Simple Snowflake Cookies

Simple Strikes Again! 

Simple Snowflake Cookies [decorated with frozen yogurt]

As I mentioned in my last post, lately we've been big on simple.  Since we woke up with some  snow (only a few inches here in Massachusetts) I thought these would be the perfect treat to share today! In our Savorfull December box we had gotten some Enjoy Life Sugar Crisp Crunchy Cookies and we loved them! We also love the fact that all Enjoy Life Brand products are top 8 allergen free :) While these cookies are absolutely yummy by themselves we decided to have some fun with them!

To make these Simple Snowflake Cookies all you need is your sugar cookie of choice (we used Enjoy Life Foods Sugar Crisp Cookies), vanilla yogurt and a Ziploc bag.

Put a few spoonfuls of your vanilla yogurt into a Ziploc bag.  Close your Ziploc bag and place into the freezer.  Let your yogurt freeze for a few minutes. After your yogurt is frozen cut the tip of the bottom of the bag.  Fold the bag over and push all the yogurt close to the hole.  You can then "pipe" your design as you would with royal icing, or any icing.  We chose to make snowflakes.  And when I say we I mean that Eliana chose to make snowflakes and I piped them :)

I also added some cute edible snowflake wafers to the plate that I found in the store.  They taste almost like nothing but Eliana loves them because they are pretty :)

Freezing the yogurt will make it easier to pipe your design.  Plus Eliana thought it was some "amazing" snack and it really only took me about not even a minute to make, not counting freeze time!

We also took a cookie that had already broken and made a mini yogurt parfait.  I put some vanilla yogurt into a square silicone cup and topped it with some crushed cookie.  Eliana loved it! She ate it as a snack between meals :) 

Simple works wonders lately! :)

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November Savorfull Box Review

It's a Savorfull day in the neighborhood!

We were very excited to see our November box and we really enjoyed this month!! Every month Savorfull sends you a box, delivered to your doorstep, filled with allergy friendly foods.  Since Eliana is allergic to peanuts and some nuts we have enjoyed tasting and testing samples of new allergy friendly foods.  We have also been introduced to new products and brands too! To read more on Savorfull you can read my first review.

So what came to my doorstep?

As always, I love the recipes, pamphlets and allergy information we receive with each box. We also love the packaging! Eliana loves to use it while making crafts.  This time we actually used the stuffing to fill a box we were sending via mail! I like repurposing the packaging rather than just throwing it out :) 

Here is what was inside the November Savorfull Box:

Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix --While we do not have any gluten or wheat allergies in our house, I am always up to try new things! Included was a recipe from MOMables for allergy friendly Cinnamon Roll Bites to make with the Pizza Crust mix! However there is a tree nut facility warning on the label.  So if you or a family member have a serious nut allergy you would not be able to eat this-- But don't worry--my girl Keeley has you covered. Check out her post to see how to make your cinnamon rolls top 8 allergen free :)

Skinny Pop Popcorn -- All natural, cholesterol free, zero trans fat, preservative free, dairy free, peanut free, tree nut free, gluten free, non GMO AND a good source of fiber! You can't go wrong with this popcorn. And while it was very yummy by itself we decided to jazz it up and made a Peanut Free Popcorn Mix (see below)

Lucy's Gluten Free Cookies -- This box of cookies was Chocolate Merry Mint. OMG. DELICIOUS. I have nothing else to say. They were so good it was very hard to not eat them all in one sitting. We rationed them out and ate them throughout the month. They were super yummy! You could use them in a recipe... or just eat them straight out of the box like we did :)

Enjoy Life Foods Sunbutter Crunch Chewy Bar -- All Enjoy Life Foods are top 8 allergen free, made in a top 8 allergen free facility.  That extra assurance is always something I enjoy. Eliana already loves their Coco Loco bar, so she actually wanted a Coco Loco bar (from our stash), instead of the Sunbutter bar.  By default I got to eat this bar and I thought it was yummy! 

 Our Cinnamon Roll Bites:

I loved how MOMables provided a recipe with this months box! I wouldn't have thought to make cinnamon roll bites with pizza crust dough, so I love how creative that recipe was. Now I love to bake, but don't usually bake with yeast. My baking goes to cakes, cookies and cupcakes. So this was a different experience for me since I couldn't  remember the last time I worked with yeast. With the first batch I found the bites to be too dense for my liking.  However the next batch came out less dense, so I'm guessing I did something wrong :) Eliana loved them though--so they ended up being just for her, which made her super happy :)

Our Peanut Free Popcorn Mix, using the Skinny Pop Popcorn:

To make this Peanut Free Popcorn Mix We took the whole bag of Skinny Pop Popcorn and put it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I added a handful of pretzel sticks, broken up.  Our pretzel sticks are peanut free and nut free, but feel free to sub a gluten free version (like these Gluten Free Pretzel Sticks from the October Savorfull box). 

