I love a breakfast strata! The other recipes I have are bread-based; and while they work with gluten-free bread, it’s nice to have one that skips the bread altogether. This is a dish that comes together really super easily, once you know what you’re doing and aren’t checking the recipe every 2 minutes! It’s also … Read more
I bought a box of mushrooms to have in an omelette one day, and after eating 2 mushrooms in the omelette, I needed something to do with all the rest of the mushrooms! An online search produced this yummy recipe. I’ve simplified it here. All it needs is some rice or naan and a green … Read more
I had an eggplant in the fridge I needed to cook before leaving on a trip for a week, and I found this recipe for eggplant meatballs, and they were delicious! I updated it with herbs from my balcony garden. Makes 12-18 meatballs (19 points in whole recipe) 3 T olive oil 3 cloves minced … Read more
I had some mahi mahi in the freezer, and was looking for a good way to prepare it. I had this recipe I’d torn out of a magazine that called for shrimp – and I figured it would probably be delicious with mahi mahi too! 10 points in the sauce below, which is enough for … Read more
This is a recipe I found online from Alton Brown and adapted it. For instance, he recommends peeling the tomatoes and cucumbers – I kept them on. He recommends a tomato juice base, I used chicken broth instead. It came out great! It has lots of strong onion-garlic flavor, and is full of wonderful veggie … Read more
Staying at my friend Kim’s house in Connecticut, she announced that she had found this great recipe and wanted to make it for us for dinner. It was DELICIOUS!! And so easy too. We added a few of our own touches, and the finished soup is below. Makes 4 (1 c.) servings – 6 pts … Read more
I served this dessert as the finish to a dinner of braised lamb and lentil-stuffed peppers, and everybody said it was the perfect combination of sweet and tart. The secret is to use granny smith apples. 😉 Topping: 1/2 c rolled oats 1/2 c rolled oats, coarsely ground in a blender or Cuisinart 1/4 c … Read more
So often, dishes with butternut squash are sweet; and consequently, they tend to all taste the same. What’s nice about this casserole is that the mushrooms add an earthy, savory note that tones down the characteristic sweetness of the butternut squash, and sets it apart from every other butternut squash preparation we come across each … Read more
Filling: 5 lbs cooked sweet potatoes (2 large cans) 6 T butter, softened or melted 6 T brown sugar 1/4 t vanilla 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 c evaporated milk or whipping cream, or even eggnog! 3/4 Jack Daniels 1/2 t cinnamon 1/2 t nutmeg Topping: 6 T brown sugar 6 T butter enough GF flour … Read more
1/2 c sweet potatoes, cooked 3 egg whites 1 scoop of whey protein powder cinnamon allspice baking powder Mix everything and cook them in a pan. 😉