This recipe, based on Southern Living’s Chicken Thighs with Carrots and Potatoes takes 15-20 minutes to prep and then cooks in 6 hours in the slow cooker. I made a few changes including using sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes because it’s what I had; using skinless, boneless thighs instead of skin-on because I don’t think […]
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Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
This hearty, gluten-free and dairy-free meal is about as easy as it gets. Made some tweaks to this Betty Crocker recipe: Slow-Cooker Hearty Chicken and Noodle Soup. As adapted, here’s what it looks like: 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into rounds 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1″ dice 1 teaspoon […]
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
This is the second recipe I’ve tried for Blueberry Baked Oatmeal. There was nothing wrong with the first one, but this one was amazing: Blueberry Baked Oatmeal. The recipe gives you options and I went with the one that was both gluten-free and dairy-free. Great recipe. You get crispy edges, tender middle, not TOO sweet, […]
Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken
This is a quick meal to prepare in a slow-cooker, great over rice or in tortillas. I sprinkled a little goat feta on top, but on its own it is both dairy-free and gluten-free. The recipe is below. There’s a lot of wiggle room on ingredients and quantity if you have preferences of what you want […]
German Chocolate Cake with Coconut Pecan Frosting
More of a recipe review than a full blog post this time. It was my first time to attempt a German Chocolate Cake and I quickly realized that you end up using every baking apparatus in your kitchen. I used both a stand mixer and a hand mixer. The process also has many steps from adding […]
Homemade Hummus
I modified this recipe from the back of the tahini container. Seriously some of the best hummus I’ve had. Tahini (pureed toasted sesame seeds) makes it extra nutty and creamy, and lemon and lime juice give it a summery freshness. Well worth it to make a batch fresh, and it only takes a few minutes. […]
Berry Hand Pies
The original recipe for these uses a star-shaped cookie cutter to make star pies for the 4th of July: 4th of July Star Shaped Berry Hand Pies. I didn’t have a big enough star cookie cutter so went with round. Less exciting but still tasty. The crust is easy to make and is pretty close to […]
Peach Crisp
Nothing better than ripe, fresh peaches in season. Some of the ones in this recipe came right off the tree in my parents’ backyard. This fast, easy recipe is perfect for making a simple, very homemade tasting dessert on a summer night: Paleo Peach Crisp. It is dairy-free and gluten-free. I made a couple changes […]
Grain-Free Carrot Pecan Muffins
This is an adaptation of this great gluten-free/dairy-free blueberry muffin recipe: Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins. Using almond flour rather than any grains and lots of eggs gives these a custardy texture, but with enough firmness to hold together. I’m becoming a big fan of grain-free baked goods without too much added sweetener. These use a little […]
Beef Soup
This was my quest for a nutrient-rich soup with meat I could leave in it, more than broth, less than stew, nothing too spicy. I used this Beef Bone Broth recipe as a basis. You can follow that as a template and see the tweaks I made below. The first photo is the soup the day […]