I make this Ginger Butternut Squash Soup throughout the year because I love it that much. Super creamy and delicious, and so good for the digestive system, I look forward to diving into a bowl every time one is in front of me. Add it to your Thanksgiving menu or enjoy it any day of…
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My Family’s Fresh Tomato Basil Dressing
If you’re over-run with fresh tomatoes, you have to try my family’s Italian Fresh Tomato Basil Dressing. Every year when my dad’s garden overflows with ripe juicy tomatoes, I look forward to eating this one up. It’s super easy to make, packs a ton of flavor, and you can literally put it on anything. Pasta,…
Italian Turkey Meatballs
I love meatballs. I’m not the only one. It runs in the family. My dad named his iPod, “Meatball.” I’ve been working on healthier, allergy-free meatball recipes since I discovered my food allergies in 1995. Let me tell you, recreating meatballs into a healthier, gluten-free, paleo, even egg-free variation that is equally delicious is no…
Roasted Rainbow Carrots and Brussels Sprouts
Eat your veggies! But how do you make them taste satisfying and yummy so you want to eat them? And can it be easy? Yes, and yes! A Classic Italian Recipe for Roasted Veggies In my experience some of the tastiest food I’ve known comes from my Italian roots. Recipes that are founded in how…
All Purpose Gluten-free Flour Blend Recipe
What makes a good all purpose gluten-free flour blend? You can choose from a number of pre-made blends on the market. Bob’s, King Arthur, Cup for Cup, Carol’s, Julia’s, Authentic Foods, and so many others. Each one has its own ratio of rice flours to starches. You might think that all gluten-free flour blends are…
Lemon Herb Salmon Burgers with Avocado Aioli
This month Recipe Redux challenged us to recreate the “pattie,” into a healthy, but satisfying experience in honor of St. Patty’s Day. Worthy of a facelift, let’s give patties a fighting chance. So, turkey is out, right? Is anyone besides me sick of eating 98 difference recipes for healthier turkey burgers? Maybe I’m the only…
Arugula Pesto Gluten-Free Pizza
Game day gluten-free pizza is sure to be a winner! The secret? Flavor. Layered on flavor. Layered on flavor. Layered on flavor. No bad fats or processed ingredients. Just fresh herbs, vegetables, and bright flavors that dance together in your mouth. Vegan? Gluten-free? Who knew? Who will care? Probably no one. With all this crazy…
Lemon Basil Quinoa Salad Totally Hangs with the Cool Foods
Lemon Basil Quinoa Salad is loved to the last drop! I whipped up this dish for multiple parties this holiday season. Much to my delight, it was a hit everywhere I took it! My dish not only hung with cool foods, like potato salad, pasta salad, and roast beef, it was the first thing gone!…
Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix
When I read the November Recipe Redux Challenge to share a healthy, ready-to-go mix, I said to my husband, “But I don’t use any mixes. I create everything from scratch.” Should I create a mix? I don’t know, it wasn’t feeling like me. You can’t force the food. I thought I’d have to skip this…
Crock Pot Chicken Tacos
Need a healthy, easy dinner everyone will love? These super flavorful, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free crock pot Chicken Tacos are ready when you are! Welcome to crock pot cooking. The magic pot, I call it. Slow and low cooking is a great way to infuse flavor into healthy food. Flavor makes healthy food satisfying, which keeps us from…