I took a handful of Enjoy Life Foods mini chocolate chips (top 8 allergen free) and melted them in the microwave.  Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn mix and allow to dry.  Break up the popcorn mix and store in an airtight container. It will last you one day--at most...from our experience ;)

Overall we loved this month.  We were introduced to new allergy friendly products that we hadn't tried before-- and we ended up really enjoying them! That is what makes Savorfull so much fun for us. We really do enjoy the surprise of what will come each month, and trying out new products and finding new favorite snacks and foods :) This month I baked with yeast! Savorfull keeps me on my toes :) I also love the variety each month.  Sometimes you get a sample sized product, sometimes a full size product.

Want to try out Savorfull??

See Savorfull's past tasting boxes here

With the promo code CREATIVEFOOD you can get:

$1 off a one month subscription,

$9 off a size month subscription or

$20 off a 12 month subscription!

If you do try it, let me know how you like it! :)

** Disclaimer: I am a Savorfull Ambassador which means I receive monthly complimentary boxes to review. 

However all opinions expressed in this post are my own.**

October Savorfull Box Review

It's a Savorfull Day in the neighborhood!

When our box came we were so excited! Savorfull sends you a monthly box filled with allergy free foods every month. We love that because Eliana is allergic to peanuts and some nuts and it isn't easy to get a monthly box that is allergy friendly.  It is nice and fun to be able to sample and test foods and snacks we might not have known about otherwise :) If you want more information on Savorfull you can read more in my previous post as well.

Eliana has been loving this whole MY box thing. She knows that nothing inside will have peanuts or nuts! And she can't wait to open to see what inside :)

 So what came to my doorstep?

So before I go into what was inside the Savorfull October Box, let's talk about what was surrounding the goodies. The packaging.  I had said in my previous post that Eliana loved the packaging... She literally played with it all day! So this time around we made a cute Halloween Ghost Craft:

All you need is some of the Savorfull packaging, glue and black construction paper. I drew an outline of a ghost on the paper for Eliana.  She used glue and glued the packaging within the ghost outline.  She drew the face details on another piece of paper and I cut them out for her (we lost her kid scissors!) Then she glued the ghost's face on top. It was super easy to make and she loved it :) I think its a cute Savorfull ghost :)

 Now back to what was inside the October Savorfull Box:

Like our previous box we got tons of pamphlets and information on living with allergies as well. I love the extra information, and we some coupons for Enjoy Life Foods! Score! :)

Here is what was inside our October Savorfull Box:

Mrs. Glee's Gluten Free Elbows -- Gluten Free Pasta. It came with simple directions on the package, perfect for the sample size. For anyone who is eating gluten free for diet purposes, or because of Celiac disease these would be great sub for pasta!

VitaPerk -- a blend of vitamins, minerals and natural flavors to mix into your cup of coffee. It is meant to to be added to your fresh coffee.. Well since I don't drink hot coffee (I'm a cold coffee drinker) I added some of the unflavored to my hot chocolate. It wasn't that bad, but I'm probably sure it tastes better in coffee. The natural flavoring adds some sweetness, so it made my hot chocolate sweeter. I may just break my cold coffee habit for one day and try the other flavors, especially since I love mocha.

Mary's Gone Crackers Organic Sea Salt Sticks & Twigs -- Gluten free, dairy free and nut free pretzel sticks. These were delicious. I loved them! I wish there had been more of them!

Mary`s Gone Crackers Double Chocolate Cookie -- A gluten free, dairy free and nut free cookie. Eliana loved this cookie! I didn't even get a bite it was gone before I knew it lol

Enjoy Life Foods Boom Choco Boom Dark Chocolate Bar -- Like I mentioned before we love Enjoy Life brand. Everything is free of the top 8 allergens and made in top 8 allergen free facilities.  Once I see their name, I can rest easy. I know it is safe. And this chocolate bar was DELISH! I would love to say I shared it.. but I didn't. I hid in my room and ate it all by myself..

Here are some of the snacks we put together from the box:
Milk and Cookies

Horizon Organic Milk and a Mary's Gone Crackers Double Chocolate Cookie

Silly Spider Snack

Spider sandwich cut with a circle cookie cutter. You can use your desired bread and sandwich fillings. We used Pumpkin Spice Swirl Bread and some cheese. Spider Legs are Mary's Gone Crackers Pretzel Sticks. Edible candy eyes and a red bell pepper mouth are added on top. Now this is a spider. It has 8 legs. I counted this time! (Unlike in my Bug Lunch LOL)

The thing that is fun about Savorfull is that you can get anything from sample size to full size products. Last month the box had full sized products.  This was a great sample sized box. It gave some good samples of products that are allergy friendly. The only problem, in my opinion, is that this box just went wayyyy to quick!  We look forward to seeing what is in November's box :)

Want to try out Savorfull??

