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Banana Cream Cake Recipe

October 1, 2013 By Gwen Brown 34 Comments

Banana Cream Cake recipe today.  Y’all.  This is SO fantastic.  Now, you KNOW that I’m a Trim Healthy Mama at heart, but I promise you that this morsel from heaven is on plan, and approved by Pearl.  If you’ve missed nanners on THM, then you’re gonna LOVE this! This recipe gave me fits at first. …

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Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, Low Glycemic Sweets & Desserts, Recipes, THM Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM Breakfast Recipes, THM Desserts & Sweets, THM E Breakfast Recipes, THM E Desserts & Sweets, THM E Recipes, THM Recipes by Meal Tagged With: Awesome Sugar Free Recipes, coconut free, gluten free, nut free, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Easy Sourdough Starter Tutorial

September 10, 2013 By Gwen Brown 37 Comments

This EASY sourdough starter is on tap for this Trim Healthy Tuesday!  Somehow, sourdough has never really held much appeal until now, but this woman wants some yummy homemade bread that’s Trim Healthy Mama friendly!  And that means that it needs to be slow glycemic…either sprouted or sourdoughed.  And it needs to be EASY.  Because…

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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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Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Recipes, THM Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM Breakfast Recipes, THM E Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM E Breakfast Recipes, THM E Recipes, Trim & Healthy Tagged With: Awesome Sugar Free Recipes, coconut free, nut free, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Low Carb Lime Tortilla Chip Recipe

June 18, 2013 By Gwen Brown 27 Comments

This low carb Lime “Tortilla” chip recipe is such a great way to feed that crunchy-chip craving.  I used to LOVE the salted lime flavored tortilla chips from the store…you know the ones that are full of all sorts of non-healthy junk and carbs.  Yeah.  those. <hangs head in shame> But I’ve got a new…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes, THM Appetizers & Snack Recipes, THM Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM FP Snacks & Appetizers Tagged With: coconut free, dairy free, egg free, nut free, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Lemon Poppyseed Muffin in a Mug

March 28, 2013 By Gwen Brown 72 Comments

This (low carb) lemon poppyseed muffin is one of my favorite ways to start my day.  Lemons and poppyseeds make me cheerful. This is a really quick recipe to toss together, and you can either bake it up in the oven (in regular muffin cups…it will make 3 muffins), or microwave it in a mug…

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Homemade Pizza Recipe [E]

October 31, 2010 By Gwen Brown 162 Comments

This homemade pizza recipe is very, very dangerous.  It’s so easy, and so delicious, that I’m temped to make it WAY too often.  And it’s *so* easy.  Even my two year old thinks it’s great fun to make pizza! We have this at least once a week, on our Friday Family Night.  Fridays are the…

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Filed Under: Crossover Recipes, Main Dishes, Recipes, THM Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM E Breads, Crusts & Baked Goods, THM E Main Dish Recipes, THM E Recipes, THM Main Dish Recipes Tagged With: bread, coconut free, easy meals, egg free, family favorite recipes, main dishes, nut free, pizza

Easy Bread Recipe

July 14, 2010 By Gwen Brown 738 Comments

best bread recipe

This easy bread recipe is life changing.  Life. Changing. I had tried for quite some time to become a bread baker, with frustrating results.  Whether you’re an expert at baking bread, or a total novice like I am, this recipe is going to impress you. It rocks our world, and you won’t believe how easy…

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