With white wine, garlic, and capers, I think the pan sauce is what makes lemony chicken piccata so flavorful. Fortunately, it’s easy to make this dish both gluten-free and dairy-free while retaining the great taste of the original dish. Here’s the recipe I’ve adapted from years of just making this to making it with no wheat […]
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Bacon Spinach Goat Cheese Frittaffles
If your frittaffles stick and fall apart like mine did, you can stack them into an impressive tower like this. Here’s what they’re supposed to look like. Frittata + Waffle = Frittaffle. The concept is intriguing, the ingredients enticing, but… but. So many ways things can go wrong. This was one of the most frustrating recipes […]
Cauliflower Pizza Crust Part Deux: White Pizza with Pesto
This time the crust went much better than when I made Cauliflower Crust Pizza with Homemade Sauce because I actually had the necessary supplies and followed the recipe. Funny how that works. This time the crust held together well enough to be picked up and had a great texture. Using parchment paper instead of oiled […]
Steak Salad with Pear Vinaigrette, Goat Cheese and Toasted Walnuts
The salad portion of this meal is inspired by this recipe: Arugula Pear Blue Cheese Salad. All I changed was the greens, the cheese, the fruit and the dressing. Ha. And of course, added steak. In this case, grass-fed rib-eyes, but you could certainly get away with a leaner cut of meat on this salad. First, […]
Spaghetti Squash Carbonara
This recipe makes a great dinner. Lighter than regular pasta carbonara, but flavorful and satisfying with the pancetta (I used prosciutto), cheese and egg. Spaghetti squash is a wonderful substitute for pasta in many Italian-style recipes. This can easily be made dairy free by omitting the cheese, or if like me, you need to avoid […]
Poached Eggs with Lentils and Kale
I’m a big fan of savory, protein-filled breakfasts. Although this would work for any meal. This recipe is all about saving time in the morning and all week. Learning to poach eggs in the microwave was a big revelation for me. I followed the directions here and it worked great (you may need to adjust cooking […]
Quick-Prep Crockpot Chicken Stew
In which I remember everything I threw in the crockpot on a day when everyone was home sick… This is a super- simple, low-effort relatively healthy meal. Put the ingredients below in the crock pot and forget about it for a while: 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, seasoned with salt and freshly ground pepper […]
Cauliflower Crust Pizza with Homemade Sauce
Using cauliflower for your pizza crust is a nice low-carb, gluten-free option The crust tasted great but didn’t hold together that well. We’ll just rename this “Rustic Cauliflower Pizza Crust.” There are some explanations for what went wrong below. We would definitely eat this again, though. I found the recipe here: The Secret to Perfect […]
Take-Out Pad Thai with Sweet Potato Noodles
If you like Pad Thai, you usually love it obsessively, and I do. I’m just as happy eating it cold out of the takeout container the next morning as when it is fresh out of the pan. So, I was pretty excited to find a recipe claiming to recreate all the goodness of takeout Pad […]
Fast Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese and Herbs
This is a quick, easy, relatively healthy recipe that can be a great side or a meal unto itself. It was revolutionary when I realized you could quickly cook sweet potatoes in the microwave (8-10 minutes vs. 45 minutes to an hour in the conventional oven). 1 large sweet potato goat cheese butter, olive oil […]