See Savorfull's past tasting boxes here

With the promo code CREATIVEFOOD you can get:

$1 off a one month subscription,

$9 off a six month subscription or

$20 off a 12 month subscribtion!

If you do try it, I'd love to hear how you like it! :)

**Disclaimer: I am a Savorfull Ambassador which means I receive monthly complimentary boxes to review. However all opinions expressed in this post are my own.**

September Savorfull Box Review

Have you ever heard of Savorfull? Well now you have. ;)

The first time I heard of Savorfull was through Keeley's review of the July box. I was instantly intrigued.  To have a monthly box delivered to our door with allergy free foods? Yes please! 

So How does it work? You can join Savorfull for one month, six months or a year and each month you receive your box delivered right to your doorstep!  Each monthly box will contain samples of food that will be gluten free, wheat free, peanut free, and dairy free.  You also receive some recipes and nutrition tips.  Then if you find something you LOVE in your box you can shop for your favorites directly from Savorfull.  See the lovely chart below taken directly from Savorfull:

Healthy, allergy free foods delivered to your doorstep for only $15 per month

Eliana LOVES the whole idea of having her own box every month. She went around telling everyone that the green box was hers because there were no peanuts in it. Ha! Thankfully she did share what was inside ;)

So what came to my doorstep?

p.s. that white packaging "stuff" is SUPER fun to play with and is perfect for crafting. Eliana played with it the rest of the day :)

The September Savorfull Box goodies!

Here is what was inside our September Savorfull box:

Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats -- I use Red Mill Flax Seed Meal but had never tried the steel cut oats before. I'm planning to make some overnight steel cut oats for myself. I've always wanted to make them and now I finally will! (there is a tree nut facility warning on the label. So if you or a family member have a serious nut allergy you need to be aware of that.)

Mila The Miracle Seed -- 100% Natural Whole Raw Chia Seeds.  It is a natural source of Omega-3s, antioxidents, protein and fiber. All that goodness in one small packet! I added the packet to a smoothie. It has no taste so I got all those extra healthy goodies just added to my favorite green smoothie :)

Enjoy Life Crunchy Vanilla Honey Graham Cookies -- We *love* Enjoy Life brand. Everything is free of the top 8 allergens and made in top 8 allergen free facilities. I love that extra assurance. And plus these cookies are yummy :)

Better Batter Gluten Free Flour -- While we do not have any gluten or wheat allergies in our family we really enjoyed trying it out! I have never tried GF flour before! Eliana and I made banana chocolate chip muffins and plan to make something else with the rest of the flour left.  It turned out good! We probably wouldn't buy it again since we don't need GF flour, but it is a good GF alternative for regular all-purpose flour!

These are the gorgeous Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins we made and baked in cute Teacup Silicone Cups just for added fun! (shout out to Lunch With Eyeness for our new cups! Thank you!)

We altered the recipe from the Banana Nut Muffins recipe on the Better Batter website. We didn't add any nuts due to Eliana's nut allergy, so we replaced the nuts with one cup of mini chocolate chips. And, if I might add, what an amazing replacement ;)

In our box we also got recipes and pamphlet booklets:

I love that we got some recipes to go along with everything! 

Savorfull is making an effort to strive to provide products that are completely free from all the top allergens.  I really admire that and I commend it! While the Steel Cut Oats were not completely free of tree nuts I can still use them for myself and my husband.  I really look forward to the day Savorfull is completely free of all the top 8 allergens because that would be ideal! And is no other company that delivers allergy free products to your door like that :)

Overall we were extremely pleased with Savorfull! For us getting a monthly box of allergy free goodies is perfect to experiment with in the kitchen and also to liven up our kitchen routine.  It also introduced us to products we didn't know of or hadn't tried yet and forced us to be creative and think outside the box on how to use up our goodies. And plus Eliana loves it, so of course I love that too! :)

(See Savorfull's past tasting boxes here)

Want to try out Savorfull?

With the promo code CREATIVEFOOD you can get: 

$1 off a one month subscription,

$9 off a six month subscription or

$20 off a 12 month subscription

If you do try it out let me know how you like it!!


**Disclaimer: I received the September box from Savorfull to try out for a review.  All opinions expressed in this post are my own**