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Grilled Chicken Burgers with Black Olive Tapenade (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

May 10, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 70 Comments

Quick and easy Grilled Chicken Burgers with Black Olive Tapenade that are gluten-free, paleo, and allergy-free! Classic herb flavors with a salty bite from the homemade tapenade will make for a stand out healthy summer dinner recipe!

I love my veggie burgers, but I don’t pass up a chicken burger either! When grilling comes into the equation, how could ANYONE say no? Grilling season has just begun and I’m about to make it even easier for you! You guys know I’m obsessed with grilling when the weather gets warm. You also know that as a celiac with other food allergies, grilling season can be a scary time of cross-contamination. But I won’t let that get in the way of enjoying some delicious and safe food and neither should you! Honestly, I think grilled food is magic. It’s fun, delicious, quick, and can be safe if we aren’t grilling right on dirty old grill grates that have been cross-contaminated.Read More

Slow Cooker Vanilla Coconut Granola (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

April 17, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 108 Comments

The ultimate no-fuss granola recipe! Slow Cooker Vanilla Coconut Granola made right in the crock-pot, is gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free! This simply healthy, sweet, and coconutty granola makes a great breakfast or snack with zero work involved!

O yes, I did! Granola power or slow cooker power, I’m not sure, but combined, they produce one of the most magical and yummy snack creations that will ever come out of your kitchen! Breath in the sweet buttery coconut, breath out bliss and joy! Slow cooker granola is a “thing”, I had just never taken the time to do it myself. I love the quicker methods like in the skillet, but there is something about the slow cooker magic that couldn’t be denied! This lesson in having a little patience will be remembered going forward.Read More

Roasted Apple & Cranberry Sauce

November 14, 2016 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 116 Comments

Not your average cranberry sauce! A beautifully Roasted Apple & Cranberry Sauce is a perfect topping to any holiday meal from breakfast, dinner, to dessert! Gluten-free, vegan, paleo, allergy-free, and naturally sweet, it’s everything you love about the season in a new healthy way!

It worked! I was so determined to make a good cranberry sauce this year and now I finally won! My first attempt at homemade cranberry sauce was 6 years ago and it was a disaster. Okay, not a total disaster, but I remember it being so sour and barely palatable. It turned me off to cranberries once again. After that occurrence, I just kind of gave up and never tried again…until now. Here we are, 6 years later, with a lovely sauce that I am proud and pleased to finally share!Read More

How-To Make Sugar-Free Vegan Marshmallow Fluff

August 8, 2016 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 168 Comments

The easiest way to make sugar-free, allergy-free, vegan marshmallow fluff with an unexpected ingredient! This multi-purpose condiment & sweet topping recipe will become a staple and have you buying cans of beans just for aquafaba!

Breathe deeply! Your fluffy sweet marshmallow dreams are about to come true! Just when you (at least I did) thought all hope was lost due to all vegan, gluten-free marshmallows having SOY and normal marshmallows having gelatin, there would never be marshmallow anything again.Read More

Caramel Apple Granola

October 26, 2015 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 152 Comments

An easy granola with all the seasonal flavors; healthy, gluten-free, vegan, and sugar-free. Caramel Apple Granola is perfect for breakfast, snacking, or topping a dessert!

What has become of the Granola Queen, you may be thinking. I’m terribly sorry I haven’t shared a granola recipe in what seems like years! I should have probably shared my older ones first (from last August perhaps?), but this most recent and seasonal one just seemed like a better fit. No matter what the combo, granola will never fail to bring a smile to my face. I’m very fond of my “granola flavor idea list” I keep in a Google doc, as well as my coveted granola board on Pinterest.Read More