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Tortilla therapy

My sisters and I were my mom’s sous-chefs growing up and one of my favorite dishes she made was an enchilada casserole because we got to rip up corn tortillas and then make layers out of the pieces.  It was so fun tearing them up and then putting them back together again like puzzle pieces. I like destruction and I love puzzles, so you can see why I was a fan of the recipe. For a while now I’ve been meaning to make a casserole that uses corn tortillas as a layer. And I finally… Read more >

January 8, 2012 nuts Read more >

When bread is more important than looking pretty

Have you ever had Eggs Benedict?  Don’t worry, there’s no hollandaise to be found in this post.    Truthfully, I don’t even know what’s in hollandaise sauce, but I think there’s butter and some other artery clogging stuff.  Not for me. I’ll tell you what IS for me though.  Bread. If I had to limit myself to one food for the rest of time it would probably be bread.  Meh.  I will probably take that statement back the second I remember something else I frequently binge on.  But for now let’s just go with it. … Read more >

January 6, 2012 eggs, nuts Read more >

One Sauce, Three Ways

I have become obsessed with this sauce and I know you will too.   I’m not joking, I am putting it on every possible meal – and I’ve yet to find an ingredient it doesn’t enhance.  If that’s not enough of a teaser, I don’t know what is… So, I’ll just cut straight to the recipe.    Creamy Dijon Cashew Sauce *vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, no FODMAPS 3/4 cup raw cashews, soaked (at least 30 minutes) 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 tbsp stone ground mustard 1 tbsp honey mustard 1 tbsp apple cider… Read more >

January 5, 2012 nuts Read more >

Twelve-nola

First recipe of 2012 comin’ atcha!    It’s fitting that it’s a granola recipe…me being a hippie and all.  Granola recipes are also my specialty.  I think I’ve pretty much mastered the balance of sweet, crunch, and hearty.  At least in my opinion.  Go ahead and make it and let me know what you think. Protein Power Crunch *high protein *gluten free *vegan (if eggs omitted) *FODMAPS friendly Ingredients: 1 cup whole rolled oats 1 cup uncooked quinoa 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup almond slivers 2 tbsp cinnamon 1 egg white (to make vegan sub… Read more >

January 2, 2012 almonds, granola, nuts, quinoa Read more >

Butter me up

I’m sorry for leaving you all in suspense after the nutty teaser. I made this trio of nut butter spreads for Kyle’s dad… Holiday Spiced Peanut butter Chocolate Cake Almond Butter Coconut Peanut Butter There weren’t really leftovers…mostly because Kyle kept poking his head in the kitchen when he heard the food processor stop…smart boy.  But I did make an extra batch of the chocolate one.  Because you can never have too much cocoa almond butter. Since we’re on the subject of chocolate, I may as well start with that recipe. Chocolate Cake Almond Butter… Read more >

December 29, 2011 almonds, nutbutter, nuts, peanut butter Read more >