BLACK RICE and Chicken Soup (Easy! Gluten/Dairy/Egg Free)

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So, yeah, you can say it... this totally looks like a lot of my other recipes! HAH! I get it! The only reason I'm adding this easy recipe is that the word EASY is in it. I've not been feeling well lately due to a chronic sinus infection and since we are gluten/dairy/egg free due to my (very inconvenient) kid's allergies, my "go-to" in a pinch resources are pretty limited. Ben does NOT cook (to be … [Read more...]

Heidi’s Mexican-esque Beans & Rice (gluten & dairy free)

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I've said it before, I feel like I'm kinda a boring cook. I make a lot of the same things over and over partly because it makes my grocery budget stay lower and partly because I'm always running around crazy, so it makes my meal planning easier... Tonight, I noticed that I had a lot of veggies in that stage right before they go bad and I hate to waste food so I just started chopping. I decided … [Read more...]

Quinoa Granola {Gluten Free}

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Thanks to a friend on Facebook who was inspired to make Quinoa Granola and post about it with pictures, herself inspired by a Hungry Hungry Hippie, I decided to embark upon this delicious journey myself... and who says social media is a waste of time?! :) This is kind of like my Granola BAR recipe (gluten free), but this one has less sugar and more protein from the Quinoa. I was excited about … [Read more...]

Chewy Granola Bar recipe {Gluten-Free}

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Sometimes when I cook I think Martha Stewart should come knocking on my door. I twirl around my kitchen, making deliciousness magically, pouring pre-measured bowls of ingredients like a pro and singing to the forest animals gathered at my windows.... Then other days my snotty-nosed, molar cutting 16-month-old clings to my leg, making walking impossible.  I  throw my Sunbutter into the … [Read more...]