Tabouli Quinoa Salad (Sammy’s WF Pizza Copycat)

June 14, 2012 - Posted in Gluten-Free, Main Dishes, Makes Great Leftovers, Nut-Free, Our Toddlers LOVE This!, Salads & Oil-Free Dressings, Soy-Free

My mother-in-law introduced me to this salad and it’s my new favorite! You can find this salad at Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza restaurant… with a whopping 1/2 cup of oil and 2 tsp of salt. Yikes! I decided to recreate this salad WITHOUT that nonsense, turned out even better than the original!

My hubby was a bit skeptical but devoured an entire plate full! I served this with romaine leaves and a few flatbread crackers. I also added a couple cooked/chopped Gardein Chick’n Scallopini filets, per my hubby’s request. I try to stay away from fake meats as much as possible so this was a rare occasion.

Tabouli Quinoa Salad

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Chipotle Lentil Burgers

June 14, 2012 - Posted in Burgers, Wraps & Sandwiches, Gluten-Free, Main Dishes, Makes Great Leftovers, Nut-Free, Soy-Free

I’ve had my eye on this recipe for a while so I decided to try it since my hubby requested burgers this week. SO GLAD I DID because this one’s a keeper!!! This was a little too spicy for our toddler since I left the seeds in the ancho chiles. I’m going to remove more seeds next time I make it and see if she likes it. I’m sure she will!

: Chipotle Lentil Burgers

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

June 11, 2012 - Posted in Baked Goods, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Our Toddlers LOVE This!, Sweet Stuff

I haven’t made any sweets for A LONG TIME (as you’ve noticed on the blog) so I figured it might be time to dabble in a little sweetness. These cookies are really good and really easy to make. I think they taste best when warm so make sure to warm up the leftovers before eating, if you prefer. I tried to bribe our daughter to go on the potty with these cookies and it worked! Well… it worked one time anyways. Potty training is rough!

These are grain-free, gluten-free, white sugar free, oil-free, flour free…. all sorts of FREE!!!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

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Dill Pickle Roasted Chickpeas (Oil-Free)

June 11, 2012 - Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Burgers, Wraps & Sandwiches, Gluten-Free, Makes Great Leftovers, Nut-Free, Our Toddlers LOVE This!, Salads & Oil-Free Dressings, Soy-Free

I try to keep some type of crunchy snack in the house at all times… let me rephrase that… HEALTHY crunchy snack. I’m a crunchy snacker, I can destroy a bag of chips in no time flat if given the opportunity so I’ve learned not to set myself up for failure. Roasted chickpeas are such a great snack, nice and filling with a satisfying crunch! I’m always searching for new roasted chickpea recipes (I’m currently experimenting with a roasted buffalo “wing” chickpea recipe because I LOVE buffalo wing sauce!) so when I came across this one, I had to try it! Our toddler loved these too which kinda surprised me considering the vinegar taste.