Gluten-Free Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

The holidays are a great time to eat good desserts and relax! This recipe is simple, requiring minimal ingredients and will allow you to enjoy a great dessert without having to spend the entire day in the kitchen.

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Procedure
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix the ingredients together in a large bowl.













Roll the dough into balls.














Use the bottom of a glass to flatten them out.















Bake for 9-14 minutes (depending on your oven). When you take the cookies out, allow them to cool for a few minutes before you take your first bite.

Enjoy!
-Sema

A special thanks to Natasha for helping me out!

Gluten-Free Layer Bars

Ingredients
7 oz of sweetened coconut
1 cup butterscotch chips
6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
8 oz unsalted walnuts
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Procedure

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. 

Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan

Spread 2/3 of the coconut flakes on the bottom of the pan evenly.

Then, spread the butterscotch chips in an even layer.

Spread the chocolate chips

Spread the walnuts 

Now, pour the condensed milk evenly over the entire pan.

You are almost done. Just spread the sliced almonds on top and add the remaining coconut flakes.

Bake for 20 mins, or until it's at the desired consistency.
Cut into desired pieces and enjoy these lovely bars together with a cup of Earl Grey Tea.

Enjoy!
-Sema

A special thanks to my mom's best friend for the recipe!

Fun With Finals

It's that time of year again folks! Finals are just around the corner, and I can tell you that I am swamped with work. So, there will be no informative blog post this week, BUT next week I am doing a 'holiday goodies' blog post so be sure to check back in!

Happy Studying (for those in the same boat as me)!
-Sema

Also, if you have a few minutes to spare, be sure to check out my first music video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdbGARh7upU

Gluten-free Goldfish

I was at the local grocery store browsing the snacks when I came across a pack of Goldfish that looked different from the rest. I immediately grabbed it and checked its ingredients, and lo and behold it said gluten free on top! I immediately grabbed two packs and headed to check out, ready to try it out. The backstory is that before I was diagnosed, Goldfish and Cheez-it used to be my main snacks. After I found out I was gluten-free, I was "deprived'' from my favorite snacks. (I of course found substitutes along the years.) That is why this is so significant to me. A mainstream snack producer finally decided offer gluten-free snacks as well :).

Enjoy!
-Sema

Thanksgiving Report

The big food holiday has come and gone! I was unable to post anything this week because I was filming a music video for my single 'I Am No Longer'. 

The tradition in our house is to have my dad prepare our boneless stuffed turkey dinner. All items at the dinner were gluten free. Stay posted, my music video should be coming out soon!

Here is a link to my artist page:

 https://www.facebook.com/semaelin

Happy Belated Thanksgiving Greetings!

-Sema