Breakfast with Santa just got a whole lot healthier! Try one of these healthy breakfast recipes for Christmas morning and I guarantee you'll have more zip, pep and go the remainder of the day. Gingerbread Pancakes, Almond Butter Mini Muffins... and don't forget the Egg Nog! Gingerbread … [Read more...]
Gluten Free
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Tangy, sweet and bursting with antioxidants, homemade cranberry sauce is not only a festive and highly versatile holiday condiment, it's also incredibly healthy. Among the fruits and vegetables richest in anti-aging and anti-inflammatory antioxidants, cranberries rank right up there … [Read more...]
Green Bean Casserole from Scratch
Now is the time to ditch grandma's Green Bean Casserole recipe and her canned mushroom soup and instead make a green bean casserole from scratch. I came up with this clean Green Bean Casserole recipe for the Thanksgiving feature article of Natural Health magazine a few years back.I was … [Read more...]
“Just Like Libby’s” Pumpkin Pie (GF & DF)
Sometimes it is hard to recreate a favorite childhood recipe when you grow up. Lucky for me, Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie recipe is still in print on the back of their canned pumpkin puree---so I can see exactly what was in the pumpkin pie of my childhood memories. One thing is for sure though, what I … [Read more...]
Dairy Free and Gluten Free Cinnamon Buns
The star ingredient that enabled these cinnamon buns to be gluten free without sacrificing taste OR nutrition was cassava flour, a grain-free root vegetable flour made from yucca. Cassava Flour is a Nutritious Gluten-Free Ingredient that Bakes Like a Dream Cassava flour is a … [Read more...]
How to Make Dairy Free Chocolate Bark
Even if you are not into clean eating, you will still want to learn how to make clean chocolate bark with raw honey. Hands down, honey makes the best sweetener for chocolate. No dairy needed either....Honey Mama's is the Best Chocolate EVER Have you ever heard of Honey Mama's chocolate? … [Read more...]
5-Minute Dairy Free Creamy Lemon Sauce Recipe (for Chicken or Fish)
A sauce can totally make the meal and that's just what this dairy free creamy lemon sauce recipe does, especially if you are serving chicken or fish.The bright, tangy flavor combined with the rich and creamy texture does wonders for making simply prepared proteins taste a bit more … [Read more...]
Sweet & Salty Nut Mix
This savory and sweet spiced nuts recipe is my new favorite go-to party snack. For years I have been making my clean candied pecans recipe (also made without refined sugar) and I loved it so much I just never bothered to try and come up with anything different. But adding the dried fruit and herbs … [Read more...]
How to Make Egg Free Mayonnaise (Tastes Like Hellmann’s!)
I really wanted to create an egg free mayonnaise recipe that tastes like America's favorite: Hellmann's. A staple in dishes like potato salad, coleslaw, deviled eggs and fish dip; mayonnaise is definitely a classic favorite.I have worked very hard on getting this egg free mayonnaise recipe just … [Read more...]
How to make a Gluten Free, Dairy Free Dinner Biscuit
Well, this dinner biscuit recipe did not quite make it to dinner in our house. I decided to try the recipe on a weekend morning and by the time dinner rolled around at 7 pm every single biscuit had been eaten! As far as I can remember, this was the first time I attempted to make dinner biscuits, but … [Read more...]
Recipe for 20 Minute Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
Like most parents, the first thing I always ask is what happened in school that day. Inevitably his response is "nothing"... and without skipping beat, they ask what we are having for dinner. When I told him we were having "Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles", he was … [Read more...]
Cauliflower Mushroom Risotto Recipe
I'm always looking for fun new ways to use cauliflower these days and this Cauliflower Mushroom Risotto recipe is my new favorite---along with all my other favorites ;) But really, I just love the full-bodied creaminess of it. You definitely feel like you are eating something not … [Read more...]
Easy Orange Cake Recipe with Orange Glaze
I really should have made this easy orange cake recipe years ago. It's simply the best! A Blissfully Easy Orange Cake RecipeNow, I realize that sometimes baking a cake can seem like a big waste of time. I mean, who has time to bake a cake these days? Well, for me, baking is like "dynamic … [Read more...]
How to make Gluten Free Scones
Note: Somebody gave this recipe for Gluten Free Scones a not-very-good 1 star rating, so I decided to retest and revise. I promise it will NOT get a 1-star rating now (wink).The problem with my ridiculously long "recipes to make someday" list is that I add ideas way faster than I could … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Whipped Macadamia Frosting
Making a gluten free carrot cake has been on my "to do" list for a long, long time now. For one, carrot cake is one of those staples I feel everyone should have a good recipe for and two. When we published our first book back in 2005 I included a whole grain carrot cake in the recipe section, but I … [Read more...]
