Kitchen Inventory Time
It’s that time of the month where you should inventory your pantry, freezer and refrigerator to see what you have on hand. This should be your guide as you create […]
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Shrimp Tostados
These little treats are great for breakfast, lunch or dinner and even as appetizers. What could be more versatile? You can also use whatever protein suits your fancy. Beef, pork,
Chipotle Shrimp
Shrimp is a wonderful mild pallet in which to paint your favorite combination of seasonings. It is also a very quick fix protein for your meal. Pair up these spicy
Creamy and Regular Tomatillo Salsa -Gluten Free & Casein Free
I will warn you up front, this is hard to stop eating. The flavors dance on your tongue and cause you to keep picking up chip after chip and dipping
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Beef and Noodles -Gluten Free
This is the time of year in Northern Virginia where we’ll have a few really nice warm sunny days in the high 60’s or low 70’s and then the next
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Lemon Scallops with Black Beans and Polenta
Just a few ingredients and you can pull together an inexpensive meal that looks like it cost more. Purchase your scallops when on sale and freeze. I found a great
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Lavender Chicken with Tropical Red Quinoa
As you can see my menu can shift ingredients when needed. I didn’t have the peppers needed for my intended side dish but I was very happy with what I
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Vinegar Does the Job for Less
I bet you have a bottle of white distilled vinegar stashed somewhere in your pantry that is collecting dust. Maybe you get it out every year to color eggs or
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March Menu Plan
The struggle between winter and spring. I hope spring wins out very soon and the warmth and daffodils start to appear. This month’s menu was created mostly from what I
Mexican Vegetable Frittata -Gluten & Casein Free
I love the one pot/pan meals, it makes clean up fast and easy. I also love frittatas because you can add in whatever you have on hand. Keep this in
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Top 10 Tips for A Less Wasteful 2009
Reusablebags shares its list of 10 tips to waste less. Of course keep in mind their solutions include their products but nonetheless still helpful. These items can be found in
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Gluten Free Pork Noodle Soup for Pennies
One of my favorite things to do is take leftovers from meals during the week and make a soup on the weekend. This week when I cooked those delicious Jerk
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Take Stock, Save Time and Money!
This is the weekend to take stock of your freezer, refrigerator and pantry. Why now? Well you know how fast a week goes and this coming week is when you
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Get Out of the Box of Processed Foods
I don’t know about you but I’m getting tired of all the food recalls of products containing those tainted peanuts. There is such a long list that I no longer
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How To Be Green When It’s Lean
The old song that has the line, it’s not easy being green, must have had these hard economic times in mind. Right now you’re probably not thinking about installing a
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Links to Living Allergy free, Organic, Eco-friendly
As I was reading through the blogs I follow I found some great information I thought I would pass along. Please check out these blogs and the great information on
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Berrylicious Gluten Free Shake
Tonight’s dinner ended up being a mix of turkey fajita leftovers and some steak. My wonderful husband offered to have the leftovers so my son and I could have the
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Gluten Free Frito Chicken Nuggets Reheat Treat
So I was foiled in my plot to eat out and not cook. But thankfully I had made a triple batch of Gluten Free Frito Chicken Nuggets as that was
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Thursday’s Meal
Well sometimes things go according to plan and other times there is something great on sale at the grocery store. Today they had skirt steak on sale so I bought
The Ins and Outs in Your Pantry and Refrigerator
When was the last time you cleared out your pantry and refrigerator? Who knows what you’ll find. Probably 10 cans of something you always think you are out of and
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