One great thing about belonging to a CSA farm is that you encounter all sorts of strange interesting new veggies, and are forced have an opportunity to figure out how to use them. I had never even seen Brussels’ sprout on the stalk, let alone cooked or eaten one, in my entire life. Brussels’ sprouts,… Read More Brussels’ Sprouts = YUM!
Even though apple-picking season is really about over, and the basil is definitely done, it seems like up until last week we were still picking tomatoes at the farm. I sort of knew what to do with all of the paste tomatoes I picked. Those ended up in a crockpot overnight along with some onions,… Read More “Sun”- Dried Tomatoes
Not sure when this one started, but for quite a while now, we’ve made giant buttermilk pancakes and served them with a side of a sausage and egg scramble on Sunday nights. Besides our Friday movie and pizza night, this is the one night of the week that my kids (or any of us, really!)… Read More Weekly Meal Traditions Part 2: Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes
Whole Foods stopped carrying its 365 brand pizza crust mixes, which I thought were pretty tasty and easy to make, so I started searching for a homemade pizza crust recipe to replace it. The other brand name pizza crusts are pretty expensive, and we make pizza nearly every Friday night at our house and eat… Read More Perfecting the Gluten Free Pizza Crust (And Weekly Meal Traditions: Part 1)
Another great cookbook jumped off the shelf and into my arms at the library recently. This one is called Great Gluten Free Baking by Louise Blair. Can you guess where she’s from by her name? She’s a food stylist and home economist in the United Kingdom. Her gluten free cookbook is just FULL of wonderful… Read More Two for One: Beet Speckled Cake & Ham and Cheese Muffins
(image from World Community Cookbook) Evidently there are some strong opinions about kale out there. When I posted on Facebook that my children accused me of child abuse when I served it with dinner, some sent their sympathies – to the kids, that is, while others sent the health benefits and their favorite recipes! My… Read More Speaking of Kale…
(photo by libraryman)I have SO many things I want to blog about, like our week at youth camp, the kids summer Bible challenges, blueberry & strawberry picking, the priesthood of Melchizidek and what is has to do with me selling my grandmother’s china cabinet today, and other light topics such as that. 🙂 But all… Read More Giddy Over Greens: Key Lime Pie Shake
Yes, giddy. And it’s been coming on for a while now, I think. Have I ever mentioned THE most amazing food experience I ever had. It was with my sister, Melissa, in New York City. We met there one very cold February for three nights of sisterly and city fun! Previously, she had heard of… Read More Giddy Over Greens: Cilantro – Pineapple Shake
This one sort of feels like a fall dish with its warmth and winter squash, but I couldn’t resist making it after discovering it in the Goat Cheese cookbook I recently fell in love with. And I’m discovering that I really don’t know how to cook without using the oven. It has been so hot… Read More Portabella, Italian Sausage, & Butternut Squash Lasagne
The first time I ever tasted buffalo meat was at the Huisache Grill in New Braufels, TX. Robert and I were there on a date that my sweet sister treated us to on a trip to Texas a few years back. I asked the waiter to ask the chef for a gluten free entree suggestion… Read More Bison Burgers & Sweet Potato Fries