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Thank you Milestones! Haven’t had a burger for a loooonnnngg time. Gluten Free! Yum! There was a note on the menu saying possible cross-contamination during preparation, so might not be suitable to people with Celiac.

I’ve been wanting to try cup4cup flour, but couldn’t justify the $20 price tag. Santa must’ve thought I was good last year, cause I got a bag for Christmas! I started off testing this flour with wheat based recipes, replacing the flour cup for cup. However, both recipes I tried didn’t work, as it made my batter too thick. So....I decided to use a recipe from the creator’s of cup4cup and made brioche. This recipe was a bit time consuming, as it took most of the day, but it was mainly waiting for the dough to rise. I’ve never tried brioche before, so can’t really compare, but this one turned out pretty good! It was soft, moist and a little crunchy on the outer edge. It did lack a bit of flavour though. The recipe used 2 tablespoon salt, which a lot of reviews said was too much, so I reduced it quite a bit, I guess too much. I also forgot to sprinkle some salt on top. My brioche looks kinda funny, cause I used these flower muffin pans that have a mini silicone cup on the bottom : ) I will continue testing cup4cup flour and hope to find recipes where it can be used cup for cup. The recipe can be found here. http://frannycakes.com/recipes/lunch-at-the-french-laundry-gluten-free-brioche-rolls

Gluten Free Brioche

The rose cakes turned out really moist! At first I was a bit suspicious, as the batter was really thin, but it worked! I think that the addition of the lemon zest gave it the extra bit of flavour. The icing sugar makes it look prettier, but can go without if you don't have it on hand. Looking forward to trying more recipes from this cookbook!

Pistachio Rose Cake

Crunches like a chip, but healthy for you. Kale chips are really easy to make. Just cut up kale into chip size pieces (don't use the stem). Put them on a baking sheet, toss with olive oil and bake at 350 F for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges turn brown. Once out of oven, toss with salt and pepper.

A quick and refreshing dessert. The only cooking that is involved is making the tapioca. Add as much soy pudding, soy milk, watermelon, and tapioca as you want and enjoy!

Soy Dessert (click on photo)

It's strawberry time! Used strawberries picked from farm to make strawberry ice cream! Parfait starting from bottom: Gluten Free vanilla cupcake, corn flakes, fresh strawberries, homemade strawberry ice cream, fresh whipping cream, fresh strawberries, white chocolate chunks, walnut chunks. Yum!

I've heard about Momofuku's Milk Bar in New York, but haven't been there. So when I came across their cookbook, I decided to give it a try. There aren't a lot of gluten free recipes in this cookbook, but it might work with some substitutions. Maybe? I was planning on making the cereal ice cream cake pie, but since I made vanilla ice cream (super yummy!) I decided to make cereal milk panna cotta topped with corn flake crunch. The corn flake crunch turned out really good! Good combo of crunchy, chewy, buttery, with a hint of salty. I think that something didn't turn out right with the panna cotta though, the flavour was too intense and a bit too salty. I will continue to explore more recipes from this book!

Madeleines from Babycake's recipe

First attempt making Chocolate Souffle. Tasted good, but deflated......

I've been wanting a torch for awhile. Finally got one for Christmas! Gotta make Creme Brulee! Yummy and easy to make. Hmm....the picture didn't turn out too well.....

Yummy Carrot Bar!

My friend got me this Hodgson Mill gluten free muffin mix along with a mini muffin pan. First time using gluten free mix, so that was kinda fun!! The muffins look dry on the outside, but it's pretty moist cause of the apples!

Cranberry Cookies!

Yogurt is usually eaten for breakfast, but I tend to eat it for dessert as an healthy alternative to chips! Simple and Yummy! Plain yogurt (Greek Yogurt or Organic 0% fat), Honey (if you haven't tried Greek Honey, you should definitely try it, so yummy!), walnuts, berries/fruit (preferably fresh or frozen)