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Microwave Gingerbread Toffee, A Reader Survey + Meal Plan Monday Week 50

December 14, 2015 by Steph Powers 2 Comments

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Happy Monday! Did you know that there are only 11 days until Christmas?! I feel like the holidays snuck up on me waaaaaay too fast this year. I’ve got 4 important things to share with you today.

First – Microwave Gingerbread Toffee


 

In case you’re looking for a quick last minute gift or treat for a holiday party, I wanted to make sure I shared this Microwave Gingerbread Toffee over here too. It’s even easily gluten-free (and vegan) if you need an allergy-friendly treat! 20 minutes, 5 ingredients, and your microwave are all you need to eat this delicious toffee. (I want more of this already!)  It’s one of my recent contributions over at My Cooking Spot, so you’ll have to click through to get the full post and recipe. 

Microwave Gingerbread Toffee - My Cooking Spot - Pinterest

Second – A Giveaway!


 

Did you enter the Sweetest Season giveaway yet? It’s live for another week!

the-sweetest-season-giveaway

 

Third – A reader survey! I want to hear from you!


 

Can you believe this is week 50 of these gluten-free meal plans? In looking towards the new year, I’m trying to decide if I should keep creating them as-is, choose a different “theme” for them for next year (maybe low-carb/diabetic? super frugal? more seasonal?), or if you’d prefer I move on to spending my time making more recipes for y’all to enjoy.  

I would really, really, really appreciate it if you would weigh in and take my reader survey by clicking here.  (Update: Survey is closed. Thanks so much for your responses and the gift card winner is Sarah A.!) You can enter to win a $10 Starbucks gift card at the bottom of the survey!  

Fourth – I’ll be on blog vacation until January 2016!


 

Things are getting busy and rushed around here and I want to spend more time with family and really soak in the Christmas season, so I’ll be taking some time off from blogging from now until the beginning of the new year to celebrate Christmas and my 5 year anniversary with my hubby. I’ll catch you in January 2016!  (And I have some social media posts scheduled out while I’m gone, so be sure and catch me on social media:

  Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Instagram! Follow me on Twitter! Follow me on Bloglovin'! Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Google+!

 

Meal Plan Monday 12/14-12/20


 

 I’m unfortunately still not able to make the shopping list in my updated software and have been too crazy busy to sort it out. Soon I promise! Thanks for the grace! <3 

This meal plan is designed to feed approximately 4 adults at each meal or two adults with lunches left over. Feel free to double or add to it as needed.  

Monday: My Bean and Cheese Pupusas (gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan option)

Tuesday: Minestrone Soup from The Wetherills Say I Do (gluten-free with gf pasta, vegetarian, vegan)

Wednesday: Sweet Potato & Apple Quinoa Salad with Maple Dressing from A Savory Feast (gluten-free, vegetarian)

Thursday: Cranberry Apple Chicken and Rice Skillet Dinner from Weary Chef (gluten-free)

Friday: Pizza Night! Pizza Stuffed Chicken from DIY Budget Girl (gluten-free)

Saturday: Date Night – Eat Out.

Sunday: Y.O.Y.O. (You’re on your own.)

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Comments

  1. Elise Laney says

    December 14, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    Survey – check 🙂
    Enjoy your vacation!!!

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    • Stephanie Powers says

      December 14, 2015 at 4:19 pm

      Thanks Elise! Probably mostly a “staycation” here in town, but hopefully I can manage to stay off the blog and actually see my hubby for a while. Haha. 😉

      Reply

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