Gluten Free Fried Chicken Tenders Gluten free fried chicken! Yum. Who doesn’t love crispy chicken tenders? It’s one of our favorite comfort foods. And this is such an easy recipe to prep and fry them up in a pan. Crispy, delicious and probably a little healthier than what we used...
Healthified Meatloaf Stuffed Peppers We love to “healthify” quintessentially comfort food dishes. And these turkey meatloaf stuffed peppers are so delicious, especially when you use a tasty BBQ sauce to top it off! We like Rib Rack BBQ Sauce because it’s gluten free and contains only a few...
Time to Make the Perfect Pot Roast! You know I love meat and potatoes. Classic beef stew, chicken stew with mashies and the perfect pot roast! Cooked in wine and broth with carrots and potatoes. Served with homemade gravy and mashies. Just yum! I’ve done it in the slow cooker...
This is an easy copy cat recipe for the smoked cabbage slaw they used to serve at Freedmen’s Bar and Smokehouse. It is gluten-free and dairy-free, too! Freedmen’s Bar and Smokehouse Update 2019 I’m so sad that Freedmen’s closed down. I really loved their BBQ and sides and we used...
Summer time = Big Ol’ Salad time! And grilling season! So why not indulge in a steak salad loaded with veggies and a perfectly grilled steak and a delicious homemade southwestern dressing! The nice thing is you can add whatever veggies you like or want to throw on the grill....
Homemade Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus I love me some hummus! And I really like it flavorful and spicy. We’ve been buying a new flavor from the store – Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus – and because I usually devour it in two days it was starting to get a little expensive. So it...
Salad Niçoise Salad Niçoise is traditionally made with eggs, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, olives and fish tossed in a lemony vinaigrette. It is probably one of my all-time favorite salads. During the summer I have a ton of basil, thyme and oregano growing in the garden to make the vinaigrette....
Homemade Red Salsa Do you have a favorite recipe for red salsa? We’ve been playing around with different variations of homemade organic red salsa and I really like this one! It is easy and has a little kick to it. Since we are trying to keep it mostly organic we’ve used...
Hello Meatless Monday! So Asian Fried Rice? It’s been done before. Why blog it again? I’m sharing this recipe because Asian fried rice recipes have been a challenge for me. And trust me that I’ve tried to make ‘Chinese Fried Rice’ with old cooked rice and cold rice – all...
It’s Gumbo Time! There are lots of different gumbos in this world and every one of them is special with its own unique story. My favorite is chicken andouille sausage gumbo! The roux is what gumbos have in common. A roux is made with almost any type of fat and...
This blog is about cooking real food from unprocessed ingredients to make simple and naturally gluten-free meals and mostly casein-free/dairy-free (except for a little aged Parmesan and goat milk). We try to "healthify” and clean up our favorite comfort foods using organic fresh veggies, lean proteins, healthy grains and lots of spice!
