Fall doesn’t officially start until the end of the month, but our garden is already making the transition. The cucumbers stopped producing after a cold snap last week, and the tomatoes are soon going to be good only for green tomato chutney. Last week I cleared some beds and planted garlic, kale, and shallots to […]
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30 Healthy Ice Pop Recipes
Last year I planted shiso in our little greenhouse and the plant grew quite large and went to seed, which led to this year’s bumper crop of baby shiso plants growing everywhere. I pulled about a hundred and left five of them to grow. If you have never tried shiso it is a culinary herb […]
Coconut Chai Ice Cream
When I see coffee memes on social media I always mentally replace the word coffee with “tea.” I feel about tea the way most Americans feel about coffee–which is to say, if you stand between me and my tea in the morning, I cannot be held responsible for my actions. Tea is also a wonderful […]
Stuffed Mushrooms with Duck and Fresh Cherries
You may have noticed that I love to stuff things into mushrooms, and my rationale for this is simple. One, I love mushrooms. Two, mushrooms provide an easy base for grain-free, gluten-free, and lower-carb ways to have a handy little appetizer. Finally, appetizers are the new main dish, at least in my world. For this […]
Thai Iced Tea Pops
Have you ever had Thai Iced Tea in a restaurant? I generally avoid sweet teas at all cost, but there is something about that multi-toned, creamy-sweet tea drink that I love. The restaurant version is typically made with sweetened condensed milk and is pretty loaded with sugar, so it is more like a dessert than […]
Fresh Herb Soup
Every summer my tarragon plant gets quickly out of control, growing to at least four feet tall and taking over a good third of our large herb bed. I do a lot of things to try to keep it in check–pesto, tarragon salt, tarragon chicken, etc.–but sooner or later it has to be somewhat aggressively […]
Slow Cooker Beef and Winter Vegetable Stew (Paleo)
Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake (Grain Free)
Baked Sesame Chicken (grain free)
