Yummy Weekend Recipes

Ready for some good eats? Here are two brilliant foods that I ate over the weekend. One is a quick and easy snack, the other a breakfast/lunch/dinner/dessert. Make ‘em. Eat ‘em. Love ‘em.

Pumpkin Yogurt

• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 tbsp canned pumpkin
• Dash of cinnamon
• Stevia or other sweetener to taste
• ¼ cup dried fruit, nuts, or cereal (or all of the above)

Mix it up and enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Almond Scones

I used the same recipe I used for the Almond Raisin Scones with a few little tweaks.

• 1 ¾ cup GF dough mix (must have XANTHAN GUM) 
• 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar 
• ½ tsp baking powder 
• ¼ tsp salt 
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder 
• 3 tbsp sugar/Xylitol 
• 4 tbsp butter cold 
• 2/3 cup vanilla yogurt 
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten 
• 1 cup almonds, chopped 
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 
• \Rice flour (for dusting) 
• 2 tbsp milk (brushing on top) 
• Powdered sugar (optional) 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, salt,  cocoa, and sugar. Pulse a few times in food processor. Add butter and pulse 15-20 times until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg and yogurt and run food processor for about 10 seconds or until it makes a large lump of dough. Transfer dough into bowl and fold in chocolate chips and almonds. Dump dough onto lightly floured surface (rice flour) divide into 8 to 10 equal parts. Make the dough into whatever shape you like (I chose triangles), about ¾ inches thick. Place on greased cookie sheet or one lined with parchment paper. Cook 25-30 min. Dust with powdered sugar.

Eat them alone...

...for breakfast...

...or as dinner.

Enjoy the deliciousness.

Yoplait Light Two Week Tune-Up Giveaway

Hi everyone! As you know, I have been mentioning this Two Week Tune-Up pretty often lately, and you might be wondering what exactly I'm talking about.

The Two Week Tune-Up is a plan specially designed for you by the makers of Yoplait to help you lose *up to 5 lbs. in two weeks. I have decided to take part in this little plan, not so much to lose weight, but just to clean my body of the holiday junk. I will be starting the Tune-Up on January 2nd!

This is the plan in a nutshell:

• Replacing your breakfast and lunch with a Yoplait Light yogurt, a whole grain,
  and a fruit
• Eating a diet rich in lean protein and non-fat dairy, including a sensible dinner, beverages, and snacks
• Walking 30-40 minutes daily

Please visit Yoplait.com for study and full diet details. 


There has been talk of a Yoplait giveaway, and it's finally here! To enter the Tune-Up Giveaway, go to the Contact Me page and write "Tune-Up Giveaway" as the subject. Send me your favorite Gluten-Free Breakfast Recipe. Make sure to include your name and email address on the form.


The prize pack for the winner of the Tune-Up Giveaway is a gym bag, wrist wallet, pedometer, and a coupon for a free Yoplait Light Yogurt! I have already been using my pedometer and wrist wallet. They are so convenient. 

There will be a special post where I make the the winning recipe! Don't forget to tell your friends about this fun giveaway. One more cool thing: the prize pack can ship internationally. So if you are reading from outside the U.S., you can participate too!


I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Contest ends Friday, January 7th. I will announce the winner Saturday morning!