This homemade gluten-free ice cream cake is layered with chocolate and vanilla ice cream and filled with chocolate cookie crumbles and freeze dried raspberries. No baking is required for this simple, festive ice cream cake. Be sure to check out more of my gluten-free dessert recipes including my collection of gluten-free birthday cake ideas and my 5-minute boozy peanut butter milkshake. No-Bake Ice Cream Cake I like to keep my recipes as simple as possible. So this cake does not have any actual baked cake in it. Baking and cleaning up after making a cake adds a lot of time to this recipe and ..read more

This vinaigrette combines fresh pink grapefruit juice (red or ruby red works too) and red wine vinegar to make a sweet and tart salad dressing or marinade. It mixes up in the blender in seconds and has just five simple ingredients that allow the grapefruit flavor to be front and center. Check out more of my quick and easy vinaigrette recipes including my beautiful 7-minute blood orange vinaigrette and my 5-minute sweet onion vinaigrette. Vinaigrette Formula (Ratio) Normally a vinaigrette uses 3 parts oil to one part vinegar. This ratio makes a slightly acidic salad dressing that can also doub ..read more

The toaster oven is a quick and easy way to make a small batch of chocolate chip cookies. This one bowl recipe uses almond flour as the base and yields two soft and chewy jumbo cookies. If you don’t have an electric mixer, no need to worry, this recipe can easily be mixed with a fork. Be sure to check out more of my quick and easy recipes including my toaster oven funfetti cake and gluten-free vanilla microwave cake. Toaster Oven Baking When you’re baking a small batch of cookies, heating up a big conventional oven is way more than you need. So the toaster oven, which heats up in just a few m ..read more

These cookies combine peanut butter and sesame tahini for the soft and chewy cookie of your dreams. With brown sugar and vanilla and coated in sesame seeds, they are an elegant, sweet treat. The recipe has no butter and is dairy-free. No chilling of the dough is needed! Be sure to check out more of my cookie recipes including my chocolate and vanilla marbled tahini cookies, flourless peanut butter cookies with brown sugar and lemon almond flour cookies. Cookies Without Butter! I am a huge fan of butter and normally use it in my cookie recipes. But with tahini and peanut butter, both with plen ..read more

These gluten-free Mexican wedding cookies (aka snowball cookies) are a buttery, delicate, lightly sweet treat. The egg-free recipe has just a few ingredients including chopped pecans & powdered sugar. Flaxseed meal is included in this recipe to help these delicate gluten-free cookies hold together but still stay delicate. Snow kissed, they are a pretty shortbread cookie for a winter holiday table or celebration. Be sure to check out more of my gluten-free cookie recipes including my homemade gluten-free danish butter cookies, buttery spritz cookies and my showstopper marbled tahini cookies ..read more

This gluten-free vanilla cake bakes in the microwave in just 5 minutes. This single layer cake is baked and on the cooling rack in less than 20 minutes. The recipe is easily made dairy-free too. Be sure to check out more of my gluten-free cake recipes including my toaster oven gluten-free funfetti cake, my single serving gluten-free vanilla mug cake and gluten-free chocolate mug cake that both bake in the microwave. Microwave Cakes There’s no shortage of recipes on the internet for microwaved mug cakes. But I have not seen many recipes that make a full size cake. Of course this made me want t ..read more

This pesto vinaigrette mixes up in the blender or food processor in just 7 minutes. Fresh basil, parmesan cheese and garlic combine to make a fresh, umami filled dressing for your favorite green salad. Tips included for keeping the pesto dressing a bright green color. Be sure to check out more of my vinaigrette recipes including my 5 star rated easy mango vinaigrette, 7-minute cilantro lime vinaigrette and my 5-minute balsamic citrus vinaigrette. From Scratch Vinaigrette This vinaigrette is made completely from scratch. I initially tested the recipe using prepared pestos but the different bra ..read more

This sweet and tangy orange cake glaze has just 3 ingredients and mixes up in 5 minutes. With a cream cheese base and no powdered sugar, it’s a wonderful, not-too-sweet, topping for cakes and desserts. It has a creamy texture and a glossy look that will make your cake photo worthy! Be sure to check out more of my super easy dessert toppings including my 6-minute creamy rum sauce. This glaze is the perfect topping for my orange polenta cake and chocolate orange loaf cake. Glaze vs Icing I haven’t seen a consistent definition of either one. And depending on where you are in the world icing can ..read more

This gluten-free polenta cake has a pop of orange flavor from orange zest. The single layer cake is moist, fluffy and mixes up in one bowl. There’s no almond or almond flour like many other polenta cakes. Top it with a 5-minute, 3-ingredient creamy orange glaze (no powdered sugar). The recipe includes dairy-free options. Try more of my gluten-free cakes including my highly rated fluffy coconut layer cake, super simple gluten-free vanilla snack cake and fun and festive toaster oven funfetti cake. Is Polenta Gluten-Free? Yes! Polenta is made from corn which is naturally gluten-free. However, if ..read more

This easy summer salad combines crunchy cucumber with diced sweet mango and creamy avocado for a refreshing side dish. Top with my 7 minute lemon ginger vinaigrette to give this salad some zingy flavor. The salad and dressing come together in less than 25 minutes. Be sure to check out more of my summer salads including my 15 minute mixed berry salad with feta, summer quinoa salad with fresh corn and blueberries and my sweet and tangy fresh peach mint salad. The Perfect Salad Salads are a great way to mix different flavors. In my cooking 101 flavor tutorials, I discuss how combining sweet, sal ..read more