AIP Cinnamon rolls

 https://healmedelicious.com/cinnamon-rolls/

These were pretty good for gluten-free, lower-sugar, lower-fat cinnamon rolls. As one commenter wrote, the whole thing is like the inside of a Cinnabon roll.

I followed the recipe except for using honey as the sweetener in the filling, I needed to chill the filling so the coconut oil solidified in order to keep it from oozing out when rolling. They needed to bake for about 33 minutes. If you follow the recipe or use maple syrup instead of honey, then they would be vegan.

GF Crepes

 https://www.mamaknowsglutenfree.com/gluten-free-crepes

I made this recipe for La Chandeleur on the lefse griddle and they were pretty good. Based on the videos I saw, I think it's easier to spread out the batter with a t-shaped tool to make them extra thin. I made do with a spatula.

We had strawberry, banana, Nutella, and peanut butter toppings.

Pumpkin pie Smoothie

 https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/pumpkin-pie-smoothie/

Good to use up some frozen pumpkin 

Will try to add some hemp seeds next time 

GF Rabarbrakake

 I made this rhubarb cake using Bob's Red Mill 1:1 flour. I really liked it because it wasn't too sweet 

https://northwildkitchen.com/simple-norwegian-rhubarb-cake-rabarbrakake/#/

GF Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 With all the baked goods recently, I wanted to make something that I could eat. There was also some sour cream that needed to be used. I was very happy how it turned out. I will plan to make it to bring to work for our weekly donut day.

https://www.healthygffamily.com/recipe/gluten-free-sour-cream-coffee-cake/

Gluten free blueberry bread

 Made this for A, C, and myself. It was really delicious!

https://www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com/healthy-blueberry-bread/#wprm-recipe-container-30274

Pear and Blueberry crumble

https://www.sweetandsavourypursuits.com/pear-and-blueberry-crumble/

This was ok. I was trying to use up frozen blueberries and pears, but it wasn't very sweet. 

Golden Milk powder

 https://minimalistbaker.com/4-ingredient-golden-milk-mix/#wprm-recipe-container-36777

I've wanted to try golden milk for a while now.  The first week,  I mixed it with coconut milk, So Delicious, I think it was sweetened,  from a box. The second week I tried both almond milk and yogurt. I prefer the coconut milk so far and also cold or on ice.  I tried it hot, but prefer it cold.

I like to quadruple the recipe and store it in a 12 oz jam jar

112 g ground turmeric

16 g ground ginger (plus more to taste)

16 g ground cinnamon (plus more to taste)

8 g ground black pepper (plus more to taste)

ADD-INS (optional)

1 g ground nutmeg

1 g ground cloves

Rhubarb muffins

 I wanted to use up the rhubarb mash I had from making the rhubarb syrup earlier last week. We had some spoiled milk,  so I used that too.

I used this recipe https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/150141/aunt-normas-rhubarb-muffins/

It wasn't too sweet, so I might need a little more sugar or honey. 

More baking

 Bread machine recipes 

Cinnamon swirl bread-I was so happy how this turned out.  Just had the Cinnamon and baked in a loaf pan in the oven.  This was great as toast and on its own in the first couple days. 

https://saladinajar.com/recipes/bread-machine-cinnamon-raisin-bread/

No-Fuss Focaccia, made in the bread machine.  Stopped the dough cycle early and transformed into the 9x13 pan. Topped with pizza seasoning and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.  They burned a bit,  so next time I will try to mix into the dough better. 

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/no-fuss-focaccia-recipe

Lemon poppyseed muffins- made these without the glaze and they weren't too sweet. R called them salty and I can taste all the baking powder,  so I'm going to call these a bust.

https://handletheheat.com/lemon-poppy-seed-muffins/#wprm-recipe-container-27966

More zucchini

I planted more zucchini than we could use again.  In addition to some of the same hits from last summer, here's what I tried making this summer 

Chocolate zucchini loaf cake

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023356-chocolate-zucchini-loaf-cake?smid=ck-recipe-android-share

I wasn't a huge fan and neither were the kids. Folks at work liked it though!

Zucchini cake with ginger and hazelnut 

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9661-zucchini-cake-with-ginger-and-hazelnuts?smid=ck-recipe-android-share

I really liked this cake/quick bread. The first time I made it, I vegaized it by using a combination of ground flax and chia seeds and a frozen banana.  I also didn't have hazelnuts so used walnuts instead.  The second time i made it i followed the recipe more closely. I think I liked the first version better.  Perhaps I will chop the hazelnut smaller next time.  

I made this cake too,but it wasn't what I wanted  (zucchini spice cake)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/zucchini-cake-3075406

Vegan Breakfast cookies

I was experimenting with vegan stuff for L while we were trying to figure out trouble with her stomach.

These end up kind of dry, but taste ok with some jam.

https://www.mydarlingvegan.com/gluten-free-vegan-breakfast-cookies/#wprm-recipe-container-18360

Recent baking adventures

 Here’s a list of things I have baked recently...

