Enjoy Life Brownie Mix- A review

Hello, everyone! I am going to be doing my very first product review! I am super excited to be doing it; this was of my own accord, and I am not being paid to say anything good or bad about this company. I just feel like this is something that will help the allergic community that I am reaching out to. So, Friday was my birthday (YAY!), and I asked my mom for the Enjoy Life Brownie Mix in place of a gluten free cake mix. Now, I have had this mix before and I just love it. It is by far the best gluten free baking mix that I have used (and I have used quite a few) ever since I began this allergic journey. One of the best parts about it is that the mix is free of the top eight allergens, which is a bonus for those of us who have to be extra careful with what we eat.  Are you ready? Here we go!

1. NO egg is required!
This is nice, because most of the baking mixes that I have used in the past require egg or egg replacer. Not this baking mix. All you need is 2tbs of oil with 3/4 cup of water and you're good to go.

2. NO flat brownies!
I have baked gluten free brownies before, and they always came out of the oven in sad shape; really no shape at all. They were flat. And (unpleasantly) chewy and grainy, which leads me to my next point...

3. GREAT texture, and tender crumb
This mix will not disappoint. This is the fourth time I have used it, and I have pretty much made up my mind that there is no other brownie mix that can compare with this one. There are even chocolate chip pieces in the mix, so all of you chocolate lovers in the world, this is for you. The texture of this brownie is somewhat cake-y (is that a word? I think you know what I'm talking about though...).

Please, you guys, this is a winner in my book, and I hope that you all will give it a try. It is dreamy when eaten warm with a scoop of mint chip ice cream (and I have a terrific one in mind, I need to do a review on that one). I hope you guys like this post, if you want to see more like this, please let me know!

Facebook!!

Alright, I never thought that I would do it, but I have. I am working on adding a facebook page to my blog. It is not done yet, so  please be patient. Thank you guys for all of your love and support!

Cheaters meatballs

OK, I missed the one year anniversary of my blog. I feel bad about it, but not too bad, I just hope this (missing anniversaries) will not transfer over to my married life. I have some time before that, though, marriage is not in my present, thank God. So in an effort to somewhat save myself, I am posting a recipe on the fly! I am so talented! Right. On to the recipe!

What you need:

Uncooked Italian sausages (in their casings)

A splash of water

And 2 tbs of oil

What you do is, using a pair of kitchen shears cut the sausages into medium sized pieces

Place them in the pan with the water and oil

Let it simmer away!

The trick here is that the sausages will steam and form "meatballs" as they cook (that's what the water is for).

All you need to do from here is let them get as brown as you like them, and serve! These work great for spaghetti and meatballs, Swedish meatballs or anywhere a recipe calls for meatballs! Enjoy!

Potatoes (My Favorite Way)

Have you missed me? I have been away for a while since March, just in case you haven't noticed... What's that? you want to know what has been keeping me away? Okay, let me give you the load down:
I have been working.

No, really! that's it! I started a job this summer after I finished with school, plus I need to learn how to blog with an iPad.

Anyway, here I am, and I have a recipe for you! Can you guess what it is? Of course, you can! you read the title...
This is my very favorite way to prepare potatoes, once you try it you will see why. The preparation is very simple, there are only two ingredients, and it tastes GREAT! So what are you waiting for? here we go with the recipe:

What you need:

1/2 can of coconut milk

2 potatoes skinned and cubed

salt and pepper to taste

Start with two potatoes...

Peel them...

 And cube them...

Fry to desired crispness. I think that this is an important step, but you don't have to make them crispy. I do it because is just adds another dimension of yumminess to the dish. Do whatever suits your fancy!

Now is the time to open up the can of coconut milk. I haven't tried this with lite coconut milk since I don't imagine that it would cook up the same way...

Pour in the milk

 Look at that! I loove to watch coconut milk as it thickens a dish

you can stir it if you want to...

Once the potatoes have reached the thickness that you like, you can serve it up and enjoy! I know I sure did :) #allergyeats