Strength and Sunshine

Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

August 16, 2017 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 74 Comments

The classic cookie now baked right at home! Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons, naturally sweet, vegan, and top-8 allergy-free. A healthy dessert or snack, these fig filled soft cookie rolls will be a new staple recipe in your home!We're getting "figgy with it" today! Welcome to the FIRST of many "old school" back-to-school recipe remakes I'll be sharing over the next two months! One of the biggest reader requests I get is for gluten-free/allergy-free versions of some of those classic and iconic American processed foods we all used to love and grow-up with. I also get a lot of my recipe inspiration from my own childhood favorites or just the memories and events surrounding certain foods. … Read More...

Copycat Vegan Caramel Blondie Blizzard (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)

August 14, 2017 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 93 Comments

A perfect homemade copycat of your favorite Dairy Queen dessert! This Vegan Caramel Blondie Blizzard recipe is gluten-free and top 8 allergy-free, easy to blend up, and super thick, creamy, and full of caramel blondie pieces and chocolate chips!Hold the phone! I know! Just when you thought I couldn't give you anymore creamy frozen treats this summer! I had to go out with a bang, one more summer hoorah before I start flooding you with my new "back-to-school" classics series! I'm so excited to bring you those recipes, but I'm also super excited to bring you this caramel blondie blizzard goodness now. We have to squeeze out every last ounce of summer fun while we still can! … Read More...

Friday Finisher 8/11/17

August 11, 2017 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 6 Comments

Friday Finisher | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 #FridayFinisher

My phone is dieng. I got the iPhone 7 back in October after my poor 7 year old Driod finally bit the dust. I knew getting an iPhone was a bad idea, but I did anyway...it is not holding the charge. One scroll through Instagram and the thing has lost 20% of its power. But there is a perk to this...I have been staying off my phone most of the day now and not scrolling before bed! I'll have to get it fixed, but I'm kind of liking it too! Haha! (Helps with my sleep!) Apple products just don't like me and I don't like them. I miss not only my Android, but also my old PC laptop. No looking back now though... Enough of the pity party; it's Friday! Have a great weekend and soak up some sun! xoxoSS Posts from the week: Monday: Quick & Easy Quinoa Tostadas (Gluten-Free, Vegan) Tuesday: 5 Reasons Why California Grapes Need To Be In Your Lunchbox Wednesday: Curried Black Eyed Pea Salad Sandwiches (Gluten-Free, Vegan) … Read More...

Curried Black Eyed Pea Salad Sandwiches (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

August 9, 2017 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 2 Comments

An easy healthy lunch recipe for any day of the week. Curried Black Eyed Pea Salad Sandwiches that are gluten-free, vegan, and top 8 allergy-free. Easy to whip up on your meal prep days and have ready to go in the fridge!Who doesn't love a creamy chilled lunch salad sandwich? From chicken salad to chickpea salad, they're all always such a classic lunch option. We're taking this one up a few notches though. Nothing classic here, but still all delicious. Picture a combo of black eyed peas, crunchy veggies, sweet grapes, and a creamy curried dairy-free yogurt sauce. You don't have to picture it, you can see it, and go make it in a few minutes after you read this recipe! … Read More...

5 Reasons Why California Grapes Need To Be In Your Lunchbox

August 8, 2017 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 20 Comments

*This post is in partnership with Grapes from California through Kitchen PLAY. What’s one of the best portable, easy, healthy, and delicious snacks you could add to your lunch to brighten it up? Grapes of course! Here are 5 reasons why California Grapes need to be in your lunchbox this year!Grapes from California, are one fruit that I always pick up on my weekly grocery runs. I've loved them since I was a kid (they taste like candy, don't they?). Red, green, black, I love them all! A bite-sized, portable, non-messy fruit is always a win for parents packing their children's lunches (and young adults like myself!) But they have more benefits than just being delicious! Here are my top 5 reasons to choose California grapes: … Read More...

Quick & Easy Quinoa Tostadas (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

August 7, 2017 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 92 Comments

*This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Success® Tri-Color 100% Quinoa. A box of Success® Tri-Color 100% Quinoa was received to facilitate this recipe. Mexican made easy! These Quick & Easy Quinoa Tostadas are gluten-free, vegan, and top 8 allergy-free! A great family-friendly & meatless weeknight dinner recipe you can have on the table in 15 minutes from start to finish.Mexican food is always a beloved family favorite even amongst picky eaters. We didn’t have that “picky eater” problem in our house growing up (I was that girl bringing in her cold Brussels sprouts for snack in 1st grade), but we enjoyed our fair share of weekly tacos and burritos. They were delicious and easy for my mom to whip up on a weeknight before shuttling me off to my hours of dance practice! I don’t eat actual Mexican dishes as often as I used too (at least “real” Mexican dishes outside of my throwing salsa and chili spices on everything), but when I do, those comforting flavors and satisfying meals always warm my soul.Funny thing is, I’ve been ticking off gluten-free, allergy-free, and vegan remakes of the “classic” Mexican dishes you might think of. Notably, some taquitos, tamales, and these tostadas. I’d never had tostadas before and never really understood what they “were”. Essentially, they are open-faced hard-shell tacos (aka...taco pizzas!) You know, just a super delicious pile of smiles on a crunchy corn shell!Tostadas are so easy; no one could mess them up! … Read More...