Giveaway {winner}!

Congratulations to #11,  Fibrejunky, the winner of our 200 follower giveaway!

email us your address at paisleycupcake @ gmail {dot} com, and we'll get your goodies mailed to you! And thanks for playing, everyone!

<3 AmberLou, Amanda, ~jan, Lorie

200 Follower Giveaway!

We <3 our followers! 

To celebrate reaching 200 followers, we are giving away a little handmade something from the ladies at The Paisley Cupcake! 

AmberLou made Anna Graham's (Noodlehead) Runaround Bag!

(It's gray and black with a gray lining. The fabric is Yolanda Fundora for Blank Quilting)

Lorie, Jan and Amanda filled it with goodies...

and we're giving it away!

To enter

Be a follower (1 entry)

Tell us something you're grateful for. You know, practice for Thanksgiving! (1 entry)

Please leave a comment for each entry. 

We'll pick the winner via Random.org on November 8th at midnight!

Good luck, and thanks for loving our blog!

<3 AmberLou, Amanda, ~jan & Lorie

And the Winner Is...

My gluten free lemon bars were a BIG hit and I have to say
thank you  for sharing your comments!

I could not believe that traffic that the post had and will definitely be sharing more gluten free recipes in the future:)

Answers to a few questions I received:

1. Christy from Frugality & Crunchiness with Christy asked for suggestions to getting back to a gluten free diet. I must say that I never really struggled being gluten free because the alternative was being deathly ill. When I am contaminated with gluten I feel like I have the WORST stomach flu or food poisoning. I also get extremely fatigued making it impossible to keep up with my 2 year old! So I avoid gluten at ALL costs. However, some people dont get sick eating gluten even though they shouldn't which I can totally see why they still consume it. So, If I gave any advice it would be...start slowly! When people go gluten free it is so much easier to ween yourself than just cut it out cold turkey. {so I have heard.} Another suggestion is to keep a food diary. Seeing what I ate and how it made me feel really put things in perspective for me and ultimately led to my diagnosis of Celiac. GOOD LUCK GIRLY:)
2. Susan from CluckleBees asked if I had any other intolerances {that is the case in her family.}
I am surprised how many people with Celiac have other digestive issues! I am most definitely one of them. I am lactose intolerant and LIVE for Lactaid to get me through the day...I heart cheese:)
3. Rodney & Erin over at What is in your Spice Rack? asked if it was a healthier diet even if you dont have any gluten, wheat or dairy intolerance{s.}
I have heard mixed reviews on the subject. Some say its perfectly healthy to be gluten free without an intolerance. The Garmin's Men Pro Cycling Team goes gluten free during their season because they say it improves performance due to increased energy among other things...read the article here. Its AWESOME!
However, Others say that gluten in good for you and that your body {unless allergic} needs gluten. So its really up to you to decide what works for your body.


I also wanted to add that Judy from Cranberry Morning has a fabulous gluten free dessert of her own that I am DYING to make! Check it out here.

And now for the moment you were all patiently waiting for...{drum roll please}
The winner {via Random.org} of

Is: Noelle! 
Congrats to Noelle whos Momma is gluten free:) Hope you both enjoy the cookbook!!

Thank you all for participating in our Giveaways...We are looking forward to doing an AWESOME giveaway when we reach 200 followers so sign up to follow if you dont already!
Have a great Sunday!
-Amanda 

Gluten Free Dessert & GIVEAWAY!

 I love lemon bars. 

They are a light and refreshing dessert that reminds me of my childhood. The past year and a half I've been gluten free due to being diagnosed with Celiac Disease and have been on a quest to find fantastic gluten free food ever since.

I particularly like this recipe that I altered to make  my own and not to mention low cal. My husband who is not gluten free even agrees he can't taste a difference. 

Therefore, You don't have to be gluten free to enjoy this recipe!

Without further ado here it is...

Lemon Dream Bars

-1c. I Can't Believe its Not Butter  (I use it cuz its dairy free)

-2c. Bob's Red Mill {gluten free} flour

-4 eggs ( I use an egg substitute)

-2c. sugar (Splenda)

-1/2c. powdered sugar

-3 tbs. cornstarch

-1/4c. lemon or key lime juice (I like both!)

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. prepare a 13x9 pan by covering with foil.

Mix flour with softened flour. add 1/2 of powdered sugar and blend well with a fork. Press this mixture into the bottom of your pan and bake for 20 min. or until a LIGHT golden brown.

Remove from oven and prepare filling.***

Place eggs, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl and mix with a whip until blended. Make sure there are no lumps from cornstarch. add lemon juice, stir and pour directly over the crust and return to oven. Bake for 15 min. If the top is white and "dry" remove from oven. let cool for 15 min. and sprinkle on powdered sugar. cut and serve.

The great thing about this recipe, using my substitutes, it only has 136 calories in one serving. There is approx. 18 servings.

Yummy!

If you are interested in cooking gluten {and/or dairy free} this is your chance to win a cookbook that has FABULOUS recipes!

This cookbook is a must to add to your shelf & nowadays, its likely that you know someone with gluten or dairy issues...with this cookbook you can prepare a delicious dish they {and you} will enjoy!


There are a couple of ways to enter the giveaway:
1. Become a follower (We LOVE our followers:)
AND
2. Leave a comment that you are following The Paisley Cupcake.
3. Leave a separate comment about this post.. whether its questions about being gluten free, about someone you know that has food allergies or recipes that I can alter to be gluten free {and possibly feature here!}
OR
if you possibly cant think of anything related tell me your fav. cupcake! We LOVE cupcakes hence, the title of our blog.


I will answer all comments as well as announce the random winner in my next post.
Deadline to enter is August 5th, 2010...so enter now!
I look forward to hearing from all of you...and GOOD LUCK!

-Amanda

Image via: http://www.recipematcher.com/index.php/recipe/show/Best-Lemon-Bars



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Winner!

And... the winner of the Newsboy Cap... Jude! Her favorite cupcake is vanilla filled with lemon curd... Who knew such {deliciousness} existed? I did not. So glad to be updated! :D


Congrats Jude, I'm sure it will look fab on whoever wears it! Shoot me an email {paisleycupcake@gmail} with your snail mail address, and I'll get it off to you. 


Thanks for playing, the rest of you!

<3 AmberLou