This is a quick and easy side dish that goes beautifully with just about anything! It’s completely dairy free if you use dairy free margarine and it’s also free of the top 8 allergens! Sauteed Potatoes and Mushrooms 1 lb White Button Mushrooms, quartered3 Green Onions, sliced2 Cloves Garlic, mincedCup Dairy Free … [Read more...]
Spicy Kale Chips and Yogurt Dip
I was not that fond of kale and initially only grew it in our garden to supplement our guinea pigs and bearded dragon's diet. When it continued to grow throughout our harsh winters filled with snow and below freezing temperatures producing more than our pets could consume, I developed a new respect for its resilience and grudgingly added it to my diet. I used it primarily as … [Read more...]
Using a Silpat Silicone Baking Mat
So I've been on a mission lately. You know the one...it happens every spring. Spring cleaning. Decluttering. Purging. And finding new treasures in the backs of shelves and bottoms of closets. One such treasure for me. A silicone baking mat. It was in a plastic tube. It had been in this tube since our wedding. Almost 9 years … [Read more...]
Shredded Beef Sandwiches with Red Cabbage and Apple Slaw
Right now in SW Ohio, we are entering what my friend Jenny has dubbed "hormonal weather" season. It's the high, low, warm weather tease one day, snow flurries the next. HOT FLASHES. That's what these warm weather teases are y'all. Weather hot flashes. One day there's a dusting of snow on the ground and the next we are swinging at the park in our t-shirts. It's during … [Read more...]
Sharon’s Vegetarian Lasagna
An easy peasy vegetarian lasagna! Sharon's Vegetarian Lasagna Prince Lasagna Noodles $1.99Bag of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (8 oz.) $1.993 T. Parmesan Cheese .24 cents1 egg .13 centsRicotta cheese (15 oz) $2.39Can of plain tomato sauce (28 oz.) $1.192 organic carrots (grated) .19 centsOregano, basic and garlic powder (from the pantry)1 Loaf of Italian … [Read more...]
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins with Strawberries
Ask and you shall receive. Lemon Poppyseed Muffins with Strawberries The strawberries really level up these tasty muffins! 1 cup sugar1/2 cup butter or margarine (I used a dairy free margarine)1 Tbsp vanilla4 eggs1 cup milk (I used almond)Juice from 1 lemon1 tsp lemon zest2 1/4 cups flour1 tsp baking soda3/4 tsp baking powder3 Tbsp poppyseeds2 cups fresh … [Read more...]
Skillet Cornbread Recipe
Comfort. Comfort. Comfort food. I don't know about you, but for me...cornbread is such a comfort food. It's warmth, it's texture, it's taste remind me of home and family. Slathered in a rich butter, dipped into a bowl of your favorite chili, chopped up for a scrumptious holiday stuffing. There now, I've got myself drooling again! ;) 5 Ways to … [Read more...]
Beef, Red Cabbage and Kale Stew
Is Kale one of those items in the produce department that you walk right by...not even giving it a second glance?! Mainly because you are not sure what to do with it?! Well, first off...it can be used to turn smoothies green. And second, it does beautifully in soups and stews. It's packed with vitamins, minerals and nutrients, and makes … [Read more...]
Food Allergies on a Budget – Part 4
Welcome to the final installment of the Food Allergies on a Budget Series. Feel free to browse part 1, part 2, and part 3 when you can. While dealing with food allergies can be very difficult at the get-go, once you get into your new routine and learn the "new normal" things get easier, you learn what shortcuts and substitutions work and what doesn't. I wanted to share a … [Read more...]
How to Shred Cabbage – Kitchen Shortcut
Holy Cabbage!!!! So the lovely L shared this photograph of a cabbage that her husband found at the market (seriously, this thing needs to be in some contest!) sitting with her daughter in the high chair. Rather, on the high chair. Her face is priceless. And holy schmoly cabbage! How to Shred a Cabbage Remove the outer leaves, and any leaves that are … [Read more...]