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Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup

April 30, 2022 by Erica 4 Comments

Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup

I’m always looking for quick and easy ways to add more green to my life, including broccoli. Broccoli is great way to get some fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and potassium in your body, and has more protein than most vegetables. I often steam broccoli and drizzle some lemon juice over it, or sprinkle …

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten-Free, Lactose Free, Low Carb | Keto, Low Sugar, Paleo, Plant-based, Quick & Easy, Soup, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, broccoli

Spaghetti Squash Parmesan

November 27, 2021 by Erica 2 Comments

Spaghetti Squash Parmesan

Spaghetti squash noodles are my favorite low-carb noodle and a good source of fiber, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B6. It’s an easy noodle base to use in a quick stir fry, bake, or bowl. My Spaghetti Pizza Pie is dairy free, and this recipe can be made dairy free as well. I often use spaghetti squash …

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Chicken Chili {quick & easy}

October 16, 2019 by Erica 2 Comments

Chicken Chili

There are many variations of chili. Chili with beans, veggie chili, turkey chili, beef chili, white chicken chili, and so on. If you’re not eating beans, but like a source of protein in your chili and want a quick and easy recipe, I think you’ll like this one. This is the kind of chili that …

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Basil Walnut Pesto {dairy free}

April 11, 2016 by Erica 4 Comments

Basil Walnut Pesto

I improvise with pesto ingredients so often that I no longer follow a recipe. Like the kale pesto recipe I posted several years ago, which I’ve made at least 50 times. Basil walnut pesto is my latest pesto mix, mostly because I have all these ingredients on hand quite often. Slight confession here: I sometimes eat pesto without …

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  • Erica on Lemon Blueberry Loaf {coconut flour}:

    Oh, ok. I don’t know if that would work with this recipe.
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  • Lucy on Lemon Blueberry Loaf {coconut flour}:

    I used coconut flour, coconut oil, and apple sauce instead of egg. I have used the apple sauce in place…
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  • Erica on Lemon Blueberry Loaf {coconut flour}:

    middle is best. no worries, also for some reason some folks have trouble with this recipe and I can’t figure…
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    Thanks. I put it in the fridge and will try again in the morning. I am new at this. I…
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  • Erica on Lemon Blueberry Loaf {coconut flour}:

    My oven is well-calibrated so maybe your oven is off? Try increasing the temperature and leave it in longer. Others…
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Measurement equivalents

1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
1/4 cup 4 tablespoons
1 cup 8 ounces
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

Temperature conversions

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius
  1/4  225  110
  1/2  250  130
    1  275  140
    2  300  150
    3  325  170
    4  350  180
    5  375  190
    6  400  200
    7  425  220
    8  450  230
    9  475  240

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I create recipes using simple, nutrient-dense ingredients, staying as close to the earth as possible.

One of my boys was diagnosed with Crohn’s, which inspired me to start Comfy Belly, and create recipes to share my love of good, healthy food. Read More →

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Sheet Pan Salmon Asaparus & Rice
Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup
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