Main Dishes

Simple No-Cook Summer Meal ::: White Bean Salad

July 20, 2012
White Bean Salad - A perfect no-cook summer meal from Inspired RD

I ate a lot of meat in Ethiopia.  A lot.  Many times it was my only safe gluten-free option.  As tasty as it was, I was more than ready for some fresh fruits and vegetables when I got home.  This week I’ve been devouring bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, strawberries, apples, and grapes.  When I [...]

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The Easiest Ever BBQ Chicken

May 23, 2012
Easiest BBQ Chicken Ever from InspiredRD.com

I stopped buying conventional poultry at the grocery store quite a few years ago because frankly, it just started to gross me out.  I vowed to go all organic and free range until the day I die, but HELLO that stuff is expensive.  To compensate, I learned how to cook more vegetarian meals so that [...]

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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
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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