Ann's Angel Food

Cooking is one of my deep joys. The food I eat has changed over the years. I’ve gone off gluten, eat very little processed sugar, and have been eating “clean” for the most part. While that may sound like depravation to some, I see it as a creative challenge! Unwilling to give up flavor, I’ve come to love the taste of fresh natural foods, vibrant spices, healthy oils, and herbs galore.

Enjoy conventional recipes from my eat-everything days, vegetarian recipes from those seasons of my life, and a lot of really healthy, fun recipes that taste better than you’d believe, given how nutritious they really are!

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Grilled Salmon with Dijon Sauce

This is the easiest sauce to make for grilled salmon and oh so good!

Healthy Garlic Chicken Pasta

Garlic, chicken, and pasta are heavenly enough but add a little surprise of feta and spinach and the dish becomes even more flavorful!

Lemon Curd

This isn't mine but it is delicious! This is the lemon stuff that you see in fancy fruit tarts. If you like, make a batch, pour in a graham cracker crust (available in the baking section of the store), and top with sliced kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries - so fancy and reasonably healthy too!

Sweet Sausage and Veggie Penne Pasta

I LOVE this dish. the mix of sweet sausage and veggies with savory spices is so good! Since I'm gluten free at the moment, I serve it over "zucchini noodles" (made with a spiral slicer) , spahgetti squash, or simply as is in a nice deep bowl!

Easy Penne Chicken Pasta

Easy Penne Chicken Pasta 1/2 lb penne mozarella, shredded for top 2 chicken breasts or some chicken tenders (both work, tenders go faster) rosemary - [...]

Easy Chicken Picatta

Chicken with lemon and capers, so easy, so good! If you're gluten free, skip the flour coating. Still delish! Even better served with the sides of broccoli, mushroom, and wild rice!

Orange Vegetable & Chicken Stir Fry

I had orange stir fry chicken at a restaurant and fell in love with it so I had to come home and make my own version. Chicken, crisp broccoli, cashews, peppers and a tangy citrus soy sauce make this dish a favorite.

So Soothing Lemon Ginger Honey Tea

Ginger warms you, improves digestion, and circulation. Honey is a natural anti-bacterial, and lemon balances the ph. Great comforting tea for winter. It IS quite strong, but yummy! I like it hot but you could just as easily drink it cool.

Denise’s Easy Bread

My friend Denise gave me this super easy recipe years ago. I didn't make this one up. It makes one rustic loaf for you and one to share with a friend. Even if you can’t bake bread, you can make this. One recipe goes a long way and there are endless variations. Use your imagination and see what you come up with

Super Protein New Year’s Salad

I know we all want to eat better in the new year but my body insisted on it! This is healthy and good. If you are a vegetarian substitute raw chick peas for the cooked chicken. Recipe is for two but you can double it. If you haven't tried quinoa it is SO healthy and its yummy.

Savory Fruited Chicken Stew

Goodness knows where this came from. I was walking through the grocery store and started getting instructions from some spirit on what to buy and what to make. This sounded so weird but was delicious! I suspect it is adapted from something in the Middle Ages!! I kept seeing castles in my head when I made it!

Ann’s Leftover Turkey Enchiladas

This is yet one more delicious way to use up your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. No one will ever know its leftover...these are so good I make them with chicken throughout the year!

Ann’s Homemade Pork Tamales

I ended up making a huge batch of these and giving them away to all my friends. Not fast food but absolutely delicious!

Ravioli in a Pumpkin, Butter, and Balsamic Sauce

This was beyond good and takes less than fifteen minutes to make! I do not have a clue who or what is giving me weird recipe ideas or if its coming out of my own brain but I would have never thought to combine these ingredients till I looked in the pantry and saw the ravioli and abundance of pumpkin I had leftover from my halloween pumpkin! Try it... its really yummy

Too Good to be Good For You Chile

I made this up this week because I cooked down my jack o' lantern for the thanksgiving pumpkin pie and had enough pumpkin leftover to play with. This is what I call a Sunday afternoon meal - get the whole family involved with the chopping and it won't take long at all... This takes corn, beans, and squash to a whole new level. Its so healthy you'll be glowing!