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 […]
Chicken Yakisoba Recipe- Gluten Free, Paleo Option, Vegan Option, Allergy Friendly
Yakisoba made with the vegetables listed below, plus with the addition of swiss chard In my house growing up, my mom, despite being a very adventurous cook in general, and teaching me to love foods from cuisines around the world, had very specific ideas about what flavors and foods could and couldn’t get together. Fruit […]
Making Realistic Recipes from Cookbooks
A cookbook suitable for any kitchen When you open a cookbook, sometimes the perfectly styled dishes there can seem very intimidating, something that people without time, money, or energy can’t recreate precisely with their cooking. However, cooking doesn’t have to be a stressful experience- you can take recipes from cookbooks and make them your own, […]
Homemade Egg Free Hollandaise Sauce Recipe- Paleo, Vegan, and Delicious
Foraged asparagus with vegan hollandaise My 9 year old son Lee sometimes asks me “Mommy, how do you come up with all your recipe ideas?” and I tell him, more often than not I get inspired by recipes I see on the net or elsewhere. I don’t usually make recipes as I find them, because […]
Easy Homemade Peach Sauce Recipe – Paleo, Vegan, Delicious
Peaches are coming into season around here, which means that I can find them on the reduced rack at the grocery store or market, being sold for very little or even sometimes free. When I get them extra frugally or free, they often are mushy and/or banged up, which means that they should be cooked […]