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Chex Muddy Buddies

Ingredients

9 cups Rice Chex

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup butter

1 tspn vanilla

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Procedure

Put the 9 cups of Rice Chex into a large bowl.

Put the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter into a microwavable bowl, and microwave it on high for one minute, or until melted. Stir in the vanilla.

Now, sprinkle the mixture over the Rice Chex, evenly stirring it in.

Now, put the mix into a large ziplock bag.

Add the powdered sugar.

Now, shake it until it's evenly distributed (you can dance while doing so.)

Lay the muddy buddies out on a strip of wax paper.

Let it sit for an hour or so, or until they dry completely.
Voila, you have a fancy looking snack that will entice your guests!

Enjoy!

-Sema

Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread

I have been in the baking mood recently! This bread is so soft and delicious that I couldn't get enough of it!

Ingredients
4 tbspn melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 mashed banana
1 cup pancake mix (I used Pamela's Baking and Pancake Mix.)
1/4 tspn salt
1/2 tspn vanilla
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix the butter, sugar, eggs and banana.

Add the pancake mix, salt, vanilla and nuts.

Pour the mixture into a large greased loaf pan.

Bake for an hour, or until finished. I only had to bake it for half an hour for the toothpick to come out clean.

This banana bread was so moist and not crumbly at ALL. It tasted just as though it was made of wheat :)

Enjoy!
-Sema

If you missed it, here's my Draw My Life video from last week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEtbPuOK410
In it, I talk about how I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, and how I learned to deal with it :)

Draw My Life- My Gluten-Free Experience

In this 'Draw My Life' video, I talk about how I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, and how I learned to deal with it.

Enjoy!
-Sema

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