Author: Amber Gaines

Traditional Old Fashion Divinity Candy

Traditional Old Fashion Divinity Candy

I recently started going through my husband’s grandmother’s recipe box. It is chalk full of Old Fashion Cookies, Cakes and Candy’s. Her Fried Chicken recipe was also in there… All of the recipes were written more like reminders to herself vs actual recipes someone else 

Peel Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

Peel Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

Eggs are the perfect food. I eat them almost anyway that they can be fixed – fried, scrambled, poached and of course, hard boiled. However, nothing is more frustrating that losing half the eggs when you try to peel them! I have tried every recipe 

Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Caramel Cake

Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Caramel Cake

Can you believe this cake was made from a Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix? It totally was. It was inspired by the Frisch’s seasonal Pumpkin Spice Caramel Cake. The verdict is that it tastes exactly like it! But this one is Gluten Free and can 

Gluten Free Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

Gluten Free Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

My family loves Frisch’s Pumpkin Pie. So much it seems that both my sister and I picked up a pie this year! The problem is, neither me nor my niece with a Milk allergy can eat it. This year I was determined to make a 

Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner Rolls

Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner Rolls

For Thanksgiving we had 3 different types of bread. I kid you not. Everyone gets their favorite at my house! We had traditional Butter Crescents, Dairy Free (full gluten) Crescent Rolls for my niece with a dairy allergy and these Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner 

Gluten Free Bacon Cheddar Quiche

Gluten Free Bacon Cheddar Quiche

Every Thanksgiving when I have a house full of guests, I make quiche. I also make it for Mother’s Day Brunch. Why? It is easy to make ahead so I can spend more time visiting with my guests than making breakfast. It is also easy 

Crockpot Roast and Potatoes

Crockpot Roast and Potatoes

This Roast and Potato recipe was a staple in our house growing up and it was always one of my favorites. I have been making it so long and I really had stopped thinking about it as a “recipe”. I had to actually stop as 

Pumpkin Spice Donut Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Donut Muffins

After spending 36 hours awake in an airport because of weather delays, I am having a really hard time putting together coherent sentences, but I am really trying to get this recipe put out there for all of you in time for Thanksgiving meal planning! 

What’s in my Pantry – Snacks

What’s in my Pantry – Snacks

I think you all know by now how much I love to cook. But let’s be real. I work a 40 hour a week job as a sales rep that has me on the road 3000 miles a month, help my husband with his company 

Crockpot Paleo Butter Chicken

Crockpot Paleo Butter Chicken

I LOVE Indian food and spices. Lately I have not felt well after eating out at Indian restaurants since I tend to partake in both Dairy and sometime Gluten (who can resist samosas?). So when my husband was going to be gone for dinner this