Category: Recipes

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.

How to Make Egg Drop Soup (Gluten Free)

I have a thing for soup, especially in the winter.  I want to eat it every night and my family loves it to, so it’s kindof my go to meal when I am at a loss for what to cook, which is a lot of the time. I love to eat egg drop soup when …

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Best Gluten Free Pizza Recipe

I’ve made a lot of GF dough in my day. I’ve ruined a lot more than I’ve succeeded with.  I’ve bought a lot of insanely expensive GF dough in my day. that didn’t taste all that great.  I’ve experimented a lot with pizza crust to get the right one and this is it people!  I feel …

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A Gluten Free Christmas

This is a photo circa 1979 of my grandpa dressed up as Santy Claus with my aunt, my cousin, and my Dad.  Oh the memories!  Those were the best days full of love, laughter, tradition, and the occasional family spat.  How I miss those Christmases past. Well, we just got finished having a Gluten Free …

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Split Pea Soup Recipe – Slow Cooker

I love the silky smooth consistency of a good split pea soup recipe and as an added bonus, my kids really like split pea soup despite the bright green color! It’s a healthy, hearty, and satisfying soup and a go to meal for me when I’m preparing recipes from my food storage.  I canned my …

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My Yearly Food Storage Run

My local Smith’s grocery store was having an awesome awesome awesome sale a few weeks ago that I heard about on Facebook from one of my friends.  It was $5 (select) items for $5 or some others for $5.25.  When you check out, you get a $5 coupon to spend later.  So, what did I …

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How to Make Raspberry Vinegar

I had an occasion to need some raspberry vinegar to make this lovely cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving.  I looked for raspberry vinegar everywhere and couldn’t find it at my normal stores.  I did find a small bottle at a local specialty store for $15, but I didn’t feel like it was worth it just …

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How to Cook a Turkey – by an 8 Year Old

My 8 year old came home with this from school a couple days ago, isn’t it cute? (Her name has been removed).  It makes me happy to see what she wrote and it was pretty good, don’t you think?

A Gluten Free Thanksgiving

Well, this year (like every year), we are going to have a Gluten Free Thanksgiving.  I get a little overwhelmed when I start thinking about all the things we can’t have. but then on the other hand, I turn around and feel grateful for 3 health food stores nearby that have everything I need to …

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Lemon Marmalade Recipe

Ever since I saw this honey lemon marmalade recipe here on Food in Jars, one of my favorite blogs, I’ve been dying to make it. Dying I tell you! I love lemons.  Love Love Love Love lemons.  Lemons are a comfort food for me and I use them a lot in the winter time when …

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How to Roast Tomatoes

It’s that time of year again when I’m drowning in tomatoes and I can’t eat them faster than they are growing in the garden!  This is a fantastic way to preserve the freshness and lovely taste of the tomatoes without having to eat them right away. You can even use cherry tomatoes in this! I …

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