All the Rage!

SHARP CHEDDAR CHAFFLES Have you heard of these silly sounding things?! I’m sure you have. Whoever came up with this is genius. The chaffle – a waffle made of cheese! What could be better…honestly? The basic formula is very easy but the variations are absolutely endless. I jumped on this wagon awhile ago and have…

Quarantine Cooking!

ZUCCHINI SWISS FRITTATA Cleaning out the fridge, wanting comfort food, something easy and delicious?   Here ya go! Really any veggie would be good in this – any cheese, too.  I love the zucchini and sweet onion combo, but add mushrooms, red peppers, and blue cheese – or artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and feta – fabulous. …

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Almond Shortbread

GLUTEN-FREE DAIRY-FREE ALMOND SHORTBREAD First off…this is not completely my recipe – I found it on King Arthur’s Flour website, here.  But I did tweak it a bit and made it dairy-free, also. I have my own almond flour shortbread recipe here,  but it does have flour and real butter. The texture of these is soft…

Pure comfort…

FRENCH ONION TURKEY MEATLOAF OR French Onion Soup Turkey Meatloaf – ’cause all the flavors are in there.  Yes, they are. This takes a little longer because you do have to caramelize the onions, but it’s so, so worth it.  Just for the smell in your house alone!  You need two medium onions (about 1…

Easiest pot roast in the world…!

ITALIAN DRESSING POT ROAST This is my husbands favorite – ever, ever.  It was his Gramma’s, way back in the day – and have been doing it like this for years.  It’s SO easy and always turns out great.   I use a crock pot.  I’ve done it in the oven, and I suppose an…

Harvest bounty in a bowl!

MY FAVORITE VEGETABLE SOUP You can’t get more basic than this!  It is so good on wintery day.  SO good. Simple, easy, extremely full of nutrition, and vegan, even…unless…you want to add some chicken, turkey, ground beef, even hunks of firm fish…whatever you like.  Anything goes in this pot o’ deliciousness! The following is how I usually make…

Because…pudding!!

BLUEBERRY LIME COCONUT CHIA PUDDING Luscious, decadent, creamy, lite, zingy, cool…I could go on. This chia pudding is just plain refreshing.  For breakfast, snack, dessert – yes, lets! I recently started eating mostly vegan – trying for 90% on average.  (I was vegetarian before that, so if I decide to have something off the vegan…

Royal Blues

BLUEBERRY COMPOTE There’ll come a time in your life when you neeeeeeeeed  this gorgeousness.   Blueberries, citrus, and a little vanilla…this is perfect as a sauce, jam, or when warmed, even a syrup.  Add to plain Greek yogurt, into ricotta,  a protein shake, over my Oatmeal cottage Cheese Pancakes, or rolled in my Crepes with a…

Just lovely!

    LEMON RICOTTA PANCAKES So gorgeous, light, fluffy, and softly scented with sunny lemon…pure joy on a lazy morning! I used plain syrup, but lemon curd or raspberry syrup would be wonderful, too. ~~~~ 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup almond flour 1 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt pinch freshly grated nutmeg 1 cup…

Love them from your oven…

OATMEAL-PRO BREAKFAST BARS I remade a classic Oatmeal Cookie recipe into a protein breakfast bar that is full of fiber and other tasty things, just right to keep you going til lunch.  Yes, it’s high in carbs, but they are the stick-to-your-ribs type and should give you a slow burn to keep you from crashing…