u/HippieGirlHealth

Our sweet little water baby

She will be 8 months old in five days time. This sweet water baby is everything I’ve ever needed. I just love her so incredibly much.

She graduates puppy social today! She will still go to daycare every Tuesday. But no longer puppy socialize daycare. She’ll get to play with all dogs of all ages. I keep picturing her running into friends she hasn’t seen in a month or two as they aged out of puppy daycare. Hopefully she’ll run into old friends 💗

She went to her first lake. And it was hilarious. Not sure why I can’t post videos. I wanted to show her playing in the kiddie pool. But it was hilarious seeing her bunny hop in the shallow/ sandy spot of the lake. She was slowly getting the hang of swimming towards the end. My sweet lovey girl.

She’s excellent on walks. She gets a walk every morning. We play with her dog volleyball every day when I get home from work. She loves bully sticks. But she really really loves rope toys. She’s gotta be chewing something. But she only chews her dog things. She’s a very fast learner. And so very well behaved.

Well, these turned out amazing! No joke. So incredibly light and fluffy. I used mama knows gluten free vanilla cupcakes recipe. I added 2 tablespoons vanilla pudding powder and 2 tablespoons tofutti plant based sour cream. And baked for like 23 mins and n convection at 350.

The frosting didn’t setup right. Obviously. I did add blueberry preserves (from target) and I think it totally changed the consistency. It tastes amazing.

I also bought lemon bars and hot dog buns from my local gf bakery. Packing everything up to go tomorrow. Looking forward to brats, roasted veggies, and dessert.

https://www.mamaknowsglutenfree.com/gluten-free-vanilla-cupcakes/

Hi! I’m planning ahead for my weekend getaway. I already know what all I’m bringing and planning to cook and what I’m cooking before we leave Friday morning.

See my wonderful premade quiche! I actually followed a recipe where I just added gf bisquick. No crust making.
I also made 40 peanut butter cups last night. These are my fav thing to make because they’re so good and so easy. I did go through a lot of chocolate last night.

I just printed off gluten free vanilla cupcakes recipe from mama knows gluten free to try. I saw someone comment that they used namaste 1:1 flour and they were perfect. And that’s what I have. I bought vanilla pudding mix and was planning to add like 1/4 cup of that to it. Hoping they’re great.
I’m also going to make homemade buttercream frosting. I bought some blueberry fruit spread that I’m contemplating folding in to the frosting.

I have rummo brand gf pasta (2 bags) that I’m bringing. Along with my own pot and colander. I’m bringing pesto sauce, fresh basil and cherry tomatoes for the pasta. My friends are buying the steaks that my husband will grill. I’ll make the pasta. I’m also bringing spinach, pecans and strawberries and poppyseed dressing. So that will be my birthday dinner on Saturday.
Friday night we’re just doing brats and baked beans. And I’ll roast some cauliflower and broccoli.

For breakfast, I have the quiche, I’m bringing O’doughs bagels and cream cheese and pork sausage links. And just eggs.

And my friends are bringing sandwich fixings. I told them to buy the Aldi’s brand gf bread. And the Aldi’s sourdough sliced bread for them and my husband. It’s his favorite.
And I’ll bring my condiments.

I also ordered lemon bars from my local gf certified bakery. Yes, I really love sweets. So we’ll have cupcakes, pb cups and lemon bars. And hopefully plenty to eat.
I’m also bringing chips. And my friends are bringing fruit.
Hopefully it’s a perfect weekend. And of course I’m bringing little girl Tulla and her kibble.

I don’t trust every family member to cook dinner for us (well, me), but I do trust my mother in law (both of them, actually) 😁
This one is a retired nurse. She made home made baked beans I forgot to take a picture of. But she did list off the ingredients. I’m gonna try to copycat it soon. She also made coleslaw. We had a veggie tray. I brought pasta salad with chickpeas and olives and artichoke hearts and peppers. And homemade dressing. I also brought cut up watermelon.
And my father in law fried the fish in vegetable oil, outside.
I could eat this exact dinner, every Saturday for the rest of my life. It was excellent last night. And a feast for like 8 of us.

