Archive for August 2014

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Five Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, SBD Phase One

Easy Roasted Baby Summer Squash with Feta and Thyme (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

If kids help cut up the zucchini, they might eat this Easy Roasted Baby Summer Squash with Feta and Thyme! (Updated with better photos and s...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, SBD Phase One

Favorite Healthy Grilling Recipes for the Last Weeks of Summer (Gluten-Free, Low-Carb, Can Be Paleo)

There's still nearly a month before the official end of summer, so here are some favorite healthy grilling recipes. I know in the U.S. m...

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Red Boat Fish Sauce (and Ten Favorite Recipes Using Fish Sauce)

Red Boat Fish Sauce is amazingly smooth and flavorful! In 2012 I recommended Three Crabs Fish Sauce as one of the products I buy over and ...

BREAD RECIPES, CHOCOLATE DESSERTS, HOLIDAY BREADS, QUICK BREAD RECIPES

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD

Do you have a lot of zucchini this summer? If so, this is a great way to use it. This treat is super chocolate-y, super moist (in fact it ...

Can Be Paleo, Dairy Free, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, SBD Phase One, Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Green Chile Shredded Beef Cabbage Bowl with Avocado Salsa (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

I love all the flavors in this Slow Cooker Green Chile Shredded Beef Cabbage Bowl with Avocado Salsa. When I look back in the monthly archiv...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Five Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, SBD Phase One

Easy Calabacitas or Cheesy Summer Squash with Onions and Chiles (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

If you have a surplus of zucchini, use some of them to make this delicious and easy Calabacitas. (Updated with better photos and step-by-ste...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Phase One Fridays, SBD Phase One

Grilled Sausage and Summer Squash with Herbs, Capers, Kalamata Olives, and Lemon (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

Grilled Sausage and Summer Squash with Herbs, Capers, Kalamata Olives, and Lemon is an easy dinner! (For Phase One Fridays I feature Pha...

Cooking Tips for Gardeners, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, SBD Phase One

Chicken Pesto Zucchini Noodle Salad (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Can Be Paleo)

A delicious zucchini noodle salad with pesto-marinated chicken and a pesto vinaigrette. I've been making zucchini noodles with the Spir...

PARTY SNACKS, STRAWBERRY DESSERTS

BEST EVER STRAWBERRY TOPPING

This topping rates 5 out of 5 stars for an ice cream topping, but it is also DELICIOUS over pancakes, pound cake, cheesecake and right out o...

Things I'm Thinking About

Summer Means Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese, and Other Things I'm Thinking About (8-19-14)

For years I've loved this Summer Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese, Basil Vinaigrette, and Fresh Herbs . It's tomato salad and tomato s...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, SBD Phase Two

Al's Hungarian Summer Squash with Sour Cream, Paprika, and Dill (Low-Carb)

This Hungarian Summer Squash with Sour Cream, Paprika, and Dill is another great recipe from Al! A few years ago I shared Al's Famous H...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Five Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Kid Friendly, Low Carb, Phase One Fridays, SBD Phase One

Grilled Zucchini Pizza Slices (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

Grilled Zucchini Pizza Slices are a healthier pizza option, which just might satisfy that pizza craving! (For Phase One Fridays I feature...

BREAD RECIPES, TEX-MEX RECIPES, TORTILLAS

SUPER EASY FLOUR TORTILLAS

I throw away a lot of tortillas, do you? I use 5 or 6 out of a package and freeze the rest with good intentions of using them later, but I n...

Main Dish: Pasta, salad, Shower or Party Foods

Greek Pasta Salad

Pasta salad just sounds so good sometimes when it’s so hot that you don’t want to cook dinner. Today was one of those days. It’s actually no...

Breakfast, Cheese, EGGS, Gluten-Free, Main Dishes

French Style Omelette... with herbs and cheese.

French Style Omelette... with herbs and cheese. With summer in full bloom, my garden has yielded plenty of herbs... mostly in stages through...

coworkers, Friends, School Drama, School Stuff

Reflection on a @#($&(%)#$# school year and an unfriending

Ok so I am sure a lot of people are like what the hell with this title so let me just get right to it. Last school year was shit....plain a...

Can Be Paleo, Dairy Free, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Kid Friendly, Low Carb, SBD Phase One

Garlic, Lemon, and Herb Grilled Chicken Breasts (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Paleo)

Garlic, Lemon, and Herb Grilled Chicken Breasts has been the recipe of the summer at my house, often served with Spicy Mexican Slaw! Chicken...

Cooking Tips for Gardeners

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Herb Scissors

If you're growing herbs, you'll love herb scissors! I love learning things from my readers, and a few months ago a reader recommende...

Breakfast

Poached Eggs and Avocado Toast

In my last post I said that I'm not a huge breakfast eater but come the weekend I'm ready for some eggs and bacon. I've been ma...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, SBD Phase One

Artichoke-Rosemary Frittata Recipe (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

Artichoke hearts and cheese flavored with a bit of rosemary make this Artichoke-Rosemary Frittata extra flavorful. (Updated with better phot...

CROCKPOT RECIPES, PORK RECIPES

CROCKPOT PORK LOIN

This recipe is ultra easy, ultra fast and ultra delicious!! What more can you ask for? And, oh, did I mention...it cooks by itself in the Cr...

Main Dish: Chicken, Main Dish: Oriental

Asian Lettuce Wraps

I was craving lettuce wraps the other day and immediately remembered about after I had Reese and my friend, Emily, brought me dinner. As a 2...

Can Be Paleo, Gluten-Free, Monthly Low-Carb Recipe Round-Up, SBD Phase One

25 Deliciously Healthy Low-Carb Recipes from July 2014 (Gluten-Free, South Beach, Paleo, Whole 30)

Twenty-Five Deliciously Healthy Low-Carb Recipes from July 2014, from Kalyn's Kitchen and my favorite blogs. I've been waiting month...