We took an amazing family trip to Universal and Disney during the fall and something unexpected happened in Diagon Alley. I fell in love with a bowl of beef stew, Guinness Beef Stew. The Leaky Cauldron was my favorite restaurant that we visited on that trip. And we visited some great ones! At the other […]
Cuban Black Bean Soup
The girls and I love our Cuban black bean soup. One of our favorite local restaurants is the Cuban Diner and they have an amazing black bean soup. They also have fantastic picadillo, empanadas and plantains. Mom’s a big fan of their cuba libres, too. They’re tasty. Can’t be helped. We make a pretty good […]
Homemade Italian Seasoning
We love mixing up our own homemade Italian seasoning. We like to make it our own with a little extra garlicky punch. It’s perfect in all our favorites like lasagna, Italian sandwiches and our homemade ranch dressing. Delicious. It’s especially tasty in a simple olive oil dip with some crusty bread with some fresh cracked […]
25 Healthy Zucchini Recipes
I need more healthy zucchini recipes… I’ve been thinking this in my head for the past few weeks. If you like to garden, even it’s just a small veggie patch in the yard, you have probably already discovered the amazing producing abilities of zucchini. It can be pretty overwhelming to try and figure out new and creative […]
Curry Chicken Salad
Who knew curry chicken salad could be so easy? Browned chicken, veggies and curry mayo mixed together in a bowl. Done. Finding proteins to put in the kids’ lunchboxes is sometimes a pain in the patoot. Especially as a longtime vegetarian, I struggle with ideas for meaty things that will taste great cold. Well, because, […]
Black Bean Tortilla Soup
Tortilla soup is one of those Tex-Mex favorites that I’ve always wanted to love. I mean, how can you go wrong with a soup topped with avocado and pico de gallo? But, alas, I don’t really dig chicken and it’s almost always a chicken soup. So, I crafted this easy peasy Black Bean Tortilla Soup […]
Paleo Lemon Coconut Balls
Paleo lemon coconut balls? Yes, please! Lemon + coconut plus done in less than 30 minutes? Oh, yeah! I am not a huge chocolate dessert person. I mean, it’s yummy. But if I get to choose, I prefer citrusy desserts. I love lemon bars, but I don’t make them too terribly often. I love these […]
Paleo Sweet Potato Pie
I big puffy heart custard pies (minus the gluteny crust). So this custardy sweet potato pie with a cookie crumb/pecan crust is absolutely perfect. The recipe comes from a great cookbook I recently acquired, the Outlander Kitchen Cookbook. The cookbook is based in part on foods from the awesome scifi-romance series, Outlander. The natural herbal remedies […]
Almond Butter Cookies
I’ve tried a lot of different meals for breakfast since going mostly grain free. This almond butter cookies recipe is one of my absolute favorites. And you wouldn’t believe how simple it is. The recipe requires only TWO INGREDIENTS. What?? All you need is an egg and half a cup of nut butter. I add […]
Maple Almond Cashew Butter
We almost always make our own nut butter. In part because I try to avoid peanuts and also because homemade nut butter is delicious. But we bought some healthy almond butter when we were on vacation this summer and fell in love with the maple flavor that we’d never tried before. So, I wanted to […]
