Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

One Pan Apricot Chicken

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In two short days Paul and I will be celebrating our three year wedding anniversary (in an airport BTW on our way to Colorado for a whitewater rafting trip with family and friends - more on that later)! Seriously, how did we get to three years of marriage already?! With three years of dating (including our engagement), we've now been together for six years. Some people may be reading this and rolling their eyes because a six year relationship is nothing to them. But for me six years is a big … [Read more...]

Green Chicken Enchilada Pizza (GF)

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Remember when we made that Easy Cauliflower Pizza Crust, exactly one week ago? And remember when we made that Roasted Green Enchilada Sauce to go on our Easy Green Chicken Enchiladas just before Cinco de Mayo? Guess what, my friends, we are making some magic happen today by combining two foods: enchilada + pizza! That's right, we are basically turning the ingredients of our Easy Green Chicken Enchiladas inside out and slapping it on our deliciously Easy Cauliflower Pizza Crust to create a … [Read more...]

Easy Cauliflower Pizza Crust (GF)

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From the title of this post some of you may be rolling your eyes and thinking, "not another cauliflower pizza. I want REAL pizza".  Wait, just hear me out, okay?! I get it, nothing beats a good slice of pizza with a chewy, fluffy, doughy crust topped with sauce that makes the dough all ooy-delicious. I am not here to tell you that cauliflower pizza crust will ever replace your traditional pizza crust that is a slice of heaven. BUT I am here to tell you that cauliflower pizza crust can be … [Read more...]

Easy Green Chicken Enchiladas

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It's here, the moment you have all been waiting for: the finale of Cinco de Mayo recipes! Easy Green Chicken Enchiladas. If you tuned in on Friday for my Roasted Green Enchilada Sauce, you had a clue as to what was coming your way today. You also know that, for me, making enchiladas - which is supposed to be easy - turns into a clumsy, messy chore due to small kitchen countertops. <--THIS is why we make our Roasted Green Enchilada Sauce in advance. Because we are all about efficient, easy, … [Read more...]

Dairy Free Salmon Chowder (GF)

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I vow that this is the last soup I will make until fall. Okay, I can't exactly make that promise. But it is the last soup that I have planned for a while. Are you shocked? Me, too. As you know, I detest milk, but I love a good seafood chowder. Chowders generally contain some heavy cream; it's pretty much essential to a good chowder. So, I made it my personal challenge to make a dairy free chowder that tastes as good as the dairy version. Do you want to know the secret? Cashew milk. … [Read more...]

One Pan Lemon Chicken

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It's officially spring! I am so happy I could do a dance! Okay, okay, as I type this post it is a gloomy, chilly day that is threatening rain, so today doesn't exactly feel like spring. BUT the grass is green, the birds are chirping, little green buds are popping up on trees and bushes. I have even seen a few flowers that have bloomed here and there. In a week or two everything will kind of go POOF and it will be a brilliantly bright green. THAT right there, that magical transformation of dead, … [Read more...]

Sweet Potato Salmon Melts

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Hi, friends, these Sweet Potato Salmon Melts have become one of my new favorite meals! I owe Paul for this recipe. Picture it: Sunday evening, the fridge was empty. The pantry staples required more creativity than I was willing to nurture. Paul and I were both starving, we were contemplating walking to the Chinese restaurant down the street, almost out of options. Then Paul, who rarely has food ideas - except for frozen pizza - asked if we had any canned tuna on hand. Even better, we had … [Read more...]

Thai Sweet Potato Soup with Shrimp

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Lately I have been into making some ethnic dishes. First, Butter Chicken, and now this Thai Sweet Potato Soup with Shrimp. In addition to these two exotic dishes, I have been into whipping up some curried soups and stir fries in my everyday cooking. Maybe it's that I am trying to summon the warm tropical weathers to our part of the cold world. Whatever the reason, Paul's not complaining, and neither am I.   You guys, spring isn't too far off; I see the light at the end of the … [Read more...]

Healthier Loaded Baked Potato Soup

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Hi, Friends. On this happy Friday I give to you my Healthier Loaded Baked Potato Soup! Don't you just love ordering a piping hot bowl of loaded baked potato soup at your favorite restaurant? It's like a baked potato that has been made into soup form, two wonderful things have been combined to create one magical dish! You scarf down the creamy, cheesy, starchy magical loaded baked potato soup enjoying every single bite. And then you sit there feeling too full, too bloated, and like you need to … [Read more...]

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole (GF)

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Hey, you remember those Gluten Free Cornbread Drop Biscuits we made last week? They were oh, so buttery, flaky, and yummy! It's time to get your cold butter, flour, and pastry cutter ready because just-the-best-thing-ever is going to happen today. We are going to make our lovely Gluten Free Cornbread Drop biscuits again, only this time we are going to put them on top of some comforting, hearty, chicken pot pie filling! Seriously, I can't even handle how good this is going to be! One of my … [Read more...]