Crazy and Fun Kitchen Experimenting and Foraging
It all started with my new book that arrived in the mail- Pascal Bauder’s new book, The New Wildcrafted Cuisine, which I received as a review copy (the review will be coming soon, this post is just a little taste), and I’ve been devouring. The book makes you see the foods in the wild and […]
What To Do With A Bunch Of Celery
I got a huge amount of celery the other day. I also had a huge amount of carrots, but more celery than anything else. Additionally, I had a moderate amount of tomatoes and a small amount of onions, and that was pretty much it in terms of vegetables. I wanted to make a nice meal […]
Hitting The Jackpot When Grocery Shopping
Sometimes you have grocery shops that are so so, and then some shops, like my last one, things just go so beautifully that you almost feel like you hit the jackpot. I went out with specific items in mind that I needed- I had large quantities of limited varieties of produce in my house, and […]
Homemade Beef Pepperoni Style Summer Sausage Recipe- Paleo, Nitrate Free
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately of various recipes from around the world, and came across quite a few that called for sausage. I’d love to be able to make my own healthy sausage- (all the bought sausage locally contains msg as well as other ingredients I’d like to avoid), and not breakfast sausage, […]
Pasta Con Le Sarde Recipe- Sicilian Pasta with Sardines and Wild Fennel- Paleo and Cheapskate Versions
In many ways I like to think I’m a creative cook, but there are some flavors that I would never dream of pairing together- I don’t come up with creative flavor combinations, and am often afraid of experimenting with new flavor combinations, because what if it comes out bad. However, I like learning about cuisines […]
Missing Making Maple Syrup With My Family
This little bottle, evoking lots of nostalgia I use a variety of natural sweeteners in my household, but one of them, I only bought 3 times since I’ve been married, because it pains me to pay as much as we do for it locally, when it is something we pretty much got for free growing […]
Homemade Salad Dressing Recipe Made With Wild Edibles- Paleo, Vegan
3 types of wild condiments- salad dressing in the middle, pesto and peanut butter dipping sauces on either side. I love making food for other people, so I decided to offer boxes of prepared healthy and delicious foraged foods to people who came to my foraging class today. It was beautiful weather and we learned […]
Latest Food Shopping- Spending Money to Save Money
Some of what I spent my money on For someone who decided that this coming month I plan on lowering my grocery bill, its a little bit disconcerting to see how much money I’ve already spent in the month of March, and its only 7 days into the month. So far, the total I’ve spent […]
Foraged Mallow Leaves Stuffed With Wild Greens Recipe- Paleo, Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly, Low Carb
When I was foraging the other day, I came across this patch of gigantic mallow leaves– which seemed perfect for stuffing. I had to leave the house the next day for many hours to teach a foraging class in a far off city, and stuffed mallow leaves seemed like the perfect travel food, and a […]
Grocery Tracking Challenge for February- and Lessons Learned
Some of our very cheap groceries this month. In the past, I meticulously tracked our grocery expenses, down to the last detail, so I could figure out how much we’re spending on groceries and in what area, and then use that to decide if I wanted to make any changes in our grocery budget. Since then, […]
