Crunchy Orange Curried Chicken

We just tried this for the first time last night. It was so quick and easy and the house smelled delicious while it was baking! The original recipe is from Sandi Richard’s Cooking for the Rushed: Healthy Family cookbook. As an added bonus, any leftover potatoes make for delicious hash browns the next morning. [...]

Baked Seasoned Salmon

This was delicious and really easy and quick. The salmon came out nice and moist and perfectly cooked.

1lb salmon filet mushrooms (optional, original recipe didn’t call for these but we thought it would be good) 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1 tsp [...]

Changing up the Menu

Unfortunately, it seems that Meredith has definitely inherited Kris’ milk allergy (he has a true allergy, not an intolerance). She went five or six months almost 100% potty trained, though she would occasionally have a few days in a row with a lot of accidents. Then a couple of months ago I connected the [...]

Homemade Beef Dip

One of Kris’ favorite meals when we go out to restaurants for lunch is beef dip, sometimes also called French dip. I’ve never attempted to make it before though. Our grocery store had roasts on for a really good price, and in the flyer next to the roasts was a big picture of beef [...]

Simple Peanut Butter Cookies (Dairy and Gluten-Free)

We were out yesterday to meet a good friend’s new puppy when all of a sudden Meredith decided she wanted to come home and make cookies. Then when we got home she changed her mind and wanted hot chocolate instead and seemed to forget about the cookies.

We had a rough night. [...]

Meal Plan

This last month we’ve really gone off the meal plan bandwagon. What with Kris’ surgery, lots of travel, Meredith teething, and just general laziness lack of motivation, it hasn’t been happening. But, I feel like we haven’t been offereing Meredith enough variety and she’s getting to that age where access to a variety of [...]

Pasta with mushrooms and capers in balsamic reduction

This was supper last night. It was the first time making it, and it was really delicious. Definitely a keeper recipe that we all enjoyed and that will be made again. The recipe as is is vegan and gluten-free. We added boneless, skinless chicken thighs that we cubed and marinated, and then grilled and [...]

Cranberry, Orange, and Chocolate Chip Muffins

I had some store-bought cranberry orange muffins that were a little dry and stale, but still delicious. Ever since, I’ve wanted to try making them myself. I made these tonight. I can’t give credit for the recipe as I kind of combined a few different recipes together. I couldn’t find fresh or frozen cranberries [...]

Dairy-free Caesar Dressing

1 c Soy milk 1/2 c Dairy-free mayonnaise 5 lg Garlic cloves; quartered 3 tb Fresh lemon juice or juice 1 tb Dijon mustard 1/2 ts Blackstrap molasses 1 ts Cider vinegar Salt and pepper

Place the ingredients in a blender. Cover. Blend on high speed for 20 seconds, stopping once to scrape [...]

Taco Seasoning

1 tablespoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon black pepper

In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, [...]

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