Sunday, August 21, 2011

Wheat Free Brownies!

1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup carob powder
6 eggs
(1 tsp stevia *) or 1 cup xylitol (organic sugar, rapadura, organic dehydrated cane syrup)
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
1 cup Walnuts (chopped)

Preheat oven to 350
Med saucepan... low heat ~ blend butter and carob powder
Remove from heat and cool
In a separate bowl mix eggs, sweetener, and vanilla
Blend egg mix into carob mix
Stir in Coconut flour... stir until smooth... no lumps
Add walnuts (cashews, shredded coconut etc)
Bake in a pre-oiled 8 x 8 baking pan for 30-35 mins

You can also try adding some spirulina to this recipe or use coconut oil or coconut butter/manna instead of the butter.  Enjoy and have fun eating your candida controlling coconut!


* stevia measurements instead of sugar ~ http://www.steviva.com/resources/2006/01/heres_sugar_alternative_you_ca.html

Monday, August 8, 2011

First week of August in pictures



 A Picture is worth a thousand words...
                      .......... Right?.........

  Well, here are 83,000 words describing the first week of August in the Semyck House.  Enjoy!


"Pot Head"




Peace




Puppie Lub













Tillie and Lily



Joey 2 mos old with Pooh Bear



Bob and Robert at "Fill"



hmmm...

Puppy Kisses?  No, not quite. lol



Brothers... Jacob was occupied in the bedroom jumping on his bed! 


Sister with little brothers... such a good helper


PEEK-A-BOO!


Bucket Boy!
"I'm so Smart!"
 And Cute!
 You don't really want me out... do you...?
 NO!  Don't get me out!

And The Party Begins.....
Saturday August 6, 2011
Jamie's 2nd Birthday Party
 Aunt Cyndi, Uncle Chad, and Cousin Chris came to the party!  : )
Aunt Cyndi Loves Baby Joey and he Loves her too!
 A preview of what is to come... puppy eating brownies...hmmmm
 Gluten Free B-day cake

 Jamie is a little afraid of the candles while they are lit... mommy, big brother Robert, and big sister Miranda help blow them out.
 and they are out....
 Time to DIG IN!  Give Me CAKE!!!
 mmmmm.... I like using my fork!
 But.... I LOVE being a Puppy!!!!
 You can get that off my shirt in the wash ... right???



 

 Yup!  Up His NOSE!!!


 Present Time!
I Love All the Gifts... Even the Cloths!!!  Red!  My Favorite!
 WOW!!!! Daddy got me a new BIG TRUCK!!!
 Vroom vroom... fill and dump!

 What's in here???
 WOW!  Cool PJ's and a shirt with RED!!!
 ooo..... and CAR!!!


 Yep... LOVE MY NEW CAR!

 I will share... Jacob Loves it TOO!
 Baby Joey Sleeps so peacefully
 Out to Play!!!!
 Good thing we chose the Spent Mushroom Compost Pile and not the FRESH one!  This one doesn't stink and the stuff is dry and brushes right off.  Whew!  Mommy would have been upset.
 Pinwheel time!!!

 Guy time... playing the new Spider Man Game
 Bubbles and Party Hats!  Thanks Aunt Maureen!!!


 Choo Choo... Baby Joey Looks Handsome in Big Brother Roberts baby cloths! 
 How does this thing work?  (sadly, he got it all figured out and Loves it too much!)

 Sunday August 7, 2011 Bubble Time!




 Shield in hand... I will protect!


Baby Joey