Tag: food

Girl-Scout Cookie Truffles (Paleo)

I have a love/hate relationship with girl scout cookies. I was girl scout for years, my mom was Cookie Mom… I have fond memories of a time when cookies weren’t $4 a box and were actually filled full with cookies. This was also a time where I could eat a box in its entirety, and …

Poor Man’s “Crab Cakes” – Gluten Free Zucchini Cakes (Vegan option, too!)

I loved making these in college. I was too broke for crab meat, but my mom would send me back to school with giant zucchinis and told me to get creative. Looking back at that, having my budget limiting me to mashed potatoes, couscous and macaroni and cheese may not have been so bad. I …

Easy Caprese Salad

This one goes out to all my Italian family and has a special place in my heart. Growing up, almost all of my extended “family” was Italian. I loved this, because we are not one iota of Italian. A little Czech, a little Native American, a smidge of Irish… but we definitely got to enjoy …

Raspberry Crumb Squares (Vegan, Paleo)

If I’m being honest, I am not a desserts/sweets person. I am not a skilled baker (or at least don’t consider myself one), and I don’t crave sugar. I barely enjoy chocolate. The exception to this, of course, is Easter, when I will actually eat an entire bag or two of Robin Egg malt-balls. This …

Crispy Dijon Chicken (Paleo)

When I was a kid currently, and likely for the rest of my life, I will love chicken fingers. If there’s nothing good on a menu when you go out to eat, chicken fingers will never let you down, no matter what dive restaurant you end up at. They’re safe, you can tell if they’re …