Banana Date Walnut Bread (grain-free)
Faced with rapidly blackening bananas in the fruit bowl, I turned to the ever-popular means of using them up…banana bread. My old recipe for banana bread used wheat flour, but … Continue reading
Cheddar Bacon Biscuits (grain-free)
These savory little shortbread cookies will taunt you until you have eaten every last one – I’ll warn you now! I had to make batch after batch of these because … Continue reading
Crispy, Baked Sweet Potato Fries (gluten-free)
Over the weekend I went on an internet mission to find the secret to sweet potato fries that are crispy, baked (vs fried), well-seasoned, and gluten free. I wrote down … Continue reading
Lemon Bars (gluten and grain-free, dairy-free)
Lemon bars seem to be a nice, light dessert, with their innocent-looking sweet tartness and summery color. However if you spend anytime browsing recipes, you know that they are evil … Continue reading
Oven-Roasted Tomatoes and Vodka Sauce
Tomatoes are starting to roll in, and not even I can keep up with eating that many BLTs. One of the easiest and most versatile ways to take advantage of … Continue reading
Beyond Bacon: A Cookbook Review
SYNOPSIS: Man, woman, and beautiful children meet happy, healthy pig and fall in love. This is the story of their journey together and a glowing tribute to the pig’s ultimate … Continue reading
Chicken Piccata with Rainbow Chard
We were out of town last week, although not really vacationing. I had envisioned cooking up a storm and having lots of things to post, but soon after arriving at … Continue reading
Garlic Scape and Cilantro Pesto
This was a new one for me – garlic scapes. I imagine many people have pulled the tangle of whip-like green stalks from their CSA boxes and wondered ‘what the … Continue reading
Strawberry “Pink and White” Cream Cheese Pie
Our CSA box from Rise ‘N Shine Organic Farms has been bountiful in the strawberry department. So far we’ve netted around 9 pints of perfectly ripe, beautiful berries. After eating … Continue reading
Cashew “Cheesecake” (gluten-free, dairy-free)
This isn’t the sort of thing I usually do. With my fondness for all dairy products, I’ve never seen the need to try to make substitutions, but the idea of … Continue reading
Shrimp Pasta with Kale and Garlic (gluten-free)
Outside it was still raining. Still. Raining. When I see the sunshine again, I am going to kiss it – it has been away far too long! In the meantime, … Continue reading
Acorn Squash with Kale and Pecans
We’re starting a new venture with community-supported agriculture this year, and we’re signed up with Rise ‘n Shine Organic Farm. Two weeks into it now, we’ve racked up plenty of … Continue reading
Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding (gluten-free)
On special days at my grandmother’s house, there was a giant glass bowl, much bigger than my head, filled nearly to the brim with layer upon layer of vanilla wafers, … Continue reading
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Recipe by Patsy Caldwell from You Be Sweet Our dear, sweet friend Malcolm sent me this wonderful book chock full of Southern desserts that will put you in a sugar … Continue reading
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