Gluten-Free

Healthy Chocolate Shake

February 20, 2012
healthy chocolate shake recipe

Welcome to this month’s Recipe ReDux!  When I found out that our theme is chocolate, I was pretty stumped.  I’m not much of a baker, so chocolate chip cookies were out.  A healthy recipe using chocolate?  Hmm….. Inspiration hit me last week when a friend mentioned that she thought of me while sipping a smoothie [...]

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Frittata with mushrooms, bacon, and broccolette

February 20, 2012
frittata and fruit

Joe started soccer last week.  Does that make me a soccer mom?  Whatever it means, I know one thing.  Our schedule just got a little busier.  Between soccer practice and spring training right around the corner, I need to have ingredients for quick dinners handy. On the nights when I haven’t planned well enough to [...]

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Simple Stuffed Peppers

February 7, 2012
stuffed pepper recipe

We’ve been going bell pepper crazy lately living so close to a Sprouts Farmers Market (they have the best prices on bell peppers).  Leila and I could snack on bell pepper strips all day.  We almost always eat them with our lunch, along with what she calls “potatoes” (grape tomatoes). I wanted to do something [...]

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Sweet & Savory Brussels Sprouts with Quinoa

January 30, 2012
brussels sprouts

Last week, Jenna from Eat, Live, Run posted a recipe for Brussels sprouts with bacon, dried cherries and Israeli couscous.  Not only did the photos make me drool, but the thought of the sweet and savory combo had me determined to make my own gluten-free version.  I had about 25 brussels sprouts from my Bountiful [...]

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Easy Turkey Chili

January 28, 2012
turkey chili recipe

In case you missed my Mamavation recipe post this week: It’s 5 pm and you have nothing planned for dinner, what do you do?  Grab some fast food?  How about making your own fast food that is healthy and delicious?  This chili recipe is easy enough to throw together in 30 minutes, and the whole [...]

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Peanut Butter Pasta

January 24, 2012
peanut butter pasta with sriracha

Happy Peanut Butter Day!  I can’t believe I almost missed the holiday the celebrates one of my favorite things in the world.  Thankfully I got a heads up from Janetha at Meals and Moves (by the way, if you haven’t checked out her blog before, you should!).  Our family celebrated a week early by eating [...]

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Banana Berry Green Smoothie

January 20, 2012
green smoothie

It’s Recipe Redux time once again!  I missed last month because of poor planning the holidays and traveling.  I’m excited to be back this month for the “fresh starts” theme! One of our fresh starts began with finally spending money on a good blender.  We have been experimenting with all kinds of smoothie combinations using fresh and [...]

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Pasta with butternut squash and kale in a lemon butter sauce

January 9, 2012
gluten free pasta with butternut squash and kale in a lemon butter sauce

In my post about 5 things I want to do this year, I mentioned improving my food photography.  I have been reading books, studying photos on Foodgawker, and reading tips on blogs.  The hardest part for me is having the eye for everything that is outside of and around the actual food that I am [...]

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Crispy Smashed Potatoes and other tidbits from this week

January 7, 2012
crispy smashed potatoes recipe

In case you missed it, my newest recipe is up on Mamavation.  It’s a healthy take on crispy potatoes.  I just ate the leftovers with a fried egg for breakfast, and oh my deliciousness.  Make sure to go check it out! And I am exited to say that the photo for this recipe was accepted [...]

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My all-time number one favorite Christmas cookie recipe

December 21, 2011
gluten free gingersnap cookies

When I was first diagnosed with celiac disease, I thought about all of the foods I wouldn’t be able to eat anymore. Immediately, my mind went to Christmas. Most of the year, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth or get tempted by baked goods. Christmas is another story.The breads and cookies that I [...]

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