Instant Pot Southwestern Polenta

This recipe is my own invention. I was trying to figure out what to make for supper when I saw the polenta in the pantry at the RV. I also had tomatoes, roasted poblano peppers, lemons, and a bunch of cilantro. In the freezer, I had Costco Mexican Style Street Corn. This came together quickly […]

Breakfast Omelet from Fajitas Leftovers

Saturday, on my grill at the RV, I made steak fajitas using strip steak, roasted poblano peppers, and grilled marinated onions. I had leftovers. On Sunday morning, Bruce asked, “what do you want to do for breakfast?” and I suggested an omelet. He was happy with that idea, so I used the fajita leftovers to […]

Blueberry, Lemon and Ginger Smoothie

This morning, I pulled out my 30 year old Vitamix (Vita-mixer) and made a smoothie. My Vitamix still works great after 30 years and I am taking it with us when we go RVing full time. Thirty years ago, I was a stay at home mom with a huge garden. I made tomato sauce by […]

Ethiopian Greens for New Year’s Day

As New Year rolls around, my thoughts drift back to my Southern childhood. We always had at least one of the following greens, turnip greens, mustard greens or collard greens, on New Year’s Day. Very often turnip greens and mustard greens were cooked together. If we had collard greens, they weren’t mixed with another type […]

Instant Pot Key Wat (Ethiopian Beef Stew)

I started with a recipe on how to make Key Wat in the Instant Pot from SpiceCravings.com. Key Wat is a lovely rich and spicy stew and makes a fun change from traditional beef stew. While it is traditionally served on Injera bread, I find it is also delicious served over polenta or rice. Serves […]

Low FODMAP Cranberry Orange Chutney

I love tart cranberries when they are in season. It is so fun to make things with them. This year for Thanksgiving, I made this cranberry orange chutney to go with the lamb rib roast. Since 1 tablespoon of dried cranberries are fine for the low FODMAP diet, I felt that a few more fresh […]

Baby Salad Greens with Persimmons and Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

With fall here, I love to use persimmons as a surprising touch in salads. Serves 4-6

Instant Pot Low FODMAP Stuffed Pepper Soup

With the colder weather last weekend, it felt like a great time to have soup. I put my own spin on the Stuffed Pepper Soup recipe from Skinnytast.com. I changed the original recipe to make it low FODMAP with a Greek spice mix and slightly spicy. It was delicious! Here’s the link to the original […]

Oatmeal Puff Pancake {Gluten-Free Dutch Baby} — e2 bakes brooklyn

Did you know you can make a Puff Pancake {Dutch Baby} without any flour? And that by swapping in an equal volume of oats, reducing the milk, and getting the eggs extra foamy, you can get just as golden and rumply a result as in every other version you’ve ever had?Well, I didn’t. It hadn’t […] […]

Instant Pot Low-FODMAP Beef Stew

I started from the Lazy Day Beef Stew from the The Rootitoot Cookbook, by Ruth “Rootitoot” McCusker. I changed the recipe a good bit to make it low FODMAP and then I simplified a couple of steps to make an even easier “dump” stew. This recipe can even be made with frozen beef cubes. Serves […]