Sour Dough Pop Overs

Everyone has those weeks where they don’t have time to make any sour dough treats and of course who would want to toss out the starter. This recipe is so quick and easy that you would want to make this all the time! All this recipe needs is 1/2 discarded starter (no need to let…

Eczema Diet Part 3…. Homemade Kimchi and Sour Beets

Going on this eczema diet has been bad and good.  The down side to this detox is going out with friends.  Most restaurants do not cater to the food sensitive folks.  Yes a lot of restaurants have gluten free foods, but to compensate for the lack of taste, they may add cheese, sugar or eggs. …

Make it Fresh! Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo is a fresh Mexican salsa that is sometimes called salsa fresca. It can be used for nachos, tortillas or add it to any dish to give it some brightness. The best time to make this salsa is in the summer when the tomatoes are nice and sweet!! I like to start making…

Pickle My Mandrakes!

This summer I wanted to grow something different. I have tried tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, kale, beans, bok choy, pumpkin and watermelon.  I decided I wanted to try carrots.  I knew the soil in my garden wasn’t the best but I still wanted to try.  When you are growing carrots you need to have very loose…

Balsamic Baked Brussels Sprouts (Say that 10 times fast!!)

Fall vegetables are delicious and always my go to comfort food. I love fall squashes, baked apples and best of all brussel sprouts. Not the boiled, mushy and tasteless brussel sprouts but the properly cooked and delicious ones. Yes! brussel sprouts can be delicious when done properly. Brussel sprouts are from the Brassica family or…

Watermelon Jerky

I came across a recipe for watermelon jerky and I wanted to give it a try. All you need is a watermelon, a dehydrator and lots of time.    Slice the watermelon into 1 inch slices. Place them on a dehydrator. You can season them with a bit of salt and spices but I left…