If the thought of preparing and serving whole grilled fish is something you never considered, I get it.  Looks a bit daunting perhaps?  However, it’s about the easiest dinner party entree I have ever cooked. Just stuff each fish with some lemon slices, fresh herbs and shallots, give them a good sprinkle of olive oil… Continue reading

Lately, it seems that everyone is talking about Shirataki Noodles.  If you haven’t heard they are: gluten free, vegan, paleo, keto, and contain negligible calories. No wonder all the talk huh? I made the spaghetti/noodle variety last week for lunch with a spicy tomato sauce and olives.  It was great for a quick lunch, so… Continue reading

With this hot summer weather, I think everyone wishes they were on the French Riviera eating moules frites while sipping rosé, am I right?  Not the usual mis en scène here, though.  I often find myself caught in an endless cycle of summer salads, which I rotate depending on mood.  However, I am really proud that I… Continue reading

Last month I enthusiastically shared my interest in Skinny Pasta, now one of my new go-to’s for a quick lunch.  As I previously told you; these noodles are virtually calorie free, carb free, no sodium, grain free, gluten free, vegan, full of fiber, oh and they come in different shapes too!  A lot of hype… Continue reading

As you can imagine, I am perpetually on the hunt for new food trends.  Anything that can be adaptable here in my gluten free/vegan/sometimes vegetarian/meat lovers kitchen is a win.  However, it was my daughter who introduced me to Shirataki Noodles by Skinny Pasta- chip off the old block perhaps? Shirataki or Konjac noodles are… Continue reading

I must admit chicken tenders have never been in my regular dinner rotation, for a couple of reasons. When the kids were young, it was a treat to go to a restaurant, made even more special when ordering something that we normally didn’t cook at home.  Back then anything to get the kids excited about… Continue reading

The hubby and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago.  Normally, you would think that necessitated a evening out in a dimly lit restaurant with a fancy dinner and exorbitantly priced wine. Truth be told, I am usually all over the super expensive restaurant experience.  Banquette seating and thick napkins.  Swoon.  Michelin… Continue reading

I know this time of year you would expect me to be posting all kinds of light, refreshing, don’t you even think about turning that oven on, type of recipes.  Thing is, it’s cold and rainy here today and I wouldn’t dream of turning on the heat in July to warm up – the oven… Continue reading

Food trends seem to come and go without me jumping on the bandwagon.  Did you see a ton of kale chip recipes here a few years back? Nope.  Ancient grain concoctions? Endless ways to eat an avocado? Cauliflower pizza?  Okay that one I couldn’t resist.  I really wanted to believe all those raving reviews.  While… Continue reading

I have confessed in the past, to discussing dinner options while eating breakfast, which I think is smart if you have to think about defrosting or running to the market if you need a few more items.   I have not shared though, that I tend to discuss how to make — insert any dinner/… Continue reading

Knowing me,  you would expect a really healthy recipe today, to help un-do all the merry making we have been up to for which feels like months.   Never have I experienced a Holiday Season with so many parties, with Christmas on a Friday, and New Years Eve falling on Thursday, it was easy to… Continue reading

Okay, I was handed a challenge today.  A dear friend’s son has been having serious digestive issues, their Doctor suggested a version of the candida diet, which means basically no sugars or most grains.  He is 15 years old, and very active in sports, so starving all the time of course.  Could I possibly develop… Continue reading

So, last month I shared with you that I was intimidated by the thought of making gluten-free pizza. Now, however, I am turning them out weekly.  Why?  What changed? Well, I figured out that my goal wasn’t to try to make a gluten-free pizza that tastes exactly like regular pizza.  It was to just make a… Continue reading

Most of you know that I don’t usually post recipes that are long on ingredients, time-consuming or laborious. This pizza does not fall into those categories per se, it just requires time, 6-8 hours specifically.  Yep, that might be a deal breaker, I know.  But, it is really worth it. If you are craving shattering… Continue reading

This last week it seemed as if everyone I know was someplace warm.  Can you blame them?  We have had 20 days this month alone, with minus temperatures.  And there are still a few days left in February.  Sigh. And, I have to admit by this time in the season I am getting tired of… Continue reading

Almost every year around this time, it hits me, half the summer is already over.  Then I scramble to invite over all those friends that we rarely see, but feel they are still some of our closest. I am constantly on the look out for dinner party worthy recipes. To me that means a dish with a bit of wow factor to… Continue reading

I made these ribs a few years ago for a July 4th party.  I remember it was incredibly hot that summer day, and we had 21 people coming for dinner and fireworks.  So, I needed to make something that entailed most of the cooking was done in advance,  was not too complicated and produced vast amounts of… Continue reading

I have been wanting to share this recipe with you, since we visited the Galapagos last February. Not sure exactly why I never got around to it, perhaps it was the brutal winter we just experienced, cold marinated shrimp didn’t seem like the right fuel we needed for the endless shoveling.  Now with brightened skies… Continue reading

If you type Chicken Recipes into a google search, 164,000,000 entries show up.  Yet I feel compelled to make it 164,000,001.  This is as close as you can get, to that incredibly succulent roast chicken you order at your local bistro. You need this one in your repertoire honey. One pan to wash up, no… Continue reading

I was giving some thought to what could be a fabulous Valentine’s Day dinner this last Friday, when the Hubby and I found ourselves without children or plans for dinner, that rarely occurs here. Mostly, because I do wake up thinking “hmnnn what’s for dinner tonight?”, I know it’s a sickness. And usually we have… Continue reading

As some of you know, I am always on the hunt for a breakfast food for Bunny, one that she might look forward to eating first thing in the morning.  She never really eats much early in the am.  A glass of  water and a few grapes or strawberries are her to go-to.  I know,… Continue reading