeDelicious to support this site, and to get tons of cute, easy recipes!

More Easter Inspiration:

If you’re not on Pinterest yet – you should be!! Its heaven! Here’s a pic of my easter board for your drooling pleasure:

Follow me on Pinterest here.

 

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Pancake Tuesday

Feb 21
Posted by: Under: Featured Recipes & Content, Special Events

Credit: rgordon

My husband came in this afternoon, announcing that he has a present for me!  Yay.  I adore presents.  I hint at them.  I leave suggestions for random gifts of love around the house.  I flat out ask for them.  A girl has to feel special.  I really dont care if its a tissue paper flower, or a single chocolate.  Its truly the thought that counts.  So my husband gets into the backseat of the car to pull out my present.

Yippee.  Presents! 

He comes in with 2 grocery bags full of stuff.  Cool.

Present?

Apparently its Pancake Tuesday.  This is the first time I’ve ever heard of such a thing.  But since I wasn’t planning on cooking supper tonight anyway, I’ll take it.

Pancake Tuesday, you ask?  Me too.  Apparently today is the day before Lent.  Lent is the event in Catholic/Anglican/liturgical religions that is the 40 days before the death of Jesus.  (Easter) And, apparently, preceding Lent, is Pancake Tuesday.

Yippee.  Pancakes.

Present?

“That is your present. I bought pancakes.”

Between you and me, I love the man.  I adore him.  I adore how he puts up with me.  I adore his neurosis and unshakable calm.   But pancakes?  

I suppose since it will take all of 30 seconds to make dinner, and we get strawberries & whipped cream on them, that counts.

Enjoy your pancake Tuesday, everyone!

PS – FYI my pancake recipe absolutely rocks but in the interest of full disclosure, we’re using Bob’s Red Mill Pancake Mix tonight.  I told you – 30 seconds.

 

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Pink CHEERIOS (or GF Round Cereal!)

Feb 14
Posted by: Under: Featured Recipes & Content, Gluten Free Desserts, Recipes, Special Events

This morning I was scouring my cupboards for something to go with PINK SUGAR to send to school with the girls.  I mean, its Valentine’s Day – who doesn’t send their kids to school with pink sugar?  The fastest/easiest is actually candied almonds, but we can’t send nuts to school for obvious reasons.  Then it hit me – Cheerios!!  How brilliant am I  is this?

You’ll need about 2 Tbsp pink sugar (or just put dye & sugar in a bag and squish)

and a cup or so of cheerios – honestly, I didn’t measure!

Heat on High until sugar starts to melt.

It will burn quickly.

So stir like the wind, darling.

Remove from heat.

Put in bags. 

Cool.

Put in bags.

Imagine these are NOT looking yellow, k?

Final result, minus the melted baggies.

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14 Gluten Free Valentines Ideas

Feb 11
Posted by: Under: Featured Recipes & Content, lifestyle, Special Events

So, I’m totally getting into the Pinterest MOVEMENT!  Have you seen it? Its like heaven for visual people.  :)

So here’s my completely Gluten Free – Completely Valentines’y Pinterest Board.  (like an inspiration board).

To see how-to make the craft or goodie, or to get more info on the item, you click on the image which will take you to the original poster’s article.

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Let me introduce you to Puppy Chow!

Dec 24
Posted by: Under: Gluten Free Desserts, Recipes, Special Events

Apparently I’m the last one to know that puppy chow isn’t just puppy chow.  It’s Puppy Chow.   I had thought my facebook friends just weren’t that civilized until I stumbled on this tonight.  And can I just say – it needs a better name!! YUMMY!

Puppy Chow
Recipe Type: Snack, Dessert
Author: LifeMadeDelicious – Sherry Bass
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 21 mins
Serves: 20
Sherry Bass shared this on facebook (Sherry’s profile: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=595200936)
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 9 cups chex cereal
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar)
Instructions
  1. Combine peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl.
  2. Microwave for one minute then stir to blend all ingredients thoroughly. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir well.
  3. Place the 9 cups of Chex cereal in a very large bowl.
  4. Pour the peanut butter-chocolate mixture over the cereal and toss evenly, making sure all the cereal gets a good covering.
  5. Place the powdered sugar in a large zip-lock type plastic bag.
  6. Add the peanut butter-chocolate cereal mixture to the bag, leaving enough room for the puppy chow to be shaken (you may have to divide the mixture into smaller batches, coating one batch at a time).
  7. Shake the bag vigorously to evenly coat each piece of the puppy chow with powdered sugar.
  8. Once the mixture is fully coated, place in a large serving bowl.
  9. Coat any additional pieces by shaking the mixture in the powdered sugar filled bag. Add powdered sugar to the bag as needed until all the mixture is coated.

 

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