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Flourless Chocolate Cake

January 27, 2022 By msmart Leave a Comment

A gluten-free chocolate cake that's as gooey and delicious as a big brownie. Made with good quality dark chocolate, it's indulgent and delicious.

Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake Happy national chocolate cake day! Sounds like my kind of holiday. I’ve been making this “almost flourless” chocolate cake recipe for over a decade and I can’t believe this is the first time I’m sharing it with you. I first learned to make a version of this cake in a Patricia…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dessert, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free Tagged With: American Cuisine, chocolate cake, dessert, Flourless Chocolate Cake, gluten free dessert, Grain free dessert, valentine's dessert

Herb-Crusted Beef Tenderloin

December 16, 2021 By msmart Leave a Comment

Herb-Crusted Beef Tenderloin The Holiday Dinner I Make On Repeat This is the main dish I make every year for Christmas dinner. It checks all the boxes: Festive, feeds a crowd, hands-off, quick, and delicious. You can add a horseradish sauce on the side, green vegetables, a potato dish, and popovers. Or keep it simple…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Holidays, Meat Tagged With: beef tender, beef tenderloin, christmas dinner, main, meat

Any Greens Pesto

January 6, 2021 By msmart Leave a Comment

This "any greens" pesto can be prepped ahead and frozen in ice cube trays or glass containers.

Any Greens Pesto Yes, you can make fresh pesto in January! Maybe not the super traditional Genovese version, but you can make a bright and fresh “any greens” pesto that will be delicious with pasta, as a sauce for fish or chicken or tossed with roasted veggies. We just came back from a couple weeks…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Freezer Friendly, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Pasta, Sauces and Salsas Tagged With: any greens pesto, arugula pesto, green sauce, herb pesto, herb sauce, kale pesto, pesto, pesto sauce, sauce

Simple Mashed Potatoes

November 10, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

This simple mashed potatoes recipe works just as well with skim milk as it does with whole milk, just use the variety you have on hand. Or substitute nut milk, coconut milk or chicken stock for a dairy-free version.

Simple Mashed Potatoes For a couple years, the only part of Thanksgiving dinner my youngest would eat was the mashed potatoes. Seriously, I couldn’t blame her. They are crucial to Thanksgiving––what better way to soak up all the gravy––but they’re also delicious on a regular old Tuesday night. Mashed potatoes don’t need to be complicated,…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Vegetable Side Dish, Whole 30 Tagged With: easy mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes, side, side dish, simple mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving side

Sheet Pan Ratatouille

September 15, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Make this sheet pan ratatouille for an easy and delicious dinner

Sheet Pan Ratatouille Sheet pan dinners are my lifeline during busy times of the year, nights when I don’t want a ton of dishes or just a regular Thursday night. And while this is far from a traditional ratatouille, it’s highly satisfying and one of my favorite veggie-based dishes. Sheet pan ratatouille is so versatile,…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy-Free, Dinner, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Meatless Mains, Mediterranean, One-Pot Meals, Vegetable Side Dish Tagged With: Meatless Mains, sheet pan dinner, sheet pan ratatouille, vegetarian, vegetarian main

Soy-Honey Steak Kabobs

July 29, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

Make these delicious Soy-Honey Steak Kabobs for dinner

Soy-Honey Steak Kabobs A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Meal Grilling is the theme song of summer. Throw meat and veggies on the BBQ, and dinner is done. Marinate them with ginger, soy and honey and the tune gets even better. Kabobs are a make-your-own adventure meal, which works great for families. Set out all the veggies, onions and…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy-Free, Dinner, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Grilling, Mains, Meat Tagged With: grilled steak, Grilling, Kabobs, soy-honey steak, soy-honey steak kabobs, steak kabobs, steak kebobs, summer cooking, summer entertaining, summer weeknight dinners

Baked Feta and Tomato Confit

June 24, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Simple and delicious appetizer to eat all summer long, Tomato Confit and Baked Feta

Baked Feta and Tomato Confit Here’s the inside scoop on my all-time favorite meal: it would include tomatoes. There’s a story my mom likes to tell about a family trip to Canada when I was a toddler (which I remember nothing of). As she was making dinner, I ate every single cherry tomato out of…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers and Snacks, Entertaining, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Summer Tagged With: appetizer, baked feta, snacks, tomato confit

Glazed Wild Salmon

June 14, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Herbed Sweet and Spicy Glazed Wild Salmon by Pamela Salzman

Herbed Sweet and Spicy Glazed Wild Salmon Do you have one of those friends who’s just a force? Nothing slows them down, they operate on all cylinders, always on their game? That’s Pamela Salzman for me. She runs a successful food blog, teaches cooking classes, is dedicated to her social media following––not just through regular…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Mains, Seafood Tagged With: dinner, easy dinner, Glazed salmon, glazed wild salmon, herbed salmon, Pamela Salzman, quicker than quick, salmon, seafood, smart in the kitchen, sweet and spicy salmon, wild salmon

White Bean Dip with Rosemary Olive Oil

April 27, 2020 By msmart 1 Comment

This white bean dip with rosemary olive oil recipe is quick and easy and makes for a great appetizer

White Bean Dip with Rosemary Olive Oil White bean dip is one of the easiest appetizers you can throw together on the fly. Made from pantry staples you will most likely have on hand, it’s simple and straight forward. Garnish off with a drizzle of fragrant rosemary-infused olive oil, it’s a finishing touch that takes…

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Three Bean Salad

April 7, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Use those basic pantry ingredients to create a simple and delicious Three Bean Salad

Three Bean Salad This one takes me back. Anyone else? It’s an old school side dish my grandma used to make for lunches when I’d visit. I remember hers being deliciously sweet and almost syrupy. My variation of three bean salad uses healthy pantry ingredients and has multiple substitutions to make it work for you….

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