Amber, Author at Rays of Bliss

Gluten Free Tuesday Linky 09/17/13

Week 2 of being a SAHM! I am still adjusting to it but I am totally loving it! I need to make a schedule of when to do certain things because I feel like I am randomly cleaning and organizing areas of my house. I’m sure I’ll come up with something! Also, I was able to make all our meals this week and make a couple of desserts too! This weeks menu includes several recipes from last weeks linky, so thank you ladies! I’m sure y’all will give me some new ideas for this week too!

Here are my Top 3 from last Week in no particular order:

Flourless, Doughless, Gluten-Free Pizza from Gluten-Free Easily.

Paleo Sweet Potato Fries from Tessa the Domestic Diva.

Easy All-Natural, Homemade Pizza Sauce from The Little Aussie Bakery & Cafe.

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky ~ 9/18/13

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Here are some pictures of my boys from my phone this week! I was really impressed with my oldest son’s play-doh watch creation! I also love the silly picture of middle son and the picture of my smiling clean baby!

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Extreme Brownie ~ Peanut Butter & Marshmallow Swirl with Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Crisp Topping

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I went extreme with this brownie creation this week and boy was it good! Now this is a delicious brownie but it is rich so I suggest eating it with a cup of milk or some vanilla ice cream! My parents had visited and tested it and loved it, and my boys loved it too! Everyone really enjoyed the crisp chocolate & peanut butter topping. I used all Gluten Free ingredients but this recipe will work with non Gluten Free ingredients too. I also used a brownie mix and used the ingredients the box called for. When you make this for yourself make the brownie mix according to your brownie box directions and then add my extreme ingredients!

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter & Marshmallow Brownies with Crisp Topping

Very Rich and Tasty Brownies with a delicious crispy chocolate topping!

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Ingredients

Brownie Mix I used Bob Red Mill's Gluten Free Mix
3/4 cup of warm water or amount your mix calls for
1 egg or amount your mix calls for
1 1/2 sticks of softened butter or amount your mix calls for
2 tsp vanilla or amount your mix calls for
1 1/2 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff

Toppings ingredients

1 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup peanut butter
1 Tbls butter
1 1/2 cup crispy rice cereal I used GF Rice Krispies

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 350°.
Grease pan.
Combine brownie ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Pour batter into pan.
Heat Peanut butter in microwave safe bowl for 10-15 seconds in microwave.
Spoon onto top of brownies.
Heat marshmallow fluff for 10-15 seconds in microwave.
Spoon onto top of brownies.
Use butter knife to swirl peanut butter and marshmallow fluff into brownie batter.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Toppings Directions.
In microwave safe bowl combine ingredients.
Microwave for 1 - 2 minutes. Stop and Stir every 10-15 seconds.
Spoon on top of baked brownies and spread out evenly.
Place in refrigerator for 90 minutes or overnight.

This recipe was shared on the following: Gluten Free Tuesday, All Gluten Free Desserts, Gluten Free Fridays, Allergy-Free Wednesdays,

Gluten Free Tuesday Linky 09/10/13

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Well it has been a very eventful week for my family! I officially am a stay at home mom! My husband and I agreed it would be best for us and we are at a financial position that we can! I quit my Store Manager position (48 hours a week) to stay home with my boys! It’s been bitter sweet because I do love the company and people I work with but I am super excited to stay home. Also, now I will have more time to work on new Gluten Free Recipes, hooray!

Here are my Top 3 from last Week in no particular order:

Tomato Basil Soup With Goat Cheese from What A Girl Eats.

Paleo-Friendly Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies from gfe–gluten free easily.

Everyone’s favorite (gluten-free) chocolate cake from ruth plus two.

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky ~ 9/10/13

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Picture from my phone this week. I just love this French fry shirt!

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Baby Shower Game Ideas

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I come from a big family so we go to a lot of baby showers. So for my sister’s baby shower we wanted to skip the cross word, word scramble, nursery rhyme match games because we have played those games so many times. Those games are great but when you go to a baby shower as often as we do they do get old. I think most my aunts can solve those in 30 seconds because they have done them all so much. My sisters and I decided on a couple new games we don’t usually play at baby showers!

We gave lotions wrapped in tissue and a clear favor bag with a personalized sticker from BDesigns4You for the prizes.

When guest came in to sign in they had to guess how many M&M’s were in the bottle and fill out a Door Prize Ticket. Free Printable Available Here.

At the table when guest sat down they had a Wish for Baby from BDesigns4You to fill out for the Mama to be.

We played Guess the Mother’s Measurements. We used streamer rolls instead of toilet paper. 1.it is much cheaper 2. it’s so wasteful to use toilet paper.

We also played Candy Bar Match-Up Game. Free Printable available from ebabyshowergames.com.

The favorite game we played by far was the Purse Game! We had a personalized game from BDesigns4You. I know there are a lot of purse games out there but this one had so many more items then many other ones out there. It made the game that much better! The girl that ended up winning had over 25o points! She said once something goes in her purse it never comes out! Guest were cracking up over the weird stuff in each others purses. It is a great game and is now a must have game at every shower for our family!