Easy, healthy stuffed zucchini boats are the best! If you’ve been following my blog for a while now, you know how much I LOVE zucchini. Whether tossed in this healthy and delicious lemony marinated zucchini salad, baked in zucchini lasagna, or spiralized, I haven’t run out of ways to enjoy zucchini. Today’s recipe features beautiful…
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Sardines on Cauliflower Toast with Gremolata
Drizzled with olive oil and garnished with a beautiful Mediterranean gremolata of chopped parsley, garlic, capers, and lemon zest, these sardines on cauliflower toast make an incredibly healthy and delicious lunch or even dinner. It’s hard to believe now, but there was actually a time in my life when I refused to eat sardines. I was only a kid and…
Jambalaya
Jambalaya is a wonderful choice for a party when you need to feed a lot of people or just when you need an extra boost of fun to start your week. This recipe is a one-pan meal, which makes dinner super easy. I’ve prepared a free eBook of one-pan meals for you, so be sure…
Bacon and Egg Cups
Egg cups make a fun, tasty meal at home or for breakfast on-the-go. Nothing says good morning quite like a breakfast of eggs and bacon. On Saturdays, John cooks up the strips of bacon in a skillet while Nicole and I prepare the eggs. We’re a big family and everyone has their favorite. Some of us like our eggs sunny…
Homemade Paleo Salsa
This easy homemade paleo salsa is perfect for snackin’. My husband, John, is visiting the blog today with a delicious recipe for a healthy salsa dip, perfect for your March Madness celebrations! It’s March Madness time. Yesssss!! I love college basketball. Even though my team the Fordham Rams didn’t make it (they never make it),…
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Sometimes the best recipes are the simplest ones. The ones that require only a handful of fresh ingredients to make a dish that is elegant and tasty and, yet, so effortless to prepare. I’ve added bacon to many of my vegetable dishes, but I think with asparagus I have finally found the perfect match.
Wild Salmon Chowder
Happy Tuesday, friends! As we rush towards the first day of spring, I’m hurrying to enjoy a few last winter dishes. And this one has definitely been a family favorite over the past week. A bowl of warm salmon chowder: bits of crispy bacon and chunks of tender fish floating in an oh-so creamy vegetable broth.
Zucchini Noodles with Basil and Pistachio Pesto (Zoodles)
It’s a zoodles kind of day! The snow is finally beginning to melt outside, and I’m celebrating with a warm bowl of freshly cooked spiraled zucchini noodles topped with the creamiest basil and pistachio pesto sauce.
Ever since my kids gifted me with a Paderno 4 Blade Spiralizer last year, zoodles have become my
Gluten Free Cauliflower Flatbreads
A stack of thin, fluffy, golden-brown-to-perfection flatbreads. Can you believe they’re made without a trace of flour? The secret ingredient: versatile, delicious, healthy cauliflower.
Zucchini Noodles with Bolognese Sauce (Zoodles)
Dear Spiralizer,
How could we have lived without you all these years? You are a gluten-free foodie’s best friend, turning our favorite vegetables into long noodle-like swirls. Could zucchini really be a substitute for spaghetti?
Baked Zucchini Sticks
My husband John is visiting the blog today to share a recipe we made this weekend. Enjoy! Fried mozzarella sticks, fried zucchini sticks, potato skins. I remember back to the days when I was in college, before I knew I had gluten sensitivity. My friends and I would head to the local watering hole after a basketball game or a workout and order up mounds of pub food. Boy, that food was delicious.
Healthy Coconut and Almond Dark Chocolate Bars
When Christmas is in the air, it makes me want to whip up something sweet and fun in the kitchen. Even better when that something is healthy and gluten-free like these coconut and almond dark chocolate bars.
See What’s Growing In Our Garden (Kale Recipe)
As fall arrives this week, our organic vegetable garden’s summer season is winding down. We enjoyed homegrown vegetables all summer long (more about our garden here). Picking fresh vegetables from the garden is as fresh as it gets. Here are some pictures from the summer that I incidentally never got around to posting. Please enjoy. The perennial…
Gluten Free Broccoli Frittata
This broccoli frittata fits right into the keto way of eating with the perfect balance of protein and healthy fat. Yum. As my family prepares to celebrate Christmas, I’m planning a quick and easy Christmas morning meal: gluten free broccoli frittata. I don’t want to have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen…
Bacon Brussels Sprouts
Keto bacon Brussels sprouts! Delicious side dishes don’t get any better than this. 😊 If you want your husband to take you out to dinner, don’t cook up his favorite restaurant dish at home. Just kidding. One of our favorite local restaurants makes an extraordinary side dish of Brussels sprouts with bacon. Savoring all the…