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creamy leek & pumpkin soup

Posted in Food, dairy-free, fall, family, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, primal, recipe on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

1 large pumpkin, pureed, or two large cans of pumpkin puree
1 pack of maple smoked bacon
butter or olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, chopped
5 large leeks, mostly white part, chopped and rinsed
32 oz chicken stock, plus more to cover vegetables for cooking
salt and pepper
cinnamon
ground cloves
nutmeg
almond milk, or heavy cream for stirring in at [...]

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Posted in Food, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nuts, paleo, primal, recipe, sugar-free, vegetarian, wheat-free on August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

makes 4 small, dense, cake rounds (recipe easily doubles)

about 1 cup or small jar of hazelnut butter
3/4 cup of honey (or your sweetener of choice)
2 tablespoons coconut oil or butter
1 extra-large egg
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Green & Black)
1 tablespoon of vanilla
4 ounces of  dark chocolate, melted
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon [...]

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to the seaside

Posted in Food, dairy-free, england, family, gluten-free, grain-free, nuts, paleo, primal, recipe, sugar-free, vegetarian, wheat-free on August 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Maggie and I are headed to the seaside…
Will be back next week with a recipe for chocolate hazelnut cake. YUM!

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chocolate mousse

Posted in Food, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, primal, sugar-free, vegetarian, wheat-free on August 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »

 

MELT 1 bar of dark chocolate with 1/2 cup coconut oil and teaspoon of raw honey, mix well. crack 4 organic egg whites into a bowl and whisk until firm peaks. you can do this by hand, like i did, and get an arm work out at the same time. mix the 4 yolks in [...]

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Everything Crackers.

Posted in Food, almond flour, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nuts, paleo, primal, recipe, sugar-free, vegan, vegetarian, wheat-free on August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

These almond flour crackers are inspired by the everything bagels– you know, the best ones, with onion, poppy seeds, & sesame seeds.  Elizabeth, Karina & Elana, who all have similar versions.  I made up my recipe as I went a long, so if you’re looking for a recipe, click on their names.  They are pretty [...]

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not bread pudding, and a salad

Posted in Food, almond flour, dairy-free, family, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, primal, sugar-free, vegetarian, wheat-free on July 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »

since I have been cooking a lot (mostly) from scratch the last couple years, my health has greatly improved, but it is really time consuming some times!! not to mention all the dirty dishes… and we don’t have a dishwasher in our tiny apartment. not the best set up, but what can you do?
so, to [...]

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banana bread muffins. and cake!

Posted in Food, almond flour, dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, primal, recipe, vegetarian, wheat-free on July 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »

for 2 dozen muffins, or 1 dozen muffins and one thin cake, or 1 thick cake.

6 very ripe bananas
3 organic eggs
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
200g or 1& 3/4 cups ground almonds
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking soda
half a bar of dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 a cup chopped walnuts (optional)
oil for [...]

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