Squash Soup

-Peel, seed and cube medium sized Butternut Squash

-Peel and cube 3 Sweet Potatoes

-Cube 2 onions

-4 cups chicken stock

-Pinch of salt and pepper

-Sprig of rosemary

Place all ingredients in a stock pot on low heat (can also use a crock-pot). Simmer until squash and sweet potatoes are soft. About 2-3  hours on stove, 6-8 in crock-pot.

Using a food-mill, food processor, or blender, blend until smooth, remove rosemary. 

Serve immediately. Garnish with greek yogurt and parsley.

Pork with Squash Soup

I was staring un the fridge Saturday lunchtime wondering what to eat. My eyes and brain where working hard; leftover pork loin, squash soup and spinach. Could I make something good? I decided to give it a try.

I heated the pork with a bit of olive oil in the cast iron skillet. Added the spinach and soup. Cooked it all until it was warm.

And yes, it was yummy. (Next time I will add feta on top for a touch of salty.)

Pan seared pork loin

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

-Oil cast iron skillet, get it hot
-Season pork with Italian seasonings
-Cut slits in pork insert garlic slices
-cut 3 carrots
-cube 1 medium onion
-cube 1 baking potato (skinned)

Brown roast on all sides in skillet until golden brown.

add veggies to pan place everything in oven until pork is at temp. About 45 min. Cover and let cool for 15 min. Slice and serve.

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Grilled Salmon with onion and mushrooms

1 1/2 lb of Salmon cut into serving sized portions
Sprinkle italian seasoning on salmon

Grill salmon until just pink, about 4 min per side.

Heat cast iron skillet on medium heat.
Add olive oil to pan
Add 3 cloves chopped garlic
Cut 2 medium sized onions in half, then thin slices, add to pan
Cut 8-10 small button mushrooms into thin slices. Add to pan.

Cook onions until transparent and mushrooms are done.

Place cooked salmon on platter, top with onion mix. Enjoy.

Quick Red Sauce

I jar Red spaghetti sauce
3 cloves garlic smashed
1 tbls Italian seasoning
1 kilbasha cut in quarters, then cut in half

Warm everything together.

Serve over quinoa or rice pasta.

Banana Bread

Can't wait to dig in. The bread has made the house smell wonderful.

Avocado Hash

Lunch today was what I had in the house that I could throw together quickly.

2 links turkey sausage
1 avocado
1 Roma tomato
Queso cheese about 1/4 cup
Bit of salsa
Sprinkle with fresh parsley or cilantro

Eat with corn chips

GF Halloween Cookies

Working on our GF Halloween cookies.

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cookies with cream cheese frosting are now available. Get them while they are in season!

Chili

Great gluten-free comfort food.

1 onion diced add to stock pot
Slash of olive oil. Turn stove on medium add everything to a big stock pot.
1 lb of ground pork
1 lb of ground beef
Can of tomato paste
Brown everything together.
Add 4 cans of beans (chili, red, and northern where in this batch)
2 cans of tomato sauce
5 cloves of garlic diced
4 fresh tomatoes diced
1 can diced tomatoes
Chili powder, ah, about that much
Smoked paprika, again about that much
Continue to taste and season to your tastes.

Enjoy a big bowl topped with shredded cheese.

Taco Soup

-Saute 1 large chopped onion in stock pot with olive oil until soft.
-(optional) Brown Ground Meat (turkey, beef, chicken or pork)
-add packet of taco seasoning
-add can of refried no fat beans
-add can of tomatoes
-add can of spicy tomatoes
-add can of Great Northern Beans
-add 2 cups frozen corn
-add 2 cans chicken broth
-add enough water to cover everything by 2"

Simmer for 30 minutes.  Serve with grated cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips.

Quick Guacamole

1 avocado diced
2 small Roma tomatoes diced
about 2 tbls chopped onion
about 1 tsp chopped parsley (or chilinatro)
couple drops of lemon juice

Mix all together and enjoy with chips.

Zucchini Logs

Remember ants on a log that you ate as a kid? I loved them, and that is what inspired me as I looked at the tiny zucchini's my husband bought.

-remove steam and bottom end
-cut small zucchini in half
-use spoon to remove seeds
(optional: sprinkle salt on zucchini)
-spoon in left over chicken salad

Then eat your heart out!

Crab filling

3/4 bag spinach chopped fine
6 baby portabellas chopped fine
Sauté w/ 1/4 white wine

3/4 package cream cheese
3/4 package low-fat cottage cheese
2 cans crab-meat (small ones)
1 tbls fresh Rosemary
Ground salt
Ground pepper
2 cloves garlic minced
Splash white wine (or reserved juice from spinach sauté)

Mix in spinach. Blend with hand mixer

Use filling however your heart desires.
Over quina pasta
on zucchini cakes