Allergy Friendly, Vegan Ceasar Salad and Dressing Recipe

I didn’t have Ceasar salad often growing up, but it is something I enjoy eating. Did you know where it originated? It has nothing to do with the Roman Caesars. It was named after Caesar Cardini, a restaurant owner, in Tijuana, Mexico, who made it up one day, ostensibly when he was low on ingredients, […]

Citrus-Infused Carrot and Fennel Soup Recipe — Delicious Hot or Cold

I mentioned in previous posts how much I love fennel and shared a bunch of recipes using them. So it probably doesn’t surprise you that I bought a bunch. However, when I went to take them out of the fridge the other day to make some roasted fennel and fennel salad, I saw that almost […]

Easy Blueberry Muffins Recipe — Gluten Free, Vegan, and Allergy Friendly Variations

Muffins made with gluten and eggs The other day, out of the blue, I got inspired to make blueberry muffins. It’s not something I have made before, at least not for many years. So I asked my facebook friends for suggestions for delicious blueberry muffins without any weird ingredients and my friend Samantha sent me […]

Better-for-You Mac and Cheese Recipe: As Simple as the Boxed Version And Cheaper

I have a confession. A confession that previous me might have been horrified to hear. And maybe some of you too will judge me for it. But I don’t. My kids love boxed mac and cheese. I’ve made them “real macaroni and cheese” so many times but 2 of my kids vastly prefer the boxed […]

Lemony Herb Roasted Fennel Recipe — Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, and Easy

Fennel is one of my favorite vegetables. It makes me happy when winter comes around and the price of fennel drops to only 25-40 cents a pound, so I can buy a lot of it and make so many different types of dishes with it. I looked through my archive and I have so many […]

Mediterranean Green Bean Salad Recipe — Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, and Easy

I was in the grocery store the other day, after coming back from my trip to Georgia, where we had a more limited diet (because I’m only going to be buying a few different spices and seasonings for cooking when traveling), and I was trying to come up with terrific menu ideas that would satisfy […]

One Pot Indian Lemon Rice with Chicken Recipe — Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, and Easy

I was tired. My kids were going away for the weekend. I wanted a nice meal but I didn’t want to have to work too had to make it. I thought to make a one pot chicken and rice dish. I like chicken thighs and drumsticks all ways, but my kids only like them with […]

Puttanesca Inspired White Fish Fillet Recipe — Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, Paleo, and Frugal

I’ve mentioned quite a few times on my blog that white fish fillets, usually St Peter’s fish tilapia, or other types of tilapia, are one of the cheapest animal proteins round this part, once you factor in bones to your price per pound, since white fish fillets are eaten in their entirety like chicken breast, […]

Delicious Pink Fish Salad Recipe — Easy, Frugal, and Allergy Friendly

When I first married, my then husband complained about the food I made, that it was weird, and why couldn’t I “just make normal food”. When I asked him what constituted normal food, he didn’t have many answers beyond pasta with mince meat and tomato sauce (aka bolognese). So I called up his mother and […]

The Perfect Chicken Soup Recipe — Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, Paleo, and Delicious

Growing up, in my house we never, ever, ever had real chicken soup. We had mushroom barley, “seaweed and fungus” soup (aka shitake mushroom and wakame Asian soup), onion soup, hot and sour soup, mulligatawny, etc. Just not “plain old chicken soup”. Nothing as “boring” as chicken soup. Our school lunch had “chicken noodle soup” […]