January 2009

Dangerous 5 Min. Choc. Cake Recipe

January 29, 2009

Ok I normally don’t post stuff that isn’t healthy or that is so quick, but this is definitely awesome.  I got this from some newlywed friends(though no idea who originally created it), and believe that I can easily adapt it for a gluten free kid given a try or two:

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Spinach Pasta

January 26, 2009

Warning – this post is not gluten free! Today I made spinach pasta from scratch, and served it with an original recipe cream sauce that worked out fantastic.  This post has two main parts – making the pasta, and making the cream sauce  - yummy! I cooked half a bag of frozen spinach until it [...]

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Creamed Spinach

January 24, 2009

Sorry the pic isn’t that awesome, I just had to share about creamed spinach. This is my absolute FAVORITE way to make spinach (and eat it too!!).  Totally not low fat or low calorie, but SOOO good.  Special note – use LITTLE bowls, because other wise you will eat way more calories than you should!! [...]

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Beet and Quinoa Salad

January 24, 2009

Ok you gotta like beets for this.  Also a deviation from this month’s Cuisine at Home, it’s a mixture of quinoa, beets, feta, mint, lemon, and walnuts…mmm! I love beets, and they are super healthy.  The original recipe called for a grain that we don’t keep on hand, but quinoa made a great substitute to [...]

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Soba Noodles and Shrimp in Peanut Sauce

January 12, 2009

Warning – this post is not gluten free! Soba noodles are a great whole grain noodle – the only ingredients are buckwheat and whole wheat – I made this as an adaptation from this month’s Cuisine at Home with some shrimp, a package of stir fry veggies, and made a peanut sauce using peanut butter [...]

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Mmmm Salmon!

January 11, 2009

With a sweet red pepper/onion sauce: Ok so this was a recipe adapted out of this month’s Cuisine at Home magazine – it featured cooking salmon by roasting it in the oven – but with a neat trick to keep it moist and tasty – Place  a pan w/ some water in it (I use [...]

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