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 […]
Slow Cooker Honey-Vanilla Applesauce
This recipe will make your house smell incredible, I promise. We had a couple of buckets of windfall Transparent apples, and after making a Caramel Apple cake and a batch of hard cider with about half of the haul, I decided to can some applesauce. Cinnamon is the standard spice and it is wonderful, but […]
Easy Duck Carnitas, Plus a Giveaway
If you crave the meltingly-tender meat with crispy edges that you get with classic pork carnitas, you are going to love this easy recipe for duck carnitas. This is my one-pot method that braises the meat until it is falling apart and then crisps up the skin and edges to give you some crunchy texture. […]
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 […]
Berry Good Greek Yogurt Pops
I wanted to call these Red, White, and Blue Greek Yogurt Pops, but since they honestly are more of a pink, purple, and beige color I went with the cutesy title instead. Regardless–wow, these are good! I was actually surprised at how creamy-delicious they turned out. I did these in the color layers pictured because […]
Slow Cooker Beef and Winter Vegetable Stew (Paleo)
Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake (Grain Free)
Baked Sesame Chicken (grain free)
