I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this before. A traditional pesto recipe has the green goodness of sweet basil that requires the zing of a little lemon juice. Enter purslane, stage right. Purslane is THE Omega-3 powerhouse of the plant kingdom. It also has a slightly sour taste to it, making it an … Continue reading
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Borys’s YUM Lactation Cookies
Dairy-free. Egg-free. Gluten-free goodness for little ones with a milk protein sensitivity… Yeah. I hadn’t heard of that either until it happened to my little one. Boo. So, my husband, Borys, has been such crucial support during my postpartum period after our little one’s birth. We couldn’t just order take-out. We couldn’t just cook as … Continue reading
Hearty Homemade Crackers
When I moved away from San Francisco in 2009, I was sure to take with me a small binder of recipes my nutritionist friend had given me. She was the one that had exposed me to whole foods, traditional food ways, and the Weston A Price Foundation (which focuses on food, farming, and the healing … Continue reading
Tasty Quinoa Pancakes
I came up with recipe some time ago when I bought food in rather large bulk quantities. At that time in my life, I had purchased a 25 lb bag of quinoa… Needless to say, I figured out ways to be creative and inventive with it. For those of you that have had quinoa before, … Continue reading
Sumac for the Kitchen & Medicine Cabinet
The winter edition of Catfish Alley Magazine (http://catfishalleymag.com/) is out! I wanted to share my recent (unedited) article on sumac with you folks in the blog-o-sphere. Enjoy! Have you noticed the brilliant, spiked, ruby-red berry clusters of sumac this year? They started ripening around July and will be ready to harvest from September into the … Continue reading
Gluten-free Galette: A Tasty Way to Enjoy Seasonal Fruit
I’ve moved a good bit over the years. However, my roots are deep in the South and, when I add up the years, most of them have been in the South. I lived in western North Carolina in the hollers of the Southern Appalachian mountains for a few of those Southern years (it is definitely … Continue reading
Satsuma-zest Almond Meal Carrot Cake: Wake Up Cake
Lawdy be! Gluten-free’s gone crazy on this one. This has to be my favorite gluten-free dessert recipe yet. It is one tasty, moist, flavorful, AND easy to make cake. So, while everyone is snorting refined sugar and artificial food colorings this Christmas…take a sweet stand and bake this as an act of kitchen counter-culture. Be … Continue reading
Winter Warmth: Chicken Bone Broth
Key themes for winter: * stillness * storage * retreat * restoration * receptivity * kidneys * adrenals * cooked foods * bone broths * spices * roots * soups & stews * warming foods * immune support * nourishing * “For many of us, our interest in seasonality is somewhat selective. We want the … Continue reading
White Clover Pudding: A Recipe for Comfort & Healing
***Such a sweet lil’ recipe from Gather, that I wanted to share here on my blog. I like that it is a restored pioneer recipe using powdered gelatin, a very nourishing food (think joint repair and health as well as gut repair).*** Little did I know when I first came across an old pioneer recipe … Continue reading
Black Bean Brownies (GF, DF)
I’ve been asked by friends to post this recipe. It is one of two easy-peezy, nutritive, and delicious desert recipes that I like to make. Why are they so easy? I do the magic in a blender. Over the past 10 years or so, due to digestive complaints, I’ve navigated various food ways to find … Continue reading
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