Food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Photos
Cherry Almond Protein Bites I’ll start by telling you what Mr. Spinner said as he bit into one of these protein-packed gems…….. “What? It’s like eating fudge!” Yes! Yes it is. Without the calories, refined sugars, grains, eggs, butter, or fat. Take a look inside…………… And my friends there are only 4 ingredients………four healthy and…
Flatbread with Herbs and Parmesan Absolutely, positively, hands-down to die for. Don’t miss-it anymore my friends, just make it. And you won’t believe how easy it is until you make it yourself. My inspiration? Last Friday I witnessed my son-in-law eating the most delicious looking flatbread pizza I’d ever seen. I could smell the garlic…
Maple Glazed Spice Donuts Nothing say Fall like the warm spices of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and nothing goes better with a hot cup of coffee than a spice donut glazed in maple frosting. Good Morning! To add to the delight of my Maple Glazed Spice Donuts is the ease in making them thanks to…
Peach Blueberry Tart A cool Fall Saturday afternoon with windows open and a soft breeze streaming through my screens. The leaves are falling….slowly…. giving way to a glimpse of the lake that’s hidden by Summer foliage. The changing seasons; one of the many reasons we live and love Minnesota. My morning was spent with a…
Asian Zoodle Salad I’m Zoodled for Zoodles! Zucchini Noodles that is……….. Fresh zucchini that’s spiralized into thin tasty noodles. Ingenious I must say. My first affair with these tender curls of goodness was simply sauteing them in a little olive oil, butter, pepper, and Parmesan. YUM! The first time led to more, secret forkful’s in…
Fajita Lunch Bowls Each Sunday this past winter I spent my afternoon making soup and began sharing it with my Mom….I call it ‘Soup Sunday’. I drop off two containers of soup Monday mornings on my way to work for she and my stepdad. I love seeing them as often as I can, so this…
Mango Cake with Coconut Macadamia Topping Happy Easter! Happy Spring! And happy days ahead of warm sunshine. This new recipe was inspired by my trip to Punta Cana and the Mango Sorbet I had nightly. I love mango. It’s sweet but not too, its tropical, and it tastes like sunshine. Why not add it…
Turkey Meatballs Italian Style I’ve made these at least 10 times in the last two months and they are consistently to…die…for. I was finally able to hold off devouring them long enough to take photos so I could share with you. Mr. Spinner says, “best ever”. I love that. There are several things about these…
Broccoli Cheese Soup My quest to create a creamy, cheesy, flavorful Broccoli Cheese Soup that’s lighter and doesn’t include heavy cream or flour has been conquered! All the mouth-watering and bowl-licking flavor properties have been met in this easy, cheesy broccoli filled soup. The texture is silky with bits of tender (not mushy) carrots and…
Welcome 2016! There’s still more celebrating to do and I’m a girl who likes her dessert. So bring it on with this light and tasty pear tart delivering all the deliciousness and glamour you expect. The crust comes together easily with a food processor and is perfect every time. There’s no rolling-out or mending torn…
Christmas Cookies! Yes friends, Christmas Cookies….not Holiday Cookies or December Cookies….CHRISTMAS COOKIES….Decorated with all the love, glitz, sparkle and glam that Christmas baking promises. Here we go…….(the titles and pictures will take you to the recipe) Chocolate Caramel Yums Chocolate thumbprints rolled in pecans then filled with caramel and drizzled with chocolate…YUM! Molasses Ginger Cookies…
How could one of our favorite Thanksgiving Veggie Dishes be missing from my Thanksgiving Roundup? Whole Roasted Carrots…..they’re so pretty aren’t they? The greens are snipped leaving the pretty tops to keep them fancy. They’re simply roasted in the oven, covered at first until tender, then allowed to caramelize a bit in the olive oil…
