Tag: Soy Free

Better Than Milk Powdered Rice Milk – Product Review

admin October 1, 2013 0 Comments
Did you know there is such a thing as powdered rice milk?  Over the years I have seen recipes here and there calling for powdered soy milk.  Since we like to avoid soy, I looked to see if I could find powdered rice milk.  And there is; it is pictured below.   It is difficult to find.  I’ve only found it in one, out of the way store and it was expensive.  However, it is available online at...

Southwest Grilled Chicken

admin September 25, 2013 6 Comments
I grill well into autumn.  And I grill a lot of chicken.  I have about three chicken marinades that I rotate through and they are getting a little old.  So, I set out to find a new and different marinade to liven up our grilled chicken.   I adapted today’s marinade recipe from here.  It has a Southwestern flair to it so I renamed it Southwest Grilled Chicken.  If you like lime, you’ll...

Minty Chocolate Dessert Bars

admin September 21, 2013 17 Comments
I am always on the lookout for a great brownie.   Brownies are the ONE thing that is next to impossible to make without eggs.  I have tried recipe after recipe of vegan brownies with little to no success.  So when I saw the words, “build a better brownie” in an Oprah magazine a couple of years ago, it grabbed my attention. (Recipe that follows was slightly adapted from that). Okay, so...

Fun Finds Friday – Blueberry Sauce

admin September 20, 2013 0 Comments
Fun Finds Friday is here! Recently I had been shopping and saw a bottle of blueberry sauce.  As usual, I turned over the jar to read the label.  While it had no allergens (shocking!) it was not blueberry sauce.  It was high fructose corn syrup and other chemical sounding names.  It had something like “blueberry flavoring” in it.  Five years ago I probably would have bought it.  Now? ...

How To Make A “Can” of Condensed Cream Of Chicken Soup – A Photo Tutorial

admin September 16, 2013 10 Comments
If you are wanting to make a casserole that uses condensed cream soups, you are out of luck if you are dairy or gluten free.   Or maybe you just ran out, don't want to run to the store, and would like to make your own.  Here is a step by step photo tutorial to help you out.  Making your own cream soups is much easier than one would think. 1.  Cook and cut up 1 to 1 1/2 cup chicken (use...

Fun Finds Friday – Local Honey Plus Why Local (Raw) Honey Is Better Than Traditional Store Bought

admin September 13, 2013 2 Comments
For this Fun Finds Friday I'm talking about a fun local find, how you could find it too, and why you should! For years now, while living in suburbia, I have driven past a house that is set back from the road and an older two story farm looking house with a lot of cars and trucks parked in back.   Placed behind a strip mall with no homes on either side, and much older and different style than...

Red/Purple Cabbage Salad a/k/a A Salad By Three Names

admin September 11, 2013 3 Comments
In my house, this salad goes by the name “Ugly, but Good Salad,”  “Purple Monster Salad” or the basic, “Red/Purple Cabbage Salad.” It was a few years ago that I decided to bring more variety to the table in way of vegetables.  Cabbage wasn’t on my radar at all.  But then I came upon a salad recipe that for some reason I decided to try.  And surprisingly, it’s really good. ...

Lemony Date and Nut Balls

admin September 8, 2013 2 Comments
I have a thing for dates lately.  They are super sweet so they really satisfy the sweet tooth. Sometimes they even seem a bit like caramel.  Medjool dates seem to be the king of dates.  And I’ve had some (scrumptious), but oh my, they are super expensive.  So I don’t buy them.  However, I found dates at Sam’s Club that are affordable and super yummy.  They are moist and delicious; not...

Fun Finds Friday-Almost Sugar Free Lemonade

admin September 5, 2013 0 Comments
It’s Fun Finds Friday again!    Today I’m pointing you to a great lemonade recipe.  It makes a single glass.  Refreshing and easy to make, it's a great hot afternoon beverage.   It’s my first foray into using liquid stevia too.  I bought my stevia at Trader Joe’s.  It’s about half the cost of ones at Whole Foods.  Something like $6.99 vs. $14.99. I’ve made this a couple of...

First Ever “FUN FINDS FRIDAY” – “Peanut” Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

admin August 30, 2013 1 Comment
Today I’m introducing Fun Finds Friday.  This is the day where I showcase fun recipes, articles, food items or blogs I find.   While I’m hoping to have something every Friday, I do not like to box myself in.   So, I may take off a Friday here and there. :) For the first ever Fun Finds Friday, I am showcasing these wonderfully, delightful peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies (I...