Fight Back Friday

I recently came across the Food Renegade blog when a friend sent me the link to the book she wrote thinking I might be interested in it (I was, in fact when she comes out with her one for kids I may get one or both of [...]

Dairy-Free Nanaimo Bars

My mom made me a little cookbook with all my favorite recipes when I moved away from home. The other day Meredith had it out and was looking at it, and she brought it over to me opened to the recipe for Nanaimo Bars. Of course, then I couldn’t get them [...]

Oatmeal Apple-Raspberry Crisp

I spent the morning baking apple cinnamon muffins and oatmeal apple-raspberry crisp, both to freeze. While searching for my apple crisp recipe I realized I’ve never shared it here and it’s one of my favorites, so here it is! No pictures again, since I haven’t actually baked it this time. I’ve substituted the brown [...]

Crunchy Orange Curried Chicken

We just tried this for the first time last night. It was so quick and easy and the house smelled delicious while it was baking! The original recipe is from Sandi Richard’s Cooking for the Rushed: Healthy Family cookbook. As an added bonus, any leftover potatoes make for delicious hash browns the next morning. [...]

Baked Seasoned Salmon

This was delicious and really easy and quick. The salmon came out nice and moist and perfectly cooked.

1lb salmon filet mushrooms (optional, original recipe didn’t call for these but we thought it would be good) 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1 tsp [...]

Changing up the Menu

Unfortunately, it seems that Meredith has definitely inherited Kris’ milk allergy (he has a true allergy, not an intolerance). She went five or six months almost 100% potty trained, though she would occasionally have a few days in a row with a lot of accidents. Then a couple of months ago I connected the [...]

Homemade Beef Dip

One of Kris’ favorite meals when we go out to restaurants for lunch is beef dip, sometimes also called French dip. I’ve never attempted to make it before though. Our grocery store had roasts on for a really good price, and in the flyer next to the roasts was a big picture of beef [...]

Simple Peanut Butter Cookies (Dairy and Gluten-Free)

We were out yesterday to meet a good friend’s new puppy when all of a sudden Meredith decided she wanted to come home and make cookies. Then when we got home she changed her mind and wanted hot chocolate instead and seemed to forget about the cookies.

We had a rough night. [...]

Pasta with mushrooms and capers in balsamic reduction

This was supper last night. It was the first time making it, and it was really delicious. Definitely a keeper recipe that we all enjoyed and that will be made again. The recipe as is is vegan and gluten-free. We added boneless, skinless chicken thighs that we cubed and marinated, and then grilled and [...]

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 [...]

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