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Tomato Cucumber Salad

August 13, 2013 By Gwen Brown 8 Comments

Tomato cucumber salad is the quintessential summer salad in the fridge of grandmothers all over the south.  Grandmother Porter used bottled Italian dressing as the marinade, and simply added more veggies to the bowl after each meal, creating an everlasting summer side dish.  It’s best with fresh tomatoes, but the mix even elevates grocery store…

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Filed Under: Recipes, THM FP Sides & Salads, THM S Sides, Salads, & Dressings, THM Veggies, Sides & Salads, Veggies, Sides & Salads Tagged With: coconut free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, nut free, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Portobello Pizza Recipe

July 30, 2013 By Gwen Brown 18 Comments

Lunch: portobello pizza recipe.  Check. Delicious?  Check. Enjoyed without the scrutinizing gaze and looks of disgust from the fungal-phobes…CHECK. The truth is, my husband and kids wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole, and would make all sorts of death wails and moans of despair if I even attempted to serve this as dinner. …

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Filed Under: Grill It, Main Dishes, Recipes, THM Main Dish Recipes, THM S Main Dish Recipes, THM S Recipes Tagged With: coconut free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, grill it, nut free, THM Grill, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Perfect Peanut Butter

July 9, 2013 By Gwen Brown 31 Comments

Perfect peanut butter recipe?  YES!  But I’m not just tooting my own horn here.  There’s a perfectly logical reason behind the name that I’ll get to later. All you really need to know right now is that it’s amazingly simple, and absolutely toasty-warm-creamy-licious-peanut-buttery perfection.  If you’ve ever tasted warm, freshly ground peanut butter at specialty…

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Filed Under: Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Recipes, THM Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM S Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients Tagged With: coconut free, condiments, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, peanut butter, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Taco Seasoning Recipe

July 2, 2013 By Gwen Brown 26 Comments

This Taco Seasoning Recipe is brought to you by special request this Tuesday. First, I want to tell you a little about WHY and HOW I got into making my own spice mixes. The WHY part is because I started reading about Monosodium Glutamate or MSG, and how frequently it’s used in our foods.  Not…

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Filed Under: Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Recipes, THM Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM FP Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM FP Recipes Tagged With: Awesome Sugar Free Recipes, coconut free, dairy free, egg free, grain free, nut free, Trim Healthy Mama

Stevia Syrup Recipe

May 21, 2013 By Gwen Brown 104 Comments

I’m SO super excited to share this stevia syrup recipe with you! If you’ve missed my other posts about Trim Healthy Mama…my MOST FAVORITEST food book EVER…head over here and check out my Trim Healthy Mama book review. So, my kitchen, my diet, and my body have had a fantabulous makeover, and I’m just not going…

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Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Low Glycemic Sweets & Desserts, Recipes, THM Breakfast Recipes, THM Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM FP Breakfast Recipes, THM FP Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients Tagged With: Awesome Sugar Free Recipes, coconut free, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, nut free, THM Sweet Sauces & Syrups, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Cheesecake Berry Crunch Recipe

May 14, 2013 By Gwen Brown 41 Comments

Behold…cheesecake berry crunch.  This recipe is my very favorite dessert from the Trim Healthy Mama book, and the authors gave me special permission to share it with you!  Get those taste buds ready…this stuff is SO good. If you love cheesecake, then this is an amazing, no cook stand in for busy days!  It’s really…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, Low Glycemic Sweets & Desserts, Recipes, THM Desserts & Sweets, THM S Desserts & Sweets Tagged With: Awesome Sugar Free Recipes, coconut free, egg free, gluten free, grain free

THM Chili Mix & E Style Chili Recipe

April 30, 2013 By Gwen Brown 43 Comments

This THM chili mix recipe is basically a re-working of my family favorite chili mix recipe.  I’ll give you the ‘test batch’ recipe, and the jar-full recipe, as well as a DELICIOUS E style chili with ground beef! Making the chili mix recipe in a big batch means it’s just as convenient and quick as…

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Filed Under: Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, Main Dishes, Recipes, THM Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM E Main Dish Recipes, THM FP Condiments, Spices, & Homemade Ingredients, THM Main Dish Recipes Tagged With: blender recipes, coconut free, dairy free, egg free, grain free, nut free, THM Ground Beef Recipes

Cold & Flu Brew

April 28, 2013 By Gwen Brown 17 Comments

My favorite spiced cider recipe got a healthy makeover for cold and flu season.  You can see more of my favorite cold and flu remedies and prevention tips here, but I wanted to put this awesome recipe in the spotlight and give you a nice printable recipe page. This Cold & Flu Brew may not…

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Filed Under: Cough Cold & Flu Remedies, Drinks & Beverages, Health and Natural Remedies, Natural Remedies & Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: coconut free, cold remedy, dairy free, egg free, flu remedy, grain free, hot beverages, nut free

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