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Spider Web Spaghetti Squash Multi Flavored Gluten Free

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I was reminded of all the fun things that can be done with spaghetti squash when I came up with this Spider Web Spaghetti Squash Multi Flavored Gluten Free.

I needed another “main dish” recipe for the Holiday, 2012 eBook that I’m currently working on. My SIL mentioned, “What about something with Spaghetti Squash?”

Two things happened:

  1. I got super excited when I remembered I have a Spaghetti Squash and Meatball Boats recipe I’ve never shared with you yet (thus, will be in the eBook) and
  2. I immediately decided to make some multi-flavored spaghetti squash that night

It was good, easy and best of all…..it looked like spider webs so I knew it would be the perfect recipe to share for Halloween!

Spider Web Spaghetti Squash Multi Flavored Gluten Free

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Simple, delicious, fun and Halloween festive! A Spider Web Spaghetti Squash Multi Flavored Gluten Free recipe.
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Bake the spaghetti squash like normal (see old post: [b]How to Make Simple Spaghetti Squash[/b])
  2. Once you take it out of the oven, scrape all the spaghetti squash into a bowl
  3. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees
  4. Add 1 tbsp olive oil + sea salt to the spaghetti squash in your bowl
  5. Evenly spread out the spaghetti squash onto your pan again, but make sure the tinfoil is coated with olive oil
  6. Once the spaghetti squash is spread out, add your flavorings (I did: ¼ thyme, ¼ chili powder, ¼ cinnamon and the final ¼ just plain)
  7. Bake for another 15-20 minutes
  8. Spread out on paper towels to cool or serve

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Mix in the olive oil and sea salt by hand.

You can use whatever flavors you want. The ones I recommended we really loved!

Bonus tip: you can also mix all these flavors together. Tastes great!

Keep it in the oven a little longer if you want even more crispy ones.

Happy Halloween!

p.s. Today is my mama‘s birthday!

Xox,
SKH

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Gluten Free Ginger Chocolate Crumb Cake

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What do you think a Gluten Free Ginger Chocolate Crumb Cake might taste like? Today you’re going to find out!

During the past two weeks, I have been asked,

Can you recommend a great gluten-free cookbook?

And,

Where do you get your recipes?

The answer to the former: No. I have several, but none I can truly recommend because they are either too complicated (think 20+ ingredients) or they use gluten-free ingredients I’m not a fan of advocating.

And to the latter: I make them up. Many times I am inspired by something I see or am motivated by an intense craving of my own. I figure out what I want and then how to concoct that food, but with all the appropriate substitutions.

The day I made the gluten-free breakfast loaf sort of looked like this….I was really craving chocolate. I had leftover pumpkin. I also wanted something “chocolate-cakey,” but with very low sugar. Oh, and I wanted to tie it altogether with a gut-friendly element.

Not high maintenance at all, right?!

The above scenario is one that happens weekly.

I didn’t know what I’d call it at the time, but piece-by-piece, the ingredients came together and myGluten Free Ginger Chocolate Crumb Cake came alive.

Gluten Free Ginger Chocolate Crumb Cake

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt chocolate, coconut oil and pumpkin half-way in a pan on the stove.
  3. Add ginger and cinnamon to the melted mixture, and finish blending until all parts mixed.
  4. Place melted mixture and all other ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  5. Beat on low for about 30 seconds.
  6. Place mixture in a small, personal-sized oven-safe dish.
  7. Bake for about 28-30 minutes.

 

The “hub” of your ingredients. Do you know which one of these is the most “gut friendly?” Correct. The ginger. Here are some more of its benefits.

Ginger is also on the fall foods list.

Perfectly packed and ready to bake.

Please know that something this rich pairs very nicely with wine. Ever had Cupcake Wine? How about the Red Velvet?

If so, how much do you love it?!

Fact: this winery is right over the hill from where we live.

Dangerous.

Enjoy!

Xox,
SKH

Sugar Free Pure Chocolate Dessert

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Chocolate. Dark chocolate. Real, raw, rich chocolate. The kind so real, raw and rich that it’s sugar free. That’s what this Sugar Free Pure Chocolate Dessert is all about.

Here’s what they say….

Chocolate is like sex. It can go from a sacred experience all the way to a criminal act.

Victoria Moran told me this during an Institute for Integrative Nutrition lecture.

I started to think about all the ways chocolate is sacred and criminal. I came up with a hot list.

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The chocolate recipe I’m about to give you today combines the very best ingredients with either no label or a very simple label.

Sugar Free Pure Chocolate Dessert

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  1. Place the avocado, Monkfruit, raw cacao nibs, and chia seeds in a bowl.
  2. Melt the Scharffen Berger in a pan on the stove (on low).
  3. Add the Scharffen Berger and avocado mix to a blender (preferably a Kitchen Aid).
  4. Blend on low for about 2-5 minutes, or until the mixture is smooth (it will have texture still, due to the chia seeds and raw cacao nibs - that's okay).
  5. Chill and eat.
Notes
The Monkfruit is the only sweetener you'll use, but it is "sugar free." If you don't want any sweetness, leave it out.

 
This dessert is very rich. Ryan told me I needed to put that full disclosure here. IF you do not like real rich desserts and/or dark chocolate, then this is absolutely not for you. But like I told Ryan, most women would think he’s crazy for not liking it. Okay, maybe that’s just me.

That said, this Sugar Free Pure Chocolate Dessert….

  • has no sugar,
  • but is filled with fat and calories (all the goods!)
  • you do not need a cup full to be satisfied -> I have 3-5 bites, and I’m a choco-holic
  • the label of the avocado says: avocado, the label of the chia seeds say: chia seeds, the label of the raw cacao nibs say: raw cacao nibs and the label for the Scharffen Berger 99% cacao says: Cocoa Beans, whole vanilla beans

This is super simple and truly savory.

It’s neither sacred nor criminal.

It’s just life.

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Sugar Free Pure Chocolate Dessert sarahkayhoffman.com

Sugar Free Pure Chocolate Dessert sarahkayhoffman.com

Do you like milk chocolate or dark chocolate better?

Xox,
SKH

All Natural Creme de Menthe and Vanilla Ice Cream Shake Recipe

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Looking for a sweet treat? Today I have an All Natural Creme de Menthe and Vanilla Ice Cream Shake Recipe to share.

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10 Ways to Enjoy Raw Nut Butters

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Why would you choose a fatty, calorie-laden raw nut butter when you could just stick with your fat-free, sugar-free pudding? (Insert sarcasm.) I’ll tell you why today, and then I’ll give 10 ways to enjoy raw nut butters.

This isn’t going to be complicated. 

I’ll give you the simple truths.

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