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Buffalo Chicken Hash Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Hash Recipe

I like this recipe because it’s a healthy twist on typical buffalo chicken wings, which I obsess over, and it’s so much easier and less messy to eat.  It’s of course gluten and dairy free and delicious.  So as you settle in to watch the Final Four, which only 2 people in 6 million predicted [...]

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Gluten-Free Dairy Free Cherry Smoothie Recipe With A Secret

Gluten-Free Dairy Free Cherry Smoothie Recipe With A Secret

January is Detox month over at G-Free Mom.  Every day this month a different blogger is sharing a recipe with you to help you eat fresh fruits and vegetables.  All the recipes will be gluten free juices, smoothies or soups.  I’m happy to be contributing to this event.  January is a great month to get [...]

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Skinny Frittata with Mushrooms, Spinach, Garlic, Potato and a Touch of Prosciutto Recipe

Skinny Frittata with Mushrooms, Spinach, Garlic, Potato and a Touch of Prosciutto Recipe

I love making frittatas but I’ve been trying to make them with more vegetables than fat filled ingredients.  I’m using less eggs which creates more of a pizza like dish instead of something more like a quiche.  I even serve it on a pizza paddle.   This is a great dish to make for your [...]

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3, 2, 1 Chili Recipe

3, 2, 1 Chili Recipe

I love 3, 2, 1 Chili because you change up what you add as your 3, 2, 1! This recipe is 3 types of beans, 2 types of onions, 1 type of meat.  You can change this up according to what you have on hand and what you like to eat.  You can even make [...]

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Pesto Shrimp and Tomato Recipe

Pesto Shrimp and Tomato Recipe

This decadent lunch of Pesto Shrimp and Tomatoes is was just what I needed yesterday that just happens to be gluten free and dairy free.  Still a little jet lagged from my awesome trip to San Francisco and the BlogHer Food Conference (more on that this week), I needed a pick me up.  I went [...]

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Ham with Peas and Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes

Ham with Peas and Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes

Who doesn’t love a creamy dairy free potatoes au gratin with a little ham that is gluten free and peas to top it off!  I’m a little late in sharing this but it’s never too late to add this to your menu. This is another quick and easy meal if you have a few kitchen [...]

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Shrimp, Chorizo and Cauliflower Rice Recipe

Shrimp, Chorizo and Cauliflower Rice Recipe

A quick note about a quick meal.  This is really fast to prepare if you purchased your shrimp cleaned and deveined.  I had not so it added 10 minutes to my prep time.  I also chose to butterfly these shrimp since they were not very large and I wanted them to appear bigger than they [...]

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Menu Plan Monday- September 20, 2010

Menu Plan Monday- September 20, 2010

A week’s worth of gluten and dairy free meals and many are grain free too. I’ve included prep time, active cooking time and inactive cooking times. What does your week look like and what do you have planned to eat?

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La Cecina- Chickpea Bread Recipe

La Cecina- Chickpea Bread Recipe

I first saw this wonderful bread on Dolce Vita, David Rocco’s cooking show.  It is naturally gluten and dairy free and so easy to make.  I really like this bread with a salad, a meal, or as a meal on it’s own when I’m traveling. If you are looking for something that is also budget [...]

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Roasted Chickpeas Recipe

Roasted Chickpeas Recipe

How I love chickpeas or as some call them, garbanzo beans. I was not always a fan but over the past 5 years we have become very close. I make La Cecina which uses garbanzo bean flour (recipe coming later this week), hummus and these little gems.    All three of them traveled with me [...]

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30 Days to a Food Revolution- The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

30 Days to a Food Revolution- The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

Yes, this week’s edition of 30 Days to a Food Revolution is written by me.  I’ve wanted to join in but wanted to make sure I gave lots of great bloggers a chance to share.  With this being  August with lots of people on vacation there was an open week. Diane’s Recipe:  Italian Torta Diane’s [...]

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Menu Plan Monday- August 16, 2010

Menu Plan Monday- August 16, 2010

First, thank you to all who took the time to answer the 1 question poll on what you want to see on this blog.  Also, thank you to those who found out what was The Big Deal. This summer is winding down but not before we celebrate my youngest son’s birthday.  He’ll be 17 on [...]

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What’s The Big Deal

What’s The Big Deal

I recently read a post by one of my favorite bloggers Stephanie O’Dea- A Year of Slow Cooking on Making Real Money Blogging.  She offered some great tips that I may give a try.  The best part is how up front she is.  Steph is also a very giving person and it comes through on [...]

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Gluten and Dairy Free Homemade Hamburger Helper and Giveaway

Gluten and Dairy Free Homemade Hamburger Helper and Giveaway

In my world of too much and not enough, that is too much to do and not enough time to do it, I need some fast, go to meals that have real ingredients. I started looking at what the commercials were pushing at us that was unhealthy, but promised fast, easy and inexpensive.  My thought [...]

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30 Days to a Food Revolution Day 1- gluten free easily

Welcome to Day 1 of our 30 Days to a Food Revolution.  I am excited to be kicking off this adventure with a post from a good friend, Shirley Braden.  Shirley is the author/owner of the blog, gfe–gluten free easily. She was diagnosed as gluten intolerant in June 2003 after a lifetime of health issues [...]

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Easy Pork Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

I love making dishes that taste great and are super easy to create.  This is one of those dishes.  Not much prep work, you let the oven do all of the work and it makes a great presentation. Keep in mind that I was using small zucchini because one, that’s whats available now and two, [...]

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