Sunday dinner Sometimes we fall into eating the same things over and over again and meals get a little bit boring. So, for dinner this Sunday we decided to try to make something just a little fancy and a little different from what we normally eat. In fact, I have never made a stuffed mushroom…
Category: gluten free
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: A perfect combination of sweet and tart
Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Pie Strawberry rhubarb pie is the perfect spring and early summer pie. It’s perfect because it tastes so good, but also because the strawberries and rhubarb can come right from the garden, as fresh as it gets! We are still a little early for strawberries here in Michigan at the end of…
Acorn Flour Carrot Apple Raisin Coffee Cake: Another acorn flour recipe to try out
Baking coffee cake on a sunny morning I can’t believe that May has had such consistently cold and wet weather. But, when the house is cold in the morning, I like to warm it up by turning on the oven to bake something. Sometimes I bake a fruit crisp or muffins, or an egg casserole….
Acorn flour tortillas: another gluten free, grain free tortilla
Harvesting the wild acorns Being wild food enthusiasts, we have had many interesting experiences with attempting to eat acorns. Many of them ended up wormy and bitter. In an attempt to make our own acorn flour in Philadelphia 17 years ago we harvested a couple trash bags full of acorns from a city park. If…
Chestnuts: Chestnut and Chanterelle Pot Pie
Chestnuts and Chanterelles Chestnuts are a starchy nut with an almost potato-like texture; chanterelles, a mushroom with sweet and savory overtones. I had never eaten either before today’s cooking adventure. Chestnuts are a tree nut, but they are not your typical high protein, high fat nut. They have about 44 grams of carbohydrates for every…