I love this fall salad! Healthy greens, antioxidant rich root vegetables, Marcona almonds and a delicious dressing made with heart healthy extra virgin olive oil make it the perfect healthful salad for blustery autumn days. Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad with Lemon White Balsamic Vinaigrette: This salad is fairly straight forward, tender baby greens, sweet…
Chunky Chicken and Vegetable Soup! (grain free, gluten free, dairy free and delicious!)
Chunky Chicken and Vegetable Soup! (grain free, gluten free, dairy free and delicious!)
How to Make Chicken, Beef and Veggie Broth
How to make homemade chicken stock on the cooktop!
Spiced Hot Chocolate with Vanilla Whipped Cream
Spiced Hot Chocolate with Vanilla Whipped Cream made from scratch!
Handmade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Browned Butter
Learn how to make delicious Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter!
Comfort Food: Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Whether you choose to make my ‘Grilled Pepper Jack Cheese with Pesto’ or ‘Grilled Brie with Pears and Cranberries’ you will be one happy camper.
Baked Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Maple Creme Fraiche
I am all about these Baked Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Maple Creme Fraiche. Give me all that sweet potato goodness smothered in more creamy sweet spicy goodness please!
Easy Huevos Rancheros!
Quick and easy huevos rancheros! Gluten free, vegetarian option
Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup: Comfort Food at it’s Finest!
Creamy Carrot and Tomato Soup made from scratch. Dairy free option offered!
Couscous and Apple Salad
There are two varieties of couscous: Moroccan and Israeli. Both are pastas, but Israeli couscous is bigger than Moroccan and is sometimes called pearl pasta. I love it in my Couscous and Apple Salad. When combined with seasonal fresh and dried fruits, herbs and a heart healthy dressing, couscous becomes a colorful, flavorful side dish…
Recipes for a “Junk Food Free” Birthday Party for Kids!
Our grand daughter Lucy turned three last month! To celebrate we invited a few of her friends over for a simple little party. We hung banners, made some party hats (links below) and of course let little Lu help with the making of her gorgeous birthday cake! So far this well fed girl has only…
How to Make Almond Milk
A complete step by step tutorial on how to make almond milk
Four of my Favorite Healthy Afternoon Snacks!
Do you ever experience that low energy lull in the late afternoon? You know, where you want to eat something but don’t want to spoil dinner…so you grab something ‘fast’ which usually ends up being a really poor choice nutritionally? You know how it goes…”I will just eat one cracker” and then you eat…
