Lots of times my best recipes happen by mistake. Or because I'm out of a certain ingredient and need to improvise. This Chicken salad was one of those. I was running out of time to cook something for lunch. A quick look in the fridge showed me that except for some cooked chopped … [Read more...]
Avocado Mayonnaise
This egg free mayonnaise substitute happened by accident one day while I was scouring the fridge trying to make lunch in a hurry. I was hungry for chicken salad and didn't know what to use instead of mayonnaise. I spied the avocados I had been planning to make guacamole with. I … [Read more...]
Apple Pomegranate Salad
Apple Pomegranate Salad is a beautiful dish that the children enjoy because it is so tasty and I enjoy because it is so quick and healthy! I don't give any specific amounts because the nice thing about this recipe is that you just use what you have on hand and make just as much … [Read more...]
Mistakes -and what we are doing about them!
The best way to learn is by doing something! Here are five of our biggest mistakes and how we are trying to fix them. And five other things we are doing differently that have helped us. On to our big mistakes: Too much meat. Not enough broth and vegetables. Last year I … [Read more...]
GAPS stages simplified
For those of you who are not familiar with the GAPS diet, this post is for you! Nothing takes the place of reading the GAPS book by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride, but till you get your hands on a copy, this is a bit of a simplified explanation of the main stages of the GAPS … [Read more...]