In the spring, with vegetable CSA boxes full of greens, if we have time on Sunday, I like to make a chard souffle for dinner, to go along with grilled steak, salad and a glass of red wine. This souffle was made by my Grandmother Eleanor when she visited my Mom and Dad shortly after [...]
<place holder for photo that will come Real Soon Now!> Another paleo-friendly recipe that is too good not to share! I have been making the standard Primal Hot Cereal originally from Mark Sisson, with my own little twists including pumpkin puree and dates. Today I experimented again and was richly rewarded! I present: Chocolate Paleo [...]
Sweet Potatoes are a super food, and while I generally associate them with fall and winter cooking, they are good year round. They are great roasted and tossed with pomegranate syrup, mashed with lots of butter and salt as a side dish, made into soup, and sweet potato pie. Every year, I am invited to [...]
Shepherds-pie-1 This recipe is so outstanding it deserves a separate post to ensure the recipe sticks around. The combination of ground lamb and sweet potato is spectacular, and this is the kind of dish that is perfect on a cold Sunday, or rainy weekday. I actually made the stew the night before and roasted the [...]
Short story: Inspired by Kalyn’s Kitchen Asian Lettuce Cups with Spicy Ground Turkey Filling, I modified the recipe for our Paleo diet challenge. Longer version: As I look around each week to plan our menu, search terms often bring me to favorite blogs I have been reading for years. These last few weeks, as we challenge [...]
The poached egg might have been one of the first egg preparations I remember my Mom teaching me. I am sure she taught scrambled eggs prior to poached, but we had those a lot, so I probably learned by watching her. Poached eggs were one of her favorites, especially for dinner over corned beef [...]
Just a little recipe roundup this week, in case you are looking for a good chicken recipe for your next menu plan. They all work very well with local, pasture-raised chickens, and just because I am working through a Whole30 challenge, these recipes also happen to be paleo-friendly, or can easily be modified by swapping [...]
Sort of funny last week. The menu had me making Chicken Tikka Masala on Wednesday night, along with Kohlrabi Slaw, but I had a total brain fart when I went to make dinner and threw a cup of salsa in with the chicken thighs in the slow cooker, and put together a pot of Rancho [...]
This is one of my kids’ favorite recipes and rather than have to hunt it down next time I want to whip up a batch, I am going to jot the recipe down here and keep track of this family favorite. Super easy in the slow cooker, and great to share with neighbors and friends. [...]
This recipe has a long history with me – I first tasted these cookies at a party for my Mom in 1991. I was 20 years old and she had just died after a tough battle with cancer. All battles with cancer are tough, there is no escaping that fact. I had returned from my [...]
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a buckle is a one layer cake, very moist, with a streusel topping that buckles as it cooks. Recently they featured a glossary of fruit desserts, along with several recipes. I snipped the article, intending to bake a buckle, waiting for the right time. Well, that time came! Someone at work [...]
Last week, while visiting Penzey’s, I picked up a fun recipe for Hot Chocolate Snowball Cookies, a variation on the Nutty Nuggets/Mexican Wedding Cake/Russian Tea Cake Cookie that is popular this time of year. The cookies were easy to make, and the whole family enjoys the addition to our holiday treat plate. Hot Chocolate Snowball [...]
