Pumpkin Chocolate Chip French Toast Bread Pudding – gluten free, dairy free, soy free

October 15, 2012

When those beautiful sugar pumpkins come to market I can hardly contain myself. I must get a few. Pumpkin is one of those ingredients that just makes everything better, as if they are smiling at you, ready to make your food shine. With no exception, the pumpkin in my baked pumpkin french toast really did make this recipe shine, along with it’s buddy, the chocolate chip. Aah, pumpkin and chocolate, love this combination. If you haven’t tried this combination then you must. You will quickly say to yourself, What have I been missing. The kids got up SO early today, didn’t anyone tell them it was Sunday?? To save on time, I prepared the batter the night before, chilled it … Continue reading →

Fried Chicken and Cornbread Waffles with Honey Tabasco Sauce – gluten free, dairy free

October 14, 2012

Yes I am at it again. Every now and then, well more now than then, my nutritionist side takes a long day off. Though I feel eating healthy is so important for optimal health, I do also feel one needs to have foodie indulgent experiences. Today was one of those foodiedays where there were bursts of salt, sweet, spice, and tang all in one bite.

Nutty Granola Goodness – gluten free, dairy free, soy free, vegan

October 11, 2012

Every now and then we love to make a huge batch of granola, a treat for the kids “plain old yogurt” as they say.  It’s tough finding a granola that is allergen free without a ton of sugar or other stuff, so we make it from scratch at our house.  There are now some options, just five years ago gluten free/dairy free/soy free was so hard to find.  This recipe is so easy that I don’t make this Came up with the recipe, and made it only once.  It was so easy that I handed the recipe over to my two older boys, which was perfect because my younger was studying fractions at the time.  He was having a hard … Continue reading →

Mushroom Quiche – gluten free, dairy free, soy free

September 22, 2012

I love a good quiche, especially for brunch. And I certainly do not get up at the crack of dawn to make one. I make the crust the day before, then finish the dish in the morning. I am all about making whatever I can ahead of time. How else can I maintain a sense of sanity with four boys!! My 11 year old hates eggs. I gave him egg for the first time when he was a year old and he spit it out. He has refused egg since. The funny thing is he will eat this quiche! And only this mushroom quiche. One day, a while back, I came up with this recipe. I put my recipe experiment into … Continue reading →

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Pancakes for breakfast today… featured in Los Angeles Times #weekendeats – gluten free, soy free, vegan

September 9, 2012

I love how easy it is to make these Strawberry Chocolate Chip pancakes when they’re baked in the oven! Spoon them on the baking sheet, bake them in the oven while I put everything away and clean up is so nice! I don’t feel like a short order cook. You know the feeling, standing there flipping over and over especially for a big family like ours. We got some sweet berries at the farmer’s market that I thought would be fun to put into pancakes. My kids love chocolate so I added some, I figured strawberries and chocolate go really well anyway so they won this morning protest. Well, I don’t really mind serving pancakes with chocolate as long as … Continue reading →