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: grain free
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…
Extreme Vegetable Soup: A Super Soup Recipe
This extremely delicious soup recipe is sure to warm you up on a cold day. I don’t know about you, but when it is cold outside, I can’t get enough warm soup. Comfort food Well it is cold and snowy out. It still feels like winter with the snow outside and the kids throwing snowballs!…
Burdock, Turkey, and Bok Choy Recipe with Sweet Potato: Starting out the new year with healthy foods
Burdock, turkey and bok choy recipe: A healthy start to the new year. Everyone seems to have a resolution to eat healthy in the New Year. That means something different for everyone with different diets and eating plans. But, I think most can agree that fewer processed foods and more colorful vegetables are good for…
The Extreme salad, inspired by Stephen Barstow: 30 ingredients or more
The Extreme Salad, inspired by Stephen Barstow, is becoming a new family meal time tradition. Stephen Barstow Stephen Barstow is the world record holder for making a salad with the most different varieties of plants. 537 different varieties of plants, all in one salad!!! That is inspiring. And, he lives in Norway near the arctic…
Banana flour tortilla recipe: a great grain free alternative
Banana flour A while back I wrote about a banana flower recipe. Today, I am writing about a banana flour recipe: specifically a banana flour tortilla recipe. There are so many different types of flour at the grocery store. The options are far greater than you could find even just 2 years ago. I have…
Banana Flour Pancakes: gluten-free and grain-free
Pancakes for breakfast Pancakes are a favorite breakfast food around here. Usually we add in some fruit, nuts and berries to make them extra special. We have been making gluten free pancakes for a while now, but our new cooking challenge is the grain free pancake. Everyone loves banana pancakes in our house, so it…