We got another box of peaches and I made peach pie, cobbler and crisp. I much preferred the crisp. I think I probably need to up my pie crust game.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/brown-sugar-peach-crumble-pie/#tasty-recipes-70284

https://pinchofyum.com/peach-cobbler

For some reason, I can’t find the pie recipe, but no loss, because I would not want to make it again.

Fall apples and cider mean apple cider donuts-https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019593-baked-apple-cider-doughnuts

Another bread maker recipe, this time for cottage bread  - https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=731136

Coffee cake, I it may have been user error, but I thought the layers were too separate and the sweet was only concentrated in the streusel part- https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/cinnamon-streusel-coffeecake-recipe

The kids saw something on Daniel Tiger that was made. I tracked down a recipe and made some. They seem to be fairly healthy and they tasted that way too. I wouldn’t mind making it again for the kids. https://www.pbs.org/parents/recipes/mozie-mazing-cookies

This is a great framework for making muesli https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article/how-to-make-muesli-cereal

This isn’t baking, but definitely a treat. I tried this ice cream recipe and it was very rich. The kids didn’t like it at all.p, but I enjoyed it. I won’t make it again tho https://livinghealthywithchocolate.com/desserts/paleo-mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-2073/#wprm-recipe-container-9423

Gluten free granola

I said I would make some gluten free granola for my coworker. I didn’t have a whole lot of the gf oats, so I found a small batch recipe and used it. It was a little different from my usual recipe, but I liked it and more importantly, so did my coworker.

Blueberry muffin bread

I made this blueberry muffin bread for a Labor Day party. I didn’t have vanilla, so I subbed in maple flavoring. I really liked how it turned out. It went pretty quickly, so other people seemed to like it too.

GF Zucchini Bread

I had some zucchini I needed to use up and I wanted to make something gluten free so I could bring it to work to share. I found a GF zucchini bread recipe from the Power Hungry blog. I followed the recipe exactly, except I used dairy milk and forgot to add the vanilla. I was pretty happy with the texture of the final product, but it wasn’t sweet enough for me. I was trying to figure out how to incorporate honey as the sweetener instead of the coconut sugar. My gf coworker said she liked it, so that made me happy, but if I make it again, I’ll definitely change the sweetness up a bit.

MW30 Day 10

I skipped breakfast today, mostly because I was running around and didn't know what to have. I stuffed an avocado and EBTB seasoning in my backpack, but I didn't get a chance to eat it.

Lunch, another sad salad because customer audit, but I ate the avocado from home that I didn't get a chance to earlier. Same salad as yesterday, but less hard boiled egg.

Dinner - baked sweet potato with ghee and huge spinach salad with tomatoes, olives, and homemade balsamic dressing.

Snacks - I scarfed a couple handfuls of almonds after the audit.

I had a chance to catch up and do a lot of food prep this evening. I made an egg bake based off a recipe from Paleo Running Momma and used some shredded zucchini that was in the freezer from the summer, also onions and mushrooms with a sweet potato base/crust. I added thyme, rosemary, S&P to the eggs before dumping it in.
I also roasted a spaghetti squash and a head of cauliflower. It feels good to get ahead, because I haven't really been eating well because I didn't have stuff prepped.

Rhubarb sour cream muffins

I made these rhubarb muffins with gifted-from-the-neighbor rhubarb:
https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/sour-cream-rhubarb-muffins-27861

They were so good! Sweet and tart and very moist.

Catching up

I made lots of new dishes in the last few months, but haven't had time to post.
Here's a list:
Harvest pear crisp, next time I would reduce the sugar, was too sweet.
http://amp.myrecipes.com/recipe/harvest-pear-crisp-0

Lentil soup with lemon was really good. I will make it again!
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016062-red-lentil-soup-with-lemon?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_ck_20180106&nl=cooking&nlid=76807618

Spinach quiche with a sweet potato crust was also really good. I loosely followed this recipe which can be Whole 30 friendly if you omit the dairy:
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.cookinglight.com/recipes/spinach-feta-quiche-sweet-potato-crust

IP chickpea masala
https://www.carveyourcraving.com/instant-pot-chickpeas-curry-spinach-chana-masala-vegan-gluten-free/

Smitten Kitchen confetti cake. I made this as cupcakes, but I didn’t really like how they turned out. I thought they were dry and not very sweet.
https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/07/confetti-party-cake/

BBQ Jackfruit sandwiches. I really liked how this turned out, but the rest of my family didn’t. I will probably make it again for another try.
https://minimalistbaker.com/bbq-jackfruit-sandwiches-with-avocado-slaw/

Lemon poppyseed muffins

I have wanted to make lemon poppyseed muffins for a while. I found this recipe and it was super easy.
I had a bunch of frozen lemon zest, so I used all of it, way more than the recipe called for. I also used about half Greek yogurt and half whole milk for the dairy portion of the recipe.
They were not too sweet, and they produced at least 18 small/regular sized muffins. I froze most, but ate a few. Leela didn't seem to like them that much, but I would definitely make them again.