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I’m a (mostly) healthy chef. You can find me cooking for private events, teaching in-home cooking classes, and in my kitchen coming up with new recipes. My best inspiration comes from traveling, as I explore a new culture through its food. Traveling allows me to experience the beauty and awesomeness of God’s creation – breathtaking vistas, spirited people, intricate creatures, and yes…indigenous bounties of fruits, vegetables, and seafood. And I can’t just keep all I see and do and eat and cook to myself…so come on an adventure with me!

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  • Chili 2 Ways and the Best Ever Gluten-Free Cornbread

    Chili 2 Ways and the Best Ever Gluten-Free Cornbread

    Soup season is in full swing, and nothing says Superbowl party like a big pot of chili. So here’s a recipe for a simple classic beef chili, and a turkey chili with pumpkin and butternut squash, plus the best ever gluten-free cornbread you will ever make!! Grass-fed Beef Chili 2 lbs ground beef 1 small…

  • Give Thanks…For Pumpkin Bread! Recipes for Classic Pumpkin Bread + GF/Low Carb Pumpkin Bread

    Give Thanks…For Pumpkin Bread! Recipes for Classic Pumpkin Bread + GF/Low Carb Pumpkin Bread

    I’ve spent many holidays living overseas and it’s always been exciting to see how other cultures celebrate. Except for Thanksgiving. Being an exclusively American holiday (sorry Canada, you don’t count) I always felt especially isolated and foreign when Thanksgiving rolled around. However, my Thanksgivings abroad have been anything but boring, and by far the most…

  • This is Love

    This is Love

    A little comic relief and post to give you the warm and fuzzies as I make light of my total dating fails! As you are bombarded by images of love today, be reminded of our father’s immense and eternal love for us that is never going to change. I wrote this post 4 years ago…

  • Give Thanks…For Pumpkin Bread! Recipes for Classic Pumpkin Bread + Paleo Pumpkin Bread

    Give Thanks…For Pumpkin Bread! Recipes for Classic Pumpkin Bread + Paleo Pumpkin Bread

    I’ve spent many holidays living overseas and it’s always been exciting to see how other cultures celebrate. Except for Thanksgiving. Being an exclusively American holiday (sorry Canada, you don’t count) I always felt especially isolated and foreign when Thanksgiving rolled around. However, my Thanksgivings abroad have been anything but boring, and by far the most…

  • Whipped Coconut Cream Parfait with Tropical Fruit & Toasted Coconut Crumble (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

    Whipped Coconut Cream Parfait with Tropical Fruit & Toasted Coconut Crumble (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

      I came up with this recipe while visiting a friend in Singapore. I wanted to highlight some amazingly sweet Thai mangos, Australian apricots and Malaysian passion fruit I’d found at the wet market. Think of this as a deconstructed fruit crisp. You can use whatever combination of fruit you’d like, but I love the…

  • Irish Soda Bread

    Irish Soda Bread

    We don’t take St. Patty’s Day lightly in my family. My grandfather was parade marshall of the Holyoke, Massachusetts St. Patrick’s Day parade, and my parents met at a St. Patrick’s Day coronation ball. Enough said. For years I would make this Irish soda bread for my grandparents and other family members, and now that…

  • Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake

    Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake

    It’s almost Super Bowl weekend and in addition to thinking about the big game, you should really be thinking about upping your brunch game. How might one do that, you ask? Make this blueberry dutch baby pancake! Right, and ruin ALL my New Year’s resolutions to go grain-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, taste-free & fun-free? Not at…