Easy Chili Pepper Oil

Easy Chili Pepper Oil One of my favorite dishes to make is Chili Pepper Oil Noodles, in order to do this we need Chili Pepper Oil!  Lately, I found that its been harder to buy pre-made chili pepper oil due to additives that could trigger my kids allergic reactions. As luck would have it, I … Continue reading Easy Chili Pepper Oil

Roasted Tomato Salsa

Roasted Tomato Salsa As the summer approaches, one of my favorite items at the local farmer's market is the cherry tomato.  They are fantastic to eat straight but they also make the sweetest and most delicious salsa.  You can use it for salsa fresca (aka pica de galio) or if when they get ALMOST overly … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Salsa

Strawberry Mango Salad

Strawberry Mango Salad Strawberry Mango Salad Warmer weather means more berries and mangos in the market! When people think of fruit recipes, usually a dessert or some type of sweet treat comes to mind.  However, I always love combining strawberries and mangos to make my favorite salad.  The goal in making this salad is to … Continue reading Strawberry Mango Salad

Creamy Avocado Sauce

Creamy Avocado Sauce My break is over and I am finally at home with a few moments to myself. As I’m sitting here, I am thinking about new recipes for everyone. With the pending summer, salads is going to be on everyone’s mind. It’s usually not everyone’s favorite dish having a salad every single day, … Continue reading Creamy Avocado Sauce

Easy Vanilla Chia Pudding

Easy Vanilla Chia Pudding I contemplated whether to write this recipe down or not because it wasn't fancy or extravagant in any way. In fact, it's down right simple to make and really plain "vanilla", vanilla chia pudding to be exact. Both my daughters happens to be very fond of this quick and easy dessert/breakfast. … Continue reading Easy Vanilla Chia Pudding

Seed Butter Cookies

Seed Butter Cookies I am always trying to make a healthier treat for my kiddos (and myself).  Let's face it, sometimes we just need a cookie! This year, the kids have also been working so hard on their swimming that I feel they needed a healthy treat that would provide some extra protein.  Given that … Continue reading Seed Butter Cookies

Watermelon Mint Smoothie

Watermelon Mint Smoothie Many times when I talk about summer, I talk about strawberries but we really can forget about the watermelon.  Where would 4th of July be without the wedges of watermelon with our barbecue?  I know that after a long day on the beach, my kids rush to the fridge to get a … Continue reading Watermelon Mint Smoothie

Avocado Corn Salad

Avocado Corn Salad There is nothing that says summer more than corn on the cob. Especially midsummer, when corn is so economical. I usually make extra corn to have leftovers and then I cut the kernels off. All you do is toss the grilled or steamed corn kernels with some other veggies of the season … Continue reading Avocado Corn Salad

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

Roasted Black Sesame Smoothie

Roasted Black Sesame Smoothie This weekend, our whole family went to see the new live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.  The film is beautifully done and there was nothing for us to worry about. I have kids that are 7- 13 yrs old and they all love it. Emma Watson brought new life … Continue reading Roasted Black Sesame Smoothie