I started listing the classifications – gluten free, grain free, dairy free, paleo, whole30, lectin free, etc, and the title just got too long. It’s a good thing my husband has tried many of these in the past or I wouldn’t know a darn thing about them. He was diagnosed with vitiligo (skin pigment...
Last winter I was hosting something – maybe the Super Bowl? I can’t remember. Rich was on a new, super limited diet and my SIL has Celiac. I wanted make ahead, I wanted crowd pleasing, I wanted big-batch. My favorite menu for those specifications is usually Italian style pulled pork with broccoli rabe, long...
I talk to people all the time who “can’t bake” (I’m not judging them, it’s self-proclaimed). This is all well and good but everyone needs a sweet snickety-snack now and then and if you’re not baking them yourself, you’re buying them.
The Friday morning schedule included a playdate with some lovely ladies – one who I knew had a dairy allergy and the other I believed was vegetarian, maybe vegan? I love to bake with buttermilk, butter and eggs like nobody’s business so this presented a challenge, though I wanted to arrive treats-in-hand.
My mom’s split pea soup is memorable – as in some of my girlfriends are still after the recipe. I bought a bag of split peas figuring if I had them, I’d make the soup. I pulled out my copy of Mom’s recipe and grew tired just reading: soak the peas overnight? Make a...
You’ll notice this is two posts in a row with quinoa – I wanted to finish the bag. AND it’s really good for you. The thing is, I don’t love the taste of quinoa. Sometimes flavors can be camouflaged in the name of health – like this granola! Let me explain.
