*Disclaimer: Beer contains gluten. With the first of the cooler days this Fall, soup was absolutely necessary. I saw this recipe on Pinterest and had to try it… Y’all….. YUM!!! It has beef smoked sausage, cabbage, potato, caraway seeds, and an Oktoberfest style beer. What’s not to love?? It’s so savory, but there’s a last-minute…
GF/DF Halloween Sugar Cookies
Happy Halloween! Trick or Treat? Definitely treat!! I make these sugar cookies all year long. This recipe is so easy and quick, and it’s delicious! Best part is that there is NO NEED TO CHILL THE DOUGH! I know! And the shapes hold, no spreading here! And for this spooky time of year, I make…
Gluten Free Chicken Roulade with Mushroom Duxelles
Hey everyone! Today I’m going to share with you a family favorite — Chicken Roulade with Mushroom Duxelles! My late mother started developing this recipe many years ago. I feel as though I finished it for her. Duxelles is a finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions or shallots, and herbs such as thyme, parsley and…
Trisha Yearwood’s Orange Chocolate Cake
The weather outside is frightful, but it isn’t like the cute song about letting it snow.. No.. Hurricane Irma (or Tropical Storm Irma as it is now) is blowing across the South. With that said, my thoughts and prayers are with the people who have been effected by this storm. Where I live, so…
GF Italian Wedding Soup
I’m baaaaaaack! It’s been a crazy Summer — we bought and moved into our first house!! So between packing, moving, unpacking, decorating, and being up to my eyeballs in DIY home projects, I haven’t had much time to blog.. until now! I have done some really cool projects from refinishing my beloved childhood kitchen table,…
GF/DF Lemon Poppyseed Baked Doughnuts
It’s Springtime and Easter is upon us. It’s not uncommon for me to want to make something to bring to our family’s Easter gathering every year, nor is it uncommon to want something scented with lemon. Lemon is just so fresh and Springy! And, who doesn’t like doughnuts?? Lemon+Doughnut= Happiness. I was given a doughnut…
Bangers and Mash
St. Patrick’s Day is this week and I always like to make something festive. First thing that comes to mind when I think of Irish food is anything to do with potatoes, anything really. In the past, I have made Beef Irish Stew, Irish Baking Soda Bread, lamb stew, corned beef and cabbage, and always a…
GF/DF Southern Biscuits and Gravy
It was brought to my attention by my husband, David, that he had never had Southern Biscuits and Gravy, to which I replied “you poor thing.” Where I come from, it is a tradition and a delicacy. The challenge was, and always is, making David’s food gluten free and dairy free. Biscuits are bread and…
Gluten Free Swiss Steak
It took me until approximately 2007 to be introduced to Swiss Steak by my husband’s family. Swiss steak is a method of slow-cooking a relatively tough cut of beef, such as a round steak. The meat is browned, and then braised in a tomato sauce. I had never heard of Swiss Steak until after I met my…
Easy Japanese Oyakodon 親子丼 (Chicken and Egg)
A couple years ago, my husband, David, went through a huge Asian food kick and asked me to prepare something Japanese for him, so I went to Pinterest, desperate for ideas. Most of the dishes I found required ingredients that I had never heard of and highly doubted that I could find anywhere close to home….
Curry Stew
The other week brought a Winter Storm to the South, complete with snow and mostly ice. That kind of cold weather begs for soups, stews, and comfort food, but all that comfort food can be really heavy. I came up with a light and healthy stew that comforts and warms your body and soul. I have…
Dairy-Free Indian Vegetable Korma
It’s Meatless Monday! I found this recipe for Vegetable Korma on Pinterest last week and couldn’t wait to prepare it for my family. After all, I had all the spices on-hand, plus the recipe seemed super simple and healthy. But, what is Korma?? Korma, also spelled kormaa, qorma, khorma, kurma, or qovurma, is a dish originating…
The Stay At Home Cook 