Salmon Cobb Salad

Salmon Cobb Salad I am always playing around with different recipes for salads.  I hear it from my readers all the time that they are desperate for new ways to make their salads more interesting.  This year, I am going to commit to creating new recipes to eat our greens! Let's start with a traditional recipe … Continue reading Salmon Cobb Salad

Simply Strawberry Sorbet

Simply Strawberry Sorbet Have you ever noticed that the healthier or cleaner something is the more expensive it is at the grocery store? I'm being completely honest here.  I went to the local supermarket today to look for a sorbet that had no filler, refined sugar or red food coloring (red 40 allergy for 2 … Continue reading Simply Strawberry Sorbet

Vegetable Rice Noodles

Vegetable Rice Noodles Over the years, cooking allergy friendly has been an adventure.  There have been so many times where I made a dish thinking it was a matter of substituting a few ingredients...and it wasn't.  I really need to thank my husband and my children for continuing to trust me to cook for them. … Continue reading Vegetable Rice Noodles

Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes

Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes Not everyone loves raw radishes, one of the reasons is that it can have an astringent taste when it is raw. However, by roasting in the oven with your favorite herbs, it brings on a whole new dimension. My favorite is rosemary, the woodsy notes of this herb goes very well … Continue reading Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes

Slow Cooker Pizza Soup

Slow Cooker Pizza Soup Even though we moved the clock forward for spring, it's still so cold in the North East. In fact, they are forecasting more snow. They say we should be expecting 12-18+ in. of more snow.  Looks like the Easter bunny might have to go skiing! To top off the crazy weather, one … Continue reading Slow Cooker Pizza Soup

Springtime Pea Soup

Springtime Pea Soup I can't get spring out of my mind! The weather in the Northeast has been taunting me! We get 30 degrees in the morning and then by noon it is 60 degrees. Today, its close enough to spring that I went for a run.  I went out around 11am, so the air was cool but … Continue reading Springtime Pea Soup

Butternut Coconut Curry Soup

Butternut Coconut Curry Soup It's not often that a recipe is inspired by a cartoon. My twins were sitting in the living room a few days ago, hysterically laughing over an episode of Teen Titans Go.  They would probably never know this since they are too young but it was a spoof on the Gilligan's … Continue reading Butternut Coconut Curry Soup

Hot Chocolate Overnight Quinoa

Hot Chocolate Overnight Quinoa This is pretty funny, I wrote this recipe almost a year ago and never published it on my blog!  A few days ago someone asked me for a Valentines Day overnight quinoa recipe.  My response was why serve up the Hot Chocolate Overnight Quinoa.  We both start looking for it and I … Continue reading Hot Chocolate Overnight Quinoa

Ginger Apple Cinnamon Infusion

Ginger Apple Cinnamon Infusion As it gets colder, I feel like I stopped drinking water. I know I need to drink more water because my body is starting to feel dehydrated. However, today was 20 degrees and I can't drink anything at room temperature or below.  I was drinking more coffee but that is a … Continue reading Ginger Apple Cinnamon Infusion

Frozen Sangria

Frozen Sangria This one particular recipe was a special request by a dear friend who loves red wine. One night we were talking and she said "... having one glass seems like a sip, isn't there a way to make 1 glass of wine seem like more?" I quietly said "Hmm...maybe there is." We both … Continue reading Frozen Sangria