take-a-long snack bars

When you’re eating gluten free, snacks and quick meals can be hard to come by. This recipe makes 15 bars that you can wrap up and take with you so you don’t need to worry about being hungry at snack time! It’s also incredibly versatile so be creative and add your own favorite ingredients to make a tray of chewy take-a-long bars that taste great and are stuffed full of good things.

We originally posted this recipe a year ago but since it has been getting quite a few hits on pinterest lately, we thought we’d repost it for our new readers and followers!

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Geoff’s steaks turn out tender and juicy every time, yet his method is so simple, it isn’t so much a recipe as it is a revelation.

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fireside pastry pockets: you’ll be the happiest camper around

pastry pockets-001Next time you have a campfire (or light your fireplace, or start your BBQ), give these pastry pockets a try – you won’t be disappointed! Cooked on a wooden dowel (purchased at any hardware store), they can be stuffed with an endless assortment of goodies. Try peanut butter and jam (Geoff’s favorite), Nutella (my favorite), our not-too-sweet cream cheese icing and a sprinkling of cinnamon (tastes like a cinnamon bun – just a bit crunchier), and fruit flavoured yogurt (more healthful and very tasty).

The recipe for these was inspired by don’t forget delicious‘s dough for “fastest cinnamon rolls.”

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Gluten Free Restaurants in Red Deer Alberta

It’s Friday night, it’s been a long week, and the last thing you feel like doing is cooking but you don’t know where to get a GF meal. Maybe you’re visiting Central Alberta and you have no idea where you can go to find good, safe, gluten free food. Or perhaps you’re planning a group get together and someone in your party has celiac disease.

Here is a list of some of gf and me’s favorite and not-so-favorite places to dine out in and around Red Deer, Alberta. Entries are listed alphabetically and offer a brief description, menu suggestions, and links to more information.

Dining in Red Deer Alberta

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