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Gluten-Free Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

April 18, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 52 Comments

A healthier, tender and fluffy, muffin recipe studded with dark chocolate chips! Gluten-Free Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins that are vegan and allergy-free! Your favorite bakeshop classic, now enjoyable for everyone as a breakfast, brunch or snack bite; perfect with a cup of coffee or tea!

The two most classic muffins on Earth: Blueberry and Chocolate Chip. These chocolate chip muffins are the sister muffin to my Gluten-Free Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins. A simple, easy, standard recipe that you can learn to know by heart and have “at the ready” for when you need to whip up a quick batch of chocolaty fluffy pillows. Perfectly gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free so the whole bunch can enjoy a yummy bite!Read More

Gluten-Free Pinto Bean Tamales (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

April 16, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 56 Comments

An easy Mexican tamale recipe with a homemade masa dough and spicy pinto bean filling. These Gluten-Free Pinto Bean Tamales are vegan and top 8 allergy-free, making them a great meatless weeknight meal the whole family will love!

Who’s never had a tamale before? I hadn’t…until last year when I made these pinto bean tamales! Maybe you don’t even know what a tamale is; that’s about to end right now! A tamale is a traditional Mexican dish of a homemade masa (corn) dough wrapped and steamed/baked in a corn husk with a filling of either meat, cheeses, vegetables, chilies, beans, even fruits or nothing at all! It’s also part of Central American, South American, and Caribbean cuisine (not just Mexican). They can be served as a breakfast or dinner meal and they’re also a common street and festival food!Read More

Gluten-Free General Tso’s Chicken (Soy-Free, Paleo, Top-8 Allergy-Free)

April 11, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 43 Comments

A sweet and slightly spicy Chinese takeout favorite you can easily make right at home! This recipe for Gluten-Free General Tso’s Chicken is soy-free, paleo, top-8 allergy-free, and can be whipped up for the dinner table in a flash!

Because I’m trying to turn your kitchen into a Chinese takeout restaurant. What do they say? “Can’t stop, won’t stop”? “Don’t try to fix something that isn’t broken”? Americanized Chinese food (takeout) is not the most allergy-friendly cuisine to indulge in. That’s why you and I are here to show the world that we can change that. One glug of coconut aminos at a time!Read More

3-Ingredient Potato Smiley Face Fries (Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan, Allergy-Free)

April 9, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 69 Comments

The happiest french fries around! This baked 3-ingredient recipe for Potato Smiley Face Fries is gluten-free, paleo, vegan, top 8 allergy-free, and requires no oil! Nostalgic for adults, fun & creative for kids and picky eaters; a delicious healthy side dish the whole family can enjoy!

If you didn’t grow up eating your fair share of some potato smiley face fries, I’m sorry to break it to you but, you lived a childhood of deprivation. Here at Strength and Sunshine we love our potatoes in all shapes, sizes, and colors! Traditionally, such a humble food, but one with endless possibilities. The Irish were on to something when they based their livelihood off the humble potato!Read More

Classic Vegetable Fried Rice (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)

April 4, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 50 Comments

A super quick and easy Classic Vegetable Fried Rice recipe so you don’t need to order takeout! It’s gluten-free, vegan, top 8 allergy-free, healthy, and full of veggies! A perfect side dish for using leftover rice and transforming it into a delicious lunch or dinner!

I had this strong internal debate on whether to share a fried rice recipe or that 10-minute lo mein recipe I gave you the other week. Obviously I went with the noodles, but rice wouldn’t be far behind! They’re equally delicious and a takeout side dish essential, are they not? Beyond the debate of noodles over rice, I had 3 different versions of fried rice to show you. I’m all about the family favorite pineapple fried rice, but I wanted to give you a nice classic base recipe for takeout-style fried rice. The other two recipes are not so classic…but they’ll show up here soon!Read More