A quick and colorful citrus avocado salad with avocado, crisp endive, juicy citrus, and a honey-tangerine vinaigrette. Bright, fresh, and perfect for lunch, brunch, or as a side salad! 🥗 Citrus Avocado Salad with Honey Tangerine Vinaigrette Light and bright, this citrus avocado salad is a refreshing combination of ripe avocado, crisp endive, and juicy...
Treat your body to a refreshing pineapple kale smoothie featuring a trio of greens. While December is a month filled with feasts and festivities the beginning of the year is a quieter time ripe for recharging and making fresh starts. Following the frantic pace of the holiday season I’m often overcome by the desire to...
Sip on a cup of this restorative vegetable broth loaded with ginger, turmeric, mushrooms and vegetables throughout the day. I turn to this vegetable heavy broth when I’m feeling run down and want to sip on something warm and nourishing. It’s a good wintertime companion after a season of holiday excess and the seemingly unavoidable...
These gluten-free savory muffins are soft, cheesy, and full of Mediterranean flavor. Perfect for snacking, breakfast, or serving alongside soups and salads. Gluten-Free Savory Muffins with Feta These gluten-free savory muffins are soft, flavorful, and packed with feta cheese, olives, and fresh herbs for a simple Mediterranean-inspired muffin recipe. Unlike sweet muffins, they’re designed to...
A gluten-free version of the classic chocolate sandwich cookie (aka homemade oreos) with a chocolate cream filling. With all the desserts these past couple weeks you'd think I would be done with sweets. You might even think all the baking and cookie-making will soon run its course, and you’d perhaps venture a guess that I'd...
These honey baked pears are baked until tender and golden, then topped with coconut whipped cream and glazed pecans. A naturally sweetened, gluten-free, and dairy-free dessert that’s simple enough for weeknights yet elegant enough for entertaining. 🍐 Honey Baked Pears (Roasted Pears) These honey baked pears, also called roasted pears, are a simple yet elegant...
Forget pumpkin butter and treat yourself to a delicious homemade squash butter made with butternut squash and warming spices instead! A fall favorite this recipe is a must have for the season. Fall is clearly in full swing in my kitchen. Apples are in abundance, an entire shelf in my kitchen has been dedicated to...
These zippy ginger molasses crinkle cookies are gluten-free, paleo friendly and filled with holiday spice. I love the smell of the holidays. We’ve got a few weeks yet to go before the season really gets under way, but I couldn’t resist getting a head start on the festivities with a batch of spicy ginger molasses...
Red kuri squash (Hokkaido pumpkin) and baby bok choy are lightly steamed and served with a ginger sesame sauce in this easy side. It’s officially pumpkin season. While winter, spring and summer each offers their own unique array of fruits and vegetables, during the fall pumpkins reign supreme. Right at this moment people everywhere are...
A cool and crisp salad featuring crunchy thin slices of celery root, celery and apples in a lemon-mustard vinaigrette. I would venture to guess that most of you have been eating celery all your life. Along with carrots it’s the raw vegetable of choice for dips and nut butters and has probably been in every...
A fall inspired cocktail with the crisp and juicy flavors of green apples and the spiciness of fresh ginger. James Bond would probably cringe at the thought of fruit in his signature cocktail but I admit I like the idea. No other fictional character has probably ever created as many martini drinkers in the world...
These gluten-free baked eggplant fries are oven-roasted to golden perfection without any deep frying. Quick and easy to prepare, these eggplant fries are a satisfying way to enjoy a classic comfort food in a new way. 🧄 Eggplant Fries - A New Favorite Snack If you're craving a snack that’s golden on the outside and...