Everything about her is perfect. She’s my best friend. She’s a fast learner. She’s growing so fast. She’s excellent on a leash. Recall is going wonderful (we practice on a 35 ft leash at the park).

She’s gorgeous. She’s lovey. She likes rough housing. She loves to give kisses. And gentle nibbles.
Beautiful baby

Thursday feels like Friday, with no work today. So I wanted something fast and easy last night. And healthy.

I decided to make roasted cabbage slices with sliced carrots. I only added olive oil, salt and pepper and Italian seasoning. With a fresh salad. I chopped up romaine and cucumbers and tomatoes. And made the dressing. Topped with air fried gluten free chicken nuggets from Aldi’s. Omg I already want another bag. These are so good!
Plus a baked potato. With butter, chives, tofutti sour cream and follow your heart parm.
Everything turned out so perfect!
Also highly recommend the salad dressing 👌🏻😋

Ps my cabbage in the garden looks phenomenal. Plus pole beans, lettuce and Swiss chard. Seriously can’t wait!!

I’m dairy free and gluten free. Yes I used butter. You could definitely use plant butter and this would be fully vegan.
I’m obsessed with tofutti sour cream. And any evening I have no idea what to make for dinner. The answer is pasta. My husband is picking up dominos for himself. I made my own faux cheese sauce. And it’s delicious.
Added leftover air fried tofu. And leftover air fried broccoli. And some diced cherry tomatoes. Topped with follow your heart parm.
Absolutely bangin.

Does anyone have a favorite donut recipe (specifically baked donuts) that they’ve used and love??

I have one I do like. They’re good. They’re not excellent. And you have to double it to make a decent amount in my opinion.

But they’re vegan and chocolate and tasty.

So not a chocolate recipe please.

Here is the recipe I use below. I’ve been craving donuts. I just wana make a bunch. Maybe share some and maybe freeze some.

Words can’t describe how much I love this girl. She’s incredibly sassy. She talks back. We’re still working on recall. She did pass puppy kindergarten. She can sit and stay. Heel. Lay down. Get up. She loves to play but really loves cuddles. She has so much personality.

She is a rescue. English mastiff/ cane Corso mix. My husband has only ever had labs.
The only dog I had was a brindle girl pug. And my pug was so hard headed and stubborn. And difficult. And I see so many similarities. I feel like I get her. I can read her. I understand her. And I just love her so much.
We’re starting obedience training on Friday with a trainer we really like. And she goes to puppy daycare on Tuesdays. She’s so incredibly smart. And I’m honestly so impressed with her, still being a baby. But such a good baby!

I really love an easy dinner meal. I sliced up a sweet onion and fresh cabbage. Added avo oil, Italian seasoning, fresh garlic and pepper. Pan fried Kirkland brats with a few slices of onions. And made buttered noodles topped with from the heart Parmesan and a touch of red wine vinegar. And we split a giant avocado. 👌🏻
So incredibly delicious and filling.

Since we always talk about how gf can be expensive.
The brats were $11.59 and
The pasta is good/gather gluten free penne (12 oz) was 2.39.
The cabbage was $3.
The avocados were $2 (I only bought 3).

Everything was perfect. I did cook the pasta for one min less. Overall very and easy and extremely delicious!!

I love to cook but I occasionally like to bake. I had been craving chocolate chip cookies for a whole month. I finally made some yesterday. I always follow the recipe on the back of the Kirkland chocolate chips bag. I didn’t actually have any on hand so I just looked up that exact recipe.

They turned out perfect. Slightly crispy on the outside. Gooey and soft on the inside. I used chocolate chips from Aldi’s. And namaste gf flour.

I also made homemade pancakes this morning with namaste flour. I followed mama knows gluten free recipe. They rise a lot and get very fluffy. But absolute perfect taste!! With maple syrup and fresh strawberries. I did sprinkle apple pie spice blend on them as they were baking. 🥞