Raw Carrot and Beet Salad Recipe- AIP, Paleo, Vegan
My mom is not an easy person to feed. Since she has Hashimotos, an auto-immune thyroid disease, among other things, she is on a combination of diets that make it hard to find foods that are safe for her to eat. She is not only paleo, she’s on the GAPS diet as well, which means […]
Wild Green Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe — Paleo and Vegan
Recently I hosted guests and wanted to do something fancy for them. At the grocery store I saw some large mushrooms that looked perfect for stuffing so I decided to try that. I didn’t want to go the standard stuffing method with meat, nor did I want to fill it with grains, cheese, bread crumbs […]
Cantaloupe Salsa Recipe- Vegan, Paleo, and Frugal
The last time I was at the market, one of the vendors who sells past prime produce had a melon very similar to cantaloupe on sale for 13 cents a pound, and though I only wanted one or two, he gave them to me for much less than 13 cents a pound, and I ended […]
Frugal Kitchen Things I’ve Made Lately
Chicken fat, chicken broth, and deboned chicken, all free. Though I haven’t updated this blog so much lately, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been up to my usual frugal self lately. I’m a little busy and have a lot on my plate lately but I’ve made a bunch of things lately that save us […]
Delicious Italian Style Antipasti Stir-Fry Recipe – Gluten Free, Paleo, and Vegan
Recently I was in a restaurant and had a delicious meal of fish, salad, and cooked vegetables. The cooked vegetables were called antipasti but honestly looked more stir fry like to me. It was really amazing and once home looked for a way to recreate it. I knew it had onions, green beans, mushrooms, red […]
Homemade Toasted Sesame Flavored Oil Recipe- Frugal and Easy Hack
It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Asian food, specifically Korean food. I am able to combine a variety of frugal and super frugal ingredients, whatever I have on hand, either foraged or purchased from the reduced rack, and create gorgeous and delicious healthy dishes with them. However, there is one […]
Easy Healthy Eating Menu Plan for Weight Loss- With Recipes
Sauted mushrooms and kale, seasoned with curry powder, and seared curry spiced tuna Someone I care about was told that they need to lose weight desperately, go on a diet, because otherwise they have a very, very high risk of having medical complications. This person currently does not eat healthily at all, is not much […]
Homemade Ranch Dressing Seasoning Mix Recipe–Vegan, Paleo, and Allergy Friendly
Growing up, my family didn’t have lots of ranch dressing (French and Italian and Thousand Island were more common), but we did periodically buy it. And we used it as a salad dressing, period. As an adult, I learned how versatile ranch dressing is. How it can be used as a sauce on nearly anything […]
The Story of My Redbud Flower Wine and Its Transformations
When I read Pascal Bauder’s book “The New Wildcrafted Cuisine” I got so inspired by his taking wild plants- fruits and flowers- and turning them into alcoholic beverages. He has a whole section about that in his book, including how to make these beverages without any added yeast, just using the wild ones in the […]
BBQ Rub and Seasoning with Coffee and Garlic Recipe- Inspired by Trader Joe’s
My sister in law visited from the United States, and brought me along some gifts that I really appreciated- some spice mixes from Trader Joe’s. One of them was this delicious coffee and garlic spice rub that I loved to put on nearly everything, though baked chicken was my favorite… but as with these types […]
