Guacomole Dip

This is a Chipotle copycat recipe. We use Xochitl corn chips. 4 Haas avocadoes (peel, seed, and mash) 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and minced) ½ red onion, finely chopped (or put in food processor just until chopped) ½ lime, juiced 4 heaping TB of cilantro I throw everything but the avocadoes in a food processor. […]

Jesus Makes A House Call

I went to a writing seminar and was given the assignment to write 100 short stories pertaining to our own lives by the end of summer.  So, I decided to write 100 Answers to Prayer.   I thought I’d post a few of them.  I love hearing how God has worked in other peoples’ lives and thought […]

Chicken Stew

  4 chicken breasts cut into 1-inch cubes (I use Organic Smart Chicken) 29 oz. chicken broth (I use one container of Pacific broth and save 3 oz for mixing corn starch at the end) 3 cups cubed peeled potatoes (I just usually use about 2 potatoes) 1 cup chopped onion (I usually just use one […]

Baked Potato Skins

  4 medium to large baking potatoes, baked 3 TB olive oil ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp paprika 1/8 tsp pepper 6 bacon strips, cooked  (I use Applegate Farms Sunday Bacon from WF) 4 green onions, sliced (optional) Cook bacon.  If you don’t want to stand at the stove with grease […]

Baked Onions

This recipe is from Silvana Nardone’s cookbook, “Cooking for Isaiah.”  Kind of like a healthy version of onion rings.  A little messy to eat, but they’re really good. 4 sweet onions such as Vidalia, stem and root trimmed, halved crosswise 1 cup rice cereal crumbs (I use Erehwhon) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ TB […]

Banana Muffins (GFCF) – Feingold Stage One

1 1/3 cup GF flour blend * (I’m assuming you could use regular flour here too but I’ve never tried it.)2 tsp baking powder (I use Rumford Aluminum Free)1/4 tsp baking soda (I use Bob’s Red Mill)1/2 tsp salt (I use Redmond’s Real Sea Salt)1/3 cup coconut oil or Spectrum shortening* 2/3 cup sugar (I […]

Gummy Snacks

3 envelopes of Knox unflavored gelatin (by the Jell-O at any store) 1/4 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of fruit juice or pop (open the pop and let it de-fizz first Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and heat just till sugar dissolves.  Pour into molds and refrigerate till firm (about 20 minutes or […]

Vanilla Frosting – Feingold Stage 1

3 cups powdered sugar (I use organic) 3 TB butter (Earth’s Balance Soy Free or Land O’Lakes or organic butter) *2 to 3 TB rice milk or whole milk (I use Pacific) 1 tsp vanilla extract (if you are gluten free, make sure it says GF) Combine all ingredients in a mixer and beat until […]

Chocolate Frosting – Feingold Stage 1

1/2 cup shortening (I use Spectrum Organic or Tropical Traditions Palm Oil)4 cups powdered sugar 4 TB cocoa powder (I use Hershey’s) 6 TB rice milk, whole milk, or water (I use Pacific brand rice milk)  2 tsp vanilla extract (watch for corn syrup) Pinch of salt 1. Combine shortening and cocoa in a mixer and beat until […]