Category: SAVORY
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Cilantro Lime Chicken
Is it just me or does chicken taste better in strips? I think it’s just me but honestly, I could eat these like jerky. They are perfect for tacos, salads, harvest bowls, or simply by themselves. Super easy and packed with citrus flavors, this one is a no-brainer. Here, you’ll see I used the Cilantro…
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Crispy Cracker Chicken Nuggets
One of my fan favorites (and when I say fan, I mean my lovely family and friends) is Yoshii’s Caesar Salad with Cracker Crusted Chicken Tenders. Now I know I haven’t divulged Yoshii’s epic Caesar dressing yet on this updated blog site but I PROMISE I will soon. In the meantime, I’ll share my secret…
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Cauliflower Rice Arancini Balls with Marinara Sauce
*REPOST FROM OLD BLOG One of the things I miss most about eating gluten is fried-anything. I don’t eat fried foods on a regular basis but my mouth salivates every time we go to a restaurant that offers fried goodies — mozzarella sticks, beer-battered appetizers, you name it. These Air Fried Italian Arancini Balls are…
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Baked Crispy Ground Chicken Tacos
*REPOST FROM OLD BLOG Maybe it’s the California girl in me but I LOVE a good taco. Tacos are a gluten free person’s heaven. Yes, you have to forgo flour tortillas but with corn, you really aren’t missing out! And if you ask me to choose between soft or crispy, I really cannot pick a…
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Spicy Sausage & Kale Hash
I don’t know about y’all but it’s been A WEEK. Maybe it’s because we are mentally anticipating summer break like we used to in grade school, but now are adults who don’t see more than 5 days off on the horizon… forever. Or maybe it’s because after completing a to-do, another one just happens to…
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Summer Heirloom Tomato, Shrimp & Mozzarella Salad
Although we are in the thick of the worst “May Grey” month I’ve ever experience here in Santa Monica in the 8 years I have lived by the beach, I am desperate for summer. The food, the drinks, THE SUN. So as we head into Memorial Day weekend, I am sharing a happy accident that…
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Baked Feta with Honey
As of the last few months, my new favorite ingredient to top salads or use as an appetizer is feta. It’s salty, it’s easily manipulated (for cooking purposes of course) and it’s cheese! Unless you are allergic, who doesn’t like cheese? This baked feta recipe is the perfect addition to your cooking adventures and an…
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Grandma Jo’s Green Chili Pork Stew
Looking for a delicious, heart-warming, easy soup to spice up your soup rotation? Yes please! My family always goes for soups or stews during any holiday stretch because sometimes we need a break from the multi-dish meals and countless hours in the kitchen. BUT we still need to feed the crowd so soups are a…
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Eggplant Rollatini
I have always seen eggplant or zucchini rolls on Pinterest and thought, Dang! That looks impossible. So I never tried it. Until I did. And now I am obsessed. I will roll anything up into vegetable slices. I think out of the two (eggplant or zucchini), I prefer eggplant, because if you salt the eggplant…
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Deconstructed Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice
Let’s put it this way – growing up I only liked avocado rolls. Despite my father and brother’s love for sashimi during our summer trips to see the grandparents in Hawaii, I was not a fish fan. Cooked or raw. But especially raw. That is, until I met my husband. He is half Japanese on…
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