White Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies
If you want to breeze right past apple and pumpkin this holiday season, these White Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies are right up your alley! I was recently on a call with FOOD SOCIAL and the opening poll was simple: pumpkin or apple. Simple question right? But what if you aren't enthusiastic about either? My response in my most non-adversarial tone was... CHOCOLATE! As much as I … [Read More...]
Oven Baked Buffalo Wings
Oven Baked Buffalo Wings Ain’t no thang but a chicken wang. We love our finger food and we’re not quitting wings any time soon. But if you’re gluten intolerant like I am, not just any wing will do! I made these to satisfy the craving and also the need to avoid ingredients that leave you…
bacon mushroom garnish
it’s really hard to say no to bacon, for any reason at all actually. crispy chopped bacon paired with sautéed mushrooms and onions make this a perfect topper for soups, salads, and grilled meats alike. ingredients: 1 package organic nitrate free bacon, cooked and crumbled 1 package white mushrooms cleaned and diced 1 onion of…
Paleo Vanilla Pudding
Paleo Vanilla Pudding Have you looked at some of the ingredients in store bough pudding? For such a simple delicious treat, they sure have figured out how to really botch it up and make it awful for you. Plus if you have difficulty tolerating cow’s milk like I do (yes even raw), then making your…
Grain Free Chicken Nuggets
Grain Free Chicken Nuggets Let’s face it, chicken nuggets are a favored food. Especially among the young’ns. And most times, unfortunately, said “food” is not really food – not in the sense that we would like! I always said, when I started this blog, that I wanted to make sure I never felt deprived, just…
“Peanot” Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies {Nut free/Egg free Option}
My heart aches for all the kids who don’t get kid-friendly foods because of dietary restrictions, it really does. This is why this recipe gets me pumped! It feels like a “real” cookie, it tastes like a “real” cookie, but it is so much more than that! This “peanot” butter chocolate chip cookie is grain and…
easy zucchini noodles
nothing to it! these “noodles” can be ready in 5 minutes, maybe less if you have super human spiralizing powers. ingredients: 1-2 large zucchini squash 2 tablespoons olive oil garlic to taste sea salt to taste preheat olive oil on medium heat spiralize zucchini – i use this one place “noodles” into heated olive oil and…
crispy, chewy, grain free pizza crust
if there is one thing clean eaters need, it’s a pizza crust that is, well, edible! there are a lot made with almond flour or other nut flours, but truthfully they do not really have the feel of pizza dough. this one passed the family taste test (even the picky husband)! it is crispy on…
Chocolate Spinach Cake
Very few people truly get enough plant based foods on any given day. It is something we all strive for but with busy schedules and other circumstances, most of us fall short. This chocolate spinach cake has TWO cups of fresh organic baby spinach leaves baked right into the moist chocolatey goodness. I’d say that…
Loaded Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Loaded Buffalo Chicken Casserole When I asked my mister what he might like for dinner tonight, he mentioned buffalo chicken, then casserole. Hmmmm, buffalo chicken + casserole? Yes, I think that could happen. And off started the cooking challenge for today! This has since become a family favorite and consequently has received lots of positive…
Beef Bone Broth
Beef Bone Broth If you have not already made my homemade chicken broth, you should! and if you have not yet tried homemade beef bone broth, now is your chance! if you are new to bone broth, it is a heal all nutrient rich food, easy to digest and packed with magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulphur and…
Nut Free Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nut Free Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies This recipe is something i have been toying with for awhile…many ‘paleo’ baked goods use nut flours, which are delicious and easy to use, BUT leave out an entire population of people who cannot consume nuts (or choose not to). These cookies use a few different ingredients (some less…
BBQ Meatballs and Sweet Potato Shoestrings (PALEO)
Today I woke up dreaming about the most delectable bbq meatballs a dear friend made for me years ago… and couldn’t stop thinking about them! A grain and dairy free re-creation was in order and it HAPPENED!! I decided to kick it up a notch and serve them on a bed of sweet potato shoestring…
Guilt Free, Grain free Waffles
Guilt Free, Grain free Waffles You might want to be excited about this – grain free, dairy free waffles that do not leave you feeling like a slug right after breakfast (or lunch or dinner for that matter). These are crispy, flavorful, and packed with healthy fats and fiber, and also with essential nutrients like…
grain free chicken “tamales/taquitos”
after a great success with my paleo piggies, i thought it might be fun to see what else i can wrap up with grain free blankets of love. as i drifted into slumber the other night i got it!!! tamales or taquitoes! these are kind of a cross breed which is sometimes the result of voiding…