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Satisfying Eats by Melissa McGehee

Melissa McGehee's Satisfying Eats Cookbook (Wheat Free, Grain Free, Sugar Free, & Hunger Free) is $.99 on Amazon right now! This is a steal, I LOVE her recipes. She lives in Prairieville and this cookbook is a must-have for someone giving up wheat or gluten. She has a yummy alternative for EVERYTHING!! Get yours now before the price pops back up! I LOVE this cookbook.

Chocolate Chip Cookies - (wheat free, gluten free, grain free)

A friend sent me this recipe for chocolate chip cookies or chocolate chip balls, they are so good! (Thanks Lori Landers!) If someone gave you this cookie to eat, you would enjoy a soft delicious cookie and you would be convinced you were eating a cookie made from flour and would never guess in a million years that it's made from chick peas. Sweetened with honey, this cookie is delightful and merges the two best flavors in the world as nothing else comes close to the marriage of chocolate and peanut butter!  

I tried another one of Melissa's Recipes today (Satisfying Eats). This one is "Frosted Flakes" and wow, I'm impressed. A grain free, wheat free, gluten free, sugar free, dairy free cereal. It's very easy and I can't believe how much like boxed cereal it tastes. I am copying her recipe here but I give full credit to Melissa from http://satisfyingeats.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/frosted-corn-flakes-cereal/
The only thing I changed was the sweetener and I used less nutmeg (personal preference)

Frosted “Corn” Flakes Cereal

Recipe can be found here on Melissa's blog: Frosted "Corn" Flakes Cereal

Almond/Peanut Butter bread blends

Today I tried the Almond/Peanut butter bread in a couple of different ways. In my previous post, I used Almond buttter. Today I used two different kinds, the one on the left was  1/2 Almond Butter and 1/2 peanut butter and the one on the right is peanut butter.  My favorite was the almond/peanut butter blend but my husband and son loved the peanut butter.

Peanut Butter/Almond Butter bread.

First I want to say that I can't believe this even worked. The recipe is so basic and simple and doesn't include any kind of flour. It's a little dense like a specialty whole wheat bread but it's moist and holds up well. I got this recipe from Melissa at Satisfying Eats who modified it after getting it from Lisa at 24/7 low carb diner who also modified it from a printed recipe she got for her son who was having stomach issues. It's been handed down, modified and passed around but it's amazing. 

 Easy Almond/Peanut Butter Bread

1 cup natural almond/peanut butter, smooth
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (if PB already has salt, you can omit)
2 servings Stevia (to taste, more if you want sweeter bread)

Blend all ingredients in large bowl until smooth, about 1 minute.   Pour into a loaf pan lined with foil for easy removal.  I used a 8.5X 4.5.  This makes the bread rise a little higher. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. (Times will vary based on different ovens.  Just don't over bake or it will be dry). Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.  Then remove foil and cool on rack.

1/16 of bread is less than 4 carbs! - Courtesy of Melissa at Satisfying Eats.

Cha-cha-cha-changes.....

Out with the old........The wheat filled, grain fulled, genetically modified, gluten ladin products,,,  

In with the new,,,,,   almond flour, coconut flour, coconut oil, garbanzo bean flour, sea salt, unsweetened coconut flakes, chia seeds, golden flax seeds, milled flax seeds, stevia, dried cranberies, raw-hulled sunflower seeds, xantham gum, are just a few of the basics of my new kitchen. Keeping it all low on the glycemic index.

 

Wheat Free, Grain Free, Gluten Free, GMO-Free, and losing the Wheat Belly

I don't blog regularly or consistently as my schedule is usually pretty crazy. Our family has gone Wheat, Grain, Gluten, and GMO free. I am a diabetic, an insulin dependent diabetic wearing a very expensive insulin pump that holds a concentrated insulin that is 5-times more potent than regular insulin because of extreme insulin resistance. After reading Wheat Belly by Dr. William Smith, the decision to change the way our family eats and lives is not only for our health but our well being as well. We are in the beginning of this process and I hope to share our journey through blogging what works and what doesn't and share our favorite recipes along the way.