This gluten-free chicken enchiladas recipe uses an easy creamy homemade red sauce and is baked in a casserole dish with kale. All the ingredients get roasted together on a sheet pan in the oven, before the chicken is shredded and added to the roasted ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Shredded Chicken Enchiladas
Oscar Night
For Oscar night recipes, look no further. Whether you’re creating a themed menu that’s based on the Best Picture nominees or simply gathering with friends over fancy gluten-free finger food, Oscar night viewing parties are a great time to pop open some organic wines or bubby and throw a party.
If you’re looking for Paleo-friendly or low carb appetizers, these twigs in a blanket and prosciutto wrapped figs are always a winner, as well as this grand aioli seafood and crudites platter, and these paleo lemon bars for dessert! Wash it all down with Moscow mules with mint.
Twigs in a Blanket with Sundried Tomato Pesto
This recipe was created in partnership with Prosciutto di Parma, whose cured hams I dream about on a regular basis. It’s often the simplest things that end up blowing my mind in the kitchen. I remember when I was down in Brazil and first ... Continue Reading about Twigs in a Blanket with Sundried Tomato Pesto
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Fritters with Leeks and Kimchi (Low FODMAP Optional)
Super Bowl season is always a tricky time to balance health and hedonism. During the "before times" you could usually find me shoveling fistfuls of salami off a meat tray in order to be less jealous of the casserole dishes of baked pasta being served ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Fritters with Leeks and Kimchi (Low FODMAP Optional)
Vegan Roasted Beet Hummus
This vegan roasted beet hummus recipe is one of my favorite things to bring to a potluck as a colorful centerpiece for the table. On most days I wake up and can’t believe that people actually pay me to write and cook for a living. My afternoons ... Continue Reading about Vegan Roasted Beet Hummus
Sriracha Roasted Butternut Squash Toasts with Smoky Pumpkin Seeds
This vegan roasted butternut squash recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends at Little Northern Bakehouse. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site and my toast cravings ... Continue Reading about Sriracha Roasted Butternut Squash Toasts with Smoky Pumpkin Seeds
Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Poppers
Our Friday night pizza parties have become one of my favorite regulated forms of gluttony. Some of you may remember that they were born from a time in March when we realized that we were eating some combination of pizza, cookies and pasta at ... Continue Reading about Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Poppers
Gluten-Free Okonomiyaki (Japanese Cabbage-Scallion Pancakes)
I like to think of this okonomiyaki recipe as the Japanese equivalent of latkes, with shredded cabbage instead of grated potato. Though this makes the dish no less pantry friendly, it does certainly make the prep much easier, as grating ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Okonomiyaki (Japanese Cabbage-Scallion Pancakes)
Warm Butternut Squash Dip with Gruyere and Pistachios
I have a love/hate relationship with butternut squash. I love eating it. But every time I perch one on my cutting board to peel, I think to myself: today will finally be the day when I call Charlie from the emergency room having just ... Continue Reading about Warm Butternut Squash Dip with Gruyere and Pistachios
Prosciutto Wrapped Figs with Grana Padano Red Onion Jam
This recipe was created in partnership with Icons of European Taste, a joint promotional program to promote Prosciutto di Parma--whose cured hams I dream about on a regular basis-Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. For whatever reason, ... Continue Reading about Prosciutto Wrapped Figs with Grana Padano Red Onion Jam
The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almonds (+ GIVEAWAY!)
I’m an unrelenting cookie purist. Nothing turns me into your local scrooge faster than a chopped up candy cane in a perfectly decadent chocolate chip cookie. This is one of my least favorite things about cookie swaps—the need to guild the lily ... Continue Reading about The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almonds (+ GIVEAWAY!)
