Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Twist Pancakes

My hubby tries to stay away from gluten products so we've been experimenting with different recipes and flours for several years.  I came across this vegan pancake recipe about a year old from Fat Free Vegan and I've tweaked it a bit to be gluten free.

I follow her recipe except for the flour.  I use brown rice flour or since my hubby can tolerate spelt, I can also use 1/2 brown rice and 1/2 spelt.  Tapioca starch and brown rice flour would be another good combo.  I've tried sorghum flour but it's very gummy in the pancakes.  The other tip I learned a long time ago is to use warm water to mix the egg replacer.  It's supposed to make to foamier (is that a word?).  

These are uh-mazing!  Truly restaurant quality!

Here are the photo montage:

Mix until just moistened.

You mix two TBSP's of batter with the cinnamon and applesauce for the twist topping.

We bought this electric griddle while we were waiting for our new stove to be ordered and we still use it almost daily even though the new stove is here!  Pam cooking spray and/or oil is not needed since the pancakes don't stick to the teflon.  The bonus is the stovetop stays cleaner!

This is my cute photographer being silly.

Plated up with a little maple syrup.  Yummo!!  

Bathroom Redo Part 2

I've been living with beige walls for probably ten+ years now and although it's a soothing color, I've been longing for something different.  Now that my bathroom redo is complete, every time I walk in there I am instantly pleased by the colors.  I'm loving the white and blue.  The colors of the ocean are so fresh and calming.

Okay, onto the pictures!  The before photos show what I started with.  I painted the walls, put up a faux board and batten treatment, and painted the cabinetry.

Next up, I made a frame for the mirror.  I looked at several tutorials for framing the mirror and many of them suggested using liquid nails for the adhesive, but I didn't want something so permanent.  If I ever wanted to remove it, I would ruin the mirror, so I went with one suggestion of using clear caulking.  I purchased pre-primed composite moulding from Lowes for the frame.  Since it's lightweight the caulking easily held it in place.  I started with the bottom piece, cut it to length with a miter box and hand saw, taped it in place and continued cutting until all the pieces were in place.  I then took it off the mirror, placed it upside down on a flat surface and glued it together with wood glue.  Once it dried completely, I applied the caulking, set it in place, and taped it to the mirror with some painter's tape.

I added some clear caulking to the bottom so water wouldn't get in between the moulding and the mirror.  

It's a simple change, but it looks finished.

We had ONE towel rod in the bathroom and three kiddos.  That obviously did not work so I started searching for ideas.  I came across a great idea to sew tabs on the side of each towel so they will hang perfectly uniform - brilliant!

I purchased the hooks from Lowes.  They are part of the matching hardware set I purchased for the cabinetry.   I added vinyl letters with each kiddos initial.  I originally thought to do 1, 2, 3 but they wanted their initials and I love it!

I found the shower curtain at West Elm.  I don't live close to a store and they were out of stock online, so customer service gave me the closest store's phone number and I was able to order directly from them, they shipped it to me, and it arrived within a few days.  Yay for awesome customer service!!

I picked up the sunburst mirror at Hobby Lobby, as well as the other art prints.  I found the little shelf and faux succulents over the toilet at Target.  The rugs are from JCPenney and the candle holder on the vanity is from Tuesday Morning.

All in all, I love it!  I makes me happy to go in there see a fresh, clean space.  It's modern without being cold, and it fits both girls and boys.  Now onto the hallway....

Bathroom Redo Part 1

We've been in our house for five years now.  Our guest bath, which is also my kiddos main bath, needed some help.  It was builders basic boring.  Beige paint, medium brown cabinet, cheap fixtures, you get the picture.  I made it my summer project give it a facelift.

My first idea was to add a faux board and batten treatment to the walls.  I saw lots of great tutorials from the The Nester blog.  I followed the basic instructions.  Most of them said you wouldn't even notice the wall didn't have a "board" and recommended you just paint the moulding and wall the same color.  I have a bit of texture to my walls, kinda an orange peel look, and honestly I can tell... It looks fine, but I plan on doing the treatment in my hallway too and when I do, I'll purchase the 1/8" wall board to attach to the walls first before I start with the moulding.  Just a personal preference, but I thought I'd give you my two cents...

Here are the before shots

Pretty standard - beige, beige, beige...

I had helped my parents paint their bedroom and they had a gallon of leftover paint which they gave to me - yippee!  I love the color.  It's been in my garage for over a year but I knew that was my starting point with color.

Here are some pics of the faux board and batten treatment.

I added a chair rail and painted above the rail.  I had a little "helper" painter who painted randomly below the rail for me.

I had to take the toilet tank off to paint the wall and adhere the lattices.  My Dad showed me how to take it off.  Never thought that would be a skill I'd learn, but hey, you never know!

I choose to go with lattice strips and cut an old piece of moulding to act as my spacer.  I measured the walls and tried to come up with a spacing that would be pleasant to the eye; not too many and not too few.  I adhered the chair rail and lattices with my nail gun.  After that, I filled all the holes with wood putty and caulked all the lattice and moulding seams before painting them.  I'm not gonna lie, that took a LONG time.  And I decided I'm caulking challenged because I had it all over me!  Little tip, cut a tiny hole in your caulking tube and wipe off any excess caulk before it dries because you can't sand it.

Next up was to paint the cabinets.

They were worn out and ready for a little face lift.  I sanded them, painted two coats of a tinted primer, two coats of paint and a wipe-on poly to seal them.  I also lighted sanded them between coats.  It was a couple day process, but it's been complete for a couple months and they are wearing extremely well.

Here's a shot of them all painted with their jewelry (hardware) on.  The paint is Sherwin Williams Peppercorn.   The drawer pulls are from Lowes.

In Part 2, I'll show you how I framed the mirror, share a link to a tutorial on tabbed towels, and all the other little goodies.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my first post.  I've tossed the thought of a blog around for awhile and finally decided to give it a go.  I love people and sharing ideas, so I think this shall be loads of fun!

Why Mrs. Goforth? Well, mainly it's because it's who I am.  When people first meet me, they think I'm prim and proper, precise and tactful.  I think that's SO funny, because as a child I was a tomboy who was constantly being told to think about what I said BEFORE I said it.  Maybe I've actually learned to think and be quiet. That little girl is still in me though, especially after 10:00pm. I'm not sure why but after 10:00pm, when I start to get sleepy, I say the silliest things.  My friends and family who know me well, have come to accept it.  Love them!

Just like you, I have varied interests, so I will blog about anything from family and homeschooling, to crafting projects, power tools, and book reviews.

Welcome and thanks for joining me!