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Dairy-Free Pizza Chicken Bake (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free, Keto)

January 6, 2020 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 42 Comments

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Just 3-ingredients for this easy Dairy-Free Pizza Chicken Bake! A healthy dinner idea that's gluten-free, allergy-free, low-carb keto, and with paleo options! Kids will love this chicken casserole recipe that can be customized with homemade marinara sauce and any pizza toppings you want! Pizza, without the crust. Pizza, with a major boost in the protein department! With no crust or breading, this pizza chicken is perfect for us gluten-free celiacs and with vegan cheese, it's dairy-free too! It's a healthier low-carb weeknight dinner the entire family will love (what kid doesn't like pizza?) and it's so easy with just 3 essential ingredients! Just a matter of layering everything into a casserole dish and baking in the oven! … Read More...

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

December 18, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 22 Comments

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These easy Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies are loaded with dark chocolate chips and dried cherries! Soft, chewy, vegan, and allergy-free chocolate cookies; they're fudgy and decadent, perfect for the holidays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, or a just quick dessert recipe to satisfy your chocolate cravings! Taking some notes from the famous "Black Forest" German cake, chocolate cherry is a delicious and decadent combination perfectly fit for a cookie! These double chocolate cherry cookies are loaded with dark chocolate chips, full of cherry sweetness and tartness, making them a perfect bite of sweet, bitter, tart, and indulgent! Of course, I can never make anything too indulgent. These are low in sugar, gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free, of course! Don't worry, no one will ever know! … Read More...

How to Make Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

December 16, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 30 Comments

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Homemade cookie butter is so easy to make! This Gluten-Free Cookie Butter recipe is vegan, allergy-free, and can be made with any cookies you have on hand! This healthy copycat of your favorite Trader Joe's spread will be a new sweet treat or snack for the whole family to enjoy! Cookie butter! Have you ever had it? I was gluten-free way before it became a trendy "thing" via it's rise to Trader Joe's stardom. It's everything you love about cookies, but as a spread which you can slather on just about anything you want to make a little more...naughty. Think of it as a sugar/carb-based nut butter. A dessert spread for sure, but a scoop to tame the midnight munchies works too! … Read More...

Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)

December 9, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 50 Comments

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The perfect holiday cookie recipe that tastes just like Christmas! These Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are gluten-free, allergy-free, and full of dairy-free white chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candies! Easy and delicious, they're a fun addition to your seasonal cookie swap and dessert platters! If you aren't baking a new batch of cookies (almost) every day, is it even December? With a cookie recipe that tastes just like Christmas (or what you'd presume Christmas to taste like. Fall tastes like pumpkin spice, Winter tastes like peppermint), it would be a tragedy not to bake up a batch! Sure, we have our chocolate peppermint cookies, but why not some WHITE chocolate to bring on the snowy vibes! White chocolate peppermint, so sweet, minty fresh, and one of the definitions of the holiday season! … Read More...

Easy Vegan Eggplant Parmesan (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free) | Air Fried & Baked

December 2, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 50 Comments

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This easy Vegan Eggplant Parmesan recipe is gluten-free, allergy-free, and quick to prepare! Crispy eggplant slices made without oil or eggs in the air fryer, then layered and baked with homemade Italian tomato sauce and dairy-free, soy-free, nut-free cheese! A quick and healthy dinner for the whole family! Can you get any more classic than eggplant parm? Traditional Italian comfort food, surprisingly without pasta (haha!). Breaded and fried eggplant rounds, smothered in red sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Definitely a dish that will get anyone to eat their veggies (even though eggplant is a fruit)! Let us take a step back and realize this is an easy dish we can veganize, make gluten-free, AND just a tad bit healthier. … Read More...

Gluten-Free Brown Rice Stuffing Casserole (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

November 25, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 44 Comments

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A hearty and cozy side dish recipe to feed a crowd! This Gluten-Free Brown Rice Stuffing Casserole dish is vegan, allergy-free, and easy to make! Whole grain brown rice, vegetables, savory herbs, and pops of cranberry all baked together! Great for the holidays or a weeknight family meal! From traditional stuffing to cornbread stuffing, a cozy baked side dish always sounds good to me! So many variations and longheld family recipes. Sometimes changing up the bread heavy dish with a different food star is just the thing to keep it all interesting! Whole grain brown rice in place of your gluten-free bread, baked with all the typical stuffing vegetables and herbs, makes this recipe a holiday showstopper! … Read More...