Pineapple Mango "Ice Cream" (AIP, gluten-free; dairy free)

This was super easy and delicious! During the summer, the hubby bought a bunch of pineapples and mangos when they were on sale. I pureed and froze it until I could decide what to do with it. Recently I've had couple of friends that are wanting to follow the Auto-Immune Paleo diet, so the hardest part is finding desserts since I'm used to traditional farm baking (with wheat flour in everything). The great thing about this one is that it makes great popcicles too (which the hubby eats every other day). :) For this recipe, taste it before adding the maple syrup. I added some to this one because I wanted more of a sweetened ice cream taste, but for smoothies, you would likely want to omit the syrup.

https://beamingbaker.com/3-ingredient-mango-coconut-vegan-ice-cream-paleo-dairy-free-gf-vegan/

Paleo Ice Cream (Dairy-Free)

This is dessert #1 of my AIP dinner from last week. It was pretty good, but I've since found other similar recipes that include coconut milk and vanilla. But, for being a 3 ingredient dessert, the guests really enjoyed the combination of bananas, cocoa and almond butter. :)

https://thebigmansworld.com/2017/05/01/healthy-3-ingredient-no-churn-blender-chocolate-ice-cream-paleo-vegan-dairy-free/

Flourless Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free with the option of Dairy Free)

I had the honor of being asked to make a neighbor friend a gluten-free birthday cake for her. I was a little nervous as this was my first g-free cake. I was pleasantly surprised with the results, but then again, ganache makes everything better. ;) I opted for real butter, used semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate cocoa, sugar (rather than honey) and sweetened chocolate almond milk (for the ganache). Really pleased with the results. I didn't really need to change it at all, other than, due to altitude (6400ft), I had to cook it about 10 minutes longer. I got the thumbs up from the neighbor and her family/friends. Thank you Pinterest!

http://www.veggiebalance.com/flourless-double-chocolate-cake/

Purple Cauliflower Pizza Crust

The hubby bought purple cauliflower so I wanted to do something special. I found a Pinterest recipe for a cauliflower crust with goat cheese added. I topped it with steak cubes, onions and mushrooms. It turned out super yummy but I will probably not add salt to anything to mellow it out. Definitely will be making again...maybe with orange cauliflower next time :)

https://domesticblissreport.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/purple-cauliflower-pizza-crust/amp/