When I moved to Chicago almost 5 years ago I bought, on impulse, a big can of crab. I had a bunch of portabella mushrooms in the fridge and I some how concocted some amazing crab stuffed portabella mushrooms as an appetizer for the grilled flank steak we were eating for dinner. I love it when that happens! That was before I changed my diet so the old recipe just wouldn't do - oddly, once again I took a few things I had in the fridge and made these - maybe crab's just good with anything? These ...
Crock Pot Pulled Chicken Tacos/Burritos/Nachos/Tostadas; Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Recipe
Mexican is a staple at our house because it's easy and quick. This pulled chicken taco, burrito, taquito, nacho, tostada meat is gluten free, soy free, and dairy free! It's also flavorful without using those full of preservative packets. We make this every few weeks. We make a lot of the meat and make multiple meals out of it. Sometimes, we'll just cook the meat in the crock pot and add seasonings after so we can mix half of the meat with barbecue sauce and have pulled chicken ...
The Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago – A Place to Take Baby!
So, my babe is now just more than 6 months old, it's March, it's snowy, it's cold, and I'm in the midst of some RIDICULOUS cabin fever! I never really thought about being a mom, in fact, even when I was pregnant I didn't think about what it would be like with a little one around. I was scared of babies so I hadn't even held one since I was little. I had no idea what I was getting into! Once you have the baby you become a huge ball of emotions (well, at least I did). It's the biggest love ...
Allergen Free Cornbread; Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Egg Free Recipe
My husband made me chili on Tuesday and per our agreement, I made the corn bread I promised. I lucked out on this deal because I HATE cutting up jalapenos and this cornbread recipe is SUPER easy. It's also free of all of the top 8 allergens, I use eggs in mine but you can easily substitute them. So here it is, my Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Egg Free (optional) Cornbread Recipe from The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook by Cybele Pascal. This is a traditional savory cornbread - not ...
Crock Pot Spicy Three Meat Chili; Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Recipe
My house smells delicious! The main reason it that there's my husband's favorite three meat chili cooking in the Crock Pot. It smells even better because my husband did all of the prepping and all I had to do this morning was pop it in the slow cooker and turn it on. I did promise him that I would make him some of my gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free, corn bread - I'll try and post that tomorrow. As always, this recipe is gluten free, dairy free, soy free, and nut free. It uses 3 ...
Homemade Taco Seasoning Packet; Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Recipe
Replace your packet of taco seasoning with this homemade taco seasoning mix! Since going gluten, soy, dairy, and more free, Mexican has become a go to for meals because, even without the cheese and sour cream (oh how I miss sour cream!) there's still some flavor! This is a recipe I've had forever, I use it in multiple ways which I'll start to share on this blog later. For now, here's a good seasoning packet substitute. Homemade Taco Seasoning Packet 2 tbsp of this mix equals one traditional ...
Easy Garlic Green Bean Recipe; Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Recipes
These are a go to recipe of mine - I've been making them for years! I realized the other day that almost all of my posts are of meats and treats - I eat 1 to 2 different veggies with every dinner so I've really just been slacking on posting them. These pictures are from my first harvest of green beans last year. Look at how fresh and green they are! Yum! Easy Garlic Green Bean Recipe Ingredients 1/2 lb green beans, washed and trimmed 2 tbsp olive oil 2-3 cloves garlic, ...
End of the Garden Crock Pot Beef Stew – Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Recipe
Slow cooler time! Well, once again it's snowing in Chicago. No way am I stepping outside in this - "white out conditions", we're supposed to get 8 more inches in the next few hours to make this the 5th snowiest winter that Chicago has ever seen. We were out of town all weekend so the fridge is looking pretty bare. Time to see what I have frozen, canned, and dried! Typically I make this Crock Pot Beef Stew at the end of the summer. It's perfect for one of those first chilly days - when you ...
Basic Sugar Cookie Dough; Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Egg Free Recipe
Ok, so I'm about a month and a half late posting this recipe...... Oops! BUT - Valentine's day is around the corner and I figured that like us, there are plenty of people out there looking for gf, sf, df, nf dessert options. This gluten free, soy free, dairy free, nut free recipe can be used as is for plain old sugar cookies or can be jazzed up to make multiple other cookie types. It's perfect for all holiday cookies, Christmas Cookies, Valentine's Day cookies, Easter cookies, Halloween ...
The BEST Crock Pot BBQ Ribs; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Recipe
I've made a million ribs in the Crock Pot from a million different recipes. They never seem to be as good as the ones my mom used to make on the grill. They just didn't have enough flavor. I was making some appetizers on Super Bowl Sunday and decided to throw some ribs in the Crock Pot. Using stuff I had on hand and a combination of old recipes I came up with these. They are AMAZING! So tender they fall off the bone - hence the somewhat messy pic below :) The BEST Crock Pot/Slow Cooker ...