brown sugar steel cut gluten-free ranger cookies
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Brown Sugar Gluten-Free Steel-Cut Ranger Cookies

Brown Sugar Gluten-Free Steel-Cut Ranger Cookies are soft and chewy, with a little nutty crunch. Recently, someone left a comment asking me if they could substitute quick-cooking steel-cut oats for the old-fashioned oats in my Ranger cookie recipe. Knowing how coarse steel-cut oats are, even quick-cooking ones, I honestly didn’t know what the results would…

the best soft pumpkin cookies, gluten-free
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Perfectly Pumpkin Oat Cookies

Perfectly pumpkin oat cookies are gluten, dairy, and egg-free. They are nicely balanced with fall spice flavors and soft to bite into. Another way to enjoy this recipe is to substitute pureed sweet potato for the pumpkin. Here are some tasty add-ins for this pumpkin cookie recipe: Dried cranberries Dried wild blueberries Chopped pecans Chopped…

peanut butter cocoa mounds a gluten-free healthy cookie
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Sunflower Cocoa Mounds

Healthy sunflower cocoa mounds or peanut butter mounds, whichever nut or seed butter meets your needs. You’ll want these tasty cookies on hand for snacks and or desserts. They’re handy to grab before or after a workout, too. I’ve even had a couple of these cookies with breakfast many times. Sunflower seed butter is a…

impossible vegan chili, gluten-free
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Impossible Vegan Chili – The Best

Impossible vegan chili is hearty, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying. It’s impossible to tell that it is meatless! It has the same spicy seasonings and texture as regular ground beef chili. One trick to making tofu have a ground meat texture is pre-freezing it. Tofu can replace ground meat in tacos, lasagna, spaghetti, casseroles, and chili—almost…

easy peanut butter and jam breakfast bars
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Peanut Butter and Jam Swirl Bars

Peanut butter and jam swirl bars are scrumptious for breakfast and a tasty treat at snack time. They are full of healthy and wholesome ingredients. In my opinion, the delicious swirls of jam are truly the best part. It’s a whole new way to enjoy the always-popular P& J. Peanut Butter and Jam Swirl Bars…

healthy low-fat sweet potato scones gluten-free and vegan
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Easy Sweet Potato Scones With Blueberries

Easy sweet potato scones with blueberries are gluten-free, plant-based, and made with less fat than most scones. Even though these scones are on the healthier side, they are still tender and sweet, with a juicy blueberry in every bite. These scones can be served with a light glaze drizzle or plain; either way, they are…

healthy vegan carrot snack cake
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Healthy Vegan Carrot Snack Cake

Healthy vegan carrot snack cake with crushed pineapple and raisins. This indulgent treat can be made with regular all-purpose flour, a gluten-free one-to-one flour blend, or oat flour. It’s easy to make and a joy to eat, frosted or plain. You can use cream cheese or vanilla frosting mixed with or without chopped walnuts. Both…

healthy baked vegan donuts with maple butter. gluten-free options too
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Healthy Baked Donuts With Maple Butter

Healthy Baked Donuts With Maple Butter will nearly melt in your mouth; they are so tender. Add half a tablespoon of maple butter drizzle for just 35 calories, or spread some on like frosting, and you are in for a delicious treat that tastes like a maple bar but a lot healthier. I wouldn’t joke…

easy black bean and salsa dip
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Five Minute Black Bean Salsa Dip

Five Minute Black Bean Salsa Dip is a fantastic snack and appetizer. This isn’t a cooked or heated dip; it’s served immediately after mixing or chilling. It’s nice to take advantage of convenient canned beans to make a hearty and delicious snack anytime. Late July Sea Salt Dippers or Tostitos Baked scoop-type chips are perfect…

easy meatless chili with a hint of smoky flavor
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Farmer’s Market Black Bean Chili ~ Meatless

Farmer’s Market black bean meatless chili is a thick, hearty, scoopable chili. When I say scoopable, I mean you can scoop up this delicious chili in a dippable or scoopable chip, which is exactly what I love to do. My favorite scoopable chips are Late July Sea Salt Dippers, Fritos Scoops, and Tostitos Baked Scoops….