Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the Little Garden Girl site. I’m so glad you came to visit. A little bit about me…I am a novice gardener, a true foodie and I love to cook. I grew up in the pacific northwest and was spoiled by living in the country with great weather for gardening. My mom … Read more

My Indoor Garden Experience – Gardyn Week 3

Gardyn Lessons This last week I was pretty hands off with my Gardyn so I decided to take some time to start learning more about hybriponic growing. The Gardyn site has a lot of good information in their Gardyn Help Center. Here you can learn about planting, germination, grooming, harvesting, environmental factors, feeding, pollinating, etc. … Read more

Oriental Sesame Chicken Salad

My husband and I like to do happy hour on Friday nights. We used to frequent Applebee’s on a regular rotation with some of our other favorite neighborhood spots. We would both order their Oriental Chicken Salad.  We loved it and still would if I hadn’t developed a gluten sensitivity. Because of this, I thought … Read more

Roasting New Mexico’s Hatch Green Chiles

New Mexico’s Hatch Chile Season… Each year we look forward to New Mexico’s Hatch Chili season. In August of each year, we often find someone manning a chili roaster and selling chili’s out of a local restaurant parking lot. The chili’s are roasted over an open fire, bagged up in plastic bags while still warm … Read more

French Dip with Gluten Free Au Jus

The search for gluten free Au Jus… Growing up, we would have French Dip sandwiches as a regular rotation for dinner. The sandwich was great but dipping it into that delicious, salty broth made them irresistible. Since going gluten free, I’ve had to give a lot of things up and do a lot of modifications. … Read more

Golden Beets with Goat’s Cheese and Almonds

Only 4 Ingredients!! It seems that people either love or hate beets. They definitely can have a “taste of the earth” flavor. I personally think they’re great when accompanied with the right ingredients and golden beets tend to have a milder taste than red beets. The key to this recipe is adding some acid with … Read more

Cilantro Lime Marinated Shrimp – Air Fried

I’ve been experimenting with this recipe for a while. In my first couple attempts I used garlic. It was good but there was something missing. Then I found the glorious shallot! That really is the secret to these delicious shrimp. Shallots taste like a cross between garlic and onion but with a milder taste This … Read more