Toasted Sesame Dressing on a Rainbow Salad

I’m always on the lookout for great salads. I’m forever trying to discover new salad combos and dressings. Here’s my latest salad/slaw obsession. You might also like:Parmesan Croutons & CrackersThin Crust PizzaChocolate Chip Cookies (crunchy, brown sugar)

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Butternut Squash Fries

Fries are… kid food (for the kid in all of us), finger food, salty, sweet, crunchy, munchy, and just plain fun. Especially years ago when I didn’t want to touch much else at fast food restaurants. I’d just order a … Continue reading

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Homemade Ketchup

When we began to change our diet a few years ago, most commercial ketchup brands had corn syrup in it. Some still do, but even so, if you’re avoiding processed sugars, making your own ketchup ensures that you won’t be … Continue reading

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Ginger Snap Cookies (using almond flour)

‘Tis the season of ginger, butter, and molasses. With all the ginger snap cookie recipes cropping up, I couldn’t resist posting my own version. No brown sugar or molasses here, but lots of ginger and other fine sea salt and … Continue reading

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Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash

If you’re thinking that your stuffing has to have bread in it – nope. Not necessary. Here’s one of my favorite stuffing mixtures, which can vary based on what you have on hand. Add it to any roasted vegetable for … Continue reading

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Butter Biscuits (using almond flour)

There are a couple of things that almond flour does so well, in my humble opinion: scones, cookies, and biscuits. If you haven’t made biscuits using almond flour, do it at least once. You might also like:Citrus Sprout SaladBaked Beans … Continue reading

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Vegetarian and Chicken Dumplings (and our Crohn’s timeline)

There’s nothing as good as a warm bowl of soup when you’re feeling some kind of yuck descending over you. Here are two versions of dumplings for your soup, both using almond flour, as well as a simple recipe for … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Bread 2.0

Whoever first asked me for a recipe for pumpkin bread had no idea how obsessed I can become with getting something right. It’s the type A in me. I went from having a marginal interest in pumpkin bread, to complete … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Muffins (made with coconut flour)

After making a deliciously moist pumpkin bread using almond flour, I decided this could be an opportunity for coconut flour to shine. After all, coconut flour certainly does suck up a lot of moisture. And between the liquid sweetener and … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Bread (almost cake)

I’ve been asked about a pumpkin bread recipe for over a year now, even though I’ve never made it before and didn’t really have a craving for it, or a request for it on the home front. But given that … Continue reading

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