Peanut butter bars.....Yum!

My mother in law recently shared this recipe with me and the kids...including the big kid LOVE it!
They are peanut butter bars and very simple to make.

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup Karo syrup
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 cup dry powdered milk

Mix all ingredients together and put in an 8x8 pan in the fridge. Cut and enjoy. We haven't tried this yet, but you could also roll them into balls and dip them in chocolate. I am thinking this will be fun for the holidays and put some sprinkles on them!

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A Yummy Summertime Favorite

This is a yummy recipe that I have adapted to be gluten free. I just have found some great noodles...but the package got thrown away before I could get the name of them. They are on sale this week at Whole Foods, so my plan is to go get more...many more packages. I think these are the best noodles I have found so far since being gluten free. They claim to be not mushy and that is what made me want to try them. A lot of the brown rice noodles and even the corn noodles can become really mushy. These were just like regular wheat noodles, not mushy at all. They were yummy!
Ok, for the recipe: And by the way, I don't measure my ingredients very often, so you just need to go by taste.

For the tomato sauce:
Several diced tomatoes
salt
basil
oregano
minced garlic
pepper
olive oil
Mix all together and if possible set in fridge for a few hours.

Cook noodles according to package directions, drain, rinse well. Put into a large serving bowl. Pour tomato mixture on noodles add chopped black olives and feta cheese. Toss, serve and enjoy!

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Yummy Fruit Smoothies

The kids were really wanting a snack early this morning and so I decided to throw together a smoothie for them.

Ingredients:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Apple juice (no sugar added)
Yoplait vanilla yogurt

Put all in the blender and enjoy!

Ice Cream Cone Smores

My kids love a good ole microwaved smores for an afternoon snack. Since going gluten free, I haven't gotten the nerve to spend 5-7 dollars on a small box of gluten free graham crackers. Yesterday, we tried an experiment....drum roll please....lol! We took a gluten free ice cream cone (these were on sale for 2.50 a box of 12 at Organic Harvest last week) I put a marshmellow in the bottom, topped some chocolate chips on it, then put another marshmellow (we used the large ones) on top and microwaved 10 seconds, stopped when the marshmellow was puffy, let the air go out then added another 8 seconds or so. The marshmellow looked like ice cream on top, but it tasted yummy like a smores! The kids loved it!

Any good sandwich brands?

I love bread! This has been a huge stuggle for me since my daughter was diagnosed with Celiacs. I have yet to find a good gluten free bread. They are so expensive to buy and be terrible to go to waste. I have found that Whole Foods Sandwich bread is ok for french toast, or toast, or grilled cheese, but to just make a big, juicy sandwich with meat, cheese and lettuce that is soft and moist, I have yet to find. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Kinnikinnick claims that they have a moist and soft bread. Has anyone tried it?