Lemonade Cookies

     Summertime here in Texas can be sweltering, to say the least. The temperature stays above 100 for weeks on end and there is little rest at night with lows remaining in the upper 80s.     Despite these soaring temperatures, there are ways to beat the heat. Ice cream and popsicles...

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Making Life a Little Easier

     So I've pulled this old laptop out of the closet that has been sitting here for who knows how long and it works! How awesome is that? The cable got repaired on it a few months ago and it would never turn on, but suddenly it works. I'm taking it as a sign that the laptop was destined to be mine.Onto the important...

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Austin Ice Cream Festival

      It's 100* here in Austin, Texas right now and there aren't too many thing available for doing outside. There's canoe and kayak renting for $10 per hour on Lake Lady Bird. Add a six pack and a couple sandwiches and you've got a great afternoon!      If canoing is not your forte,...

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Indian Inspired Spinach and Red Lentils

      One of my favorite ingredients to cook with when I have no clue what to make for dinner is red lentils. They're flatter than normal lentils, cook fairly quick making, and they go really well with just about anything else making them perfect for using up the rest of whatever you have. Just like in this instance...

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Creamy Pasta Dinner

Just a quick post this evening to give you an equally quick recipe to make tonight. Yesterday's post where I raved on and on about Sabra's Hummus, I said that I would give you a great idea to use up the rest of the hummus once all the carrot sticks and chips in the house are gone. Hope you enjoy this soon, it's well worth it! Ever...

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My Heart Died a Little...

     On a recent trip out on the town with The Artsy Tartsy Jeweler we stopped by Sugar Mamma's Bakeshop here in Austin hoping to find some delish gluten-free brownies to go along with the vegan cupcakes they make on a daily basis. I showed up only to discover they had discontinued their gluten free line! I spoke...

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Sweet Dreams

     It's almost time to turn in around here, but I was doing some last minute internet business and came across a rather interesting blog article over on Mommy Goggles about a new gluten free product by none other than *Betty Crocker*. That's incredibly mainstream and that makes me incredibly happy!      There...

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Pad-Thai Knockoff Power Lunch

...or dinner.       I abhor thinking about what to make for a meal. I like to plan things out before hand so that I know what I'm making in advance giving me plenty of time to prepare anything in advance that needs it or make a quick run to the store for something I forgot to buy. It makes things go so much...

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New Gluten-Free Magazine

      It strikes me as odd that this past Christmas I bought a subscription to Vegetarian Times over any gluten-free magazine available. I did this for a number of reasons, but mostly because the gluten-free magazines are filled with articles I do not care to read and recipes that I cannot eat or modify easily....

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Gluten-Free Austin

      I had a great time out on the town with one of my sisters this past weekend. We saw a movie, toured a museum, hit a local bar for some darts and ate at a couple Austin favorites of mine. Also this past week, I got in an awesomely comfy tee from NadaMoo! I wore it out on Saturday with the sister and several...

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Heart Healthy February

      Happy February everyone! I hope the chill of winter is beginning to lift for most of you. I know the weather here has been gorgeous the past several weeks with only one or two days of dreariness. February always seems to be a busy month with people buzzing with the knowledge of spring just around the...

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A Blur of a Month....

      The past few weeks have been a complete blur for me. The last week and a half of January was spent moving and unpacking. Cleaning and dusting and getting settled in as quick as I could before I had to start a new job working an odd shift that puts me home close to 2 AM. I've had to rearrange my schedule a bit,...

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Mung Bean Flatbread

      This next week and a half or so I'm going to be absorbed in moving to our new apartment. We're getting a substantially larger place for cheaper than what we are paying now. It's a good move and I'm looking forward to it.      Coincidentally, all this packing up has left me little motivation...

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As Vegan As I'll Ever Be

      I'm about as close (if not too close for comfort) to being a vegan as I will ever be. I consider myself a strict vegetarian when I talk about my diet, but I find it easier to just say vegan when I am in a restaurant. The only animal products I consume, read ingest, are eggs and honey. Milk is out due to severe...

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