Despite our warm weather the leaves are beginning to turn and the pro-and-anti Pumpkin Spice Latte factions are creating almost as much controversy as the election. In other words it feels like fall, and it is time to eat all the winter squash! Pumpkin is great (I am in the pro-PSL camp) but butternut squash […]
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Sriracha Bacon Deviled Eggs
This June has been HOT, so we have been using our outdoor grill and our smoker quite a lot, and dining on the deck. Since we have chickens we still work eggs into our meals on a daily basis, and deviled eggs are one of my favorite picnic snacks. I might have eaten some of […]
Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish
This is a fresh and simple alternative to the cooked (or canned) cranberry sauce that usually shows up at your Thanksgiving feast. The addition of fresh orange juice and zest means that you don’t need to add a whole lot of sugar to achieve a perfect sweet-tart flavor balance. Traditional cooked sauces call for a […]
Watermelon-Lime Ice Pops
Browsing through the “summer” tab of my seasonal recipe index, I realized that I should probably re-name it “ice pops and frozen desserts.” I do make a steady stream of ice pops during the summer, as they are fast, refreshing, and a lot healthier than purchased frozen treats. I use whole fruit and add honey […]
Slow Cooker Curried Tomato Soup
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 […]
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 […]
Paleo Pumpkin Spice Latte
Paleo Pumpkin Spice Truffles
Grain-free Shrimp and Coconut Fritters
