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Gluten-Free Almond Butter Loaf

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I have a delicious recipe to share with you all. Are any of you gluten-free? Mr. Handsome and I are not, but we still love this recipe. Hope you do, too.

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Gluten-Free Almond Butter Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond butter
  • 1 egg beaten
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips I use dark chocolate

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine almond butter, egg, honey, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Stir until smooth.
  3. Add chocolate chips, and stir again.
  4. Transfer batter to a greased loaf pan. Using a fork, press batter into the pan.
  5. Bake for 15-20 minutes (until golden brown).

Paintings and Rattlesnakes…

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Before I continue with my post, let me just say that we had a frightening experience this weekend. While hiking with my brother-in-law in a beautiful forest near Nashville, Tennessee, we encountered a rattlesnake! We came within one stride of the four-foot creature before we realized what was happening. It began rattling, and we quickly retreated.Unfortunately, we had to pass the rattlesnake in order to return to our car, and although we waited several minutes, he didn’t seem to want to leave. My brave Mr. Handsome grabbed my hand and calmly led me through some brush on the other side of the path. Due to the rough terrain, we still had to come within about five feet of the snake. Thankfully, it didn’t strike, and we able to return to our car safely. Does anyone have any advice on what to do if you meet a rattlesnake?

Now, onto the post…

Mr. Handsome has been painting again. It’s been about five months since I have shown you his latest masterpieces, so I figured it was about time for an update.

This one is my absolute favorite. He completed it in March and hid it under the guest bed until our anniversary in June. It was all I could do to keep from peeking! The painting is a reproduction of one of our ocean engagement pictures. (We were engaged in Florida.)

Here are a few random landscapes that he has painted so far this summer…

Now before you start wondering why the next one is significantly lower quality than the others, let me tell you that it’s not Mr. Handsome’s. It’s mine. I’ll admit I haven’t painted a picture since elementary school, but I know it’s definitely not nearly as good as my husband’s paintings. Hopefully it’s a decent start, though.