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Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Bread (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

May 4, 2020 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 24 Comments

This sweet and zesty Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Bread is vegan, allergy-free, and topped with a delicious sugar-free glaze! It’s a perfect loaf cake recipe for breakfast, dessert, or a spring brunch! Made with simple and healthy ingredients, it’s quick and easy to bake just like any quick bread!

Quick breads are the BEST! From banana bread to strawberry bread, fruit always seems to take the cake when it comes to these sweet loaves. But what about a sour and zesty fruit? Something like…a lemon? Lemon poppy seed bread it is! From muffins to doughnuts, lemon poppy seed is delicious any way to bake it! Whether you call it a loaf cake or quick bread, this iced gluten-free lemon poppy seed loaf is going to be your baking obsession this spring!Read More

Baked Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Doughnuts (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

June 10, 2019 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 60 Comments

Sweet and zesty, these easy Baked Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Doughnuts are vegan, allergy-free, and topped with a simple sugar-free glaze! A quick spring or summer citrus recipe for breakfast, brunch, or dessert! One bowl and 12 minutes to baked donut perfection!

A sweet citrus treat always sounds like a good idea to brighten someone’s day! Lemon poppy seed is such a classic combo and for a good reason! It has that zesty lemon pop, balanced sweetness, and fun addition of the poppy seeds! From cake, muffins, to doughnuts, lemon poppy seed is perfect for bringing out the smiles and elevating the mood! Eating these doughnuts is just like taking a bite of sunshine (pun intended)!Read More

Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken (Gluten-Free, Paleo, Allergy-Free)

June 13, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 36 Comments

A spicy North African recipe that will take your plain grilled chicken up a notch! Marinated in a spicy, zesty sauce, this Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken is loaded with flavor, gluten-free, paleo, top 8 allergy-free, and perfect for any cookout, bbq, or dinner!

Because grilling chicken is the best and crazy flavor powerhouse recipes are my jam. Peri-Peri is a Northern African flavor (recipe) that combines the heat and spice of chiles (specifically Bird’s Eye), lemon, vinegar, paprika, ginger, cilantro, garlic, onion…just a lot of good stuff! Combined into a marinade for meats, like chicken, and BBQed/grilled to tasty perfection.Read More

Grilled Chicken Shawarma with Yogurt Tahini Sauce & Marinated Veggies (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

June 26, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 2 Comments

A gluten-free and paleo grilled chicken shawarma recipe served with a dairy-free yogurt tahini sauce and marinated veggies. This Arabic meal packs in so much flavor and is guaranteed to be a showstopper dinner!

I am so excited to share this recipe for grilled chicken shawarma with you! Not only is the name super fun(ny), but it is out of this world delicious and flavor-packed! Remember that birthday of mine a few weeks ago? I had big plans of making this meal on my birthday, but the weather did not cooperate and I knew I wouldn’t be able to shoot (photos for this very blog post). I ended up having salmon and yucca instead. The following day, however, the sun was shining and it was the perfect day to make this amazing gluten-free feast! If you’ve never had chicken shawarma before, you are about to be introduced to something so insanely delicious, you won’t know what hit your tastebuds 😉Read More

Middle Eastern Twice-Baked Baby Eggplants

February 15, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 86 Comments

Flavorful Middle Eastern Twice-Baked Baby Eggplants make a delicious gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and allergy-free appetizer or side dish. An easy plant-based recipe that will wow the tastebuds with new exciting flavors!

Ah, those recipes where I get to be fancy with simple ingredients and flavors; I love them most! When we take the time to learn about other cuisines, we realize we had all the beautiful foods, spices, and herbs that we needed, just lacked the knowledge of how to make them work together. That’s where we tap into the beauty and wonder of cooking.Read More