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Easy Gluten-Free Spaghetti Sauce

Easy Gluten-Free Spaghetti Sauce

A few years ago, my mom and I started canning tomatoes to enjoy throughout the Winter. With 15 quarts of tomatoes in my basement (the first year), I quickly hunted for recipes to make with tomatoes. At the time, we ate spaghetti a few times a month, and I knew there...

10-Minute Gluten-Free Meatloaf

10-Minute Gluten-Free Meatloaf

Sometimes, you need a quick and easy dinner to throw together that cooks while you help with homework, clean the kitchen, or tackle other aspects of life. This easy gluten-free meatloaf is your answer for a quick win and filling dinner. Here's the thing about...

Why Do People Criticize Gluten-Free Diets?

Why Do People Criticize Gluten-Free Diets?

In recent years, the gluten-free diet has had a weird reputation; people either understand or they don't. So why do people criticize gluten-free diets? In the early 2000s, gluten-free became popular as a weight loss diet. People were removing gluten from their lives...

Gluten-Free Valentine’s Day Treats

Gluten-Free Valentine’s Day Treats

Just because you don't eat gluten doesn't mean you can't enjoy some gluten-free Valentine's Day treats. In my eBook Going Gluten-Free: Handling the Holidays, we talk about how to approach any holiday season while maintaining your gluten-free lifestyle. The easiest way...

10 Types of Gluten-Free Pasta

10 Types of Gluten-Free Pasta

Gluten-free pasta isn't as awful as it sounds. There is this common misconception that when you go gluten-free, you have to give up all of your favorite carbs, such as bread, pasta, cookies, and more. That's false! In the gluten-free community, we love pasta! Just...

Is it Gluten-Free? A Step-by-Step Guide to Reading Labels

Is it Gluten-Free? A Step-by-Step Guide to Reading Labels

"Is it gluten-free?" is a question you will find yourself asking with almost everything you pick up at the grocery store or when eating out as you begin your gluten-free lifestyle. As a society, we rely on gluten a lot more than one would think.  Gluten can be found...

Thinking Positively About Your Gluten-Free Lifestyle

Thinking Positively About Your Gluten-Free Lifestyle

Something that is often not talked about when shifting to a gluten-free lifestyle is the mental battle. All of a sudden, the foods you are used to eating are off-limits, you're scared to "get glutened," and you realize this might be a lifetime change. That's a lot to...

30 Easy Recipes For Thanksgiving Leftovers

30 Easy Recipes For Thanksgiving Leftovers

As we host Thanksgiving in our house, the one thing we made sure of this year is that we will have leftovers to go around. It's one of my favorite days of the year, and I look forward to all of the recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers that come in the days after...

How Does Meal Planning Save You Money?

How Does Meal Planning Save You Money?

Meal planning is great for saving time and sanity, but how does meal planning save you money? Let's answer that question right now with not one but five ways meal planning can save you money. How Does Meal Planning Save You Money? Having a plan for your meals each...

Meal Planning For The Week

Meal Planning For The Week

With two weeks left of sports, meal planning for the week is still very focused on keeping it simple in this house. Something that gets twisted so easily is that "meal planning is complicated". Meal planning doesn't have to be complicated. Feeding your family dinner...

3 Simple Ways To Find New Gluten-Free Recipes

3 Simple Ways To Find New Gluten-Free Recipes

We all know the gluten-free recipe struggle: you want to cook something delicious and nutritious, but finding recipes your family will eat can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. However, it doesn't have to be that complicated. There are many more recipes...

Holiday Weekend Detoxes Are Overrated

Holiday Weekend Detoxes Are Overrated

Today, we're diving into a topic that stirs up quite the debate – holiday weekend detoxes after a weekend of gluten. It's a love-hate relationship for many, and rightly so. Detoxes have gained popularity, specifically, those you can buy online without a prescription...