healthy zucchini banana bread {grain free}

As most of you know, I eat very little wheat or other grains. I enjoy a slice of Ezekiel bread from time to time, I love oatmeal, and I make up a batch of brown rice about once a week. Other than that I’m mostly grain free. I feel SO much better when I kick…

“little red hen” chicken bake

Looking for something a bit different to do with chicken? Here’s a favorite, easy recipe in our house. You can use homemade French dressing for this, or your favorite store bought variety. I like to make mine so I know there aren’t any weird chemicals or oils going into our food, but I sometimes use…

tom yum soup

Some days call for soup, even in the middle of summer. There are SO many great hot and cold summer soups that celebrate warm weather flavors… like the fresh tomatoes in gazpacho, lime coconut and ginger in thai chicken soup, lemons in Greek lemon chicken soup with orzo, fresh garden veggies in victory garden soup,…

smorrebrod {open faced danish sandwich}

Are you ready to try one of my favorite summer sandwiches? The literal translation of smorrebrod means “butter and bread,” and although most versions of smorrebrod start with buttered, dark rye bread, the sandwich combinations can vary greatly. Sometimes I top ours with cold pickled shrimp, leftover roast beef or smoked salmon, but this time…