Italian {Sandwich} Cupcakes with Provolone Cheese Icing #GlutenFree #Recipe

You probably read the title and thought... what? Sandwich Cupcake? Cheese Icing?! 
Yup. Let me explain.
My friends at Chebe contacted me to come up with a yummy recipe that could be great for back-to-school lunches. They're running a great deal this week on a 12 pack purchase (featuring their pizza crust, all-purpose, and cinnamon mixes). 
After watching a recent episode of Eat St. on Food Network, I saw them make some amazing Italian Cupcakes and thought "how awesome would that be with gluten free Chebe Mix!?" 
And so they were born. 

Lunch Made Easy: One Box, Five Lunches with @Chebe_Bread

Over the years, I've shared various lunch ideas and recipes using Chebe dry mixes. 
I love the AP Bread Mix, especially. It's versatile, inexpensive, gluten free, & allergy friendly. 
Last May, I did my first "One Box, Five Lunches" post using the mix. It's been such a hit, I thought I would do it again- with some new ideas!
The thing I love most about these ideas, you have the ability to bake once and have lunches done/ packed for the entire week! Who doesn't love prepping ahead and having lunch ready in the fridge every morning ready to go!? I know my tired eyes do. ;) 

Lunch Made Easy: Spaghetti Sandwich #Leftovers

When we have {gluten free} spaghetti for dinner, Little Miss loves when I make "garlicky toast" (as she calls it) along side.
I typically make our garlic bread by toasting in the oven Udi's bread and/or bun slices (whatever is handy), add Earth Balance spread, garlic, and a little Italian seasoning.
Little Miss takes her slices and forks her spaghetti right on top of the slice eating it like an open faced sandwich. That's her absolute favorite way to eat it. Whyyyy it never occurred to me to pack up leftovers that way for her school lunch until now, is beyond me... but when I asked her if that's what she wanted, she gave a very excited "YES!" in reply. 

Lunch Made Easy: Simple & Quick - Turkey & Cheese Melt Sandwich

A school lunch so simple & quick, I wasn't even going to blog about it...

But what the hey ;) I love you guys too much and sometimes even the simple fixins' can be inspiring!

 

Lunch Made Easy: SunButter & Jelly, Get In My Belly!

A quick fix school lunch of Little Miss' favorites, which of course includes SunButter Sunflower Seed Spread ~ Yum!

 

Gluten, Peanut, & Tree Nut FREE:

 

{Allergy Friendly} SunWise Sandwiches Giveaway!

Since I first tried SunWise Foods, I have been in love!

I wrote a review post on their delicious pocket sandwiches back in February - Click here to view.

Unfortunately, Little Miss can no longer eat them since going gluten-free so Mama has been "forced" to eat on our supply in the freezer. Oh darn! ;) lol

The photo above is a sneak-peek into the lunch I packed for myself for tomorrow, featuring a SunWise sandwich.

I say sneak-peek because I'll be doing a big post about it when I get back... "Back from where?"

 

This Mama will be in New Orleans with a few of my friends!! WOO! While I'm away, Little Miss will be staying with my folks - so no lunch posts. 

 

I can't leave you guys hanging while I'm away, right?! That's crazy talk.

So my wonderful friends at SunWise Foods have teamed up with me to give away A FULL CASE of SunWise Sandwiches to one lucky winner!!

They will also send you a custom t'shirt with their FAAN walk logo "Mr. Jump" ~ Go Nuts for No Nuts!™

"Mr. Jump" Logo

Click here to read my previous review and learn all about these delicious NUT FREE pocket sandwiches! They are PACKED full of SunFlower Seed Spread & Jelly! No trans fat. Full of fiber and protein. Great for a grab & go snack or lunch.

 

Don't miss your chance to win a case of 20 crustless SunWise sandwiches!

Enter below on the the Rafflecopter widget:

  

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Want to know something ELSE amazing
SunWise Foods is doing??
All summer long, for every order of sandwiches sold on their site, they've been donating $2 to the FAAN Walk team of your choice.
WELL, they've sweetened the pot JUST FOR YOU!!
For every order they will donate $3.00 to the
FAAN Walk of your choice!!
So if you place an order and tell them "Keeley sent me!" $3.00 will go to support our No Nuts MOMS Group/ FACES of MI - FAAN Walk Team!!

