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  • Getting Ready for Summer Desserts

    Clafoutis – A Gluten Free Version A clafoutis is the yummiest and easiest French dessert to make- a bit like a Dutch Baby, but it’s more like a custard! You can add ingredients to make it sweet for dessert or that tie in better to a breakfast or brunch. Check out how to make it…

  • Chicken Tortilla Soup

    The other day, we were all struggling with a cold and needed to eat something a little more soothing for dinner. I decided to make some Chicken Tortilla Soup using my Cast Iron Dutch Oven to see how it would turn out. We were not disappointed with the results. Food cooked in our cast iron,…

  • Skillet Salmon

    To me, salmon is the best when fried in a skillet. I added a little bit of olive oil into my cast iron and put my salmon, seasoned with salt, pepper, and paprika, into the pan to cook. It is such a simple pleasure to eat a good piece of salmon with some salad and…

  • Skillet Salsa

    Sometimes you just have a craving and then an idea. I haven’t made a lot of different types of salsa. Mine usually involve adding the ingredients to a food processor. This time I decided to do something a little different and make a simple skillet salsa with the things that I had on hand. The…