Steven Tyler chili chocolate cupcakes now, free Peeps cupcakes Monday at Kickass Cupcakes

Kickass Cupcakes in Somerville, Massachusetts, is continuing their line of celebrity-inspired cupcakes with this cupcake version of Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. They're also giving away free Peeps cupcakes on Monday night at their mini cupcake happy hour, which I think is 6-8 pm! Via their Facebook page. See kickasscupcakes.com for details.




"Ltd. Edition Steven Tyler Screamin Demon cupcake now on...chocolate cupcake, chocolate chili infused ganache center, chocolate chili icing, HOT Thai chili candy garnish."


Gisele Bund-t-chen cupcake


Peeps!

Spicy dark chocolate ancho chili fudge cupcakes plus recipe link

One half of food bloggers The Foodie Couple made these spicy dark chocolate cupcakes with ancho chile chocolate ganache and fudge frosting for the other's birthday and writes:

The best part of the cupcake was the wonderful ganache so thick and gooey with just a hint of ancho spice. The cupcake itself was also very moist the ancho chili and cinnamon were just back notes to the dark chocolate. And the fudgy frosting...so good.

Gluten-Free Chicken Chili with White Beans, Sweet Potato and Lime

Gluten-Free Goddess chicken chili with white beans.

Game day looms. Tight ends are tightening. Quarterbacks are quarterbacking. And after that field goal miss by the Ravens at the last Patriot's game, kickers are praying to the football gods they won't be called in for a chip-shot, with 11 seconds to spare, in the season finale known as The Super Bowl. Do I sound like I know what I am talking about? I don't. I just overheard some manly sporty banter over lunch. To which I smiled politely.

And reached for a pickle.

Even after watching every episode of Friday Night Lights, I still don't understand a down. Football is a mystery. Back fields in motion. Penalties! Off sides. Snap. Blitz. Gotta love the lingo.

It's a language alluringly foreign to me.

Like math.

Or for some, perhaps it's akin to say, abstract expressionism.


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Our Favorite Gluten-Free Chili

Our favorite gluten-free chili- hearty winter comfort.

 
FADE IN:

INT. 5TH FLOOR APARTMENT - DAY


A chilly winter light slices into a SANTA MONICA apartment and illuminates every cobweb. (Obviously, a certain individual has been neglecting house work again). Said individual sighs audibly. Glances sideways into the mirror hanging above the kitchen sink cluttered with coffee spoons, grilled cornbread crumbs and half-filled tea mugs. She could never pass for Martha Stewart. Not in a million years. 

DISHEVELED GLUTEN-FREE GODDESS

Good gravy. Look at all the dust balls. 

STEVE (HUSBAND)

So what. What's a dust bunny or two? 

(glancing up from his laptop)

I’ll vacuum later. Or next Tuesday.

DISHEVELED GLUTEN-FREE GODDESS

My hero.


(dragging out the Crock Pot from under the sink)

This calls for chili.

FADE TO BLACK

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Big Easy Chili- and some super recipes

Big easy soup with beans and spicy sausage.

I'm back from our jaunt to Los Angeles- an impromptu trip that was over far too quickly (where does time fly to, by the way? They say time flies but I always want to know, where?). I have a handful of juicy details to report, and I will, in an upcoming post, but today is apparently sort of a big deal.

There's a game goin' on? And rumor has it, today's a big chili day. So I am reprising a big easy chili recipe and sharing a link to Whole Foods- for healthy and tasty vegan and gluten-free menu ideas and recipes for pot lucks and Super Bowl parties. Me?

I'll be doing laundry. Lots of laundry.

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New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey + Green Chiles

Slurp worthy green chile stew with turkey.

Looking for a simple but truly fabulous slow cooker recipe to warm you up? Here is one my favorites. A New Mexican style stew with budget-friendly ground turkey spiked with roasted green chiles, lime, and cilantro. Make it as mild or as spicy as your taste buds prefer. It's perfect comfort food for any time of year.

Need more slow cooker inspiration? Check out the tasty gluten-free cookbook Make it Fast, Cook it Slow by fellow food blogger Stephanie O'Dea.


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Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Recipes for Soups, Stews, Chili and Roasts

Here is my collection of gluten-free slow cooker recipes for the Crockpot. I love using a slow cooker year round. In the winter it warms the house with comforting spices and inviting aromas and in the summer it helps keep the kitchen cool- not to mention, it does all the work and frees up the day. Reader favorites include African Bean & Sweet Potato Soup, New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey and Beef in Pomegranate Sauce.

Slow Cooker Soup and Stew Recipes

African Bean and Sweet Potato Soup
African Coconut Chick Pea Soup

Big Easy Soup with Andouille Sausage and Beans
Buffalo Sausage Stew
Butternut Chili

Crockpot Curry with Coconut Milk
Curried Butternut Soup
Curried Carrot Soup with Pan Toasted Cornbread Croutons

Karina's Beef Stew
Kicked Up Coconut Split Pea Soup

Mediterranean Chicken Soup for the Soul
Melted Peppers and Dags (yes dags)
Mexican Pumpkin Soup with Black Beans and Lime
New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey

Potato Soup for the Sensitive Soul
Pumpkin-Sweet Potato Soup
Purple Cabbage and Sweet Potato Soup with Sunbutter

Roasted Corn Chowder with Chicken, Lime and Cilantro
Roasted Hatch Chile Stew with Sweet Potato
Roasted Tomato Soup

Santa Fe Pumpkin Chowder
Sneaky Tomato Soup
Spicy Vegetable Soup with Lime

Turkey Soup

Vegetarian Mulligatawny with Coconut Milk

Slow Cooker Chili Recipes

Santa Fe Chicken Chili
Two Artists Chili

Slow Cooker Roast and Meat Recipes

Beef and Potatoes au Chocolat
Beef in Pomegranate Sauce
Pork Roast in Brown Sugar Apricot Mushroom Sauce

Butternut Chili - Spicy 'n Sweet

Here's one of my favorite chili recipes, featuring cubes of 

butternut squash. Sweet and spicy. 

New Year's Day is almost upon us. Rather than wax nostalgic and dreamy about the bumpy (and enlightening) year I've had, I'd rather post a simple recipe I know you'll love. Making a pot of bean soup or chili to welcome in a freshly minted year is a tradition as old as the hills. From Italian Pasta Fagioli to homestyle southern Hoppin' John, beans somehow acquired the favorable reputation of attracting good luck.

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