One of the things I love most about gardening is that it helps me be get creative in the kitchen. The green beans in my garden have been growing well this season, and here I add them to an addicting potato salad, caper dill potato salad.
Bountiful produce tends to push you as a home cook. For me, I love to find new ways to use familiar ingredients; it keeps things interesting at dinner time. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Salad, Side Dish
Tagged capers, Dill, Green beans, Potatoes
This casserole-like tomato artichoke and mushroom rice bake recipe came about on Christmas day. I was asked if I wanted to help cook, and of course the answer was yes. I had been reading about some rice-based stuffing recipes somewhere and made this recipe on the fly with the ingredients we had on hand. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Side Dish
Tagged Artichokes, Mushrooms, Olives, Parsley, Rice, Tomatoes
I first started roasting cabbage a long time ago and for some reason I got away from it. This spring, I have been trying many variations of this recipe and this roasted red cabbage with garlic vinaigrette is by far my favorite.
This recipe can be made with red cabbage, green cabbage, or both. The red cabbage has better flavor, in my opinion, and its dark color helps to keep the cabbage from looking burnt when it is nicely caramilzed and crispy. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Vegan
Tagged Garlic, Quick and Easy, Red cabbage, Vegan
Friends, can you beleive that this is the first time I have tried roasting asparagus?!? Me either. Grilling it is usually my go-to method. One night when it was raining, I decided against grilling so I tried this roasted asparagus with creamy dill sauce.
If you are an asparagus fan like me, you will come back to this recipe time and time again. I have made it three times already this season and cannot get enough! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Side Dish
Risotto is one of the most common ways to make rice in Italy. Once you have tried it, you will completely understand why. It has a creamy mouthfeel that is not a usual characteristic of rice. Try my mushroom parmesan baked brown rice risotto to see what I mean.
Traditonally, risotto is made with arborio rice. It is a short grain white rice that readily releases its starches to produce the creamy texture. I used brown rice in my version because it is higher in protein and fiber. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Side Dish, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Mushrooms, Rice, Vegetarian
Happy New Year everyone! Today I am having a flash back to the summer months when I had so many zucchini that I didn’t know what to do with them all. These gluten free zucchini tots were a staple during summer, and area a great way to start the new year!
I am not a new year resolutions person. It just doesn’t suit me. I perfer the moto “moderation in everything.” To me means that you don’t need to feel guilty for life’s small pleasures. Continue reading
Grandma used to make these old fashioned scalloped potatoes for every special occassion. They are a family favorite, and today I am happy to share them with the Alison’s Allspice family.
If you are asking yourself, where’s the cheese? Well friend, you are looking for potatoes au gratin, not scalloped potatoes. Scalloped potatoes are made with a creamy sauce, but no cheese. Continue reading
If you are like me, you still have some summer garden produce lingering that needs to be used. Even though it is October, I still have garden cucumbers and tomatoes that are delicious in this tzatziki pasta salad with chickpeas.
Has anyone else had a busy fall? I feel like I am so far behind on all my projects, including blog posts. I had extra time at the end of summer to photograph some delicious recipes, and now they are finally making it onto the blog when the produce is almost out of season. Better late than never I suppose. Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Yogurt
Do you guys ever have those moments when you see a picture of a recipe and you just have to make it!? Well it happenend to me when I saw two of my favorite ingredients together: black beans and pasta! I made my own healthy tweeks to this black bean taco pasta salad recipe.
First of all, I don’t mess around with taco seasoning packets. I stock so many spices, there is no need! Also, those packets have added ingredients that you don’t need. Just keep a well stocked spice rack and you are set! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Southwestern, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Black Beans, Cheese, Noodles, Peppers, Quick and Easy, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Yogurt
Every morning while I’m eating my breakfast, I love to read a cooking magazine. Some people read newspapers, others social media, but I’m all about diving into recipes! This asparagus snap pea pasta salad was inspired by a similar recipe I came across recently.
The recipe was for a lemon dill orzo, and my garden dill has only just started to sprout. My asparagus and snap peas are in full swing, however, so I took the idea and changed it based on what I had. Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Asparagus, Dijon, Noodles, Snap peas, Vegetarian
