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Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

Melissa King 74 Comments

Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette!  You have to try it.   After seeing the success of my Dairy Free Ranch Dressing and my Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing, I polled all of you on Facebook the other day asking about what other condiment recipes you would like to see.

Balsamic vinaigrette was one of the more popular answers, so that one was the first one I came up with. This homemade balsamic dressing recipe is simple and delicious. You won’t have to buy any at the store after making this homemade balsamic vinaigrette recipe.

Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

 

Most store bought dressings are loaded with sugar.  However, this dressing recipe contains no sugar at all.

Just a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen!  This dressing is so easy to make, you will never buy dressing again!  It only takes a few minutes!

Looking for more salad dressing recipes?

Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

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Prep Time 5 min Serves 1/2 cup     adjust servings

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 T balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 T red wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced or pressed
  • 1/4 scant tsp ground mustard
  • 1 T lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Whisk all the ingredients together. That’s it.

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Recipe Notes

I store my dressing in a small mason jar in the fridge. It should keep for a couple weeks. Since there are no additives in this, it will solidify in the fridge. Pull it out a few minutes before you use it again. Or just make it as you need it.

All Things Granola

Melissa King 31 Comments

I have a few different granola recipes on the blog.  Since the search button on the blog pretty much stinks, I am going to throw them into one post.  The granola recipes are some of my most viewed on the blog.  I am working on a recipe index, but it will take a bit of time to complete.  Bear with me. 🙂  Until then, here are all things granola.  You may never buy boxed cereal again…

 

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Nutella Granola

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Pecan Pie Granola

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Apple Cinnamon Granola

Gingerbread Granola

Gingerbread Granola

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Tahini Granola

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Peanut Butter Cup Granola

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Peanut Butter Granola Bars

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Pumpkin Granola Bars

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Pumpkin Spice Granola

 

All these granola treats go great with a glass of Homemade Almond Milk.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts (Vegan)

Melissa King 13 Comments

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts.  Just because Thanksgiving is over doesn’t mean we need to give up pumpkin yet.  Here is my second attempt at gluten free baking.

It’s very similar to my pumpkin donuts.

 

gluten free pumpkin donuts

 

These came out pretty good.  They got the thumbs up from my in-laws.  My father in-law is great.  He will try just about anything I give him to taste.

In fact, when they stop by, he checks the cupboard for the goodies. 🙂  We have a family member who has celiac disease so I will probably be experimenting with more of these gluten free recipes in the future.

So here they are.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts

Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts!

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 10 min Serves 12 muffins     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. 
  2. Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl . 
  3. Mix wet in another bowl . 
  4. Add wet to dry and mix until combined.
  5. Spoon batter into greased donut pans and bake for 10 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

I got 12 out of my batch. They should last a couple weeks and you can even freeze them for longer storage. Enjoy!

Gluten Free Butternut Squash Bread

Melissa King 94 Comments

Gluten Free Butternut Squash Bread.  I made you some butternut squash bread!  I know I have said this before, but I just love getting my co-op basket.

You never know what fruits and vegetables you are going to get.  I love squash and have been using it a lot lately, so when I saw it in my basket, I wanted to try something different other than roasting it or making a soup.

So I decided to try baking some bread with it.

 

gluten free butternut squash bread

 

This gluten free butternut squash bread came out moist and delicious!  This recipe is great because butternut squash is already naturally sweet so you can use much less sweetener.

I am all about cutting the sugar whenever possible.  This would be yummy to make on a cold day.  We just haven’t had many of those yet here in Dallas.

Baking it also makes the house smell so good.  I hope you enjoy it.

Gluten Free Butternut Squash Bread

Gluten Free Butternut Squash Bread

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 45 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325. 
  2. Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. 
  3. Mix all wet in a smaller bowl. 
  4. Add wet to dry and place batter in a loaf pan.  I used an 8 inch loaf pan .
  5. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy!

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