3 Easy Delicious Green Smoothies without the Greens
I am presenting to you three wonderful easy to make green smoothies that are packed with nutrients and fruits. The only thing is that these green smoothies are a little bit different. They do not contain your normal type of greens, like kale or spinach. Instead of greens what makes these smoothies highly nutritional and green is a supplement called spirulina. I prefer spirulina in my green smoothies because of the high amounts of minerals and nutrients. And you don’t…
Fluffy Gluten-Free Plant-Based Nectarine Pancakes
Pancakes are something that takes me back to being a child on Sunday mornings with my family. And when I became a mom pancakes continued to be that go to breakfast for Sundays. What makes a good pancake is a pancake which is fluffy, soft, not too thick and able to incorporate fruit without falling apart. However, when you’re trying to make gluten-free pancakes achieving these qualities can be a little challenging. But I’ve finally come up with a gluten…
Blueberry Crumble Tart
If somebody said I had to pick between eating blueberry pie and apple pie for the rest of my life. I’m going with blueberry hands down. There’s nothing like the taste of sweet plump, juicy blueberries with the contrast of a crumb or flaky crust to get me excited. To me blueberry pie is just as American as apple pie or maybe even more so since the blueberry is indigenous to North America. The History of Blueberries Blueberries and…
Einkorn Sourdough English Muffins
I’ve been having fun recently playing with my spelt sourdough starter. And my freezer is becoming full with the results. Not too long ago I made a delicious carob bread using the starter. And this week I decided to make English muffins. I’ve never made English muffins before. Which is quite odd because I’ve baked every type of bread I can think of besides bagels (which is going to be next on my sourdough list :)). English muffins are suppose…
Red Watermelon or Yellow Watermelon?
Summer wouldn’t be summer without fresh juicy watermelon! And when I say watermelon I’m not talking about the seedless kind. I’m talking about the original kind with the beautiful contrasting natural back seeds. Going back to my childhood memories I remember many times during the summer my father cutting up big watermelons which our family of 6 would devour, almost before he finished cutting them. Back then watermelon was better than candy to me. It took on the duties…
Making Carob Bread with My Spelt Sourdough Starter
The whole science of making bread has always fascinated me. Actually baking in general. So its been challenging to say the least that due to my digestive issues and autoimmune challenges I’ve had to change the way I eat and bake. There’s no more sugar laden, chocolate indulgent, dairy filled , white flour desserts or breads for me anymore. Instead I’ve had to make adjustments. I noticed the impact gluten as well as grains were having on…
The Herb Epazote
A few days ago I wrote about an herb called Papalo. The same day at the farmers market I bought Papalo, I also bought a bunch of herbs called Epazote, pronounced ep.a.zote. My experience with Papalo was very positive. But my experience with the herb Epazote was even more so! I like Papalo but if I had to pick between both herbs it would be Epazote and I’ll tell you why. But first let me talk…
What is Papalo?
It’s always exciting for me to come across something I’ve never seen before, especially in the herb and plant family. A week ago I was at the farmers market. I came upon a gentleman discussing herbs, in particular herbs indigenous to Mexico and South American countries. One of the plants he was explaining about was Papalo. When he gave me a leaf to try, I was immediately blown away by the flavor. The flavor was intense. It tasted like cilantro…
Blackberry Banana Cobbler
Oh summer, how I love you so! Warm, sunny days. Fresh fruit and vegetables in abundance. And blackberries…ahhh blackberries. I never knew how much I liked blackberries until I moved to North Carolina. North Carolina’s state fruit is the Scuppernong grape ( I have a post about this indigenous grape linked here). And it’s reported the state’s red fruit is strawberry and the state’s blue fruit is blueberry. However in my opinion the state’s blue fruit should definitely be the blackberry.…
Radish Tart
This recipe is a take off an Asian classic dim sum….turnip cake. The traditional way to make turnip cake is with a rice flour batter, dried shrimp, some type of meat and mushrooms. I decided to reconstruct this Asian classic, use all veggies and make a quiche like tart. I also made it a one bowl kind of deal instead of the traditional way of boiling the radish and mixing the water with the rice flour. This dish…
