Spoonful of Sugar Free

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Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free

Guest Post Lineup

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Happy Tuesday everyone!

I mentioned briefly about a month ago that I would be going out of town for about a week. A handful of bloggers graciously offered to write some guest posts while I’m gone so that you all will have something fun to read while I’m away!

I’m not bringing my laptop with me, so I will be having a computer hiatus this week-never a bad thing. I plan to have lots of fun with family, enjoy the outdoors, and, of course, make some yummy sugar-free treats!

Here’s the lineup for this week’s guest posts:

  • August 17th: Kathleen from Kat’s Health Corner will be sharing a chia-protein pancake recipe.
  • August 18th: Katie from KatieDid will be sharing a grain-free replacement for sandwich bread.
  • August 19th: Jenny from Finding the Sweet Life Again will be sharing her road to sugar-free.
  • August 20th: Kerri from HotFunFitness will share a sugar-free parfait recipe.
  • August 21st: Matt from FaveDiets will share his recipe for Baked Beer-Soaked Fries.
  • August 22nd: Nic from TheFitWriter will share her road to bodybuilding with you.
  • August 23rd: Rachel from Eat, Learn, Discover will share a Coconut-Chai Rice Pudding recipe.
  • August 24th: Rebecca from Grain-Free Groupie will share her road to eliminating grains from her diet and a recipe for Sugar-Free, Grain-Free Almond Macaroons.
  • August 25th: Brittany from Itty Bits of Balance will share her favorite sugar-free recipes with you.

I am pre-scheduling the posts, so hopefully they will all post when they are supposed to.

To my guest-post writers: thank you so much! I enjoyed reading all of your posts, and I am sure my readers will, too.

Have a great week everyone!

P.S. My phone is set up through Twitter, so you can contact me or follow my adventures through there. SugarFreeAlex

Pluots

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I tried a new fruit! It came in last week’s organic produce bundle.

Looks like a plum, right? Well, it is a hybrid-cross of plums and apricots! They sell many different varieties of pluots, and I believe the ones I received were the “Dapple Dandy” variety.

It has a lighter complexion than your regular plum, and is more speckled. However, once you slice into it…

The color blossoms in a deep ruby-red. Absolutely gorgeous.

The skin is not as sour as a plum, which is nice, and the flavor is more intense than plums. I enjoyed them, and I bet they would taste great in place of the plums for my Plum Socca Tart with Rosemary.

They are also rich in Vitamin A.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Have you ever tried a pluot? If so, did you like it?

Also, do you have any favorite strange hybrid fruits? I haven’t tried many of them, and I would love to explore them more. I would love to try a grapple (grape/apple), pineberry (pineapple/strawberry), or strasberry (strawberry/raspberry).

Birthday Boy!

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Happy Birthday

to my Pretzel-Making

Little Brother!

Love you, man!

 

We’ll start by celebrating the day with some One Size Fits all Pancakes:

(He’ll probably ask for chocolate chips, and I’ll give it to him. It’s his birthday!)

We have a lot of fun games lined up for him. Egg toss, three-legged races, a pinata, water balloon fight! You know, stuff that makes you roll around in the mud and giggle without caring what you look like.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What was your most memorable birthday?

I would say what was your best birthday, but I think that’s an unfair question. So many great birthdays are unique in so many ways-it’s hard to choose!

 

 

Bitter Chocolate Waffles

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Sorry to leave you all hanging with that delicious stack of…

Chocolate Waffles!

Pure torture to live another day without these.

If you don’t have a waffle iron, you have two options:

  1. Make these into pancakes.
  2. Go buy a waffle iron.

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Bitter Chocolate Waffles

Bitter Chocolate Waffles

~These waffles have no added sweetener, so they are bitter. If you are not a fan of bitter chocolate, top your waffles with lots of fresh fruit! Gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and, of course, sugar-free!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups oat flour (simply blend oats in blender until smooth)
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 cup water or milk substitute
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons oil or applesauce
  • Optional: Add a few tablespoons of ground flax for extra fiber and omega's. Substitute 1/2 of oat flour for protein powder of choice. Add a handful of chopped unsweetened chocolate for an extra boost of flavor!

Instructions

  1. First, combine the dry ingredients.
  2. Then, add wet and mix until smooth.
  3. Follow your waffle iron's instructions to cook. Make sure you cook it thoroughly. I made the mistake of taking them out too soon, and I ended up with a bowl-full of waffle pieces!
  4. Top with any combination of nut, fruit, coconut, peanut butter, chocolate shavings, or anything else you can imagine!
https://www.spoonfulofsugarfree.com/2011/08/11/bitter-chocolate-waffles/

They freeze well, so you can make a big batch to save for later. Simply throw them in your toaster to warm. Much better for you (and tastier!) than Eggo’s frozen waffles.
This batch is topped with a dollop of Peanut Butter Frosting, Banana Slices, and Shaved Unsweetened Chocolate.
You could probably make my One Size Fits all Pancakes made with brown rice flour in a waffle iron, too, if you are feeling adventurous.
If you haven’t tried the Peanut Butter, Banana, Chocolate combo yet, do it. It’s worth it. I have so many recipes with that delectable combo.
Click HERE for nutrition information on Oats and HERE for nutrition information about chocolate. They both boast plenty of good properties.
Try not to drool all over your computer.
In other news, I have finally hopped on the Twitter bandwagon. Hopefully I’ll be able to figure the whole thing out. My Twitter name is SugarFreeAlex, so make sure to follow me!

THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Do you have a twitter account? If so, any tips or tricks?

Also, what is your favorite waffle topping? You already know mine!

Kodak Photobook Cookbook

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FoodBuzz partnered with Kodak Gallery and gave me a free Medium Hardcover book to design whatever I wanted! Thank you Kodak!

I decided to make a cookbook of my favorite recipes on my site.  Enjoy!

It was very easy to use. I simply downloaded my pictures and designed it however I wanted. I could crop, rotate, move, resize, and overlay the pictures with text. There were lots of fun designs and layouts to choose from, and the book turned out great. it would be a great tool to use to make professional-looking scrapbooks for birthdays, baby books, weddings, vacations, or favorite recipes.

Kodak also provided me with a special offer for you! You can receive 40% off any Medium Hardcover or Large Photobook at this link only: www.kodakgallery.com/creativity Offer valid until 8/31/11.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What would you make with a photobook?

P.S. Chocolate Covered Katie is having a fabulous giveaway (included is a 100% dark chocolate bar!).