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French Dressing Recipe Sugar Free

April 20, 2015 By Gwen Brown 42 Comments

a french dressing recipe that's sugar free, delicious, and made with simple ingredients

The French dressing recipe that I posted a few weeks ago is so yummy, but it’s sweetened with honey. Since French is my very, very favorite salad dressing, I had to come up with a sugar free version and this is IT! It’s zesty, and full of flavor, but you probably already have all of…

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French Dressing Recipe

April 6, 2015 By Gwen Brown 5 Comments

An epic French Dressing Recipe is just minutes away with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. I love the special boost that a homemade dressing adds to a basic salad. And French has been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl. I love the zingy, twangy sweet notes that it…

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Most Awesome Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe Ever

March 2, 2015 By Gwen Brown 5 Comments

This hot cocoa mix recipe is the most awesome cup of hot cocoa that I’ve ever had. It’s a blend of hot chocolate and hot cocoa mix recipes, with a little bit of real white chocolate thrown in to boot. That’s triple chocolate if anyone is counting. And quadruple if you count the special secret ingredient that makes…

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Is Cinnamon Healthy?

February 18, 2015 By Gwen Brown 25 Comments

healthier cinnamon

Is all cinnamon healthy? Well, yes and no. Look, I’m not here to smack your hands or check your cabinets. But when I discover something really cool that makes my food healthier and taste better, I want to tell you all about it!  We all know cinnamon is a kitchen spice cabinet staple, and we love…

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Sugar Free Coconut Caramel Crunch

January 28, 2014 By Gwen Brown 44 Comments

This sugar free Coconut Caramel Crunch is the featured topping from last week’s Samoas Milkshake recipe.  In case you enjoy that one as much as I do, this bulk mix recipe will get you set to enjoy LOTS of Samoas milkshakes and save you lots of time.  Bulk mixes are my favorite…they are homemade convenience…

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Sugar Free Brown Sugar Recipe

December 3, 2013 By Gwen Brown 208 Comments

this sugar free brown sugar recipe is an awesome low carb alternative for all of your baking needs!

A sugar-free brown sugar recipe is not something you really ever think about until you are working on going low carb.  And the holidays hit.  And then it ranks right up there as a ‘need’ next to toilet paper and oxygen. “Wait…they MAKE that already,” you might say.  “There is a very tasty product called…

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Orange Peach Sugar Free Syrup

October 29, 2013 By Gwen Brown 16 Comments

I promised this orange peach syrup recipe a (mumble) weeks ago, and today, I deliver.
Peach & orange have been a favorite flavor combination since I was in middle school, and my Mom made some fuzzy navel Nada-ritas one weekend. The tartness of oranges PERFECTLY compliments the tangy sweet notes of peaches.

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Berry Breakfast Cake- Sugar Free

September 3, 2013 By Gwen Brown 27 Comments

Berry Breakfast Cake is a quick E breakfast treat, and I’m excited to share it with you this Trim Healthy Tuesday!  I love to mix this up for Friday’s breakfast, and then we eat the leftovers as a convenient and fast treat on Sunday morning. It’s delicious topped with lemon yogurt, or a little fat…

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