New Jersey White sweet potatoes are somewhat of a rarity, at least in my experience. I’ve found them in two stores, ever, so I buy them whenever I see them in stock. Why? They seem to be the perfect blend of white potato and sweet potato. They are a variety of sweet potato, but taste […]
Category: Gluten Free
Taco Sloppy Joes
Made these at the request of our 4-year-old. One of his current favorite foods is “spicy meat” — ground beef sautéed with onions and salsa. I find the “spicy meat” to be a very versatile thing to have around. I like it as a main/protein in lower carb meals with some vegetable sides… see below […]
Simple Slaw
When I was a kid, my grandmother would make an amazing slaw (NOT cole slaw) out of thinly sliced cabbage, vegetable oil, white vinegar, salt and pepper. That simple. I remember her tasting it as she added vinegar and oil, making sure the balance was just right. Sometimes I make this the “real” way and […]
Roasted Delicata Squash
Where has this squash been all my life? So much easier to prepare than butternut, and roasts faster, too. This blog post from Summer Tomato summed up my thoughts perfectly: Better than Butternut: Delicata Squash Recipe. I didn’t know what delicata squash was until I made it tonight. I had to google pictures of squash to […]
Mustard and Herb Salmon
Used this Giada De Laurentiis recipe, Broiled Salmon with Herb Mustard Glaze, reduced from 6 servings to 2. Good recipe, fast and easy. Liked the sauce — I’m a huge fan of anything crusted in mustard, especially whole-grain for the crunch it provides. I didn’t make any major changes to this one except to reduce the […]
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
This recipe is a gluten-free, cow’s milk-free adaptation of my husband and son’s favorite muffins, Matt’s Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins. Changing the recipe involved using almond milk instead of cow’s milk, goat milk yogurt instead of cow’s milk, gluten-free flours, and gluten-free, dairy-free chocolate chips. For a banana version of this recipe, see Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate […]
Bacon, Kale, Goat Cheese Frittaffles
My first attempt at Frittaffles left me frustrated with a crumbling pile of half scorched frittata littering the waffle iron. You can see what went wrong here: Bacon Spinach Goat Cheese Frittaffles. There is no way I was going to let the frittaffles win. So I’m back with a successful second attempt. Using an oven-safe non-stick pan […]
Gluten Free Individual Meatloaves
This meal is a gluten-free adaptation of this Cooking Light recipe: Mini Meat Loaves. All it takes is substituting gluten-free bread crumbs for the regular ones. The recipe is already dairy-free. I like using 85/15 ground beef for this recipe and serving with roasted root vegetables and salad as seen here. We enjoyed this in front […]
Banana Cafe Inspired Tuna Salad
Last year we celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary in Key West. Banana Cafe on Duval Street quickly became a favorite for us and we ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner there multiple times. French food with a subtle Key West twist, everything we tried was fresh and thoughtfully prepared. Danny, the owner, could not have been friendlier […]
Five-Minute High Protein, Low Sugar Breakfast
A few years ago I got into a modified version of Tim Ferriss’s Four Hour Body “Slow Carb” diet. The “Slow Carb” diet is based on getting rid of white carbohydrates like bread, rice, potatoes and sugar. While there are a lot of things in Ferriss’s book that I didn’t try, such as supplements, one of the most valuable […]