After looking outside to rain the last week, soup is all my family has wanted to eat. Soup is the most nourishing, soothing dish you can make and to have a few recipes in your toolbox, makes dinnertime that much easier!
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My little sister is 9 years younger and was obsessed with dips from the time she was small. Sometimes we waited forever to start eating while she created a concoction to add flavor to her meal. This became a thing in my family and we made meals around dips because it made Kerry happy.
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This recipe is really about the importance of brining your meat! If you treat your meat to a good brine, you can do almost anything you want to it and it will be moist and delicious. I was in the mood for something sweet, so I took beautiful Heritage Pork chops from the farm and grilled them with an amazing fig jam that I picked up too.
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I am all about simplicity and most nights it’s as easy as white rice or roasted potatoes, but sometimes it’s fun to mix it up! This Wild Rice side is very easy, but a departure from the norm, so it’s special. Everything I make, my goal is to use the best quality ingredients and if I can increase the nutrients I do.
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Can you think of anything better than homemade ice cream? During the summer, fresh fruit is so abundant and there isn’t a better time for stone fruit, so Peach Ice Cream it is! I am not reinventing the wheel with this recipe. Cream, sugar, milk and eggs has been used to make ice cream since the beginning if time.
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Living a gluten free lifestyle may sound overwhelming when you are first beginning the journey, but in today's food world, there are so many options its impossible not to be satisfied. Most people that ask me questions, start with saying they can't live without bread or pasta.
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Do you love Chinese take out, but don’t love the questionable ingredients they use? Take out used to be on repeat a few times a month, and it was great to have the night off from cooking, but I never felt good after eating it. I tried making different concoctions using good ingredients, but it always fell short.
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There is nothing better than chocolate! When you use food as medicine, a lot of everyday foods will be eliminated to see if your body will do better without them. The two big contributors to inflammation or a negative immune reaction are gluten and dairy.
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It is definitely the season for crumbles! Fresh fruit is plentiful and if you are anything like my family, going berry, cherry and stone fruit picking is all the rage.
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I think I could eat mexican food on the daily. These Green Chili Enchiladas can be elavated making everything from scratch or you can make your life easy by buying a rotisserie chicken and a good quality green chili salsa at the store. Either way, this makes a delicious Lunch or light dinner and can easily be adjusted to fit grain free and gluten free lifestyles.
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This Shrimp Piccata is the best fast food you will ever eat. Do you know how quick shrimp cooks? The sauce is lemony, buttery and light at the same time…one skillet, easy and ready to go in 15 minutes. Did I sell you yet?
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Summer is BBQ season. Everything cooked outside, fresh ingredients, sunshine and delicious simple food. These Pineapple Chicken Kabobs are all flavor, tenderness and easy! The thing about Kabobs is, you can make them in hundreds of different combinations of proteins, vegetable and marinades. Really this is a recipe to inspire you to put ingredients on a stick and start grilling, so switch it up to your own likes and make something you love.
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Have you ever heard of a Dutch Baby? You can call it a German Pancake too, but it is a show stopper with very little effort. To be very honest, I didn’t know how it would turn out, especially because I was translating a traditional recipe into gluten free. Sometimes this approach is seamless and other times it could be a big fail.
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There is a great story behind this recipe. Spaghett squash is an amazing vegetable all on it’s own, but add marinara sauce, cheese and fresh herbs, then we are on to something. My husband came home a while back and announced he wanted to become Vegan. Backstory is, I am Paleo…sometimes Paleoish, but I LOVE MEAT!
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Homemade pasta salad recipes are great to have in your back pocket. I’m not sure why we think of them during warm weather, but they are a meal in a bowl, so I think they work anytime of year. I choose Mediterranean ingredients and went crazy.
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To all my Banana Bread lovers out there, I have something even more amazing for you. I am a chocoholic and adding it to any recipe makes me extra happy. This Chocolate Banana bread is perfect for a snack, for a special breakfast, a Brunch celebration or WHAT EVER OCCASION YOU WANT IT TO BE!
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This recipe is a throw back to my childhood, but more importantly, if you were raised in an Italian family like I was, simple pasta dishes with vegetable were a staple. It most likely began as a meal that families could afford and at the same time, nutritious too.
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I have been thinking about creating a granola bar recipe for a long time. It is the perfect grab and go snack, but so many on the market are filled with sugar and processed ingredients, that it never seems worth the convenience.
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If I told you I had an amazing 10 minute dinner for you, would you be in? This is a simple pork skillet with the most delicious pan sauce that that takes minutes to put together and is perfect for any night of the week. I have access to precut organic pork chops, that the butcher cuts about 1/2 inch thick. If this is not available to you, you can buy a roast and slice it yourself.
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Christmas cookies are essential during the Holidays, and It has been a challenge at times to turn the traditional recipes of my childhood to gluten free versions. I have to pat myself on the back and say, I think I have done an exceptional job! I have a lot of critics that give me all of their opinions, but I did it with every single cookie I have served them.
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