Cupcakes in Kirkland

I recently went to Kirkland. There is a bakery there, that I have mentioned before: sweet cakes. on this particular day it happened to be a Wednesday, and on Wednesday the fresh cupcake flavors are key lime and orange creamsicle.Yummy as always, but costing over a dollar each.  

Also on Wednesdays in Kirkland, in June, it it summer market day, and so only a few feet away were fresh berries, flowers, and competitive gluten free baked goods. Several vendors advertising that their products were gluten free.

Fancy Free Bakery.
The Minni cupcake on the left is from Fancy Free, the right is Sweet Cakes.
Fancy free cost $.75
The frosting on the Sweet Cakes was sweeter. The Cake from Fancy free was moister.
Both were delicious

GF Ha ha: Gelatin

I love my dad. He has learning Disabilities, Just like me. He can't spell, Just like me.
One year he did a bunch of research about Passover, and our Jewish ancestry/heritage. He got a few books.
Since I was diagnosed shortly before moving out, my parents have never had to immerse themselves in the GF community as deeply as I have so there have been some miscommunication.
One day he calls me up, very concerned:
Dad: "You can't have Jell-O."
me: "why whats up?"
Dad: "There is Gluten in it."
me: "Really...where did you hear that."
Dad: "In my book, it said its not kosher, because they use horse hooves and pig skin to make the gluten."

I paused for a moment. horse hooves to make Gluten? No I don't think so...Ooooh I think it's gelatin not gluten. I can see where he got those confused. :)

Cinnimon rolls

I was able to pick up a pan of 'Take and Bake" Cinnamon roles from Fancy Free Bakery.
The instructions for baking were clear.
The baked up very nicely.
And they were scrumptious right out of the oven.
I like the idea of getting them as dough, and baking them at home. It makes fresh cinnimonrolls on a sunday morning, in your PJs a posability again.

Fancy Free Bakery

Fancy Free Bakery fancyfreebakery.com
I found them in a booth at local markets.
I got some Minni doughnuts.

Very minni.
Taste good. Dence, but moist. Best I have ever had.

"Cinco De Mayo"

It think that American’s like to dabble in as many cultural holidays as possible. Especially if it can be used as en excuse to drink.

Anyways, it being the 5th of May, I decided to make dinner with a southwest flair.

We did not have any corn chips in the house, so I turned the package of corn tortillas in the freezer into chips. 'Cause hay, if the girl at Qudoba with the Cantonese accent can do it, so can I.

So here are my instructions:

Take the tortilla, cut it into quarters. Spray with oil, sprinkle lime juice and a pinch of salt.
Place on a baking sheet, under the broiler untill toasted crispy and golden.

Yummy.

And lower in sodium, because the Lime flavor takes over for the lack of salt.

The rest of the meal was just a can of "mexicorn" mixed into refried and black beans, topped with cheese.