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Mushroom Stroganoff
I’m ashamed to admit it but, I fell in love with stroganoff when I first tried the hamburger helper version. I love that creamy powdered sauce mixed with pasta. I don’t know why I love it so much but the kid in me loves something so salty, and soooo deliciously pre-packaged. Since we transitioned to a healthier, whole food lifestyle, I’ve been trying to replicate my beloved Hamburger Helper Stroganoff for years. This really seems to hit the spot. There are lots of gluten-free noodles out there. Even when comparing ones with the same ingredients, you can get vastly different end results. My absolute favorite noodles for this recipe are…
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Heathy Mac and Cheese
I am all about making things healthy but still delicious. I would love to get on board with those vegan mac and cheese recipes that use cashews or tofu but I just can’t. Most of them taste gross and nothing like real macaroni and cheese. The sauce is made by mixing half regular cheese sauce and half blended carrots. The carrots give the sauce that bright orange color that you get from the powdered cheese sauces, but it’s so much healthier. But since it’s half real cheese sauce, it’s still delicious. It will fool even the pickiest kid…and grown up. I’ve never met a kid who didn’t love Mac and Cheese. So if…
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Butternut Squash Risotto (with brown rice)
Risotto is traditionally made with arborio rice, an Italian short grain rice that gets creamy but stays firm when its cooked, making it perfect for risotto. It is delicious, but not a whole grain. When we switched to a whole food lifestyle I thought I had to say goodbye to risotto. Well, I was wrong! When a relative from Italy came for a visit a few years ago, she offered to make risotto. I was so excited because I knew I was in for one amazing meal, but all I had was short grain brown rice :(. I was shocked when she said brown rice would work just fine. It was some…
