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Old-Fashioned Vegan Baked Beans (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)

July 11, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 26 Comments

Just like grandma used to make! This is the best Old-Fashioned Vegan Baked Beans recipe! They’re sweet, smoky, gluten-free, top 8 allergy-free, and baked right in your cast iron skillet!

These baked beans are a game-changer! Who else grew up eating those Campbell’s canned “pork and beans”? I’m raising my hand up high here! Don’t be embarrassed; we all ate them. My mom would even doctor them up by adding extra sugary pancake syrup and ketchup to them! It was a side dish essential during the summer, anytime we had something on the grill for dinner.Read More

How-To Make Eggplant Bacon In Your Dehydrator

September 21, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 32 Comments

Here is a simple and easy way to make meatless, gluten-free, vegan, paleo, raw, and allergy-free eggplant bacon right in your dehydrator! Eggplant bacon is a great smoky, crispy, no oil, no fat, low-calorie and carb vegetarian swap to the greasy classic!

A few weeks ago I realized I never shared a proper tutorial on how to make my favorite “bacon” (aka, eggplant bacon!) You’ve seen me use it before in my popular “Ultimate Vegan BLT” recipe and I have another recipe coming up on Monday that uses it. I have a few other recipes that require the eggplant bacon in the “to-post” files as well, but always held off because I knew I needed to get a tutorial up before I went to “bacon-crazy” on the blog!Read More

DIY All-Purpose Seasoning + Pantry Supplies Storage Hacks

July 25, 2016 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 132 Comments

A perfect DIY All-Purpose Seasoning recipe, gluten-free, salt and sugar-free, that will spice up any dish! Plus some trendy hacks for traveling, transporting, storing and organizing all you small pantry cooking and baking essentials!

Young adults live a pretty nomadic life. Traveling back and forth from our childhood homes, college dorms, apartments, cross-country, overseas, we are always moving. Never settled, we basically live out of our suitcases. We can never “unpack” everything because we know we’ll just be packing it all back up in a few months (even weeks!). And I don’t know about you, but packing is not my idea of fun! Especially those smaller, harder to keep track of and organized, items.Read More

The Greatest Grilled Chicken…EVER!

June 29, 2016 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 104 Comments

The Greatest Grilled Chicken…EVER! This no-fail recipe for the most flavorful, succulent, and tender chicken will be the only one you’ll ever need! This method will produce the best poultry you’ve ever tasted!

I am about to reveal my secrets. My secrets to the GREATEST grilled chicken you will ever make/taste/devour!

When my family requests grilled chicken (okay…of I request it for myself), this is the way I make it every time. Not really a recipe at all, but a formula for the most succulent grilled chicken. My special mixture of spices and perfect grilling time just seals the deal. If I were to choose a last meal, this would be it!

They are perfect right off the grill and even delicious when reheated if you want to make a bunch for meals throughout the week! No unnecessary oil or salt. Just pure good deliciousness! As your main dinner protein, perfect for summer BBQs, sliced or chopped for salads and lunches. Basically any meal or dish you need a fantastic protein for!

(^ Dirty dish! Like the charm?^)

So, in last week’s Finisher I told you about the grill conundrum. Well, Thursday night my dad brought over an old (new to us) replacement grill! I didn’t have time to update that in the post, but now you know! If you’re keeping track, that makes it SIX grills now! Although, the broken one is sadly sitting outside on the deck right now and I’m not sure he counts in that tally anymore.

I’m a little nervous about the new grill though. I’ll have to “relearn” my cooking times and heat levels…and turning it on. This grill master will learn quickly though! I know it! I’ll finally be able to use the cedar planks I bought last month. I was going to grill salmon on them twice and both times there was something wrong with the grill. SO SAD! I’d been promising my brother his first taste of cedar plank grilling and I felt so bad. (Do people grill chicken on cedar planks?)

The Greatest Grilled Chicken Ever

The Greatest Grilled Chicken…EVER!

Author: Rebecca Pytell
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Main
Cuisine: American

Scale

Ingredients

4 Skinless & Trimmed Chicken Breasts
1 Tsp Smoked Paprika
1 Tsp Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute
1/2 Tsp Cumin

Instructions

Preheat your grill while you prepare the chicken.
Take the 4 chicken breasts, trimmed and skinless, and place them in a bowl with the spices. Use your hands and rub the seasoning in, to coat.
Place the chicken on an oiled piece of foil (celiac-safety, otherwise you can place right on the grill).
Grill the chicken for 12 minutes on each side with the grill cover closed.
Remove and enjoy…with ketchup!

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1

Ah! So now you know my secret! Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute! The greatest pre-mixed (salt-free!) seasoning you can buy! I don’t live near a TJ’s, so when I get the chance to shop in one, I stock up on these or order on Amazon! I also tell you all about the uses and greatness of this seasoning in my free PDF! That seasoning is magic though, trust me! I use it not only on this grilled chicken, but salads, fish, dinner bowls…anything. It’s what I call me “all-purpose-when-I’m-lazy” seasoning. Trust me when I tell you that this is the only grilled chicken recipe you will ever need (or want!) It’s addicting!

So tell me:

+ Do you have a magic method for grilling?

+ What’s your go-to all-purpose seasoning? Okay, the smoked paprika is the star here too!

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Smoky Spiralized Purple Sweet Potato Fries

June 13, 2016 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 152 Comments

Take your fries up a few notches. These smoky spiralized purple sweet potato fries are anything but boring! Baked, crispy, colorful, & smoky! Gluten-free, vegan, paleo, & oil-free, these fries will change your life!

The day has come. I teased you at the start of the year and I just didn’t know when would be the perfect time to finally post these. I originally shared my most popular recipe, Spicy Spiralized Sweet Potato Fries, in May of 2015, well my friends, Summertime seems to be fry time! Let’s see if these catch on as much as their orange brother. I have faith they will. These guys are smokin’ and PURPLE!Read More