undone

I am going to be honest.
I have been struggling with this blog.  I've wanted to publish so many posts that I've been writing.  I have written drafts, gone back and forth rewriting them, analyzing, and editing.   

Then it hit me. I am trying to hide again.  I've always felt more comfortable blending in.

dirt

gf/ vegan salted caramel & apple oatmeal cookies

We go apple picking in the mountains every fall.  About three years ago, I was trying to come up with some recipes to get rid of all the apples!  Somehow we came up with oatmeal apple cookies!  So it's been a tradition to make these cookies, however, they needed somethin' {ahem} sweet.  I would use whatever candies I've had on hand, butterscotch chips, Heath toffee chips... but this year, we stumbled on to salted caramels!  Whoa.

among you all...

gf apple cinnamon granola bars

Ok.  Had to share my latest fall granola bar.  Apple Cinnamon Nut.  They are amazing!  It's a adaptation of this recipe.

grain-free pumpkin cheesecake

You had me at "pumpkin."  That's all you have to say.  I love pumpkin.  I love cheesecake.  So, I made a pumpkin cheesecake using my grain-free pie crust.  

gf/ vegan apple cinnamon bread

Fall is in the air!  Those crisp fresh breezes, a slight tinge of yellowing in the leaves... pumpkin and apple flavors showing up in grocery stores, coffee shops, and candle stores.  I love it!  It's my most favorite of seasons, being that I am a Florida resident runaway. :)  The only seasons we had were, hot, hot, hotter, and ridiculously hot!  I am so thankful that we moved further up "north" to North Carolina, where the seasons are so pleasant!  Apple bread always gets me in the fall mood.  This time, I tweaked the recipe to be a tad bit healthier than last season...