One of my most popular older recipes is Carrot Cake Ice Cream with Cream Cheese Frosting Swirl, and it is popular for a great reason: it tastes like frozen carrot cake! Hard to go wrong there. We are once again in farm-fresh carrot season, with the kind of sweet, young carrots that are perfect for […]
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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. […]
Carrot Cake Smoothie
I don’t go in for smoothies as a rule–too much pulverized fructose, and I prefer to chew my food rather than drink it. I make an exception to that with this smoothie, but I still treat it as a dessert or I pair it with some protein like a hard boiled egg if I want […]
Cranberry Cream Tart (grain free and gluten free)
When I gave up gluten and grains I knew I would miss pies and fruit tarts, which I consider essential holiday fare. Since then, I have discovered that you can make some pretty great pies and tarts with almond flour and arrowroot, as well as other nut flours and coconut flour. This is a nice […]
Carrot Salad with Citrus and Pecans
While many area farms suffered serious damage from the recent flooding, Aspen Moon Farm sustained relatively minimal damage and they are continuing to produce beautiful stuff for the C.S.A. shares. One of my favorite things has been the red, yellow, and orange carrots, and last week they included a 2-pound bag in the share. The […]
Artichokes with Saffron-Orange Hollandaise
Fall is without doubt my favorite season in terms of weather, beauty, and that eternal feeling of starting something new that lingers with geeky types who got excited about the new school year (yes, I was one of those). Spring, however, is my favorite season for produce. Asparagus, berries, and artichokes rank really high on […]
Roasted Root Vegetables
Almond Butter Buckeyes
Baked Coconut Onion Rings
