Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chippers

1 c (2 sticks) butter
1 c granulated sugar
1 c firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 teas baking soda
1/2 teas salt
3 c old fashioned quick cooking rolled oats
1 teas vanilla extract
1/2 c coconut
1 1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat over to 350' and lightly grease a cookie sheet. Beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, and eggs in a large bowl of an electric mixer until blended. Beat for 1 minute. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt onto a square of wax paper (or mix in a bowl). Add to the butter mixture and blend well. Stir in the oats and vanilla. Stir in the coconut and chocolate chips with a wooden spoon. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet and bake until lightly browned and almost firm when lightly pressed on the top, about 10 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.

These cookies are absolutely amazing!!!

Gluten Free & Dairy Free Coconut Ice Cream

2 cans of coconut milk
1/2 cup of honey
= yummy!!!

Place in Ice Cream maker & enjoy!!!


For my son we use 1 can coconut milk and 1/4 cup honey

Yummy Chocolate Frosting (Gluten/Dairy Free)

1/2 cup butter softened (I used Bestlife)
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 Tbsp milk (I used Smart Balance)
1 Tsp vanilla extract

Cream butter. Gradually beat in cocoa, sugar, milk, and vanilla, & mix well.

This was a hit - and it was delicious on brownies & chocolate cake!!! You can also use this same recipe with regular dairy and it should turn out delicious - I didn't notice a difference with either recipe!!!

Fun Sugar Cookies for ANY Holiday!!!

Use a Sugar Cookie Mix. (I used Krusteaz for non-gluten free or Lindsay's Lipsmackin' Roll out and Cut Sugar Cookie Mix for a Gluten Free Option).

Follow the directions on the box. Pick a food-coloring color to die the mix with (we used pink to make zebra-pink cookies) and we also used blue-food coloring with blue crystals another time. Utilize a bowl & pour your crystals in it and take a spoonful of cookie dough mix (all-ready colored) and roll the dough in the crystals and place on the cookie sheet.

Making these with my kids was a lot of fun!!! They loved rolling the dough in the crystals and placing them on the cookie sheet to bake.

We used the same bake time on the box and both options turned out fine!!! You can make these for any holiday and they are easy!!!

Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Sandwiches

2 lbs ground beef
1 C onion (chopped)
1 Tsp salt
1/8 Tsp ground pepper
1/2 C vinegar
1/2 C water
1/4 C dark brown sugar
6 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce
2 Tsp. chili powder
1/4 Tsp. ground cayenne pepper (to taste)
1 C ketchup
2 Tbsp mustard
2 pkgs slider buns

Brown ground beef in large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Drain excess fat. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add onion, salt, and pepper. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook over ow heat for 6-8 hours. Serve with slider hamburger buns. Refrigerate any leftovers.

For Gluten Free - purchase Gluten Free Buns. Enjoy!!!

Yummy Mashed Potatoes

3 1/2 C chicken broth
5 large potatoes peeled and cut
1/2 C sour cream
2 Tbs butter
black pepper

Heat the brother and potatoes in 3 quart saucepan over medium high heat to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Drain potatoes well in a colander, reserving the broth. Mash the potatoes with 1/4 cup reserved broth, cream, butter, and black pepper. Add additional reserved broth, if needed, until desired consistency. Serve with the gravy.