gluten free recipes

If You’re Eating Gluten Free and Dairy Free You’ll Love This Crustless Spinach and Bacon Quiche

January 11, 2013
Gluten Free Dairy Free Spinach and Bacon Quiche

We’ve added a new member to the family! Truthfully, Kiery isn’t new. She’s been part of the family for several years now, but she is newly married to our son, so officially she’s new to the family. The Rimkus clan couldn’t be any happier with our newest addition.

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Hearty Leek and Yukon Gold Potato Soup

October 30, 2009
Hearty Leek and Potato Soup

Lately I’m big into Yukon Gold potatoes. I love the color. I love the texture. Where russet potatoes can be kind of grainy in a soup, Yukon Gold potatoes are creamy, and add a wonderful gold color. Seattle is cold and rainy these days, so today seemed like a good day to make a light [...]

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Are You Looking for a Healthy Side Dish? Tasty Brown Rice and Broccoli

October 29, 2009
Tasty Brown Rice and Broccoli

When I think back to the days when I was raising my kids, I wish I had done a better job of cooking nutritious foods. My idea of rice then was a box of quick cooking white rice. Hmmmm. I realize we do the best we can at the time, and we were pretty busy [...]

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Flank Steak Stuffed with Spinach and Creamy Goat Cheese

October 26, 2009
Flank Steak Stuffed with Creamy Goat Cheese and Spinach

I hate the dentist! Well, I don’t really hate my dentist, I just hate what he does for a living. Believe me, I realize I’m being a big baby. Anyway, if you haven’t guessed by now, I have to have two crowns done today, and I’m less than thrilled. So, if you’re a cook, what [...]

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Petite Green Beans with Sweet Onions, Walnuts and Creamy Gorgonzola

October 25, 2009
Petite Green Beans with Sweet Onions, Walnuts and Creamy Gorgonzola

I’m such a veggie lover, that I could make a meal out of what most people would think of as their side dish. Since my husband’s gone fishing, that’s exactly what I did with this green bean dish. Coscto sells the best tender, petite green beans. I think petite green beans make a better side [...]

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Moist and Tender Chicken Thigh Saute with Mushrooms and Asparagus

October 23, 2009
Chicken Thighs, Asparagus and Mushrooms

What do I like best about this meal? I can make it in one skillet, have a meal complete with protein and lots of colorful veggies, and it’s low in calories and Weight Watchers points. Who wouldn’t like that? I have to say I miss my fresh herbs. While the dried herbs used in this [...]

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Spicy, Smoky, Creamy Cauliflower Soup

October 21, 2009
Spicy, Smoky, Creamy Cauliflower Soup

I have the perfect fall soup for you. This spicy soup recipe came from Fine Cooking, and I have to say, it was fantastic! The soup had just the right amount of heat, and the combination of seasonings gave the soup a delicately smoky flavor. I had some orange bell peppers I needed to use [...]

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Delicious Broccoli and Mushroom Saute

October 20, 2009
Delicious Broccoli and Mushrooms

Cooking with color is an easy challenge for me. I’m a veggie lover, so it’s not too hard to find something I can make after work that has at least two colors of the veggie world in it. Tonight it was this easy broccoli and mushroom saute. The star of the show was my husband’s [...]

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Fresh and Spicy Tomatillo Pico De Gallo

October 19, 2009
Fresh and Spicy Tomatillo Salsa

Fresh is best! That’s my motto, and I think it’s a good one. I so much prefer a fresh Pico de gallo over a jarred salsa any day, and who wouldn’t? Everything in the dish is chopped from fresh, whole veggies and herbs. Sounds like it would take a lot of time to make, doesn’t [...]

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Gingery Green Soup with Spinach and Chard

October 13, 2009
Gingery Green Soup

This recipe from 101 Cookbooks intrigued me. Green soup? I love healthy food, but I wasn’t sure if this recipe was just too healthy to make a satisfying meal. Surprise! Sweet potato provides the substance the soup needs, and of course, it fits my cooking with color challenge perfectly. All those healthy greens add fantastic [...]

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