Cauliflower Grilled Cheese

Cauliflower Grilled Cheese When I was told to NOT eat wheat and dairy, the first thing that popped into my head was "Ugh! I could really use a grilled cheese!”  Isn't that always the case?  What if I told you that you could have one and that it would count as a veggie? This is not a … Continue reading Cauliflower Grilled Cheese

Spiced Okra

Spiced Okra Summer time is coming and that means Okra Season!!  I have to admit, it was not a food that was common in my household as a child.  However, it just looked really good! You know how when you look at a vegetable and it just looks fantastic? It made me think of when I went … Continue reading Spiced Okra

Salsa Fresca…aka “Fresh Sauce”

Salsa Fresca Salsa Fresca, the name says it all doesn't it?  Salsa Fresca means "Fresh Sauce" in Spanish.      Its clean, its fresh and its gluten free! Plus, you can always customized it to your taste. I usually make a batch with Jalepenos and a batch without Jalepenos but with extra garlic. I store … Continue reading Salsa Fresca…aka “Fresh Sauce”

Kiddo’s Quinoa Salad

Kiddo’s Quinoa Salad Our addiction to quinoa, all started when a friend challenged me to make quinoa taste good.  She was convinced that quinoa was just a "glorified dirt".  I was challenged to put together 21 recipes with quinoa and it HAD to taste good.  Lucky for me I have 4 built-in super honest taste … Continue reading Kiddo’s Quinoa Salad

Thai Apple Salad

Thai Apple Salad One of the things I missed after I moved to the suburbs was Thai food.  Living in NYC, getting my hands on some spicy soup or papaya salad was just a subway ride away.  I always loved the green mango salad or the shredded apples salad. This weekend I thought I would give … Continue reading Thai Apple Salad

Brussel Sprout Stir Fry?

Brussels Sprouts! Usually we roast Brussels sprouts and then crumble some bacon on top.  Recently at the markets, I noticed that they are selling shredded Brussels sprouts.  Its neat that they are doing that but its not really for roasting…so what do you do with it? Well other than putting it in your salad…you can … Continue reading Brussel Sprout Stir Fry?

Tomato Salad

Now that it is officially spring, many of us are starting our plantings. One of the popular things to grow is tomatoes. I personally love little grape tomatoes and they are also plentiful at my local market. (Ahem...Costco)  Here is one of my favorite salads. Did you know that you can also use it as an … Continue reading Tomato Salad

Non-Dairy Cauliflower Toast

Non-Dairy Cauliflower Toast Not sure if other people struggle with autocorrect as much as I do. It took me forever to type the title!  The reason being that I kept on getting "Collie Flower" instead of "Cauliflower". I have to tell you...I almost gave up posting today because of that...LOL 😂 I know lately there … Continue reading Non-Dairy Cauliflower Toast