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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Pizza Soup -Gluten and Dairy Free
I’ve been making this for many, many years however this time it’s gluten free and dairy free. The idea of pizza soup started with me trying to get my boys
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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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Gluten Free Crab Cakes, Coleslaw, and Old Bay Potato Wedges
I love crab cakes but Sodium Acid Pyroposphates (SAPP) in canned crab does not love me. This is what you find in canned crab like Phillip’s that is added to
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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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Seafood Stir-fry On A Budget?
As we sat down to dinner last night my husband pointed out this was an expensive dinner. He didn’t know my secret. Yes there were scallops, shrimp and lobster but
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Jerk Chicken and Pork
You know the great thing about writing down your plans, they get changed. This is the fun of living in the moment. So instead of my seafood stir-fry yesterday I
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Refrigerator Frittata –Gluten Free, Casein Free
My husband says I have a gift of opening the refrigerator and creating a meal from random ingredients. I call it make it up as I go cooking at the
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Pasta Surprise
When I started out to cook dinner I didn’t realize I had already eaten the vegetables I was going to sauté for this meal. The only vegetable I had left
Mom’s Chili Recipe
My mom is a great cook. I learned so much from her. She can open a refrigerator and where most people would see a bunch of different food items she
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Spaghetti & Meatballs- Gluten & Casein Free
I’ve always loved a big plate of pasta. I think I got that love from my mom. She could eat pasta every day. Well for me life with pasta is
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Pork and Lentils
This dish can be made in 15 minutes from start to finish. If you cook your own lentils a little longer. When cooking your own lentils maintain some of the
Chocolat –My date with Johnny Depp
The weather here is very cold and icy so I decided tonight to curl up on the couch and watch Chocolat, the movie where I first fell in love with
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Cioppino
This is not going to be one of those 15 minute meals but it is totally worth the effort. When I make this meal the I double the recipe for
Fish Stock
I make this in my trusty crock pot. It makes the best stock and in the easiest way. Head to your store with the fresh fish market and purchase a
Macadamia Nut Crusted Tilapia with Vegetables & Quinoa
Opening the refrigerator 1 hour before dinner, I worked on using things I had leftover from previous meals. The macadamia nut breading mixture and the quinoa were waiting in the
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Turkey Fajitas and Beans with Homemade Tortillas
Today I spent the day watching the festivities just down the road from Washington, D.C. What a grand day for our country to watch the peaceful transfer of power and
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Mediterranean Tuna Pasta
This is a savory dish that fills your mouth with wonderful tastes and textures. We served this with Robert Mondavi Winery 2005 Chardonnay. This was the same wine I used
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Gluten Free Pasta Fagioli
This is one of my favorite dishes from when I was a kid. My mother would make it and the aroma would fill the house. She would put a nice
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