Quiet Time Kitchen

Lots of goodies today! Strawberry cupcakes for my daughter’s birthday party, muffins for breakfast this weekend, and lemon bars! All gluten free and all DELICIOUS 🤤

Want gluten free cookies that don’t taste gluten free?! I got you! These oatmeal chocolate chip (because I didn’t have raisins 🤦🏼‍♀️) cookies are so yummy! I’m working on more gluten free goodies too!

Memorial Day was never meant to just be a long weekend.It is a sacred pause.
A moment to remember that freedom has always cost somebody something.
It is the sound of children laughing in a country men and women died protecting.
It is the silence at dinner tables where a seat never got filled again.
It is folded flags pressed into trembling hands.
Dog tags tucked away in old wooden boxes.
Wedding rings still worn by widows decades later.
Parents who kissed their child goodbye one last time without knowing it would be the last.
Memorial Day is not about those who served only.
It is about those who never made it home.
The ones who gave birthdays, anniversaries, future grandchildren, quiet mornings, ordinary Tuesdays… all of it… for a country they believed was worth protecting.
Somewhere this weekend, a mother is still grieving a son who died in uniform.
Somewhere, a child only knows their father through photographs and stories.
Somewhere, an old flag hangs carefully folded because it is all a family has left to hold onto.
And yet here we are… living the very life they fought for.
The freedom to gather.
To worship.
To raise our children in peace.
To laugh loudly on porches under an American sky.
To argue, dream, build businesses, fall in love, and live ordinary lives without fear.
Those ordinary moments we so easily rush through were paid for by extraordinary sacrifice.
So yes, enjoy the sunshine.
Hold your babies close.
Laugh around the grill.
Watch the fireworks.
Wave the flag proudly.
But before this weekend ends, stop for a moment and remember the men and women who laid down their lives for people they would never even meet.
Because Memorial Day is not just the celebration of freedom.
It is the remembrance of the people who gave everything so America could still have it. 🇺🇸

*not written by me

I have one extra order of cinnamon rolls ready to go. Pop them in the oven for a yummy breakfast this weekend or stuck them in the freezer for later! Message me to claim!! $15

Where’s all my gluten free people?! I’m working on some things for you!! Trying out different flours and playing with some recipes, stay tuned!! Let me know in the comments if you’re looking for gluten free goodies ☺️

And the winner is….. Carmen Mix! Congratulations, you won 2 boxes of protein bites! I’ll message you to arrange pick up.

Thanks for being here and thank you to everyone who shared my page and invited friends. We’ll do another giveaway soon! 🎉

I have an abundance of oatmeal cream pies up for grabs! 2 for $4 or 6 for $10

🎉 Also we’ve hit 150+ followers so be on the look out for our giveaway this week!!! 🎉