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Lofthouse-Style Soft Frosted Gluten-Free Vegan Sugar Cookies (Allergy-Free)

November 26, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 68 Comments

Everyone loves a light, buttery, and cakey Lofthouse sugar cookie! These Soft Frosted Gluten-Free Vegan Sugar Cookies are allergy-free, kid-friendly, with naturally colored sugar-free frosting, and a healthier copycat recipe for homemade Lofthouse cookies! From holiday desserts to birthday celebrations, you'll be addicted!*This post is sponsored by iHerb. Thank you for supporting Strength and Sunshine and our partnerships!* Sure, you could make classic cut-out sugar cookies for decorating, but no one can pass up one of the soft, cake-like, frosted gems that have been gracing grocery store shelves since 1994 from Lofthouse! Like a cake and a cookie all baked up into one delicious buttery, sweet, colorfully frosted treat! Can you still have this classic cookie even if you're gluten-free, vegan, or have food allergies? Sure you can! With this easy copycat homemade version of the classic soft-baked frosted cookie, you'll never have to miss out again! … Read More...

Gluten-Free Vegan Cranberry Bliss Bars {Squares!} (Allergy-Free)

November 21, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 56 Comments

An easy homemade copycat recipe for the classic seasonal Starbucks treat! Gluten-Free Vegan Cranberry Bliss Bars that are allergy-free, perfectly baked blondie cake squares, loaded with dried cranberries, vanilla, citrus, and dairy-free white chocolate drizzle!Caveat, no, I've never had a Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar and initially, I had zero intention of these cranberry bliss "squares" to even be a copycat recipe. Alas, when all was said and done, that's what came out of the Strength and Sunshine oven. Cranberry and white chocolate is such an iconic holiday combo; the perfect tart and sweet balance and just begging to be included on the holiday dessert table in some form or another! … Read More...

How To Make The Best At-Home Rotisserie Chicken (Gluten-Free, Paleo, Allergy-Free)

November 19, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 37 Comments

Wish you could easily make a homemade rotisserie chicken? Now you can! This is How To Make The Best At-Home Rotisserie Chicken! A no-fuss, gluten-free, paleo, allergy-free, healthy no oil way to cook up the whole bird and use it for meals throughout the week!How is it possible? A real rotisserie chicken in your own kitchen? Without it being messy and complicated? Heck yea! I'm sure you're probably thinking this is just a "rotisserie-style" chicken in terms of seasoning, but no. This is the real deal! It's so easy to make; you'll end up having rotisserie chicken every week, saving money in the process, and having tons of chicken for all your meal prep desires! Bonus points for this recipe not requiring any oil and of course it's gluten-free, paleo, and allergy-free! No need to worry about pesky soy additives, hidden sugars, or gluten like you find in store-bought! … Read More...

Friday Finisher 11/16/18

November 16, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine Leave a Comment

Friday Finisher | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 #FridayFinisher

This is probably one of the shorter Friday Finisher's in history and I was this close to not even posting, but there is still something that pulls me in and makes me get these posts up on Fridays! It's currently snowing as I pull this post together on Thursday and what better way to use my time than pasting a bunch of links to a round-up for you? Seems like a plan, right? Next Friday will call of some BLACK FRIDAY shopping, deals, and whatnot. While I can guarantee you I won't be buying anything, I try to find some good deals for you to snag!SS Posts from the week: Monday: Citrus Ginger Salmon with Sticky Garlic Noodles (Gluten-Free, Top Allergen-Free) Wednesday: Easy Gluten-Free + Vegan Matzo Ball Soup (Allergy-Free, Paleo) … Read More...

Easy Gluten-Free + Vegan Matzo Ball Soup (Allergy-Free, Paleo)

November 14, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 28 Comments

You don't have to skip the soup! A quick and easy recipe for gluten-free vegan matzo ball soup! This Passover classic is allergy-free and paleo with grain-free fluffy matzo balls (potato-based "potato kneidlach" dumplings) and a simple vegetable broth soup!If we can have gluten-free vegan latkes, why can't we have gluten-free vegan matzo ball soup too? A Passover classic that's traditionally not gluten-free, vegan, or allergy-free. With a simple kosher swap of using a modified version of potato kneidlach, as free-from matzo balls, you and your family can enjoy a warm bowl during your Seder dinner! … Read More...

Citrus Ginger Salmon with Sticky Garlic Noodles (Gluten-Free, Top Allergen-Free)

November 12, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 60 Comments

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This Asian-inspired dinner recipe packs a huge flavor punch! A zesty Citrus Ginger Salmon with Sticky Garlic Noodles that's gluten-free, top 7 allergen-free, even sesame-free! Sweet, savory, tangy, and umami, a healthy allergy-friendly meal that will wow anyone's taste buds!So many celiacs and food allergy sufferers feel like they can never enjoy a delicious flavorful meal, especially one that doesn't take separate and special preparation from what they rest of their family is eating. Maybe it's gluten, wheat, egg, dairy, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, even sesame, something like Citrus Ginger Salmon with Sticky Garlic Noodles sounds like a pipe dream. Let alone having such a delicious sounding Asian-inspired meal be so easy and no-fuss that you can make it right in your own home. Until now... … Read More...