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Allergy-friendly party food

By jessica 2 Comments

We did a lot of entertaining and hosting over the holidays. My goal for food was to make things that View Post

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Braised White Beans

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    We first had these in a Greek restaurant called “Zoe’s Kitchen.” My sister figured View Post

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Taco Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

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Taco salad is usually one of those meals where the dairy is conspicuously missing. Not so here! Sam View Post

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top ten fall soups

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Top Ten Fall Soups Caribbean Sweet Potato Chili - This soup has a few strikes...Weird flavor View Post

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dairy-free spaghetti and meatballs

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I loved making this meal on my dairy-free diet because I always felt so satisfied after eating it. View Post

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Julie’s Peach-Berry Crumble

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My sister Julie is my culinary hero. Everytime I come over, there is something delicious carmelizing View Post

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dairy-free homemade cream of mushroom soup

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Listen, I’m not saying I’m not a little disgusted by the plopped out cold Campbell’s cream of View Post

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Recipe Review: Ina Garten’s White Bean Soup

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This week I made this recipe from Ina Garten. My little guy loved it, and so did my landlords (also View Post

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recipe review: Rachel Ray’s Fall Pork Chops with Cider

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This allergy-friendly recipe was DELICIOUS. Unfortunately, pork chops are my nemesis. All I will say View Post

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Recipe Review: Giada’s Lentil Soup

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You are not alone if the words “lentil soup” don’t exactly make you start salivating. Honestly, I View Post

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Contest Winning Pulled Beef BBQ

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I owe my cousin Rebecca Wetzel the credit for many good things in life. She introduced me to the View Post

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top ten things to do with a crock pot

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Is there really anything more wonderful that walking in the house, starving, and smelling something View Post

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Jessica’s Baked Oven Fries

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This is the simplest thing ever. But we eat them once a week or more because they are so good! The View Post

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Pittsburgh Salad

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In Pittsburgh, they have this great tradition of putting fries on salad. It is probably one of the View Post

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Katie’s Mexican stew

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My friend Kate made this for me a week after I had a baby. I devoured it. I am very impressed with View Post

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dairy-free shepherd’s pie (still delicious!!)

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I need to shout-out here to my sister Jenny, who makes the best shepherd’s pie ever and was the View Post

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recipe review: black bean soup

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Is it weird that I LOVE black bean soup? I was really excited when I saw a recipe on my favorite View Post

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Getting rid of ANTS: tips for anxiety

By jessica 8 Comments

A couple years ago, my mom gave me a book that she thought was very insightful. I should reword View Post

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Part 2: Down To the Bottom and Up Again: My Battle With Anxiety

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Subscribe to "Smartter" Each Day: Delivered by FeedBurner This isn't an easy post View Post

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Part I: God Loves Mommy Ducks

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I am such a little kid at heart. Actually, being quite honest in many ways I'm not. I get annoyed by View Post

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introducing…

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Hi. The last few months have been pretty busy around here! Sam and Ty had birthdays, Cappy and Nanna View Post

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Two Weeks of Dairy-Free Eating

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The first time I decided to go dairy-free when I was nursing, I literally felt like I would have to View Post

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Recipe review: The Pioneer Woman’s Tortilla Soup

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 My family had this dish when we were all together in the mountains to get our Christmas trees. View Post

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dairy-free baked pasta

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Every once in a while, I get a hunger that only baked pasta can satisfy. I wanted to make something View Post

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Trader Joe’s White Lightning Chili

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One of the (many) perks to our new house is that it’s 10 minutes from Trader Joe’s. I found this View Post

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ya gotta laugh

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I've been reading about the importance of humor in life. We had a truly hilarious night last night. View Post

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Cobb Salad by Rachel Ray and my friend Kelly

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Right after I had Ty, my friend Kelly brought me her version of Rachel Ray’s Cobb Salad, with a View Post

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you know it’s that time of month if…

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I don't think this will be as funny to anyone as it is to me. Oh well. Modeled after the illustrious View Post

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