Simple Taco Spaghetti

This recipe was SO easy and SO good - I was actually surprised. Sometimes I go into a recipe thinking that it will be just okay, which was the case with this Taco Spaghetti. However, I was more than pleasantly surprised when I took my first bite and it was delicious! It tastes just like a taco, but as a pasta! If that makes sense...

Broccoli and Sausage Pasta Toss

Summer is always a crazy busy time for us which means that I need recipes that are going to help me get dinner on the table quickly. Not only that, but I look for food that's going to taste good and will make enough for leftovers (I love leftovers for lunch). My husband just got a new job that will require him to bring lunch to work now too, so let the leftover wars begin.

Easy Potato, Bean and Sausage Skillet

My husband and I went camping a couple months ago, and since food is always a big part of any vacation, I wanted to make sure that we had some tasty dinners planned. We only have a tent though, not a big fancy trailer with a gourmet kitchen, so I knew that any recipe I picked needed to be easy to prepare. 

Gluten Free Pizza Muffins

I know what you're thinking, how can pizza possibly be good as a muffin? Well, friends, let me tell you. These little pizza muffins are possibly one of the best gluten free things I have ever made. They're gooey, cheesy and are nearly better than actual pizza. And the best part is you wouldn't even know they are gluten free. I had to cut myself off, or I would have eaten all twelve of them.

Turkey Apple Salad

Summer is such an awesome season, especially here in Michigan. There's just so much to do from going to the beach, checking out farmer's markets, hiking, and the list goes on and on. While I love everything that summer brings, the heat can make it hard to want to cook or bake anything. That leaves me on the constant lookout for easy to prepare meals that involve little to no cooking.

Easy Gluten Free Bruschetta

What better way to enjoy a gluten free baguette than by making bruschetta with it ? The baguette was courtesy of Sweet Christine's Gluten Free Bakery, and it was nothing short of delicious. I typically have tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil and basil on hand, so this recipe was very easy to put together. 

Beyond Easy Sesame Noodles

These sesame noodles are one of the easiest and most delicious recipes I have ever made. No joke, I've made them two weeks in a row because I'm totally addicted. You're going to love how quick this recipe comes together, and you'll love even more how you can't tell it's gluten free.

Gluten Free Buttermilk Biscuits

Often during the week I am just too tired to even think about attempting to bake gluten free. Occasionally though, I get a rare burst of motivation to attempt it. That's what happened with these biscuits. I was looking for a fluffy buttermilk biscuit recipe, but every gluten free one I found had way too many ingredients in it for my liking. So I decided to modify a non-gf recipe and see what happened. 

Zucchini Scrambled Eggs

I am a big fan of breakfast for dinner. My only qualm about it usually is that the nutritional value typically goes down, and since I have carbs for actual breakfast, I like to have something a little healthier for dinner. So when I came across this zucchini egg scramble, I knew I had found a recipe incorporating the best of both worlds.

Broiled Grapefruit

Since earlier this year, I have been working on incorporating more fruits and veggies into my diet by using Door to Door Organics. I receive a weekly delivery of produce and it's so much fun to come up with new recipes to use what we receive. This recipe was actually inspired by a post that my sister had found on Pinterest.

Tomato Pepper Pasta Toss

Looking for a weeknight meal that is quick, healthy and delicious? This Tomato Pepper Pasta Toss fits that description. I loosely followed a recipe I found online, and ended up with a dish that was mildly sweet and really good. 

Italian Sausage Zucchini Boats

I love zucchini for its versatility, its one of those veggies that just kind of goes with anything really. I also really like Italian dishes, so when I came up with the idea to put an Italian twist and use my zucchini, I knew I was on to something.

Bacon Kale Pasta

Everywhere I turn lately, kale seems to be the "it" food. Labeled as the "queen of greens" and the "healthiest food on the planet", I had to wonder what all the hype was about. After doing a little research, I was convinced that my diet definitely needed more kale in it. Often times, a gluten-free diet is lower in essential nutrients, and not being one to want to take a multi-vitamin, I try to load up on fruits and veggies instead of processed foods. Since kale is loaded with nutrients and has many health benefits, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and give it a try. 

Homemade Gluten-Free Pancakes

When I was growing up, I used to be able to sleep in till noon or later on the weekends. One of my favorite things though was being woken up by my mom to "Pancakes will be ready soon". This simple phrase got me right out of bed, despite not being a morning person at all. To this day, I still love me some pancakes on a weekend morning. 

Gluten-Free Banana Pudding

As long as I have known him (which has been over 8 years now), my husband always looks forward to Thanksgiving, because his grandma makes him one of his all-time favorites: banana pudding. Although I wasn't diagnosed with Celiac until a couple years after meeting Steven, for some reason I had never tried his grandma's banana pudding. The brilliant idea came to me to make it the other day so I could see for myself what got him so excited for it every year.

Quinoa Vegetable Skillet

You may remember me mentioning a couple weeks ago that my husband and I have started to eat more produce since we signed up for a produce delivery program. Well, I am still taking advantage of this and am loving receiving fresh produce every week. This week we had a zucchini in our box of goodies, which is one of my favorite veggies (technically it's a fruit, but we won't get into that). 

Veggie Alfredo Pasta

When I am looking for recipes to modify, there's a variety of reasons I will choose a particular one. The most obvious are my two main criteria: the recipe must not have too many ingredients (usually 10-ish) and it must not have a prep time much longer than 30 minutes. However, there are other things that will draw me to recipes as well. This recipe for example I was drawn to because of how colorful it looked. Yes, that really is the reason I wanted to make it. 

Easy Gluten-Free Pear Cobbler

Every new year I always resolve to eat better, and every year I start out great with buying and eating my fruits and veggies, but as the year goes on my health-kick always dwindles. This year, however, is going to be different. Simply because I no longer have an excuse for not getting my fruits and veggies - I signed up for a program that delivers them right to my doorstep! How convenient is that??

Gluten-Free Meatball Stuffed Shells

Happy 2014! I know I'm a little late on this, and I apologize. I decided to take a couple weeks off from blogging to refresh, recharge, and let my creativity have a break. I didn't have much time for cooking anyway since the holidays were super busy and I am finishing up with cold number two...which I don't know about you but I certainly do not feel like cooking when I am sick. Anyway, I'm back and ready to make 2014 a great gluten-free year!

Broccoli Ham Stroganoff

My job fluctuates between being a comfortable amount of busy and beyond busy quite often. This week is definitely one of those super crazy weeks. When that happens, I'm usually a zombie by the time I get home and certainly don't feel like putting a lot of effort into cooking. That's where recipes like this one can be life savers, or meal savers? Either way, easily do-able without much effort or brainpower.