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Happy Friday!

I was asked to try Cappellos gluten free, grain free, and vegan chocolate chip cookie.
Oh yeah, I was very skeptical. There is NO way this will taste good, but I'll be nice and
give it a go.

Let me just say how wrong my ill-conceived notions were about these cookies.
They are so good! No, exceptional.
There is NO way you will notice they are gluten free let alone vegan and grain free.
Seriously the best gluten free cookie I've ever had.
They bake up crisp outside and a little bit chewy in the middle.
I asked my husband, and a couple friends to try them. After they asked me for the recipe,
I asked them did you know those cookies were vegan, gluten free AND grain free?
"no way!" they said. So there's your proof on how good they are.
My only regret? I only wish they sent me more.
Where can you find Cappellos Cookie Dough? Online and Click here.


Next week I'll share with you a recipe using their grain free & gluten free pasta.
This is going to be good!

This one nearly scared me to death!
As I was leaving the house, I could have sworn I saw something in the sliders as I was going out the back door.
Get outside and boom! there she is?
I carefully and quietly turn on my camera because you know I have to get a photo of this, all the
while thinking 'please don't leave, please don't leave, just one photo!'
As soon as the first "click" noise of the camera taking a photo goes off, she bolts, and I mean bolts!

Can you see her taking off? Fast as lightening baby!

Last Saturday was a gorgeous day on cape cod.
That blue color.....

And then we had the most beautiful sunset.

I love Sunday morning diner food.
And yes, I like to have a side of home fries with my home fries.

The latest batch of blueberries from Driscolls is wild.
Look at the size of them?  Wild.

This fool.  I was just waiting for him to fall in.  He didn't thankfully.

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bacon hacks that you should know (LOL)
apple cider caramel bars with maldon salt
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homemade french onion soup
beet juice nutrition
pumpkin nanaimo bars!
chocolate-peppermint birthday cake
coming soon: milky way marshmallow!
butternut blondies! (LOVE)
things that stress out chefs

Have a wonderful weekend!