Category Archives: easy

One Minute Sticky Toffee Bowl Cake

Posted on April 8, 2016 by debspots

It’s a good thing I quit drinking. It’s been 12 years since I’ve had a cocktail, but I gotta tell you, the other day I was considering mixing myself a big, fat, dirty martini! I’m determined to get the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, dessert, easy, sweets, treat, treats, vegetarian, weeknight | Tagged bowl, cake, individual desserts, microwave, mug cake, one minute recipes, pudding, single serving, toffee | 8 Comments

Maple Mindfulness Mini Muffins

Posted on March 24, 2016 by debspots

I really wanted to make my own maple syrup last year. I thought about it, but that’s about as far as it got. As much as I am a die-hard do-it-yourselfer, last spring I was a little, um…shall we say … Continue reading →

Posted in baked, baked goods, baking, bread, breakfast, brunch, ceramics, easy, gluten free, healthy, snack, snacks, trail food, travel food, treat, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain | Tagged gluten free, lclob, life changing loaf of bread, mini muffin, muffin, my new roots, oats, vegan, vegetarian | 9 Comments

Avoziki

Posted on March 12, 2016 by debspots

I pretend to be very grown-up, self-sufficient and independent. In reality, I am desperate, needy and pathetic. Don’t tell anybody! I am such a loser. Seriously! The most obvious manifestation of this is the way I behave whenever one of … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, condiment, dinner, dressing, easy, entertaining, family, gluten free, healthy, low carb, lunch, main, main course, salad, sauce, simple recipes, snack, snacks, Uncategorized | Tagged dip, gluten free, guacamile, healthy, low carb, make ahead, recipe, sauce, tzatziki, vegetarian | 5 Comments

Cauliflower Cheese Breads

Posted on January 29, 2016 by debspots

Before I started this blog, my intention was to take a few pictures and write down my favorite recipes to share with my twentysomething kids and some friends. Loved ones have been asking me for cooking ideas and instructions … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, baked, baked goods, baking, bread, dinner, easy, entertaining, gluten free, healthy, side, side dish, side dishes, snack, snacks, Uncategorized, vegetable, vegetarian, weeknight | Tagged Brazilian Cheese Bread, broccoli, cauliflower, gluten free bread, Nigella Lawson, recipe, tapioca flour, tapioca starch | 15 Comments

Psychedelic Veggie Soup

Posted on January 14, 2016 by debspots

It was a perfect place for a teenage party: green shag carpet, a white formica bar with an electric burner, a “conversation pit” with a brick fireplace, and a “record player.” In the early 1970’s, we had … Continue reading →

Posted in easy, entree, gluten free, healthy, low carb, lunch, main, main course, main courses, main dish, paleo, pottery, simple recipes, soup, supper, supper, main courses, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian | Tagged comfort food, dairy free, gluten free, low carb, make ahead, paleo, stew, vegan, vegetarian | 4 Comments

Carrot and Fennel Salad

Posted on December 30, 2015 by debspots

We all love to hate on New Year’s resolutions. We all make them. I know some people who say they don’t, but I suspect they are lying. We hate them because they are hard to keep. If they were easy … Continue reading →

Posted in dressing, easy, entertaining, gluten free, healthy, low carb, lunch, paleo, salad, side, side dish, side dishes, simple recipes, snack, snacks, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, workout | Tagged carrots, fennel, new year, resolutions | 12 Comments

Cranberry Sauce Variations

Posted on December 23, 2015 by debspots

Happy Holidays!!! I know you’re busy, so no chatting today. Let’s get down to the reason we’re all here, to get new ideas for delicious things to eat. There is no time that is more important than now, right? I … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, breakfast, chicken, condiment, dessert, dinner, dressing, easy, entertaining, entree, fruit, gluten free, healthy, holiday, lunch, main course, party, poultry, salad, sauce, snack, thanksgiving, vegan, vegetable | Tagged cranberry, cranberry sauce, make ahead | 1 Comment

Deb’s Chicken Cacciatore

Posted on December 3, 2015 by debspots

“You must be Jewish,” the produce man said to my mother. She couldn’t figure out if this was his idea of flirtation, or a peculiar response to her request for bigger onions. He must have realized that the appropriateness of … Continue reading →

Posted in chicken, dinner, easy, entree, gluten free, healthy, holiday, low carb, main, main course, main courses, poultry, supper, supper, main courses | Tagged dairy free, easy, gluten free, low carb, make ahead, one pot, paleo, recipe | Leave a comment

Slow Cooker Soy Honey Pulled Chicken

Posted on March 21, 2015 by debspots

Do you have a slow cooker? I never have, until now. You see, I have these rules…and one that I take very seriously involves kitchen unitaskers. If you think about it, the best kitchen tools are those that do lots … Continue reading →

Posted in chicken, easy, entree, main course | Tagged asian, gluten free, healthy, low carb, low fat, poultry, slow cooker | 6 Comments

Cauliflower Hash Browns

Posted on March 12, 2015 by debspots

We eat low carb-ish in the winter…did I tell you this already? And we still have an empty space where the kitchen used to be. Did you notice I didn’t say “where the new kitchen will be?” That’s because we … Continue reading →