Chicken Dinner, Praline, Donuts and Ice Cream

Roasted Chicken Dinner with Caesar Salad, Steamed Kale, Corn, Cottage Cheese, 

Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Gluten Free Brown Gravy and a Pickle to garnish

Vegan Chocolate Praline Bar from Green Cuisine

Halo Top Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and a frozen gluten free

 Kinnikinnick Chocolate Donut. So delicious! I love my treats :)

Summer Salads and BBQ

My blogging friends, I am back on Vancouver Island and back to my 

healthy gluten free living. I've been gone for too long and missed everyone

 greatly. Food porn is in the works to make up for lost time. So enjoy!

Two healthy homemade salads to go with dinner

Caesar Salad with Gluten Free Croutons and Parmesan 

Light and crisp

Organic Baby Potato Salad with Red Peppers

I used Miracle Whip because it's a tad healthier than full-fat mayonnaise ;)

Pork Chops smothered in Barbecue Sauce

Everything paired together

The perfect Summer meal to have shared amongst family!

Mom's Chicken Dinner

Don't you love having a homecooked meal?

Roasted Chicken Dinner

Tender chicken breast with my mom's "secret" herb rub

With all the fixings :)

Roasted potatoes and asparagus with red onion

So tender and savory

And gluten free gravy too!

Gotta have gravy with my chicken

Then came the cranberry sauce dilemma...

My mom had to improvise opening the can with a knife since our can opener broke

Thankfully it worked and mom saved the day dinner!

Healthy Frozen Dinners

When I'm lazy in a pinch for time, healthy frozen dinners are essential

I decided to try President's Choice's Slow-Cooked Angus Beef Frozen Dinner Meal

Nutritionally speaking, only 200 calories each and 14 grams of protein

Angus beef chunks with celery, carrots, and whole cut potatoes

Not too shabby looking if I may say so...

But because I love to health-ify whats already healthy, I needed more veggies!

So I steamed up some frozen broccoli florets

Always getting my greens in ;)

In the microwave it went, for about 3-4 minutes

Before...

And after...

The final result

The product was a surprisingly succulent meal, with
a sauce that tasted as comforting as mother's pot roast

I highly recommend trying this brand if you
are able to find it in your area. Well worth $4!!!

Questions: Do you eat frozen meals?
What are some of your favorites?

BBQ Bacon Wrapped Turkey

Here are some photos of our Christmas Dinner. I feel like I have the 

"Post Holiday Eating Blues', already excited for the next holiday season

Almond Soy Asparagus, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Stuffing, Corn, and Cheesy Rolls/Buns

But the real star was the BBQ Bacon Wrapped Turkey

Cooked on the barbecue too!!! BBQ turkey is fantastic

The busy chef

Our snacks while we waited: Chips, cheese puffs, chocolates, and antipasto

I thought I'd add this sign I saw while I was out for a

walk. Cute, and totally fits the Snacking Squirrel vibe

Question: Are you already missing the 

holidays and have post-celebration blues?

Breakfast and Coronas

Normally I don't put this much effort into my breakfast

...but thankfully I did!

Scrambled eggs and oven roasted potatoes/sweet potatoes, and salsa

It took about 40 minutes, enough time to 

make a coffee and catch up on some reading

It's a little superfluous adding so many pictures of one meal, 

but as you remember here, it just goes with the territory

And finally, I did what every recently graduated student would do...

Enjoy a Corona! Happy hump day!