These recipes will help you simplify your time in the kitchen with healthy food that you and your family can enjoy. Cooking can also be a great time to spend together as a family.
Oct 07
Have you ever wondered what to do with the frozen triple berry blend from Costco (blueberries, strawberries, and marionberries)?We make healthy smoothies out of them all the time and they are wonderful! You can put whatever you want in them and the possibilit8ies are endless, but this is a recipe that we really like. Triple …
Sep 30
Hey there! I try to cook with one of my kids once a week and they get to choose the meal. Today, my oldest chose chicken pot pie, the ultimate comfort food. I had to do some testing and trying to make it gluten free and dairy free… and… the result… it was a humongous …
Sep 07
I had a GIANT sweet potato from bountiful baskets and I had no idea what to do with it besides mash it up. I decided to grill it on the stove with my indoor grill pan and it was fantastic! It could also be done on an outside BBQ easily following the same instructions. How …
Aug 30
I love all of the many positives that come from drinking green smoothies. You get the benefits of the whole fruits and vegetables as well as fiber from the skins. You will notice a difference when you drink a spinach smoothie every day. First: you will have more energy and increased stamina Second: your skin, …
Aug 21
My daughter desperately wanted a Barbie cake for her 9th birthday. And, when I say desperately, I mean DESPERATELY. I got the puppy dog eyes and everything! I thought, easy enough, I will just go to the grocery store and order one. Sure, that was easy enough all right, but the Barbie cake was $40 …
Aug 14
Since going gluten and dairy free over 3 years ago, I have done really well and haven’t missed too many things. However, sometimes, I miss a good cheesecake. This recipe is pretty tasty. It’s nothing like Cheesecake Factory, but it’s a good GFDF Cheesecake recipe alternative. It made 3 cheesecakes for me though, so be …
Aug 07
I got a donut hole maker for Christmas a couple years back and I admit I have NEVER used it! It looked so fun just sitting there in the pantry, and one day I decided to give it a whirl. I thought it was great! I made the following gluten free donut holes in less …
Aug 01
Each week, my kids take turns making dinner with me. I love it because I get to spend quality time with them teaching them something I love and they love it because they get to choose anything they want for dinner (within reason). This week, my son chose pasta shapes with corn. We used a …
Jul 09
My kids get to choose a recipe to make with me once a week and we call it “Cooking with Kids”. Today my son chose shaped eggs. They are so easy to make and so yummy! All you need is an electric griddle and some egg shapers found here, here, and here. We actually purchased …
Jun 17
I needed a dessert to make for my husband for Father’s Day. He had been asking me for years to make him an ice cream cake, and I always thought they were hard, so I resisted and never made one. I decided when he was away for the evening at a meeting that now was …
