One of my great pleasures as a food blogger is the opportunity to try products that I otherwise would never have access to. A while back I was offered the chance to try out some of Pastamore’s gourmet gluten free pasta line from J.D. Gourmet. I got three (so there will be more recipes to […]
Mix It Up Monday
Healthier Spaghetti Carbonara
I love carbonara. It is, hands down, my very favorite pasta. The true traditional carbonara is straight up bacon and eggs and pecorino with the yolk making this lovely creamy, velvety sauce. What you see in restaurants is usually all of these things and loaded with cream to boot. Decadent and HORRIBLE for you. So […]
Mix It Up Monday: Spicy Kale Chips
I’ve been hearing about kale the last couple of years as some kind of nutritional power house. But it’s a green and other than basic spinach, I’m not really a fan of greens. Given I’m southern, this probably breaks a law somewhere, but whatever. Sometime earlier this year, I saw kale chips mentioned on one […]
Mix It Up Monday: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos
In the name of healthy, I’ve been trying out a lot more vegetarian recipes the last few months. Perhaps my FAVORITE that I stumbled across is this recipe for black bean and sweet potato burritos from One Lovely Life. The flavor of these is out of this world and they’re SO SIMPLE. You can make […]
Mix It Up Monday: Cook’s Country Chicken Riggies
I got this recipe in my inbox from my Cook’s Country newsletter. I liked the idea of it and have had it on my To Try list for quite a while. This was delayed somewhat by my not being able to find cherry peppers (which I hadn’t even heard of). Ultimately found some at Kroger […]
Mix It Up Monday: Greek Yogurt Hash Brown Casserole
I am a southerner, so I have a deep and abiding love of hash brown casserole. The original is loaded with fat and cheese and cream of mushroom soup and it’s delicious. But not gluten free and definitely NOT healthy. So when I came across this recipe from The Spotted Lamb, I knew I had […]
Mix It Up Monday: White Pizza Grilled Cheese
I ran across this recipe on Pinterest and immediately knew I HAD to try it. Because, seriously, it combines two of my favorite foods–white pizza and grilled cheese. What’s not to love? It’s a Cheese Lover’s Dream. I opted to make these Friday night for our girls’ weekend. Mine didn’t turn out as pretty […]
Mix It Up Monday: Gluten Free Potstickers and Baked Pork Rice Paper Rolls
One of the things we missed the most when we switched to gluten free life is Chinese dumplings or potstickers. The ones we love are absolutely a labor OF love, backbreaking and time consuming and SO WORTH IT. Given the easy tearing nature of gluten free dough, I thought that they were out of our […]
Mix It Up Monday: Sausage, Pepper, and Cannellini Bean Stew
I decided to make an effort to start incorporating a few meals a week that are not carb heavy. This is a challenge for my meat and potatoes self. I have a hard time thinking of meals that don’t include pasta, rice, potatoes, or a bread, so I turned to Kalyn’s Kitchen, where I always […]
Mix It Up Monday: Gluten Free Sandwich Bread
When you go gluten free, of course the biggest thing you crave are all the things you aren’t supposed to have. That includes good sandwich bread. We’ve tried a handful of recipes with varying degrees of success. Most were okay for regular sandwiches, but were epic epic fail for grilled cheeses (which, IMO, constitute their […]