Kimchi Deviled Eggs
Kimchi, the fermented Korean condiment made out of Napa cabbage and daikon radishes, is the perfect ingredient to make your hard-boiled egg appetizer even more gut-healthy and devilish at the same time. Though it’s hard to go wrong with creamy ... Continue Reading about Kimchi Deviled Eggs
Kale and Sweet Potato Veggie Nuggets
These gluten-free veggie nuggets are brought to you in partnership with my friends Little Northern Bakehouse. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site and my vegan nuggets recipes ... Continue Reading about Kale and Sweet Potato Veggie Nuggets
Quick & Easy Artichoke Hummus
Last year before my move, I started the arduous process of cooking my way through my pantry. One of my favorite dishes to kill multiple canned birds with one stone was this artichoke hummus recipe. It's also a nice go-to for last minute ... Continue Reading about Quick & Easy Artichoke Hummus
Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff Toasts with Kale
This vegetarian stroganoff recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends at Little Northern Bakehouse. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site and all my gluten-free toast cravings ... Continue Reading about Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff Toasts with Kale
Fat Bomb Avocado Brownies
I have a novel new concept for you just in time for the holiday season of hedonism: Brownies. For. Breakfast. Okay, okay fine. I might not actually be endorsing this idea. But I have, in case the spirit moves you, designed a recipe that is ... Continue Reading about Fat Bomb Avocado Brownies
Black Sesame Coconut Rice Pudding with Matcha Cream
This easy coconut rice pudding recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends at USA Rice & TheFeedfeed. All opinions are my own (duh). Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site (and my savory desserts) possible! I ... Continue Reading about Black Sesame Coconut Rice Pudding with Matcha Cream
Le Grand Aioli Seafood and Vegetable Crudités Platter with Grilled Scallions
Have you ever been to a new restaurant's friends and family night? I hadn’t until last year, when I got the opportunity to order an entire grand aioli seafood and vegetable crudités platter for two people. I say, opportunity. Because it didn’t ... Continue Reading about Le Grand Aioli Seafood and Vegetable Crudités Platter with Grilled Scallions
Paleo Lemon Bars with Almond Flour Crust
Gluten-free baking usually falls into one of two categories. Either it’s nearly as good as the real thing, but requires dozens of ingredients and gums. Or it only uses “healthy” ingredients and, though looks like it could kind of be the real ... Continue Reading about Paleo Lemon Bars with Almond Flour Crust
Paleo Cast Iron Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
The first time I ever ate a pizookie (pizza cookie) was in college. I was visiting my friend Ali in her hometown of Los Angeles, and her food tour always included two cookie Meccas in Westwood, Diddy Riese for ice cream sandwiches, and BJ’s for ... Continue Reading about Paleo Cast Iron Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Roasted Carrot-Jalapeno Salsa with Pepitas (low FODMAP)
I’m officially 3 weeks into my SIBO diet and it’s been, well, hard. I’m not looking for pity or a pat on the back. I don't want to discourage you if you have to take on a similar change. I’m stating the obvious, which is that the struggle is ... Continue Reading about Roasted Carrot-Jalapeno Salsa with Pepitas (low FODMAP)
Creamy Dairy-free Baked Artichoke Dip
I very clearly remember the first time I ever ate the melted wonderland that is spinach artichoke dip. As I’ve lamented before, my upbringing was heavy on the millet, light on the fast food. This is obviously a good thing in hindsight. But at ... Continue Reading about Creamy Dairy-free Baked Artichoke Dip
Gluten-Free Pumpkin White Bean Blondies
‘Tis the season for cookie swaps and traded treats. Which is why last week’s mini vice detox was that much more of a struggle. And why I have a love hate relationship with these gluten-free blondies, whose recipe I developed while not being able to ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Pumpkin White Bean Blondies
Sweet Potato Hummus with Tahini and Homemade Za-atar
As I’ve lamented before on the blog, Thanksgiving used to be our holiday. Meaning, it was the one holiday my small nuclear family, with my mother and I at the helm, would host in our home. Our glorious ten-year reign including one disaster after ... Continue Reading about Sweet Potato Hummus with Tahini and Homemade Za-atar
Korean Beef Bibimbap Bowls with Miso Sweet Potatoes and Spicy Tomatillo Sauce
My recent trip to Colorado was a far cry from my last trip to the state. And not just because I got to meet the famed gal behind this Korean Beef Bibimbap Bowl recipe. Or ride ponies, or eat many many epic meals. For all those good times, the ... Continue Reading about Korean Beef Bibimbap Bowls with Miso Sweet Potatoes and Spicy Tomatillo Sauce