My Favorite Lentil Soup

I love lentil soups and have many recipes dedicated to lentils. This is my favorite lentil soup recipe. It's pretty simple, but it always hits the spot. This is a thick soup, and one of my favorite ways to eat it is from a small bowl using red pepper strips instead of a spoon.1 large chopped onion1 cup chopped carrots2 large cloves minced garlic6 cups soup stock (chicken, beef or vegetable)2

Chicken Kofta Meatballs

Recently I've subscribed to Living Without magazine. I really like reading it, and it's stuffed with many interesting recipes and tips for those living with food allergies. Tonight I tried their Kofta meatball recipe (with some modification) on the girls - happily, they got Anna's stamp of approval. I stuck the meatballs with toothpicks and called it Dinner on a Stick. Anna was impressed.

Fish Tacos

I'd never had a fish taco before just recently. They are made with catfish or tilapia where we are, and I really like them. Fish tacos are made with flour tortillas in our local restaurants. Although it would probably be easy enough to ask for them with corn tortillas, I wanted to try making them at home. DH and I like ours sprinkled with lime juice and doused with green pepper sauce, but

Making Your Own Tortillas

Recently I have tried making both corn tortillas following the directions on the package of a bag of masa flour, and gluten-free flour tortillas made in part with rice flour. Both are good however the kids, DH and I prefer the tortillas with the rice flour in them. And in fact, the latter are the ones the girls were willing to eat.I have a few tricks up my sleeve in the kitchen. Actually it's

Key Lime Pie

I love a good tart dessert, and I make this key lime pie pretty tart. There's no getting around sweetened condensed coconut milk having a coconut taste, but it makes this pie interesting. My original recipe called for topping the pie with whipped cream, but it's just as nice to garnish with lime, or maybe a dusting of finely ground graham crackers and powdered sugar.3 eggs3/4 cup - 1 cup fresh

Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk

The original recipe for dairy-free sweetened condensed milk can be found here. 2 14oz. cans coconut milk1/2 cup sugarSimmer the coconut milk in a medium, heavy bottomed saucepan. Fold in the sugar and stir until dissolved. Reduce the volume by half (this will take about an hour).

GFCF Sandwich Wraps

I'm so excited! Did you hear me? I'M SO EXCITED! Seriously, seriously excited. We have been gluten and casein (and soy) free for months - but I've been cheating. I love sandwich wraps with a passion, so I've had a few here, and a few there. The problem with that is, the longer I'm GFCF, the more it hurts to cheat. I just can't do it anymore. And there is nothing, nothing gluten and casein