Day Three hundred and eighty-three

These are gluten-free brownies for my daughter's class holiday party (recipe: Gluten Free on a Shoestring). 

Another loaf from the batch of Crusty Boule dough from the freezer.



"Mock" Matzo Balls (recipe: Gluten Free on a Shoestring).  I have to say, these looked right but did not live up to their "matzo" title. They were made with quinoa flakes, and only resembled matzo balls in shape.  Quinoa made into a ball and soaked in soup does not taste right.  Since eating these, I've not been able to eat quinoa again.  I do hope that aversion wears off.  I've since hunted down gluten-free matzo and made the matzo balls that way.  I've even come across a matzo recipe, and intend to try making it and making balls that way. Can you tell I love matzo balls?

Chicken soup with mock matzo balls.

Day Seventy-nine

Maple spice muffins (Recipe: Doubly Delicious). These were really yummy.

Gingerbread house. We do one every year, and the girls love doing it, but they always try to eat it immediately afterwards.

Honey whole wheat bread- this one came right out of the bread machine. This is our favorite bread.


Dinner: Homemade chicken nuggets, which I made in the crockpot (recipe: Make it Fast, Cook it Slow), whole grain mac & cheese with cauliflower and yellow squash puree (recipe: Sneaky Chef), green beans, and clementines.

My husband was craving steak, so he BBQ'ed this for himself. I take no credit or responsibility for it.

Chicken soup with egg noodles- my daughter wanted this for lunch for tomorrow, so I let it simmer on the stove during the day and poured it into a thermos for the next day.