You’re probably thinking this is a California style pumpkin roll. Au contraire mon Frere! It’s my daughter Cali’s version! Boo yah! She found the original recipe HERE at Allrecipes.com, the greatest online recipe encyclopedia EVER! Here’s her version: Ingredients For cake-like part: 3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 2/3 cup canned pumpkin 3/4 cup all-purpose [...]
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Pumpkin Roll Cali-style
Posted in Yum! on July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
Posted in Yum! on July 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Cali came up with this recipe. It’s a variation on a Pumpkin Muffin recipe she found on Allrecipes.com. Seriously the best website EVER! Ingredients 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups + 1/3 cup rolled oats 2 teaspoons baking soda 3 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 [...]
Easiest pasta dish ever
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, Yum! on July 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I don’t have step by step pictures because my kids made this while I was working out on the elliptical. Yes, it is THAT easy! Also, I have trained my kids well. Except for picking up after themselves and doing their chores without multiple reminders. Still working on that part. But the cooking thing, totally [...]
Easy Friday Night Pizza
Posted in Yum! on July 18, 2010 | 7 Comments »
In our home, pizza on Fridays is traditional. Years ago, when money wasn’t as tight, it meant delivery boys. Lately, with every dollar being stretched to the breaking point, it meant super cheap store brand frozen cardboard. I’m not into cooking on a Friday night. I think it’s ingrained from my childhood when my mom [...]
Breakfast Burritos
Posted in Yum! on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What better way to start the cooking section off than with breakfast, the most important meal of the day! Which in our house is usually cereal, selected for the cartoon character on the front and potential prize inside. However, in an attempt to be more healthy, I have chosen to fix my kids a morning [...]
GFCF "Oreos" – Product Review
Posted in casein-free, dairy free, gluten-free, product review on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
*No one is paying me for this. I am not receiving re-imbursement of any kind. This is strictly my humble opinion. Of course, Mi-del is welcome to send me a truckload of cookies and/or coupons! I certainly wouldn’t be turning ‘em down, either!! I was shopping in our brand new grocery store Paradise Foods, checking [...]
Thanksgiving Menu – GFCF style!
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been “meaning” to get back on here, post our Turkey Day menu with links to all the special recipes… and by meaning, I mean procrastinating. Ah, the pathway to hell, I’ve paved it so well (such a nice little rhyme, I should needlepoint a pillow… but I’d never get around to it… and so [...]
Let’s Make a Turkey Dinner!
Posted in autism spectrum, casein-free, gluten-free on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Feast Prep Day! Tuesdays are my day off, and I’ll be spending this Tuesday cooking a turkey and all the fixin’s! We’ll be spending the majority of Turkey Day over at my parents with the extended fam that is around (which is still a helluva lot of people!) Heading over for breakfast and [...]
GFCF Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, Yum! on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is part recipe and part product review. Eventually, I want to develop my own cake and frosting recipes cause while these are serviceable, they’re just not really fantastic. And that is what I’m striving for. Cupcakes worth raving about. But until there, these are really great, especially for kids. Perfect for a birthday party [...]
GFCF Pork and Apple Stew
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, stew. That perennial of autumn favorites. My kids are not particularly fond of beef stew and so I’ve been searching for an alternative. Pork chop (thick cut, no bone) were on sale last week, so I bought a large package. The kids were less than impressed with my apple juice infused pork chops and [...]
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Cali
20 years old
Loves Anime, is an aspiring writer and currently does voice-over work on fan-fictiony stuff that I don't have a clue about. She was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at age 16. She graduated from high school with her class and is now enrolled in college and working full-time. She moved out last year and is leading a very happy, successful, independent and quite "normal" life.Jason
18 years old
Friends fanatic, fancies himself the next Chandler Bing. Now that he has his license, the next step is his own car. He loves energy drinks, World of Warcraft and torturing Tad. He is now a college man.Tad
15 years old
Xbox addict, total Metrosexual and believer in the powers of Ax products. He's a shy, surprisingly funny, and exceptionally popular kid. He's joined the high school football team so he can get more girls.Sean
9 years old
Obsessed with the Titanic, cars, airplanes and basically anything that has an engine. His teachers told me he should go into engineering. He has a very mechanical mind and can fix just about anything. He was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum just before his 5th birthday. He is the sweetest little boy you will ever meet.Skye McKenna
7 years old
The Princess, loves all things pink and glittery. She loves making faces, having her picture taken, and drawing pictures of her family and friends. She was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum when she was 2 and was enrolled immediately in an early intervention program. She is completely mainstreamed and classified as "recovered".Whadda ya lookin’ for?
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