An Insane Cooking Marathon with Free Food
I mentioned once, when I got so much free milk, that I love getting free food, but too much of it can stress me out, and this was no exception… The other day they were giving out free past prime produce and nearly expiring rice milk, and because the weather was bad, nearly no one […]
Raw Nettle or Spinach Pesto Recipe- Vegan, Paleo, and Cheap
Nettle pesto on spiralized zucchini I almost feel silly sharing a recipe for pesto here made with wild greens, because it seems like, other than scrambled or in a salad, pesto is just about the most common way that people prepare wild greens. But the thing is, pesto is yummy when made right, but if […]
Working Hard, Foraging and Cooking Up a Storm
Musakhan chicken dish, made with foraged sumac Dear wonderful readers, I haven’t gone anywhere. Nope, just been super duper busy. My final everything for my cookbook is due on March 6, and that includes all the photography which I am having professionally done… So in the last little bit I’ve been running around like crazy, […]
Green Meatballs in Creamed Greens Recipe- Frugal, Paleo, Egg Free, Dairy Free and Delicious
When people hear meatballs, typically what comes to mind is beef meatballs in tomato sauce, over pasta. If you’re from other parts of the world, Swedish meatballs in a cream sauce may be their first association. But as a forager and frugalista, not to mention someone who likes to change things up a lot in […]
Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Chews Recipe- Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, Paleo Option
I love my chocolate. A lot. But I am trying to stay away from white sugar and eat healthier in general. So when I saw someone in a healthy eating group share this recipe for homemade chocolates using date syrup as its sweetener, I knew I had to try it out. But using jaggery syrup, […]
Making Homemade Miso- Recipe and Cost Breakdown
My new homemade lentil miso Growing up, my mother did much of the day to day cooking in our home, introducing me to various dishes and cuisines from around the world, but it was my dad that did the funky stuff. The earliest memory I have of him doing interesting kitchen stuff was making port wine, […]
I Got a Book Deal!
Not the cover we’ll be using in the end I’ve been sitting on this news for a while already, until everything was set in stone and it was a done deal, but now I can finally share… my book, Penniless Foodie in the Wild, my adaptable cookbook suitable for foragers and frugalistas alike… is not […]
Miso Glazed Chicken Wings Recipe- Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free and Delicious
I love chicken wings! They are my favorite kind of chicken for a variety of reasons. I love crispy chicken skin, and wings are the highest ratio of skin to chicken as far as I can tell, but even better is their very low cost. Not only are they cheap per pound- locally I can […]
Sweet Potato and Greens Cakes Recipe- Paleo, Vegan, Gluten Free, with Foraged Ingredients
A few years back, if you asked me what was the best way to serve bitter greens (as a large percentage of wild greens are), I would have told you with fried onions, lemon and garlic. Don’t get me wrong- it tastes delicious that way, but I’ve since come up with an even more winning […]
Indian Style Tomato Soup Recipe- Vegan, Paleo, and Easy
I don’t know what it’s like where you live right now, but over here in my neck of the woods it is currently freezing, making it perfect soup weather! I am making an Indian themed meal and was looking for the perfect soup to complement the meal, but didn’t want something curry like since I […]
