Every weekend, I try to make the perfect pancake without the help of another recipe. This is a delicious pumpkin paleo pancake.

Ingredients (makes 2 pancakes)
1 egg
1/4 cup almond milk
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp coconut sugar 
1/4 cup Outrageous Baking gluten free flour

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1 tsp coconut sugar
1 tbsp maple syrup
handful of shredded coconut
drizzle some gluten free, dairy free chocolate chips

Steps:
1. In a bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients until well blended.
2. Add in the flour and mix. If the batter seems too dry, add some more almond milk.
3. On a medium heat, non-stick pan, spoon your pancakes and let fry for 4-6 minutes on each side. You'll know your pancakes are flippable when they look like they aren't sticking to the pan. Test this out by putting your spatula under it lightly.

4. To make the coconut maple syrup, melt your syrup in the microwave (about 10-15 seconds).
5. Mix in the coconut sugar and shredded coconut and pour on top of your pancakes.
6. Top with some chocolate chips.

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I can't find the exact post, but I remember coming across a similar recipe over at Stone Soup. Although not gluten free, I turned it into my own.

Ingredients:
Gluten free pizza mix
1/2 potato sliced thinly (I used a mandolin)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 (or less) sprig of rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
optional red pepper flakes

Steps:
1. Prepare crust as directed on package
2. Coat your pizza pan with a little bit of olive oil (I used a pan because my gluten free crust was really hard to work with)
3. Place crust on pan
4. In a small bowl, mix together your potato slices and olive oil
5. Place potato slices on top of pizza and sprinkle with s and p and red pepper
6. Place in 370 degree oven and let cook for 10 minutes
7. Take pizza out and put rosemary on top
8. Put pizza back in oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until crust is cooked throughout

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I came home today and had a craving for a chocolate chip cookie. A gooey one at that. So I made a delicious cookie in my mug in the microwave and in seconds!

Ingredients:
1 tbsp coconut butter
1/4 cup almond flour
1 tbsp coconut sugar
1 tbsp agave
1 egg
handful of Enjoy Life dairy-free chocolate chips

Steps:

1. Melt butter in mug
2. Mix in sugar, agave, egg in with the butter
3. Add in flour and mix again
4. Mix in chocolate chips
5. Microwave for 1 minute
6. Let cool

Easy as pie! Well.. easy as an easy chocolate chip cookie in a mug!

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I don't understand WHY I keep coming back to these combinations, but it's such an amazing taste, it's hard not to cook with them. Like my recent GF pear, fig, and prosciutto pizza.

I have to be honest though.. I have never eaten prosciutto EVER. But I was walking around Whole Foods the other day and I was like, that sounds like it would be good. So I bought a few slices, because let's face it, at $32 a pound for a meat I've never tasted, would be absolutely absurd! I'll stop rambling and get to the important part...

Ingredients:
GF pizza crust mix
1/2 sweet onion, sliced
1 Asian pear, sliced
1/4 cup dried figs, sliced
a few slices of prosciutto, ripped to pieces
drizzle of olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
optional: vegan or rice mozzarella cheese

Steps:

1. Make your crust as directed on the package and place crust on pizza pan
2. In a saute pan, add your onions and balsamic and let shrink/caramelize
3. After you see a good caramelization happening with your onions, throw in your sliced pears and coat with the balsamic vinegar- cook for about 5-10 minutes
4. If using cheese, put cheese as your first layer
5. Dump the rest of your ingredients on top of the crust
6. Drizzle the top with olive oil
7. Place in oven at 350 degrees and bake until crust is brown (usually 20-25 minutes)

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