Kale, Mushroom, and Quinoa Salad Recipe

My goals for this year include eating more seasonal foods and locally grown produce when possible. We belong to a CSA and get locally grown, organic produce most of the year.  With the recent freezes in North Texas, the farmers lost most of their crops.  We won’t get any more CSA produce until the end [...]

Recipe for Roasted Winter Vegetables

Roasted vegetables are a favorite around here – I roast broccoli, cauliflour, carrots, radishes, onions, tomatoes.  Roasting intensifies the flavors and the vegetables actually carmelize and become slightly sweet.  And, they’re naturally sugar free and gluten free.  Gotta love that!
Since it’s Holiday Food Fest, I wanted to share with you one of our favorite ways [...]

Recipe for Stewed Zucchini & Chickpeas with Oven Baked Polenta

This simple and delicious vegetarian recipe can be on your table in 45 minutes or less, from start to finish.  We’ve started eating a couple of vegetarian meals throughout the week and this is one we both love. I was worried that no meat wouldn’t be substantial enough for Joe.  That wasn’t the case at [...]

Homemade Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Taco Seasoning

Welcome to Slightly Indulgent Monday – a celebration of fabulous food made healthier!
If you read labels, there is sugar in the most unsuspected places.  It’s in nearly everything…from salad dressings to bacon.  And, yes, it’s generally in taco seasoning.  I’m sure there are brands out there without sugar – and possibly without gluten – but [...]

Buckwheat Pumpkin Muffins – Slightly Indulgent Monday

I need your help – I’m collecting recipes to help raise money for St. Jude, a hospital for children with cancer. Please send your recipes to me and read more here. Thanks to everyone who has sent recipes so far!
Welcome to Slightly Indulgent Mondays – fabulous food made a little bit healthier.  Link your Slightly [...]