I had thawed chicken thighs and legs and I had a ton of zucchini. The challenge was to figure out a recipe that used both (and wasn’t boring). After scouring the web, I found a couple of recipes, but didn’t like bits of either. I wasn’t too sure about rosemary and mustard together in a…
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Gnocchi with Garlic Chicken & Spinach
I made this for dinner tonight since my husband wasn’t home and I didn’t need to worry about gluten. I went on instinct and it was really, really good! Ingredients: 1 pkg. gnocchi (boxed or fresh from the refrigerated section) 3 chicken tenders, diced 1 tbsp. minced garlic 2 handfuls of fresh spinach salt &…
German-Style Pork Roast
My heritage is German, so I grew up eating a lot of pork. Germans love to use cabbage and apples in their cooking. This recipe doesn’t have cabbage, but it does have apples. And, while it’s roasting in the oven, your mouth will surely water from the smells coming from your kitchen! The pork is…
Vegan Scalloped Potatoes
I was craving scalloped potatoes today, so I went online to find one that didn’t include any dairy or gluten. I found one, but didn’t have all the ingredients, plus I didn’t want artichoke in mine. What attracted me to this recipe was that the author has the same feeling about a lot of vegan…
Tofu Scramble
Breakfast is the hardest meal for me. I’m lazy about cooking anything early in the morning, which means I often don’t eat much, making it that much harder to lose weight. This morning, I decided to try making a tofu scramble since I can’t tolerate eggs. It never really sounded appealing to me, but since…