Slice of tomatoes

Sautéed Tomato Discs

Sometimes recipe ideas fall into your lap like raindrops. And that’s just what happened on this warm summer day.  I rushed to the Farmer’s Market after teaching my Saturday morning yoga class and found only a handful of stands left with fresh pickings to sell.  Fortunately, the two I visited are my absolute favorite farms…

Avocado and Strawberry with vegetable salad

Sweet & Savory Strawberry Avocado Salad

If you love sweet strawberries, you’ll love Sweet & Savory Strawberry Avocado Salad. It’s simple, clean and happens to be naturally gluten-free, vegan and paleo. Oh yeah, and it’s delicious! I created this salad last summer after buying some organic, locally-grown, sun-ripened strawberries. They were so good that I decided to pair them with fresh…

Bowl of chili

Gluten-Free Winter Squash Chili

The fall and winter just call for creamy, sweet and savory soups that don’t take too much time to make.  At least that’s what I believe!  Introducing my new creation — Gluten Free Winter Squash Chili! I’ve paired the perfect natural, sweet, creaminess of a butternut squash (or other winter squash or pumpkin) with that…

Healthy Homemade Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Gluten Free Sweet Potato Fries

Enjoying the roasted savory sweetness that makes up gluten free sweet potato fries isn’t a very difficult task to handle. I love them for any meal of the day and even the occasional snack! Sweet potatoes are downright awesome for you and they can compliment almost any meal perfectly.  When I posted a photo of…

Ingredients for Salad arugula, radish, cucumber and spices. Top

Fig Arugula Salad – Sweet and Spicy

Seasonal salads are probably one of the best things you can eat and this is one of my absolute favorites – fig arugula salad! In late summer and into the early fall, you can discover this entire world of flavor that’s also incredibly healthy. Yellow cherry tomatoes bursting with flavor (but certainly less acid). Peppery…

Creamy asparagus soup

Creamy Asparagus Soup (GF, DF)

I had been dreaming about making a creamy dairy-free, gluten-free asparagus soup for nearly a month before I finally decided to go for it.  If you love asparagus, sweet potato and peas, then there is absolutely no reason you won’t love this recipes.  It’s quick, easy and incredibly satisfying. This particular recipe gets rave reviews…

Portion of green lentil tomato soup with toasts

Pancetta Lentil Soup

There’s something about a nice hearty stew in the winter months that seems to brighten anyone’s day! Add bacon to it, and people will like it even more (or so those who eat meat, like my husband will say). The idea for this incredibly easy and flavorful soup came to me about 6 years ago when…

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…

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…

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…