Cranberry Cherry Relish

Posted on November 15, 2012

I’ve had cranberry sauce on my mind. So I researched cranberry sauce recipes, and found that most have anywhere from ¼ to 1 ¾ cups of sugar. I like a tart cranberry sauce, one that almost makes my mouth pucker, so I developed this stevia and fruit-sweetened cranberry sauce. While it’s nicely tart, the cherries


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Cinnamon Apple Cake

Posted on November 1, 2010

The recipe for this gluten free Cinnamon Apple Cake comes from one of my favorite bloggers, AndreAnna “The Primal Matriarch” and her food blog, Life as a Plate.  I adapted my version of her recipe, Apple Spice Bread, eliminating the step of pre-cooking the apples, adding a ton of cinnamon, and making a couple other


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Kumquat Garlic Chicken

Posted on December 11, 2009

Kumquats are in season right now. What’s a kumquat you ask? Essentially it’s a citrus fruit that closely resembles an orange, though it is much smaller. If you want to know more about kumquats there is a great article over at the Cooking Light website. Meanwhile, here’s a cozy holiday recipe for gluten free Kumquat


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Time for Cocktails

Posted on July 15, 2009

Asian Salad Dressing

Posted on June 19, 2009

This Asian Dressing is a family favorite.  Now that our garden is in full gear we are having home grown salads at least once a day.  In order to keep things interesting, I’ve come up with a variety of salad dressings and this one has stuck.  I kid you not when I say that the


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Stuffed Dates

Posted on October 14, 2007

Dates are an excellent source of energy and rich in B Vitamins. Stuffed dates are as as sweet as candy, so of course, children like these treats. Adults enjoy the delicate blend of flavors. Stuffed Dates 1 cup pistachio nuts, shelled ¼ cup orange juice, freshly squeezed 1 teaspoon orange zest 1 pinch 20 large


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Roasted Orange Ginger Chicken

Posted on January 30, 2007

You missed the Orange Ginger Chicken… This Paleo/primal-friendly orange ginger chicken recipe is a great way to roast an entire chicken. The recipe is also child friendly –it is my younger sons all time favorite dinner. My husband called and said he had to work late tonight. However, the boys and I were much too


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