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DFW – Save $2 per car to Gift of Lights PLUS $2 Off Per Person to Snow Village

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The Gift of Lights & Snow at TMS is one of the most visited holiday parks in North Texas, featuring a drive-thru holiday spectacular light show with over two million LED lights and 600 unique holiday displays across 1.7 miles at Texas Motor Speedway. Your family will love the lights AND the newest addition -SNOW! The Snow Village at TMS features a tubing hill, snow ball gallery, and a snow play area. Kids can also visit Santa and make s’mores. Visit giftoflightstms.com for event hours, Santa’s schedule, and pricing.

You can Save $2 per car to Gift of Lights Drive Thru Light Show PLUS $2 Off Per Person to Snow Village with this exclusive coupon:  http://dfwkidsguide.com/coupon.php?bid=10969&dealid=1491

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Home for the Holidays – 50% Off Dr. Doormat!

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Home for the Holidays – 50% Off Dr. Doormat!

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Gluten-free Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe

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I don’t know why but when I was younger I was not a fan of carrot cake. Now it is one of my very favorites! After some experimenting I found the perfect combination and I’m sharing my Gluten-Free Carrot Cake recipe with you.  My oldest son and husband absolutely love carrot cake and my husband said this was one of the best he had ever tasted.  My boys are brutality honest so when they tell me it is really good I know it is true. 

Gluten-free Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe

In this recipe I substituted butter or oil with applesauce and it turned out great and is better for you! This recipe used Gluten-Free all purpose flour but it will work with regular flour too. Also, I made mine into cupcakes but this recipe will work for a cake too.

Gluten-free Carrot Cake Cupcakes

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Moist and delicious!
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Flour I used Bob’s Red Mill
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 6 large carrots or 8 medium
  • 1 1/2 cups pecans
  • Icing I used store bought GF cream cheese icing

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven 350°
  • Peel and Grate Carrots (I used my food processor to grate)
  • Mix all dry ingredients. GF Flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and sugars.
  • Finely Chop 1 cup of pecans.
  • Add applesauce, eggs, vanilla, grated carrots, and chopped pecans. (Save about 1/4 cup of grated carrots for toppings)
  • Pour batter in cupcake cups until cup is 3/4 full.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely then frost.
  • Crush 1/2 cup of pecans.
  • Sprinkle grated carrots and crushed pecans on top of each cupcake.
Gluten-free Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe

Hope you enjoy this recipe! Check out my other gluten-free recipes HERE.

DIY Toad Costume / Hat ~ Baby or Kid

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This year my 6 year old and 3 year old decided they wanted to be Mario Brothers. So obviously that means I get to dress my baby boy as Toad! Unfortunately, they do not sell an infant size Toad costume!  I had to get creative and crafty for this one and make my own DIY Toad Costume and Hat! This DIY will work for a baby, kid or even an adult!

I am still learning to sew with a sewing machine so my husbands grandmother helped me with this project. All references to sewing was all her! But, I am getting weekly lessons so soon I will be a sewing machine master!

What You Will Need for Toad Costume

First I purchased white pants for my son. You will probably have to go into the girl section for some reason they do not sell boy white pants. I actually got these from a resell store for $2 in the girl section!  I already had a tan/beige colored onesie. I purchased the royal blue vest on Ebay from a store that sells vest separately for $12. I also already had some yellow fabric for sewing around edge of vest, but you can purchase a small amount of yellow fabric for under $1.

You will have to sew or use Iron-On Adhesive to put yellow around edge of blue vest.

The hat was the hardest part but was not too difficult.

How to Make Toad Hat

Supplies:

1/2 yard of white flannel fabric

1/4 yard of red flannel fabric

winter hat or beanie that fits your child

batting

Iron-On Adhesive

iron

scissors

needle and thread

sewing machine (optional)

Directions:

Cut a large white circle. My son is 6 months so my circle was 18 inches wide. You will need to leave a lot of room for batting. Bigger hats may need 1 yard of white fabric to cut larger circle.

DIY Toad Hat

Cut 4 ovals out of red fabric.

DIY Toad Hat

Cut 1 small circle for top of hat.

Use Iron-On Adhesive to attach ovals and circles to white fabric. (I went ahead and also used sewing machine to sew dots on but iron-on adhesive will do the job)

DIY Toad Hat

Cut batting down to fit inside hat.

DIY Toad Hat

Sew around the outer part of white fabric and pull thread to pull hat together.

DIY Toad Hat

Put winter hat or beanie inside of hat.

Sew the winter hat into Toad hat.

DIY Toad Hat

*Optional instead of using a winter hat you could sew in an elastic band.

Here’s a picture of my 3 year old as Luigi and my baby boy in his Toad costume. I couldn’t get “Mario” to cooperate! Those pictures will have to wait until Halloween!

Mario Brothers with DIY Toad Costume

 

Gluten Free Pizza & Garlic Cheesy Bread

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Gluten Free Pizza & Garlic Cheesy Bread made with Bob’s Red Mill Pizza Crust MixI was provided Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust to try for free by the sponsor.

We love pizza…really who doesn’t! We also really love breadsticks, especially the cheesy breadsticks!  My boys will eat more breadsticks then actual pizza if allowed to.

The Bob’s Red Mill Pizza Mix was really simple to prepare and makes 2 12inch pizza or one 16inch pizza. I decided to make 1 12inch pizza and a garlic cheesy bread.  They were a big hit! The crust was really easy to cook and most importantly it tasted really good!

This is how I made the Garlic Cheesy Bread:

Garlic Cheesy Bread Gluten Free made with Bob’s Red Mill Pizza Crust Mix

Gluten-free Garlic Cheesy Bread

Delicious cheesy bread to eat with pizza or any Italian meal! Perfect to dip in marinara sauce!
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Ingredients
  

  • Gluten-free Pizza Crust Mix
  • Olive Oil
  • Garlic Salt
  • Parsley Flakes
  • 1 cup or handful of Mozzarella Cheese
  • Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preapare Pizza Crust Mix according to directions on package.
  • Preheat oven 425°
  • Put pizza crust in baking sheet or pan.
  • Drizzle about 1-2 Tbs of olive oil and brush over top. Covering completely.
  • Generously sprinkle garlic salt and parsley flakes over top.
  • Sprinkle Mozzarella Cheese on top.
  • Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese on top.
  • Cook for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown spots appear on cheese and edges.

 

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