Tag Archives: gluten free recipes
Sweet Potato, Caramelized Onion Quiche With Wild Rice Crust
Next weeks dinners via MenusByMesadeVida(dot)com – Slow cooked pork loin roast with butternut squash, cranberries, parsnip & carrot mash; Pork with caramelized onion gravy, wild rice pilaf, steamed cauliflower; Sweet potato quiche with caramelized onions and wild rice crust; Turkey, sweet potato and black bean chili; Quick and healthy pepper steak over pasta and for [...]
Creamy Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup…Or How Can I Stuff As Many Vegetables As Possible Into My Kids
I want to share with you one of my new favorite soups. I’ve made my traditional butternut squash soup hundreds of times, for my family as well as my personal chef clients. But this time I made it for my family and did a little something different: I was on a mission to cram as [...]
Well isn’t this pretty?
It has been a busy week for me, I haven’t had much time to get any new recipes for the site. To be remedied next week for sure. But, as always I’m constantly testing recipes for Menus by Mesa de Vida, my weekly menu program that goes out to smart, savvy, good-eating people all over [...]
Cranberry-Orange Quick Bread & Muffins Healthified! – Guest Post For Mamabargains.com
Do you love banana bread, apple bread and other quick breads but want a healthier, more “holiday” version? This recipe is perfect! Moist, so easy, full of amazing flavor and healthy enough for breakfast! Check out the recipe by clicking on any of the delicious pictures or head over to the Mamabargains.com/blog and enjoy! Want [...]
Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna – Healthified!
Pumpkin recipes…’tis the season! I have a delicious recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna…healthified of course! Easy and quick, lots of vegetables (besides the pumpkin) to bump up the nutrition, gluten free brown rice noodles (you can use whole wheat noodles if you wish), there is even kale in here…great place to sneak it in! The [...]
Feeding A Crowd? Make My Braised Italian Beef & Pasta!
I made this on Saturday for a gathering of friends and family to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday. This is one of my go-to meals when I want to serve a lot of people really well, but not slave in the kitchen all day. The beef gets so tender, the flavors are complex and amazing, but [...]
Navigating The Bulk Food Department – The Why’s And How’s To Buying Quality, Clean #RealFood- A Video Blog
This is National Bulk Foods Week (who knew there was such a thing!?) and I wanted to share how I stock almost half of my shopping cart every week with bulk foods. Spices, nuts, grains, dried fruit and more. Watch to see why I buy these ingredients in the bulk food section, how I store [...]
Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta In Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage – Yes, this is easy.
So easy in fact, and so good, you may want to make this every single day. I am going to have to not keep these ingredients in my kitchen often because I’m having a hard time resisting eating the other 2/3 of the recipe I just cooked. I was out shopping today after being [...]
Chicken And Black Bean Chili – Quick, Easy and Healthy!
This is one of those recipes I fall back on when I need to get a satisfying, healthy dinner on the table quick. It also happens to be one of my most requested meals from my personal chef clients. You would think the gourmet fare would be requested more, right? Nope, my clients seem to [...]
Menus By Mesa de Vida Menu Peek October 5, 2012
Coming to members of Menus by Mesa de Vida tomorrow…. Click HERE to be a rock star in the kitchen and eat #REALFOOD that will bring life to your table! Sign up to receive my weekly newsletter with every new recipe, other healthy tips and exclusive discounts for newsletter members only! I also send you a free [...]
