Mexican sauce salsa with ingredients

Gluten Free Salsa

Do you ever get tired of chopping everything? I do. And then there are moments when I just need to cut down on prep time. Well, this is my solution to a gluten free salsa recipe.  And boy, is it super easy and delicious! It goes great paired with some yummy guacamole or you can top…

Watermelon Cooler

Watermelon Cooler

No summer is complete without some watermelon! Why not opt for a watermelon cooler! But hey, did you know that watermelon is a great dietary option to remove excess heat from your body? If you are sweltering on a hot summer day, then a slice of watermelon might just do the trick. The reason is that…

Refreshing Cherry Water

Refreshing Cherry Water

In the heat of summer, I often notice that people tend to forget that water doesn’t necessarily need to be consumed as just… well… water.  There are an infinite number of possibilities that you can create in your kitchen in literally minutes! That said, I love cherries.  My husband might say I have an unhealthy…

Green Organic Healthy Pears

Spiced Pear Smoothie

Have you ever considered using fruit that’s rather uncommon in the realm of smoothies? My find last summer was fresh mulberries and this spring it was pear.  Yep — pear! A slight bit of back story is warranted here — a neighbor of mine has a huge pear tree that he basically ignores.  Last summer,…

Appetizing soup with red lentils, meat, red paprika and fragrant

Easy Vegan Red Lentil Soup

One of my most favorite food items to cook with is red lentils!  And this is one of my personal favorite recipes which received many ooo’s and ahhh’s from my Gluten Free cooking class.  PLUS it’s totally allowed on my Gluten Free Sugar Cleanse and also received rave reviews from the last group to go…

Steamed asparagus with poached eggs

How to Poach an Egg

I have to admit this to you… I’ve never tasted this recipe.  It smells so darn good and it’s so simple, but the final product has never passed these lips. The reason is that I’m highly sensitive to eggs, but my husband isn’t and he LOVES poached eggs!  My clients love poached eggs.  It’s ridiculous…

Nut Crusted Fish

Paleo Nut Crusted Fish

Are you game for an easy, incredibly moist & buttery, gluten-free fish dish that cooks in less than 10 minutes? It’s also dairy-free and egg-free too! Now, full disclosure – I’m not the biggest fan of fish, I admit it.  Never have been since I was around age 10.  So the times when I do…

Lentil Tacos

Red Lentil Tacos (Vegan)

I often joke that I was born in the wrong part of the world because of how much I enjoy Latin American cuisine.  And tacos?  Well, I love me some tacos. The Red Lentil Taco recipe that I’m going to share with you today is courtesy of my friend Stephanie Laidlaw of Hope for Healing recipe…