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.

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... 

grain-free granola

I eat granola every. single. day.  I have a routine that involves incorporating berries, kefir or greek yogurt (for probiotics) and nuts and seeds every morning or at least once during the day.  I have shamelessly spent the money on gluten-free granola many times, while not really enjoying it either.  I don't like a lot of fillers like oats and sugar.  So one day, I decided it was time to make my own granola recipe.  After playing with it a few times, I think I finally nailed it.  I can't believe how simple it was!  I have finally met the perfect bowl of granola!