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My sausage came out great!!

1/2 an apple shallot loads of garlic raw honey (’cause I’m out of maple syrup) s + p cayenne Currently enjoying them with homemade guacamole, salsa and tostones. 🙂

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Things I Ate Today: Thanksgiving 2011

Wheat-free banana bread (based on this recipe but with 3 whole eggs, coconut oil for the olive and 1/2 the sugar) coconut milk french toast, with a side of sausage & eggs Loaded baked potato: cheese, bacon, sauteed spinach, garlic, … Continue reading

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Suck it wheat!

+ KitchenAid, wax paper and 8×8 pan + 375 deg. for 30 mins + 30~ minutes of cooling, partly in the refrigerator – paper + sauce, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, red bell pepper, garlic, more mozzarella, olive oil and some more red … Continue reading

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My body is not a wonderland

“I just don’t see things the way he does. I just don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things…could be bad.” -Ariel, The Little Mermaid After 28 years, my body is suddenly developing a carb-intolerance. I’ve made a … Continue reading

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If you find yourself with 2 old bananas

  and a pattypan squash, 3 cups of Irish oatmeal, 4 tbsp. of butter, 2 eggs, 1/4 c. brown sugar, 4 scoops of vanilla whey protein powder, 2 tsp. baking powder, cinnamon, salt, a 350-deg. oven and 20 minutes,  you … Continue reading

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CSA-Inspired Lunch :)

lettuce, arugula, spinach, tomato, smoked gouda, boiled eggs and then a dressing of apricot, strawberry, cilantro, honey, lime, balsamic & olive oil 🙂

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I worked in the kitchen last night and blah blah blah vanilla custard

We serve this with the donuts so I had to come home and make it. 1/3 cup sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/8 tablespoon sea salt 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons unsalted … Continue reading

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A couple of observations

1) Biscuits made with lard taste different that biscuits made with butter. 2) Biscuits made with lard are #$%&^@ DELICIOUS omg why did this ever stop happening!???! God bless pig fat. (Well, unless you’re Jewish or Muslim I guess.) This … Continue reading

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Today’s–well technically yesterday and today–food adventure

Here’s a hint: Yep. I MADE LARD. 😀 Yes, you can buy lard in the store, at Hispanic markets from what I hear. But it tends to be hydrogenated, hence the trans fats, so no thank you. Besides, who doesn’t … Continue reading

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Homemade poptarts for the win

Diced apple, Irish butter, cinnamon, organic brown sugar, handful of pecans, splash of vanilla extract, pinch of ground clove stuffed in a Trader Joe’s puff pastry.

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