Just a Smidgen » Coconut https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Gluten-Free Mayer Lemon and Blueberry Granola https://justasmidgen.com/2014/03/19/gluten-free-mayer-lemon-and-blueberry-granola/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/03/19/gluten-free-mayer-lemon-and-blueberry-granola/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 05:07:06 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=20902 When my son Phil was born, we lived in a bungalow with only two bedrooms on the main floor. I loved that first home, it had an award winning rock garden out front that was planted by the first owner. But only two bedrooms, so I decorated the office just at the bottom of the […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/03/19/gluten-free-mayer-lemon-and-blueberry-granola/feed/ 20 Gluten-Free + Vegan Triple Chocolate Protein Bars https://justasmidgen.com/2014/03/09/gluten-free-vegan-triple-chocolate-protein-bars/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/03/09/gluten-free-vegan-triple-chocolate-protein-bars/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:39:59 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=20708 It’s hard to take risks, sticking yourself out there can be nerve wracking. My kids and their friends are looking for summer employment and, while it’s only temporary, they’d like it to be something they can add to their skill set on their resume. Ours is a boom town, which means job opportunities, but also […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/03/09/gluten-free-vegan-triple-chocolate-protein-bars/feed/ 45 Gluten Free Pumpkin and Applesauce Granola https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:00:50 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16719   I love the seasonal change over to fall recipes, I think it’s the contrast of all the deep earthy flavors after the cool, light salads of summer… like in this Gluten Free Pumpkin and Applesauce Granola recipe. ♥     This is my newest favorite granola creation. There isn’t actually any star anise in […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/feed/ 46 Lazy Daisy Cake for The Canadian Food Project https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/17/lazy-daisy-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/17/lazy-daisy-cake/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:10:34 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15136         childhood memories jumbled in cluttered boxes of photographs thoughts, sounds, and words illuminated in a light-sensitive flashed exposure. A family reunion in Champion, Alberta, with tables groaning under sturdy 4-H plates of prized recipes made out of rough Prairie Kitchen hands. Reflections manifested in sepia, black, grey and white,  as monachrome images […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/17/lazy-daisy-cake/feed/ 33 Sesame Garlic Chicken with Peanut Sauce and Sweet Coconut Rice https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/14/sesame-garlic-chicken-with-peanut-sauce-and-sweet-coconut-rice/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/14/sesame-garlic-chicken-with-peanut-sauce-and-sweet-coconut-rice/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:18:11 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=2845   Nothing like traipsing around a new foodie store to perk up the old taciturn spirits! I had been dying to venture over to The Silk Road Spice Merchant Store store in Inglewood. First a quick detour to the bottle depot (ewww, now that was a reality check after my mope day) and then off I went, […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/14/sesame-garlic-chicken-with-peanut-sauce-and-sweet-coconut-rice/feed/ 32 sol·stice – derives from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still) https://justasmidgen.com/2011/06/25/sol%c2%b7stice-derives-from-latin-sol-sun-and-sistere-to-stand-still/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/06/25/sol%c2%b7stice-derives-from-latin-sol-sun-and-sistere-to-stand-still/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:23:35 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=1022 My mother, June, was born on the day that the earth is most directly inclined towards the sun.  It is no surprise then, that as her daughter I am honored to have been able to “stand still” in the rays of her “sun” while growing up… in her kitchen, her garden and her art studio. […]

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