Zucchini Cheese?

Want to try a wacky recipe?  I decided to make zucchini cheese. I wouldn’t say I love this recipe but it was very interesting to make.  The cheese didn’t slice as well as I thought it would and it was almost a  mousse consistency.  It melted when I ate it with warm food and I…

Crazy Mug Cake!

At home on a Friday night, being lazy…. A sudden craving hits me. I want cake!  Luckily I found a really easy recipe on Pinterest for crazy cake in a mug.  So easy and so yummy.  No eggs or dairy! Start with a large microwaveable mug.  Put 5 tbsp of flour into your mug. I…

Green Tea Mochi! (with Homemade Red Bean Paste)

The other day was my grandma’s birthday. Instead of making her a cake I decided to make your green tea mochi.  I have always wanted to make mochi but was scared that it would be hard. In fact it is super easy.  I even made the filling! The night before I rinsed and put the…

Cultured Pickles

There is nothing better that biting down on a nice crunchy piece of pickle.  Cultured Pickles are easy and delicious version of the classic pickle.  It keeps it crunch and has a nice natural sour note to it. Begin by starting the brine.  Add 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt to some water. Stir to dissolve. …

Shaved Zucchini Salad

Salads can be a very boring or interesting. When people think of salads, they think of leafy greens or even something like pasta salads. I came across this salad idea from a friend. She used a grater to create zucchini pasta. I thought it was neat and remembered that there was salad that was created…

The Eczema Diet Part #3: Coconut Yogurt

I recently started seeing a naturopath for my eczema.  I had an IgG test to see what my foods sensitivities.  Most of them were the typical ones; nuts, egg, most grains including rice, dairy and citrus fruit but I had weird results like yeast, and green beans. I wasn’t allergic to gluten! woohoo!  I had…

Sour Dough Crackers

I hate wasting sourdough starter so I started looking up recipes that would use discarded sourdough, or the sourdough starter that you throw away if you haven’t used it. This is an easy and great recipe for those that have too much discarded sourdough. The nice thing with these crackers is the variety of ingredients…

Espresso Walnut Brownie

Coffee, chocolate, nuts… what else can you ask for.  I simply love easy and quick recipes. It is even better when the recipe is healthy! No refined sugars added, no flours and it only takes 5 ingredients.  Enjoy this guilt free treat. Buy raw almonds and raw walnut. I look for walnut pieces as they…

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. …