Goat Milk Formula Recipe
Friday’s Frugal $5 Meals at Trader Joe’s : Tuna Curry
Low Carb and Lenten: Shrimp & Avocado Salad
Since we are in Lent, for the next 6 weeks I’m going to devote Tuesday’s 5 Dollar Dinners posts to thrifty, low-carb meals that are also Lenten. This exotic, yet simple salad was so delicious that it was hard to believe it was really fast-friendly! Read the rest of this entry »
Almond-Date Hearts
Jennie’s Macaroons: A Lower-Sugar Version
Several months ago, Cheeseslave had a discussion on her blog about these amazingly delicious, three-ingredient macaroons. The photo below is hers, as well! Thanks, Ann Marie! For months and months I had many trials (and mostly errors) trying to replicate the deliciously sweet and chewy taste of Jennie’s Macaroons using only egg white, honey, and coconut. Finally, just when I gave up trying, I found someone who had already mastered it, and boy did she ever!! 
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Grain-Free Indian Flatbread
You know how sometimes you google a recipe you want to find and it’s a bust? Well, that happened tonight; I wanted grain-free Indian Naan (a tall order, I know…but surely someone in the great blogosphere had done it?) Alas, no luck. So, in the absence of a recipe, I modified a grain-free “skillet bread” recipe and came up with a delicous, grain-free, savory Indian flatbread to accompany a delicious, frugal, and nourishing curry I’d made. Read the rest of this entry »
Nourishing Fast, Frugal & Freezer-Friendly Soups!
It’s wintertime, which means soup is a mainstay at our house. I find soups to be the gold star winner for fast, frugal, and freezer-friendly. Sceptics may doubt that a soup can truly be a filling meal, but as my friend Jude said recently after eating a bowl of my homemade, from-scratch soup: “I feel like my insides are alive!” I often serve soup alone or with basically sauerkraut and creme fraiche. Read on for some tips and recipes on fast, easy, and frugal soups:
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Gluten-Free Ravioli
It was hasty. It was messy. It all happened so fast. Precipitated by an inspirational phone call from my full-blooded, Italian father: “Carrie, this year, we’re going to make a batch of raviolis gluten-free for you…..can you see what you can come up with?” That was 4:30pm. By 6:00,I’m proud to say that the family was chowing down my beta batch of pumpkin-sage gluten-free raviolis. It was easier than I thought. Read more to find out how it all transpired….
Holiday Junkfood Makeover: Sugar Free Peppermint Bark!
Update: For more nourishing holiday treats, visit The Nourishing Gourmet !
The holiday season is full of culinary temptations, for sure. I’ve been pretty good about avoiding the cookies, fudge, and candy canes, but there are some treats that I really do miss, such as peppermint bark. Fortunately, I came up with a very satisfying sugar free alternative packed with good calories! Read the rest of this entry »
Thinking Outside the [Cereal] Box
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Another myth often believed by traditional foodies is that good food can’t possibly be quick and easy to prepare.
Doesn’t everything have to soak for like 2 weeks before it can be consumed?
Thankfully no! Now granted, many of my breakfasts in my menu plans require lots of advanced preparation, but recently I concocted a deliciously satisfying breakfast “cereal” of sorts that had all the trappings of cereal: milk, crunch, and sweetness– but without all the yucky extruded, processed grains involved.
I call it “Apple-Cinnamon Crunch” and its 100% RAW!!
Here’s what I did:
Apple Cinnamon Crunch: The non-Cereal
Serves 4
1 Granny Smith Apple
1 Stick Cinnamon, ground (or approx. 1/2 tsp)
1 Cup Crispy Walnuts
1/2 Cup Raisins (optional)
1/2 Cup Buckwheat Sprouts (optional)
Raw milk or cream, or real almond milk
1. Shred the apple into large bowl.
2. Toss with cinnamon.
3. Add walnuts, buckwheat sprouts, and raisins, if using.
4. Top with desired amount of milk or cream.
This alkalizing breakfast is light, yet filling, fresh, and alive!
Photo courtesy www.localhs.com
