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One Pot Braised Cod with Summer Vegetables (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Whole30)

Braised cod with summer vegetables is an easy, flavorful and highly adaptable dish that the whole family will love! Better yet, pair it with a glass of your favorite wine for a no-fuss date night. The date night struggle is real. Bryan and I haven't had a date night in a really long time, as is the case for so many parents of a young child(ren), and it sucks. Even before Baby Bake was born, we weren't the best at it, but at least we had the option: we could, if we ... Read More about One Pot Braised Cod with Summer Vegetables (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Whole30)

Perfect Oven Roasted Potatoes

These roasted potatoes only require three ingredients and a quick bake in the oven. No fancy tricks or high maintenance steps required! This might just be the perfect roasted potato recipe. These oven roasted potatoes only require three ingredients and a quick bake in the oven. No fancy tricks or high maintenance steps required! This might just be the perfect roasted potato recipe. It only took me a few decades, but I’ve finally woken up to the seductive nature of potatoes. Sure, when ... Read More about Perfect Oven Roasted Potatoes

Strawberry Cobb Salad (Gluten Free and Paleo)

Strawberry Cobb Salad is the summer salad to end all summer salads! This hearty mix of veggies, fruit, and protein is flavorful and satisfying! TLDR; Butcher Box is offering A Clean Bake readers a bonus of free bacon with your first box, plus $10 off and free shipping! Sign up here. If you knew me 10 years ago, you wouldn't recognize me. I lived on bagels and cream cheese, pasta and hummus, with the occasional chicken breast forced in. Before that, I was a vegetarian ... Read More about Strawberry Cobb Salad (Gluten Free and Paleo)

Spanish Tortilla (Tortilla de Espanola) aka Spanish Baked Omelette (Gluten Free, Paleo and Whole30)

A Spanish tortilla is a baked egg and potato omelette which is far more than the sum of its parts. It's a perfect quick dinner or easy brunch dish. It's hardly as though you'd wake up one morning and think "I could really go for some potatoes cooked in eggs with a little salt and pepper" but that's what this is. It's simple, it's a little drab, and you know what else? It's magnificent. The Spanish tortilla seems like one of those dishes born of hardship and hunger, much like all the ... Read More about Spanish Tortilla (Tortilla de Espanola) aka Spanish Baked Omelette (Gluten Free, Paleo and Whole30)

Gluten Free and Paleo Banana Bread with Pecans, Dates and Caramel Glaze

If you're looking for a show-stopping brunch treat, try this paleo banana bread with pecans and dates! It's finished with a decadent caramel glaze that makes this loaf feel like much more than your basic banana bread.  When I told you I had something special planned for that caramel sauce from last week, this is what I had in mind. I assume that I did not disappoint? Now I've been told that there are people out there who actually enjoy caramel more than chocolate or, even more ... Read More about Gluten Free and Paleo Banana Bread with Pecans, Dates and Caramel Glaze

Paleo and Vegan Caramel Sauce

If you're intimidated by caramel (I know I was), it's time to change that. This dairy free caramel sauce only takes a few ingredients and a little stirring to achieve sweet and sticky perfection! Happy Friday! I am just popping in with a very quick post to get you through the weekend. Unfortunately, here in the Land of Weather That Can't Make Up It's Mind, it is supposed to be cold and rainy allllll weekend. Yesterday it was 40, overcast and windy. On Wednesday it was 75, sunny and ... Read More about Paleo and Vegan Caramel Sauce

Lemon & Green Pea Risotto (Gluten free and Dairy Free)

Lemon & Green Pea Risotto is so easy to make, but tastes like eating a restaurant-quality meal in your own home! This version is dairy and alcohol free. I did something revolutionary (at least for me) this weekend: I took a break. That's right. I didn't work aaaalllll weekend for the first time in years (notwithstanding a couple of weeks after my son was born). You might think that I've been lounging by the pool for the last week and a half, given the dearth of posts here last ... Read More about Lemon & Green Pea Risotto (Gluten free and Dairy Free)

Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

Just in time for Easter, this healthier spin on copycat Reese's peanut butter eggs only takes about 10 minutes of hands on time, and can be adapted to be nut free or paleo. It's been a hot minute since I had a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg but all I remember is sweetness. Sickly, make your throat hurt (do you get that), sits-in-your-stomach-like-a-lead-balloon sweetness. That waxy chocolate, and bad processed sugar-y filling... ick. I first made these eggs a couple of years ago  - in ... Read More about Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

How To Make A Paleo Lamb Cake for Easter

If you grew up in a family that served lamb cake for Easter dessert, this probably looks familiar. I created this paleo lamb cake for those of us who want to participate in the tradition, while staying grain free! Don't look at me like that. I promise I am not posting a massive undertaking of a cake project just days before the holiday you serve it for. I know you've already planned your Easter menu, I know, but this paleo lamb cake is a totally manageable and worthwhile late addition to ... Read More about How To Make A Paleo Lamb Cake for Easter

Crockpot Chicken Stock, Plus Understanding the Difference Between Chicken Stock vs Chicken Broth

Get the most out of your roast chicken and have a healthy, flavorful base for future meals by making crockpot chicken stock!  Plus, finally understand the difference between chicken stock vs broth.  Before we go any further, I want to be absolutely clear that this is not the uber-hip, nutrient-packed cure-all that is now being sold in hip hole-in-the-wall cafes in downtown New York for like $37 a cup. That’s bone broth. This is chicken stock: thinner, quicker-cooking, ... Read More about Crockpot Chicken Stock, Plus Understanding the Difference Between Chicken Stock vs Chicken Broth