I LOVE pancakes, I LOVE cheese and the two put together are like Heaven on Earth. When we changed over to a gluten free diet I got pretty good at making homemade bread in the slow cooker. The problem is my kids are not big fans of bread, but they LOVE pancakes. Rather than … Read more
A Healthy Ice Cream Alternative There is nothing better than a yummy ice cream cone on a hot sunny summers day. The heat index was super high the other day where we lived and playing in the sprinkler or splashing in our kiddie pool was simply not enough. My kids were whinny and wanting something … Read more
A healthy take on pizza! If you have been a reader long here at Inspired-Housewife you know that I love me some good pizza. This past weekend I made my kids some little individual pizzas and I wanted pizza myself. I had four large portobello mushrooms needing to be used in my fridge. I decided … Read more
My youngest, Ayla, turned two in December and with that came a personality change with her taste buds. I thought I had done it all right because my older two children will eat anything you put in front of them. I made all her baby food, fed her organic produce, breast fed her until she … Read more
Back in December my son Tristan turned seven. I am not even sure how it is possible for him to be seven already, but he is. My son loves anything to do with geography and the past six months or more he has had a love affair with Google Earth. He will spend hours a … Read more
A few weeks ago my husband went on a business trip, and while on a jog near his hotel he found a little organic grocery store. He bought his usual staples of humus, fresh fruit and vegetables, but he also bought some salad from their food bar. It was so good he wrote down the … Read more
Fajitas Done Perfectly Healthy baked fajitas are a family favorite around here. I like this meal because it is super easy to prepare and makes my kitchen smell like you are in a gourmet Mexican restaurant. You can serve these fajitas over brown or white rice, chips or eat them in a tortilla. We … Read more
When I was a kid my dad would take me and my sisters up to the mountains to go sledding. It was a blast whipping down the mountain side in our bright red and blue sleds. I love snow and for me snow is not just for making snowmen, throwing snowballs, or sledding. Snow is … Read more
One of the things I felt devastated about when my family took the gluten free journey was the thought of never again having pizza. Every Saturday night was pizza night with our kids, along with apple slices and a big glass of water. It is one of my favorite comfort foods and was something I … Read more
I am not a sweets sort of person, but I do love a good chocolate chip cookie. Around Thanksgiving time I was at a dinner where they had a dessert made out of chickpeas. I am relatively new to the gluten free baking scene and I was shocked chickpeas could be used for anything other … Read more