Swiss Steak is smothered with stewed tomatoes, onions, celery and bell peppers. It’s baked slowly making it very tender. Baking eliminates oil making it much lower calorie and healthier than the classic way of preparing this recipe. Terrific for family or company dinners. This version is gluten free.
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Continue ReadingAmazing copycat recipe of Red Lobster’s famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits. These cheese-filled biscuits have a tasty garlic-parsley butter glaze that makes these biscuits sensational. One bite will have you hooked on these biscuits forever! Terrific for family, company or holiday dinners like Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
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Continue ReadingThis delicious sweet bread is filled with cinnamon and cinnamon chips then topped with cinnamon sugar. It’s reminiscent of Snickerdoodle cookies! It’s terrific for holiday, company or weekend breakfasts. Every bite will have you drooling!
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Continue ReadingLuscious green salad with fruit that’s great for the summer holidays when peaches ripen. This one includes feta cheese and toasted walnuts and is gluten free.
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Continue ReadingThis lovely vegetable dish is great for Meatless Mondays. It’s filling, satisfying and wonderful comfort food. Zucchini is breaded with Italian bread crumbs and then baked until tender. Then the zucchini is layered between spaghetti sauce and parmesan cheese. The result is phenomenal!
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Continue ReadingThis lovely main dish uses sliced turkey cutlets breaded with Italian bread crumbs, seasonings and parmesan cheese.
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Continue ReadingWonderful homemade bread recipe that can be made healthier with freshly ground wheat flours, honey instead of sugar, and butter instead of shortening.
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Continue ReadingGluten Intolerance is affecting more and more people in America. I love home made bread! There is nothing quite like it. I’m not talking about the cheater’s kind that I make in my breadmaker! I’m talking about the bread you actually have to hand knead! The loaves turn out so…
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Continue ReadingPart of the keys to maintaining weight loss is building healthy snacks into your diet and meal plan. Practically, though, you also need to build healthy snacks that you will actually eat! I love zucchini and I’ll eat it in salads or cooked as a veggie or in stir fry,…
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Continue ReadingOreo Cookie Ice Cream Mud Pie is spectacular. It starts with an Oreo cookie crust. It’s layered with ice cream, then a homemade chocolate sauce is poured on top. Serve with Ghirardelli dark chocolate syrup, maraschino cherries and whipped cream, if desired. This is a fantastic holiday dessert – especially…
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Continue ReadingWonderful Tex-Mex salad is filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, black and kidney beans, corn, avocados, cilantro, seasoned ground beef and tortilla chips. Serve with French or Catalina dressing. This salad is gluten free.
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Continue ReadingHomemade Taco Seasoning is a delightfully quick and easy way to make up Taco Seasoning especially if you don’t have Taco Seasoning packets on hand. It’s also a healthy alternative to Taco Seasoning packets that include MSG, sugar, preservatives or fillers! I use it for every Tex-Mex recipe that calls…
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Continue ReadingAbsolutely sensational corn casserole recipe with a Tex-Mex twist since this recipe uses green chilies and Mexicorn.
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Continue ReadingThis lovely side dish is filled with garden veggies: eggplant, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, onions, leeks, bell peppers and garlic, and seasoned with Italian herbs and drizzled with avocado or olive oil. This dish is great for Meatless Mondays or a side to any main course entree.
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Continue ReadingMaking homemade bread doesn’t have to be difficult, but it is a work of art–especially if you knead your own bread. I have to admit I use the breadmaker more often than not these days because it doesn’t tie up my time as much. But there is nothing quite like…