Kitchen Sink Salad – GF, DF, Corn-free

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My version of a kitchen salad is a cross between a waldorf salad and a cobb salad. I really like the tart crunch of apple in an otherwise savory dish. I also like everything finely chopped so that you can get a taste of everything in each bite. This is my go-to lunch during the Summer. It's ...

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Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich – RSF, GF, Corn-free

Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich

I've been playing around with some old recipes making them into something brand new for Summer! I took the lemon butter cookies I gave out at Christmas and filled them with a lemon ice cream instead. That's right—a Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich. Yum! I used the same lemon curd recipe in the lemon ice cream below ...

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Strawberry Chocolate Party Balls – Corn-free, RSF, Vegan

Strawberry Chocolate Ice Cream

Light summery fruity ice cream laced with just a hint of chocolate. What could be better than that! Yep, I'm ready for Summer after an unusually cold winter in the South. I was trying to find something to do with leftover strawberry pulp from making strawberry syrup. Ice cream with just a touch of chocolate sounded ...

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Gazpacho Green Smoothie – Corn-free, SF, GF

Gazpacho Green Smoothie

Not long after I started making green smoothies, I discovered the need for a non-sweet smoothie. I'm all for a purple berry explosion of a smoothie but not every day. I still have a sweet tooth, but what I consider to be too sweet has changed drastically since I went paleo-ish. I discovered some recipes online ...

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5 Knife Tips from a Professional Chef

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As you know, I hate cutting up vegetables. So, I took a knife skills class at the local community college a few weeks ago to get better at it. I thought it might not be so tedious if I learned how to do it accurately.           I picked up some bonus tips from the chef running the ...

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Party Hummus Bites GF/CF/SF/DF/EF

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Hummus bites are great vegan and allergy-friendly appetizers. They're free of gluten, corn, dairy and eggs. It's also completely sugar-free. Now you have something to give those troublesome guests (like me) that you never know what to feed. LOL. Panelle is an Italian chickpea fritter made using chickpea flour and parmesan cheese. I found a recipe ...

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