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Lenten Lunches
We have started Lent, and because I had a lot of signs that friends (and I) could benefit from this, I decided to try something new: Lenten Lunches. These get-togethers are on Fridays during Lent, so they should be simple, vegetarian (or fish), and not take up the entire afternoon. These lunches have several goals: – try various… Read more »
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Thai Coconut Mushroom Soup
This soup was inspired by my lunch with my daughter last month to a Thai restaurant in Ft. Collins. What a delicious soup! While I believe the restaurant used a bone stock with its coconut milk, I wanted this to be completely vegetarian. So I made my own vegetable stock.
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Butternut Squash Casserole
Our family celebrates something very special on our annual “It’s a Wonderful Life” night at our house. Everyone is home for the holidays. My husband schedules the date at least 6 months in advance on all of our calendars. We have a trivia quiz before dinner with appetizers, and after dinner we all watch the… Read more »
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Medicinal Bone Broth
We just got back from an incredibly relaxing all-inclusive vacation with friends in Mexico, where you could dine to your heart’s content in 5 different restaurants, be served fancy frozen drinks on the beach, go on adventurous excursions (like ziplining!), and indulge in soothing massages every day. It was awesome, and my body was utterly stress-free when I got… Read more »
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Cool Coconut Whipped Cream
I haven’t posted for awhile since I have been stuck trying to get my recipe writer plugin to work (since Sept!), however it’s time to move on… this non-dairy ‘cool whip’ option is too good not to talk about. I found this at Sprouts on sale at beginning of November. I bought three! We used… Read more »
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Stromboli, Yes!
Our next was off to college last week and she put in her order for her last home-cooked meal and it was Stromboli! Stromboli?! This was something I had not thought about since going gluten free years ago. When I found this great stromboli recipe 20 years ago, my husband and I (and friends) used… Read more »
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“Cookie dough” for breakfast?
This post is for my friend… She is looking for more paleo type breakfasts to serve to her 10 year old who apparently can be as picky as my 6yr old! Well, this is an original concoction created by my 21 yr old college athlete daughter. After her (many) workouts, she comes into the… Read more »
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Brownie Bites
These little dandies were the first thing that I latched onto when we started going paleo. Simple and quick to make. The kids loved them. I loved them. Great snacks or dessert (depending on how much chocolate chips were added). You can add protein powder to them, or coat them with cocoa powder, or dip… Read more »
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Food Diary Confession
When I started a Food Diary long ago in Fall of 2011, it was for my 15 month old daughter. When I realized I needed one for me, then I felt this to be like a ball and chain. I did NOT like it one little bit! Each time I ate something I had to… Read more »
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Plantain Crackers, anyone?
My teenage daughter brings these to school and always gets puzzled, weird looks when she tells them what these crackers are. The other teens may originally show shock at such a weird snack at their lunch table crammed with Doritos, Frito-Lay chips, and giant cookies, but eventually… Read more »