This Mexican Soup is rich and flavorful, comes together quickly, and takes advantage of the convenience of canned black beans. Studded with bits of sausage and veggies, it’s a wonderful and comforting meal everyone will love. I’ll tell you what, if you want to take your soup to the next level, add some sausage, Mexican…
Main Course
Bottom Round Roast
This Garlic & Herb Crusted Beef Roast with Red Wine Gravy will quickly become a family favorite recipe! Crusted in sea salt, lots of fresh garlic, and herbs, this juicy roast is lip smacking delicious! (For those of you who can’t have garlic… I’m really, REALLY sorry. Cause this is fabulous!) My family is a…
Thai Chicken & Sweet Potato Noodle Bowls
These Thai Chicken & Sweet Potato Noodles Bowls are a delicious way to give into your Thai craving while staying low-carb. Spiralized sweet potato “noodles” take the place of rice noodles, and are covered in a spicy satay-like sauce. Add in some fresh veggies and tender chicken, and you have a perfect meal for any…
Instant Pot Pulled Pork
I make this crowd pleasing Instant Pot Pulled Pork for nearly every big get together we host at our home. It feeds a lot of people on the cheap. Use your shredded pork for carnitas, burritos, rice bowls, nachos, salads, gluten free pulled pork sandwiches, or for whatever your heart desires. Because of the dry…
Gluten Free Grilled and Marinated London Broil
Fire up the BBQ! Because this recipe for Gluten Free Grilled and Marinated London Broil is going to blow your mind! It’s tender, juicy, and tasty grilled beef with a homemade garlicky soy and balsamic marinade. The marinade is very easy to throw together, with ingredients you should already have on hand in your pantry. To further…
Tuna and Bacon Quinoa Bowl with Lemony Vinaigrette
This Tuna and Bacon Quinoa Bowl with Lemony Vinaigrette came to fruition one afternoon when I was trying to think of some new easy and convenient, yet healthy meal ideas. We’ve been so busy lately, that our dinners have often times been made on the fly. “Fast food” in our family does not mean running through…
Instant Pot White Bean Chicken Chili
This Instant Pot White Bean Chicken Chili recipe is so easy and filling. It’s the perfect quick meal the entire family will love, made with ingredients commonly already found in one’s pantry. This recipe is actually the result of not having anything planned for dinner one night. I literally threw ingredients in my Instant Pot…
Gluten Free Beer Battered Halibut
Being the good Alaskan girl I am, I couldn’t let all my gluten-free peeps down by not providing you a killer beer battered halibut recipe. I grew up eating fried halibut, but my mom would bread it with whatever was in the Krusteaz package (you know the one I’m talking about?); she would make a…
Smoked Salmon and Veggie Frittata
Darn autoimmune diseases. They totally messed up my exercise routine last week. I was so disappointed! It is such a battle when my mind is willing and able, but my body is not. 🙁 It all started with exhaustion, but when the pain set in at the bottom of my spine and I was overcome with horrible nausea, I…
Smokey Chicken and Green Beans Over Quinoa
Happy New Year! 2014 was a fantastic year filled with lots of great moments and memories, but I look forward to 2015 with hope and excitement. There will be new goals, accomplishments, and even more memories made. I can’t wait to see what this new year brings! When I set out to make this Smokey…
Best Gluten-Free Chicken Nuggets
Someone once told me they felt horrible for my girls because they could never eat at McDonald’s due to their allergies. Truth is, I’m SO HAPPY we (myself included) can’t eat there. We’ve all heard the rumors about what’s really in the chicken nuggets, and that is enough for me never to want to eat there –…
Grain-Free Aloha Pizza Pockets
You know how it is when you’re a parent of kiddos with food allergies… coming up with new fun ways to feed them is difficult. In the last several weeks I’ve really tried to focus on creating new recipes for my girls. They eat well, lots of veggies and whole foods, but every so often I…
Dairy Free Macaroni & Cheese
Your whole family won’t believe this creamy Dairy Free Vegan Macaroni & Cheese contains no dairy! It will satisfy the pickiest of eaters! When I gave up dairy it was very difficult for me to also give up my macaroni and cheese. Well… okay, honestly it was hard to give up cow’s milk dairy cheese in…
Tuna & Broccoli Quinoa Patties with Lemon Caper Sauce
These Tuna & Broccoli Quinoa Patties with Lemon Caper Sauce are the perfect finger food for fast eating! You won’t even be able to tell that they are gluten-free and grain-free! Do you ever get stuck in a dinner rut? Where you feel incredibly uninspired to prepare meals, so you end up fixing the same things…
Lemony Cedar Planked Salmon with Garlic & Dill
It’s been a busy weekend for us, filled with lots of errand running, cleaning, reorganizing, and furniture shuffling. Abbi’s birthday is coming up soon, so as an early birthday present, we got rid of her toddler bed and upgraded her to a twin bed with a new comforter/sheet ensemble. When Abbi saw her new bed…
Save Money & Make Your Own Roast Beef Lunch Meat
Yesterday I posted this picture (seen below) on Facebook of a 5 pound beef bottom roast that I cooked to use as lunch meat over the next few weeks. While I knew I would get a response from you, I wasn’t expecting the overwhelming response I received. Many of you asked for my recipe, so…
Slammin’ Alaska Salmon Burgers with Garlic Dill Aioli
I live in Alaska and eat fresh salmon from my freezer regularly, but do you think I have a salmon recipe posted on my website? Nope, not a single one. You see, I’ve had salmon prepared just about every way imaginable. Like most Alaskan kids, I’ve been eating it my entire life. My family has…
Paleo Chicken Tenders
These easy baked Paleo Chicken Tenders are one of our favorite low-carb / Keto meals. They are quick and easy, and much healthier than the fried variation! Do you remember what you ate in high school? I do. It’s scary to think what my diet mostly consisted of: saltines, goldfish crackers, mochas, Subway subs (I…
Quick & Healthy Meal in Under 30 – Sausage & Veggies
This is one of those quick and easy meals I keep in my back pocket when I’m short on time. It’s healthy, hearty, kid-approved, and excellent for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Quick & Healthy Meal in Under 30 – Sausage & Veggies: Yields 3 adult sized servings, or 2 adult & 2 kid-sized servings 12…
Grain Free Sushi for Kids (fully cooked)
My love affair with sushi started when I was in high school. My boyfriend then, and his mom, took me to eat sushi at the one Japanese style restaurant we had in our small town of Kodiak. I had never tried it before (my parents were definitely not sushi eaters). When I received my meal,…
