Sunday, April 29, 2012

Use almond butter instead.

Found this and I'm really excited about it. Although, I did just learn the real deal on peanuts so, no more for us.

Healthy Peanut Butter cookies!
Only 36 calories per cookie!

Ingredients:
1 Cup Peanut butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 TSP baking soda
1 egg

Mix the peanut butter and sugar first then add in the egg and baking soda. Bake for 10 minutes on 350 degrees. They’re delicious!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Brain Balance Center for Andy.


As many of you know, I have had Andy enrolled in the Brain Balance Center. This is because Andy has a right brain delay that has prevented him from progressing toward his full potential in certain areas. The program is wonderful and the positive changes are so amazing to witness!

Things that many parents take for granted were once really difficult and now many of those things are going much smoother, which is helping Andy's self esteem and confidence grow. Learning about how capable he is has been really liberating for Andy and I am committed to helping him complete the program no matter what life brings us.

Many of you have asked about ways to help Andy continue because you've been unable to attend fundraisers. Thanks to my good friends Aaron and Hillary, there is now a donate button on my blog. The program is a financial commitment on my part and as Andy's sole provider I'm willing to do anything to cover the cost of such a life changer for Andy.

If you would like to donate to this program, I am graciously accepting donations until I come up with the cost of the remainder of the program. At that time I will remove the donate button and breathe a sigh of relief! Please know that my intention is only to open up an easy channel for people who want to throw a few bucks Andy's way - my intention is not to pressure you at all. I'm just as grateful for prayers and happy thoughts as I am for anything else!

As always, I hope you are doing well!!

XO,

Corey

Sunday, April 15, 2012

More balls!-cookie dough ones!

Andy loves these! They are something I think just about anyone can have and they are fast and easy. I would double this recipe next time for sure.

RAW CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
DOUGH.
1cup blanched almond flour.
1-2 tsp vanilla extract.
1-2 TB of Ghee,smart balance or coconut oil.
Pinch of salt (I do 2...maybe even 3)
Pinch of powdered stevia(or a smidgen more)
1 TB of water or any non-dairy milk
1/4 cup of allergy free chic chips.

In a cup or small bowl combine all ingredients. If you want the dough thicker, add some extra almond flour. Adjust flavoring. Eat with a spoon! Yields roughly 1 1/4 cup. I keep mine frozen in balls.

Wraps-gluten free style!

Andy and have gone extremely gluten free now, I swore I would never be this extreme! But. . . Turns out. . . Gluten can be really bad for some things we struggle with in our daily lives and this gluten free thing is way easier than I thought, and worth what it could help with. This is what we had for lunch today. This is a gluten free tortilla made with brown rice flour. Left over organic, nitrate free bacon, organic nitrate free turkey, quinoa, avocado,shredded carrots, shredded apples(organic) and dairy free gluten free mayo. I have to say, this was a very special treat.