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The easiest, and most delicious “baked” potatoes are made in your crock pot! These work well for sweet potatoes or russet potatoes. Ingredients Sweet potatoes – halved Olive oil Salt Curry powder (Optional! – Any seasoning would work. These would be delicious for holidays with cinnamon, brown sugar, allspice, etc.) Directions Wash the potatoes andContinue reading “Crock Pot Sweet Potatoes”

Poaching eggs is hard. There is so much room for error. This is how I learned to poach eggs. There’s no creating a tornado of water and cracking your egg into it…disaster. I am rarely able to accomplish the water tornado method to this day. You can also use this method to poach more thanContinue reading “Low Stress Poached Eggs”

This is a new dish I developed today. I did a lot of research on preserving, but avoiding the full canning process…because ugh. These tomatoes should keep in the fridge for months, as long as they are covered in olive oil. Air is the enemy. You may need to add additional oil as you removeContinue reading “Olive Oil Preserved Tomatoes”

Ingredients 3 chicken breasts 6 carrots 3 celery stalks 1 small white onion 1 shallot 3 large cloves garlic 12 oz. (1 package) gnocchi (I use gluten free!) 10 cups water 2 BOU bouillon cubes 1 tsp Nature’s Seasons 1 tsp salt Directions Trim the chicken to remove any fat or unsavory bits. Add 10Continue reading “Chicken and Gnocchi Soup”

Ingredients 4 cups dry rice – prepared to package directions – today I used Basmati rice, but any rice would work. 2 cups frozen spinach – defrosted – do NOT drain 3 cloves garlic – roughly chopped 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese 1/2 tsp Nature’s Seasons 2 tsp salt Directions Prepare rice to package directions.Continue reading “Spinach Rice”

Ingredients 6 beef short ribs 1 large shallot – diced 3 cloves garlic – roughly chopped 12 small carrots – peeled 2 cups beef broth 1/2 bottle of red wine 1 bunch thyme – bundled 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp salt Directions Preheat oven to 350. Heat olive oil inContinue reading “Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs”

Ingredients 10 Roma tomatoes – 8 diced, 2 blended 1 small white onion – diced 1 clove garlic – minced 1 bunch cilantro – roughly chopped 1 tsp salt (then add to taste) 1/2 tsp black pepper Directions Chop 8 of the Roma tomatoes, blend the other two. Dice the onion, garlic, and cilantro. CombineContinue reading “Homemade Salsa”

Ingredients Meatballs 2 lbs. ground turkey (or pork! or chicken!) 1 cup frozen spinach – defrosted and drained of excess liquid 1 cup steel cut oats 3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 tsp Nature’s Seasons 1 egg Soup Cooked meatballs 2 cans cannellini beans – drained and rinsed 1 bunch kale – torn into bite sizedContinue reading “Turkey Meatball Soup”

This recipe is based on a dish my dear friend Joanna made me 6 years ago. It is gluten free and dairy free! Served over rice, this flavorful curry is ultimate comfort food. Ingredients 3 chicken breasts – trimmed of fat and sliced into bite sized pieces 2 sweet potatoes – medium sized – peeledContinue reading “Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry”

Ingredients 1 lb. ground pork (not sausage…just plain, unseasoned, ground pork) 1/2 cup frozen spinach – thawed and excess liquid squeezed out 2 Tbsp ground mustard 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 3/4 cup steel cut oats (any oats work, but steel cut is my fave) 1 egg – whisked Directions Combine all ingredientsContinue reading “Pork and Spinach Meatballs”