Day 10 of the Coronavirus Shelter At Home, and I'm delving into comfort foods. I filmed this video last year but somehow never posted it. I think I psychically knew that we'd need it during this time of hunkering down, protecting the herd, and flattening the curve. Are you … [Read more...]
Corned Beef Brisket with Cabbage (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
Corned beef brisket is a wonderful invention. You can eat it for dinner and then the next morning scramble eggs with it and have the most satisfying breakfast. Briskets are very forgiving cuts of meat, the key is to find one that’s not pre-brined with chemical-filled liquids. You … [Read more...]
RANT AND NEW RECIPE: Dairy Free Pork Rind Pizza Crust/Flatbread
Dairy Free Rant Ahead! So many of my fellow dairy free brethren have been stepping out of the woodwork. You tell me the process went a little like this: You cut out gluten, things got a little better. Then you cut out sugars and grains, and things got really a … [Read more...]
Dark Chocolate Soufflés
I've been making a version of this soufflé since the year 2000. That's almost two entire decades of gluten free, grain free goodness. This is such an easy recipe to make, you will wonder why the heck I didn't share it with y'all earlier. Well, my bad, lovelies. I just had to … [Read more...]
NSNG Low Carb Thanksgiving Round Up!
I love Thanksgiving food. But I don't love sugars and grains. And I especially hate gluten. It sure does seem like most Thanksgiving foods are gluten and sugar bombs. So what's a low carber to do? Say screw it and binge? Or miss out on all the yummy foods as you watch … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Cauliflower Pizza Crust
It's nice to have options, isn't it? I know there are lots of y'all out there with nut allergies. I myself could be murdered by a macadamia, but almond meal seems to be fine for me. Well, when so many of you wrote that those in your lives can't tolerate almond meal, naturally … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Short Ribs
Announcing the Instant Pot Giveaway winners: Kristy Smith of Riverside, CA and Tim Callender of Baltimore, MD!!! Thanks everyone for playing. I will definitely be doing lots more giveaways in the new year. Here's my recipe for Slow Cooker Short Ribs, adapted for the … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Seed Brittle
Every year I try to come up with a festive Halloween/Autumnal treat that has way less sugar than the giant bags of candy at every cash register in America this time of year. Last year it was these deceptively simple Chocolate Dipped Apple Slices. What if we didn't … [Read more...]
Tomato Basil Cod Fillets
If you've spent any length of time at this blog or listening to the podcast, you know I'm a simpleton. I like to laugh, I like to eat, then I like do it all over again at the next meal. Laugh, eat, repeat. (I think I may be onto my new tagline here, folks) So inventing … [Read more...]
Salmon with Lemon Dijon Basil Sauce
This brightly colored salmon dish is always a crowd pleaser. It’s an easy go-to salmon recipe in my house that you can whip up in less than 25 minutes if you are into speed cooking, and who isn't. If you use wild-caught sockeye salmon, the cooking time generally takes a shorter … [Read more...]