In our family, pie is a favorite year-round food, not something just reserved for Thanksgiving. In fact, at Thanksgiving, pie-not turkey-is the most important dish served. Our family always makes our pies on the day before Thanksgiving. Cooking the pies the day before, allows the pies cool and be ready to serving anytime on Thanksgiving … Continue reading Flaky Dairy-Free Pie Crust
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Cinnamon Apple Chips
With these sweet, crunchy, dried apples, you can enjoy the taste of autumn even longer. Top 10 reasons to try these: They are delicious. It's healthy--it even works with the whole 30 diet. Your house will smell amazing--best potpourri ever! These are crisp like a chip. No sugar added in this snack; it's all natural. … Continue reading Cinnamon Apple Chips
Italian Meatballs
These dairy-free meatballs are delicious. This is a large recipe and perfect for stocking your freezer with healthy, great-tasting freezer meals. On busy days, I often wish we would eat take-out for dinner. I used to buy Chinese food because it seemed to have less dairy, but now since we have a little one with … Continue reading Italian Meatballs
Roasted Yellow Summer Squash
I love the end of summer and all the fresh produce and vegetables. This is a great way to eat yellow summer squash. Wash and cut the squash into sticks. Place on parchment-lined baking pan. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 400º F for 30 minutes. Let cool and enjoy.
Zucchini Time
After being away from my garden for a week, I came back to find my zucchini plants loaded with overgrown zucchini. Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables, if it is possible to narrow it down. It is so mellow, versatile, and plentiful. I'm loving the zucchini season.Growing up, my dad loved telling a joke … Continue reading Zucchini Time
Watermelon Cake
A fresh watermelon is trimmed and decorated for a fun summer birthday cake. It is simple and requires no baking. I love birthday parties! I want to feed my family healthy food. But sometimes those two statements don't go together. This weekend, we celebrated my little one's birthday for the 3rd time. We had cupcakes … Continue reading Watermelon Cake
Jolly Llama Coconut Cream Dark Chocolate Pops
Product Review: Dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and full of "mmmm." Yesterday, I had the rare opportunity to spend a couple of hours with just my little girl. We solved jigsaw puzzles, created a count-down-chain for her third birthday, played in the sprinkler, and shared a Jolly Llama Coconut Cream Pop. I saw Jolly Llama products in … Continue reading Jolly Llama Coconut Cream Dark Chocolate Pops
Easy Pasta with Fresh Herbs
Whole wheat pasta tossed in olive oil and served with fresh herbs and tomatoes. When your life circumstances change, sometimes the best way to thrive is to adapt and change. When I realized that it wouldn't work to eat dairy, I decided I needed to change the way I cook and learn to like foods … Continue reading Easy Pasta with Fresh Herbs
Adventures with Cherries
Sweet cherries are in season. Here are some of my cherry dessert attempts and winner. The first summer my husband and I were married, we knew someone who knew someone who had sweet cherry trees. That someone had more cherries than they wanted, and since we loved cherries, we were invited to come and pick … Continue reading Adventures with Cherries
Chicken Dumplings with Vegetables
Shredded chicken, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, and cannelloni beans in chicken broth with small dumplings. Three weekends ago, the temperatures went from the high 90s to the high 60s. My husband and two oldest children had planned to hike the nearby mountain peak. One thing they didn't count on was the time of day that the … Continue reading Chicken Dumplings with Vegetables
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