Biscuits from scratch

These biscuits are amazing! I think they would be that much better with cheese & garlic. 

I have adapted this recipe from : http://heybethbaker.wordpress.com/tag/biscuits/

1 cup of rice flour

1/2 cup of sorghum flour 

1/3 cup of tapioca flour

1 tsp of gwar gum

1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 + cup milk
Coconut Oil to brush on parchment paper 

Preheat oven to 400.  Either sprinkle & cover or spread coconut oil (virgin cold pressed) on the parchment paper.  

Mix the dry ingredients, then cut the shortening (that means use a fork to mix) into the mix.  Add the milk and mix well. 

Spoon the batter into the baking sheet. Or you can do it my way and make sure your hand is wetted like between each ball.  Makes about 9-10 biscuits. 

Enjoy 

❤️Mélissa 

(Yes The pic is with the rest of my dinner lol)

Easy New York style cheese cake

My husband had been begging me to make a cheesecake so I caved.  This is my first successful (the last was a chocolate one with chocolate cream cheese and yuck, also, I didn't attach the spring form correctly lol).  This recipe is simple enough to let the kids help but I'm not sure you're going to want to share it!

This is adapted from a recipe I found online (http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/7307/mini-cheesecakes-i) 

Ingredients 

Crust 

1 box of kinnakanik graham crackers 

1/4 cup of melted butter 

Filling 

3 bars (250g or 8oz x3) of room temperature cream cheese

1 cup of sugar

3 eggs

3 tbsp of lemon juice 

  - it called for vanilla, I forgot to add it and honesty you couldn't tell!!- 

Set oven to 350F/175C

First make sure you connect your spring form pan properly.  In a bowl mix the entire box of graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter.   Mix it up with a fork until it looked crumbly then move it to the spring form pan.  Move it and paint down with the fork then press down/smooth it out with your hand/fingers to finish packing it down.  

In a mixer cream the cream cheese.  Once it's creamed add in the eggs, sugar, lemon juice, and if you choose vanilla.  It will be soupy that's ok it's going to be.  Pour/scrape into spring form pan ontop of the crust and bake in oven for 1 hour (mine took 1 hour 5 mins).  Move directly to the fridge and it will be cool enough to eat in an hour.

Enjoy! 

❤️Mélissa 

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So you're asking what does that mean right? 

Well it means that you'll see a lot more family friendly meals/foods here as well I will be adding a link or two to parenting info as well.  Also, please feel free to join me in my Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/686486204708898/?ref=ts&fref=ts ! 

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❤️Mélissa 

Edible play dough

This came up in my fb feed today.  Now it does contain peanut butter.  So it's not nut friendly but I'm sure that wow butter would work too. 

I made a double batch. 

Ingredients 

3 large marshmallows 

2 tbsp of peanut butter

2 tbsp of icing sugar

Place pb & marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 20 seconds.  Remove and mix well.  Mix with a spatula or fork for 20 seconds then add in the icing sugar.  By this point you should be able to mix it with your fingers. If it's still sticky add in more icing sugar. 

It's completely edible! 

Enjoy both playing & eating lol. 

❤️Mélissa 

And my Daughter showing it tastes great ask I asked her why she's eating it

A cheater meal with chicken & cheese

It's a cold blowy day, I've been sick and I really didn't feel like cooking.  We are out of crackers (thanks dog!) but I had to pick the chicken from the weekend so I can make chicken soup and I have LOT of left over chicken so for lunch my teething one year old and I are having chicken cheese wraps.. Baked so almost like a chicken quesadilla. 

Ingredients 

2 wraps (we use the grimms mill ones we get at Walmart .. They are made in Bc and the best ones I've tasted yet .. Never frozen!!)

Grated or shredded cheese 

Shredded or cubed chicken

Line a baking sheet with parchment and set the oven to 350. 

Lay one wrap down and sprinkle on the cheese then the chicken, top with other wrap, toss in the oven and bake for 5-10 mins then broil for 2 to crisp it up.  Pull out and let sit for a min before you cut it with a pizza wheel.  

If desired pair with your fav dip or salad dressing & enjoy! 

❤️Mélissa