Main Dishes

Fresh & Colorful Quinoa Salad

May 16, 2012
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My last few posts have focused on some of the difficulties that come with having celiac disease.  Today I thought it would be a good idea to turn my attention to the delicious side of gluten-free eating.  You already know that I enjoy cooking for my family, and now that my kitchen is safely free [...]

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Zucchini Noodles – Easy, Tasty, and Gluten-Free!

May 2, 2012
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When you first go gluten-free, you are tempted to try out all of the gluten-free substitutes for the foods you know and love.  Bread, pasta, cookies, cereal. Just give me the gluten-free version! But then you realize that #1. It just doesn’t taste as good or #2. Even if it tastes good, it costs 2-3 [...]

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Grain-Free “Fried Rice” with Walnuts

April 16, 2012
grain free fried rice with walnuts

Last week, the California Walnut people asked me if I would like a bag of their walnuts.  Free walnuts?  Yes please! A few days later, I had a big bag of fresh walnuts, hand-packed and tied up in a cute little burlap bag. For breakfast, I tossed together some vanilla So Delicious coconut yogurt with [...]

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A happy run and a colorful lunch

April 13, 2012
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Guess whose hip held up for a 20-minute run today?? This girl’s! A 20-minute run might not sound like much to you fitness fanatics, but it was huge for me!  After hurting my hip last fall, then my back, then my hip again, I wasn’t sure when or if I would ever run again.  On [...]

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tostadas

April 4, 2012
slow cooker chicken tostada recipe

The other day, I overheard a conversation between two parents.  One said that they had to try a gluten-free diet for their son because of his health issues.  The other parent replied with this statement: “Oh gluten-free is not even living!  You can’t eat anything!”  I kept quiet as a mere eavesdropper of their conversation, [...]

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A Rainy Sunday and Colorful Stir-Fry

March 18, 2012
ground beef stir fry

What a beautiful Sunday we had!  40′s and rainy, a little thunder clapping here and there.  We don’t get a day like this very often in the desert.  The kids and I stayed in our pj’s all day!  While they read books and played, I decided to tackle the pantry.  It has needed a good [...]

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Coconut Kale Fried Rice with Sriracha

March 13, 2012
fried rice with kale and carrots

The best food bloggers, the ones with the perfect photos of carefully placed props and ingredients, do not become the best by accident. They plan, they prepare, they take the time to improve their skills.  They plan out what they are going to make, and have the shot all set up with props and perfect [...]

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Frittata with mushrooms, bacon, and broccolette

February 20, 2012
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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
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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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