Open to US Mailing Addresses Only. Winner will be announced 08/31/12.
They will have 48 hours to respond via email with the contact info and mailing address. Failure to respond within that time frame will forfeit their prize and another winner will be selected.
GOOD LUCK!!

Lunch Made Easy: Keep it Simple

Some days I get home and I am so mentally exhausted I'd rather crawl into bed for the night... So keeping the lunchbox simple is a nice change. :)

Some days, simple is best!

Lunch Made Easy: It's Good to eat Byntos!

It's Good to eat Byntos... I mean Bentos! ;)

Lunch for Tuesday is packed in our Goodbyn Bynto Raspberry.

Lunch Made Easy: It's a Bynto Bento!

Lunch for Thursday is in Little Miss' Goodbyn Bynto again ~ I'm learning the more I use it better ways to pack more inside those tiny compartments. :)

Lunch Made Easy: Lunch by Little Miss

Little Miss requested she pick out all her foods for lunch again tomorrow. :) I happy obliged, of course! I'm always intrigued to see what she'll pick out and what she's got planned, lol... She gave me her list pretty quickly, as if she'd been contemplating it all afternoon! Love it.

Lunch Made Easy: Simple Little Bites

I love lunches that can be put together quickly but also offer Little Miss lots of simple little bites of different things. Makes for a fun lunch. :)

In the blue flower silicon cup is from a leftover SunButter & jelly sandwich on gluten free, peanut free bread. Instead of wasting it, I cut it up into small bites.
Around it are red seedless grapes.

On the other side of this LunchBots Duo container is a small silicon clover cups of flower cut cheese bites. Beside it are freeze dried mangos.

There are also carrot sticks and a mini banana chocolate chip gluten-free muffin.

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday

Welcome to the next installment in MOMables Monday. :)In case you missed last weeks post, each Monday I'll be drawing inspiration and ideas from the awesome menu planning lunches provided by MOMables.

Lunch Made Easy: Some Bunny Loves You!

Hey-yo! My bento blogger friends and I are having a Bunny Hop! Make sure you check out the bottom the post for more details! ;-)

Lunch Made Easy: (Insert Witty Title)

Witty title? I got nothing tonight. lolMy brain is friend - been one of those loooooooong days. ;)

Think of one for me and leave a comment. There. That's your homework assignment. lol

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Grilled Frenchman (Gluten & Peanut FREE version)

The great thing about MOMables is you don't have to think. Seriously, because there are some days my brain has completely shut down before I even make it home

All the work is done for you. They give you the ideas, the ingredients, the directions, and you can choose how creative you want to be from there! In our case, also make them gluten and peanut free ~  Fantastic!

Lunch Made Easy: LunchBots Lunching

Oh Monday, how you alwasy come so quickly! :)

How was the weather by every one else? Record highs here for this time of year - uppers 70's, with a few rain showers, but for most part sunny and delightful!! Loved it.

Lunch Made Easy: Flowers and Cheese, Please

Little Miss is excited to try her new Udi's Gluten Free, Nut Free Bread in her lunch tomorrow. She was actually smelling the bread slices and said it smelled like a bakery, lol! I'll take that as a good sign it'll be yummy. :)

Lunch Made Easy: March into Spring

Ahh, it was a simply gorgeous, spring like day today! Little Miss and I went for a long scooter ride this afternoon - well, she scooted I walked ;-) Just gorgeous and it had me so excited for warm weather again and sunshine!

Lunch Made Easy: Chebe Cheese Bread ~ Gluten Free, Nut Free, Peanut Free, HomeFree :)

Monday's lunch features Chebe GF Cheese Bread that I baked Friday evening. (More info on this bread later in the post ... because it is delicious!)

Lunch Made Easy: Weekend Bento

We spent Saturday evening at a friends house for dinner so I figured I'd post the bento I packed for Little Miss to eat. (Our friends are so great about her peanut allergy, but knew that dinner wouldn't be gluten free so that's why it was easy enough to pack hers.)