This recipe is my submission for August’s Go Ahead Honey it’s Gluten Free blogging event hosted this month by Kim over at The Food Allergy Coach. Her summer appropriate theme is Chill Out! meaning “no cook dishes” or ones that are “best served cold”. Perfect for when the weather is simply too hot to even [...]
I somehow used to find time to watch Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Food Network show. But, I haven’t caught it in quite a long time – until this past week. She was making a version of these pears. And the recipe really resonated with me – so I thought I would make it my own and add [...]
I was at the farmers market over the weekend and saw kohlrabi. I had never used it before. What better time than the present? I had heard kohlrabi are not meant to be eaten raw. Last night, however, I was devouring Rose Carrarini’s absolutely brilliant “Breakfast, Lunch, Tea” cookbook and sure enough she has a recipe in there for a raw kohlrabi salad. It’s 8 am, [...]
‘Tis the season for pesto. Along with tomatoes, I just can’t get enough of all the basil my garden is producing. This afternoon, I whipped up a batch of pesto, tossed it with some pasta and served alongside a salad it proved to be a satisfying and delicious dinner. There seems to be a slight division in [...]
I picked up these amazing grapes the other day: champagne grapes. I have never seen organic ones. So, I was fired up to find these. For those of you who have never seen them, they are very, very small-miniature size grapes. And they are round instead of oval. Absolutely lovely. Of course, one of the [...]
I adore beets. I also love beet greens. This salad is quintessential summer. I had some valencia oranges and some beets and came up with this easy fresh salad. Beets are both cleansing to the body and high in B-complex vitamins.
3 red beets
3 golden beets
2 tsp umeboshi plum vinegar
1 tblsp orange juice
1 tblsp orange zest
Bring water to a boil [...]
As a little girl, I can remember my Dad always sharing a bite of colesaw from his plate with me. He has always loved the stuff. I know I must have inherited the coleslaw gene from him because I love it, too. I used to be the only one in my house that ate it. But, this coleslaw has even miraculously converted my husband. I keep trying to find [...]