Alex and I love Thai food, but we are not fans of the added sugars, peanuts, and industrial seed oils that are often used in Thai restaurants. This soup is a great make at home meal to appease the Thai craving. I used fish (Mahi Mahi) as the protein in …
After making ham stock with the Christmas Eve ham bone, I looked around for some inspiration and developed the following recipe. I saw several recipes for Portuguese soups, but many of them contained beans. I took a few ingredients from several recipes and came up with this dish. Pretty tasty …
Christmas Eve is the big celebration in my family. We do a big family meal, full of Polish goodies. Ham always makes an appearance. This year, everyone wanted to take the ham bone home. To settle it fairly, names went into a bag and guess what? Alex was the lucky …
Preparing fish can be tricky. Cook it for too long and it dries out, not long enough and the center is undercooked. Fine if you are eating sushi, but not so much when you have a beautiful fillet that sets you back $20 plus! I’ve gotten better at preparing fish, …
This delicious recipe popped up recently on a couple of websites that I frequently visit, Food Renegade and Cosmopolitan Primal Girl. The original recipe is from one of my favorite books, Nourishing Traditions! I spent this past Thanksgiving with my wonderful family, eating great food and enjoying each other’s company. …
One of my favorite meals on a cold fall or winter day is a steamy hot bowl of soup or stew. This recipe was developed while standing in front of the open refrigerator with a hungry stomach. I pulled out what I had and got to work. So much of …
I can think of nothing more comforting, more nutritious, or more versatile then homemade stock. Learning to make your own stock is essential (in my opinion) to preparing truly healthful meals. The benefits of homemade stock are so numerous! Here are just a few reasons to want to make and …
