Tag Archives: gluten free

Roasted Zucchini & Tomato Rice Gratin

summersbounty I have a serious problem. When I go to local farmer’s markets this time of year, I can’t control myself. I buy everything! My head goes into a spin – “Oh, I’m going to make this” “Look how beautiful and FRESH these veggies are!” “I haven’t made anything with these in a long time…” […]

Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons Today is a gift. I normally don’t get days like this where I have the whole day to myself. In fact, I’m still in my pajamas! I’ve been spending the day tapping into my creative spirit and that spirit works best in pajamas. It’s a day to celebrate summer […]

Chicken Rice Soup

Somebody save me! HE has a COLD! Men having colds is one of the mysteries of life. Why is it that men completely fall apart over a little cold? He coughs until the rafters shake and blows his nose to the point where the dogs are howling. Why-oh-why is it like this? We are in […]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

TortillaSoup1 (1 of 1) I’ve been making a lot of soups lately. Because it’s Fall and the season just beckons a hot bowl of deliciousness… Because we’ve been way too busy and it’s easy to prepare and have ready when we hit the door… Because I’ve been taking more meals out to my Mom and […]

Chicken and Dumplings

I’ve been cooking up a storm this week. I love Fall and when I wasn’t driving around through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, I was in the kitchen cooking up some comfort food. And there is nothing than brings more comfort than a bowl of chicken and dumplings. There was a lot of mmmmm’ing going […]

Sweet Corn Ice Cream

I’m in my happy spot! Summer’s bounty is at it’s peak – fresh tomatoes, green beans, peaches, berries and… CORN! We love corn at our house and eat it every chance we get and I’m also searching for new ways to cook with it. I’ve made cornbread, lobster corn chowder, cheddar corn chowder, my Hubby’s corn casserole, corn salad,  corn cakes and […]

Banana Gems

This morning I’m staring at a pair of rotten bananas and can’t bring myself to throw them out. I usually do but this morning, I felt particularly guilty.  As I was searching in my pantry for what I had to work with – I found an unopened jar of Nutella and a half used bag […]

Citrus Beet Salad

Beets and Oranges Coming back from vacation and rolling right into Memorial Day, I needed to stop the madness. We were in D.C. and oh my(!), does that city have the restaurants! We never had a bad meal and enjoyed the diversity in the cuisines. Add to that – the ribs and hot dogs of […]

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Is it possible to have the goodness of three cookie recipes in one? Oh yes! A healthy recipe that’s also gluten free? Yes! With a pinch of salt on top to counter the sweetness? Yes! Yes! Yes! Crunchy on the outside – chewy on the inside! This recipe is a must make. Guiltless oatmeal, peanut […]

Zucchini Quinoa Salad

What is it about Sunday nights? Every Sunday night, I try to make up for the sins of the week. Oh – and this week was sinful.  We had our 3 5-year old grandsons for 2 days and it was pizza, hamburgers, more pizza and bacon. What was I supposed to do? Eat yogurt when […]