Gluten-Free Baking Facebook Live Q and A: Thursday, March 16, 2017

Hey all! I wanted to let you know that I will be having my first Art of Gluten-Free Baking Facebook Live Gluten-Free Baking Question and Answer session tomorrow:

-March 16, 2017
-4 PT/ 7 ET
-1 hour
-Pre-ask your questions in the comments on this post or on the Art of Gluten-Free Baking Facebook page

Hopefully, this will be the first of a regular series.

Also, I am going to be starting an occasional newsletter to let you know what I’m up to.  Please sign-up for it on the right side of the screen—->

I promise that I won’t spam you–you are all why I do what I do and I will treat you with the respect with which I have always treated my readers.  Eventually, newsletter readers will get some special perks that I am currently working on.  If you are already on my Feedburner list, I am researching how to convert it to my newsletter list–eventually you will get a note asking to confirm being on the list.  It should be fairly painless.

Please join me tomorrow!  I am a little nervous–hold me. (lol)

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Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

Hi everyone, and hello June! I love the summer months it has long light days and lots of great fruits, and not to mention a perfect time to enjoy ice creams. I hope you all are doing well and look forward to summer. Sharing a new recipe on my blog today, a lovely pink strawberry […]

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Echo Bluff State Park

Our second R-pod trip took us to Echo Bluff State Park. We decided to keep our trips in-state for a while, at least until we have a little bit more trailer experience.

EBSP is a fairly new state park and I am not quite sure what I expected but it blew me away!  The campground was so nice and clean.  The site was perfectly level (this can be a big deal!).  There is a good amount of green space between sites. And there are wild, white horses that roam the campground – two adults and one baby.  We got our camp setup and they greeted us fairly soon after.

There is a creek that runs through the campground, called Sinking Creek, that flows into the Current River.  It’s spring-fed so it’s a little cool and the water is always flowing.  Being July it was plenty warm and the creek was perfect for cooling off.


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On Ball Defense Against Dribble Penetration – Don’t Force Middle or Baseline? Beard vs. Bennett

On Ball Defense Against Dribble Penetration – Don’t Force Middle or Baseline? Beard vs. Bennett There is a common debate among coaches on whether to force baseline or force middle. However, I believe that’s the …

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Healthy 2-Ingredient Strawberry Applesauce

Strawberries, apples and 45 minutes are all you need for this healthy strawberry applesauce! Naturally vegan, gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free and free of added sugar.

Before I knew how easy homemade strawberry applesauce was to make, I tried different brands of store-bought applesauce but they just weren’t very good.

I posted another recipe for strawberry applesauce a few years ago but I broke my slow cooker and so I had to find a new way to prepare the applesauce. This recipe is different enough that I figured it warranted another post!

When I posted my first strawberry applesauce recipe, I thought applesauce needed to cook for a long time so I used a slow cooker. That’s totally unnecessary! You seriously just need 30 minutes on the stove top.

Strawberries, apples and 45 minutes are all you need for this delicious and healthy strawberry applesauce! Naturally vegan, gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free and free of added sugar.

It’s so absurdly simple to make. You don’t even need to peel the apples as they break down during cooking and if you use an apple corer, this is really quick to prepare. Apple slices and hulled strawberries – you just put them in a large pot, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool and puree!

I also left out the apple juice, which I had previously used as a sweetener. We went strawberry picking recently and came back with some almost candy-like strawberries.

Strawberries, apples and 45 minutes are all you need for this amazingly delicious and healthy strawberry applesauce! Naturally vegan, gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free and free of added sugar.

This resulted in strawberry applesauce that was so sweet that I can’t even eat all that much at a time. However, if you’re using some less than stellar off-season strawberries, this applesauce likely won’t be all that delicious. You might want to add a bit of apple juice (at the beginning of the cooking process) for sweetness.

And make sure to use sweet apples and nothing tart! I honestly just use whatever cheap apples I have around. This isn’t an apple pie or a fruit dessert where you need to worry about the texture so just go with whatever you have – except Red Delicious! Your apples should have at least a little taste to them. 😉

Whenever I find myself with too many strawberries, I make up a big batch of this strawberry applesauce, fully intending to eat it all by myself within 5 days, but then I get nervous and freeze whatever I have left after 4 days. If it sits in there for too long, you’ll know by the smell.

If it smells funky, you’ll of course need to throw it out, which is as sad as it sounds. I recommend measuring out a cup per day or whatever you think you’ll eat over the next 4 days, and immediately freeze the rest.

Sometimes it keeps well for a full week, sometimes not, so I just err on the side of caution and stick to 4 days.

If you want to make a different sized batch, the proportions are approximately 1/3 strawberries and 2/3 apples by weight. So 1 pound strawberries and 3 pounds apples. Simmer until soft, puree and enjoy. 🙂

Healthy 2-Ingredient Strawberry Applesauce (naturally vegan, gluten-free, paleo)

Healthy 2-Ingredient Strawberry Applesauce
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 30 min
  • Ready in: 45 min
  • Yield: 6-8 cups

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pounds (1587 grams or about 7 large apples) unpeeled sweet apples
  • 18 ounces (510 grams or about 4 cups) sweet and ripe strawberries, rinsed and hulled

Directions

  1. Core each apple (do not peel!) and cut into about 6 pieces. Add the apples and strawberries to a large pot. Add about 1/2″ of water. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for about 30 minutes. Check about halfway through to make sure there’s a little liquid on the bottom of the pot (to ensure that they don’t stick). The apples should be very soft now. If they aren’t, simmer in 5-minute increments until they are.
  2. Remove from the heat and let cool for about 20 minutes and then use an immersion blender to puree the applesauce. You can also use a blender or food processor but an immersion blender is quickest, easiest and the least messy.
  3. Cool completely and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Freeze any remaining applesauce after that.

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Big man? Point guard? Trade? The Bulls get ready to feel the draft

When the Bulls dropped from their pre-draft lottery spot of fourth all the way to No. 7 last month, John Paxson acknowledged a brief moment of disappointment.

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