Warning: This dish takes time, energy, and a bit of enthusiasm. Yet, today I had no interest in cooking. But my family and I still enjoyed the most delicious and complex wonders of freshly baked mushroom moussaka. Why? Well, besides being time consuming, this recipe is quite simple to double or triple, and on another day, I
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Perfectly Seared Beef Bavette
I am drawn to food lovers as friends. Many times, my friends will call or text with a few hours notice that they’ll be in my neighborhood around dinner time and couldn’t possibly brave the wilds of Los Angeles traffic. So, impromptu dinner at mi casa it is! What I’m about to share with you
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Fennel Au Gratin Recipe
I LOVE Fennel. I use it in many dishes. In soups, krauts, tonics, on salads, roasted and more! This Fennel Au Gratin is a perfect pairing with chicken or fish. I know “au gratin” by definition includes bread crumbs but my jeans look better sans bread crumbs. So let’s switch it up, baby! It’s perfectly
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Nutrient Dense Meatloaf Recipe
I love to share a dinner of classic comforting favorites. It’s fun to alter these classics just slightly so that they maintain the traditional taste we all love while boosting the nutrient profile through the roof. You see, I adore feeling like a super human. Nutrient dense meatloaf ingredients 1 lb grass fed ground beef
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10 Grain Free Dinners On A Budget
Perhaps you are on the GAPS diet, eat low carb, or do paleo. Personally, I just feel better when I don’t eat a lot of grains, beans, and white potatoes – even when the grains and beans are properly prepared through soaking, sprouting, or fermenting. I feel less bloated, less cranky, and even have clearer
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Pork and Sauerkraut Over Mash – GAPS Friendly
It is a tradition on my mom’s side of the family to eat pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes every new year’s day. Growing up, I never appreciated the deliciousness of this Pennsylvania Dutch comfort food – though I really loved instant mashed potatoes out of a box! Now a real food-lovin’ grown-up, there’s not
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Thai Curry Goulash: Empty Fridge Friday
When it comes to our fridge, every week is the same: The farm box comes on Saturday overflowing with amazing produce, gorgeous eggs from pastured hens, raw milk and cream. Sunday morning we often venture to the farmer’s markets to stock up on beef, lamb, pork, and chicken from our favorite local farmers before an afternoon
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Slow Cook Carnitas – Gifting You With My Labor of Love
After much ado, carnitas has hands-down become our current family favorite – pastured pork shoulder seasoned and slow-cooked in old-fashioned lard. Yes, that’s right. I said LARD. Unless you don’t eat pork for religious reasons, carnitas may just be your gateway into ‘the other white meat,’ it’s so darn good. And, believe it or not,
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