Archive for July 2014

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

Vegan Tomato Salad with Cucumber, Avocado, Cilantro, and Lime (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Paleo)

This Vegan Tomato Salad with tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, and cilantro is one of my favorites! (Updated with step-by-step instructions and b...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, SBD Phase One

Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Peppers, Radishes, and Thai Dressing (Low-Carb, Can Be Paleo)

It took a few tries to perfect this Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Peppers, Radishes, and Thai Dressing! I'm back home for a few days, and w...

Breakfast, Main Dish: Sausage

Sausage Pie

OK, so the title doesn’t sound THAT appealing, right? There’s just no good name for this dish! It is beyond delicious though. And you can ma...

Chicken recipes, POT LUCK RECIPES

SWEET AND STICKY CHICKEN

This recipe is one of picky-picky husbands all time favorites. There are several steps, but none of them are hard and the end result is oh s...

Emotional Stuff, marriage stuff, Me Stuff

Our decade together

So ten years ago on July 10 I married my college sweetheart. I was so young 24! Looking back and giving advice to others I would say I was...

Breakfast

Crunchy Maple Pecan Granola

I love the recipe for crunchy pumpkin granola and make it often but I found another recipe I love just as much. It's loaded with pe...

Fashion, Me Stuff, TMI

I got big bras and I can not lie- all the brothers can't deny......

Ok so no laughing here. But since I said I was going to try and get back to being me. Lets talk about me for a second. If there are any m...

Favorites

25 Favorite Amazing Salads with Feta Cheese

For all the other people who love Feta like I do, here are my 25 favorite amazing salads with Feta cheese. For more than nine years I've...

Cozonac, Cozonac Revisited, desserts, Romanian food, tangzhong

Romanian Cozonac... using the tangzhong method.

Romanian Cozonac... using the tangzhong method. I know this is not the time to share a recipe for a sweet bread. Summer isn't for using ...

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

Cucumber, Avocado, and Garbanzo Salad with Feta, Lemon, and Mint (Gluten-Free)

Loved the fresh garden mint in this Cucumber, Avocado, and Garbanzo Salad with Feta, Lemon, and Mint. A few weeks ago I had a couple of avoc...

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

Grilled Zucchini Greek Salad (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

Grilled zucchini replaces the cucumbers in this delicious Grilled Zucchini Greek Salad! (For Phase One Fridays I feature Phase One Reci...

PIE RECIPES

NO WEEP MERINGUE

We love lemon meringue pie, but since we are "empty nesters" it takes us several days to eat the pie, and by then my meringue star...

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

Grilled Fusion Chicken (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

This Grilled Fusion Chicken has a great combination of flavors. Back in the early days of my blog I wrote about how to make juicy grilled ch...

Can Be Paleo, Cooking Tips for Gardeners, Dairy Free, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Low Carb, Meatless Monday, SBD Phase One

Three Ways to Make Noodles from Zucchini and Other Vegetables (and Recipes with Vegetable Noodles)

Low-Carb Zucchini "Noodles" are delicious and easy to make. Have you noticed how many cooks are suddenly making "noodles...

Brownies and Bars, Chocolate, Dessert

Scotcheroo Bars

These are so easy and are sure to please anyone eating them. They are a quick dessert when you don’t have a lot of time. You can’t eat just ...

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

Pan-Grilled Chicken with Green Olive, Caper, and Lemon Relish (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Can Be Paleo)

Easy pan-grilled chicken with a flavorful green olive relish and Mediterranean Salad with Hummus Dressing on the side. (For Phase One Frida...

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

Fish Taco Cabbage Bowl (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Can Be Paleo)

Jake and I loved everything about these Fish Taco Cabbage Bowls! I have high standards about what recipes actually end up making an appearan...

Things I'm Thinking About

Summer Means Salads with Fresh Herbs, and Other Things I'm Thinking About (7-8-14)

This Middle Eastern Tomato Salad is a sure sign it's summer! It's definitely summer weather at my house, and I couldn't be happ...

Appetizer, salad

4th of July

We sure had a wonderful, fun packed 4th of July weekend. We spent time with family and friends hiking, biking, picnicking and relaxing. W...

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

Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes (Paleo, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

This Baked Eggs Skillet with Avocado and Spicy Tomatoes only needs a few minutes in the oven. I'm always looking for new low-carb breakf...

Dairy Free, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Meatless, Phase One Fridays, SBD Phase One, Vegan

Black Bean and Pepper Salad with Cilantro and Lime (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

I love this salad with lots of red and yellow peppers, red onion, and cilantro and just a few black beans! (For Phase One Fridays I featu...

BARBECUE SAUCE, CLONE RECIPES, condiments

SWEET BABY RAYS BARBECUE SAUCE CLONE

We love thick and sweet barbecue sauce, and our favorite (for years) has been Sweet Baby Ray's brand. Recently, I did an panic-internet...

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

Chicken Salad with Basil and Parmesan (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

If you have basil in your garden, don't miss out on making this Chicken Salad with Basil and Parmesan! (Updated with better photos and s...

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

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

Twenty-five deliciously healthy low-carb recipes from June 2014, from Kalyn's Kitchen and my favorite blogs. It's the first day of a...