Gluten-free Valentine’s Day recipes can be just as delicious as full gluten recipes. And I’ve listed a few of my favorites below. Just click on the link to grab the recipe. As winter winds down, I watch nearly sixty quail scamper quickly across the melting snow in my front yard. These beautiful birds returning to my [Read More]
Archive of ‘Side-dish’ category
Browned Butter Walnuts & Truffle Salt over Roasted Cauliflower with Prosciutto
I was in one of those moods again–create a side dish that is earthy and delicious; where you savor every bite, and suddenly browned butter and truffle salt came to mind. I recently splurged and picked up a small packet of Black Truffle Salt, or should I say gold dust. The flavor is marvelous, but that [Read More]
Roasted Apple Fennel & Beets with Honey Balsamic Glaze
Most of you know I really enjoy going to the market and gathering a number of different ingredients to create a new recipe. Today I placed in my basket a fennel bulb (which I personally have never cooked with, only eaten at fancy restaurants), golden beets, ruby & variegated beets, a Granny Smith apple, and [Read More]
Shallots & Thyme Heart Stacked Potatoes
Love is in the air, and Valentine boxes of chocolates are stacked high, just waiting for those last-minute shoppers. I won’t say skip that chocolate but you might want to try a new twist on Valentine’s Day. My recipe of Shallots and Thyme Heart Stacked Potatoes are easy to make and can accompany just about any [Read More]
Roasted Romanesco Broccoli with Indian Spice Basting Sauce
Romanesco Broccoli is a beautiful fractal shaped vegetable full of vitamin C, K and carotenoids. When I first saw it at the market I didn’t know what it was, but I marveled at its gorgeous chartreuse color and its spectacular shape. I continue to be awed at God’s creativity, especially when it comes to amazingly unique [Read More]
A Gluten & Dairy-free Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving Side Dish If you are looking for a beautiful side dish to garnish your gluten & dairy-free Thanksgiving meal, you may want to try this enticing dish of Herbed Potatoes gluten & dairy-free of course! They are easy to put together, especially if you have a mandolin that slices all your potatoes in [Read More]
Manchego & Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Bites
I have never been a huge cauliflower fan, maybe because my mother always boiled it in water and served a mushy head of white brains, as I always saw it. It wasn’t until my adulthood that I actually started enjoying cauliflower, especially baked. My husband has always thought of cauliflower as a vegetable you need to [Read More]
Roast Chicken & Watermelon Salad
I made a small roasted chicken and watermelon salad the other day and loved every bite. What is it about springtime that makes salads sound so delicious? Is it the fact that the winter sweaters finally make their way to the recesses of the closet and donning a swimsuit is just around the corner? Maybe, [Read More]
Gluten-free Heirloom Tomato Tart
A colorful heirloom tomato tart can be served any time of day. Plate it in the morning with scrambled eggs, at noon with a salad, or in the evening as the main course or a side dish. Our local farmer’s market is opening in one month and I am giddy with anticipation! Because I live [Read More]
Cumin & Dill Maple-glazed Carrots
Why was I drawn to these carrots when I went to the market? You see, I don’t like cooked carrots. If I see them at a potluck or on the menu at a restaurant I will avoid them like the plague! I love raw carrots but cook them on the stove or bake them in [Read More]