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, [...]

Meal Plan

Well our visit to the property yesterday was a little anticlimatic unfortunately. We weren’t able to get a tour around it after all, so just had to try and peek through the trees on the edge at it. It looked smaller than we expected for two acres, but again we only got to see [...]

Butternut Squash with Apples and Maple Syrup

This recipe is not part of the elimination diet. Kris doesn’t like squash so I felt okay using butter for the recipe. I also tend to be the kind of cook who makes substitutions rather than run out to the store if I think I have something on hand that would be just as [...]

Grilled Lime Salmon with Avocado Sauce

Avocados are one of my favorite foods. They are so tasty and healthy, and can be adapted to use for a lot of recipes. I’ve heard that they can be used as a substitute for mayonnaise in a lot of recipes too, which is great to know with Kris avoiding dairy. I also really [...]

Christmas Cookies

Merry Christmas! I thought I would share one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes. These are so good. They’re actually better when they’re a day or so old. In fact, the first time I made them I had one hot out of the oven (because that’s just the way I eat cookies!) and I [...]

Stuffed and Smothered Salmon

I got this recipe from Paxye and it’s become one of our favorite fish recipes. We try to have fish at least once a week, but don’t always succeed. Twice a week would be ideal. I bought some sole, which we’ve never had before. I’m not sure yet what we’re going to [...]

Chewy Granola Bars

Fresh from the oven

My friend Katey shared this recipe with me.  It’s originally here at allrecipes.com.  She made some alterations to it, and then I made a few more.  These are sooo good.  My husband ate most of the peanut butter this morning (where can I get a psychic model?), so I ended up [...]

“I wonder why so many parents still want to keep their children hidden away in schools, when they could be learning in the wonderful, bright, ever-changing, always-stimulating real world.”
~ Wendy Priesnitz

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