Something special from Mandy's kitchen...
Tomatillos, those strange, green, tomato-like things you may have seen at the grocery store. They’re actually not related to the tomato plant, but rather they are a member of the gooseberry family. Most of us steer clear of these goblin fruits in fear of not …
I’m usually not a big fan of substituting a main ingredient for a less-caloric alternative, but, when you’re trying to reduce the amount of grains in your diet, your options become limited. However, my fried “cauli-rice” more than well-satisfied my hankering for rice. Vegetables, such …
I love pesto! That fresh, herby, garlicy richness is a concoction made in heaven! But, of course, traditional pesto is made with a mountain of Parmesan cheese, so finding a tasty vegan pesto is not easy. And this is where I take creative liberty to …
We’ve been receiving rhubarb every week in our CSA share, and quite frankly, I hope the end to this season’s rhubarb crop is in near sight! There’s only so much you can do with rhubarb! For the first week’s CSA delivery we made balsamic-roasted rhubarb …
So, I know I haven’t blogged since my last AIP recipe. I guess I haven’t really made anything super new and exciting lately. I was so excited to get back into eating my usual staples, that I set aside my innovativeness for comfort. I’ve been …
So, I didn’t post last week, and this week’s post will probably be my last post about my AIP journey. I rushed through stage three and didn’t quite get through all of the basic foods to reintroduce before moving on to stage four. Then I …
I confess, there’s been some AIP-cheating going on this past week; but, some of this cheating involved some amazing salmon and sweet potato-Brussels sprout hash, so I’m not that mad about it. Almond milk yogurt, almond milk, grain-free granola, and Dijon mustard were the culprits. …
Re-intros are still going strong…slowly, but surely. Although this past week was rough, I was able to re-introduce cocoa powder and pumpkin seeds, and played around with my spiralizer again, making zucchini noodles and drowning them in my freakishly good lemon-herb tahini (recipe can be …
A second round of food re-introductions is under my belt! I successfully welcomed back hemp seeds and almond butter into my life! Almond butter never tasted so good! You might start to recognize a pattern here, as everything I re-introduce tastes like heaven. I literally …
This past week I finally was able to start reintroducing foods into my diet! And it was glorious! The reintroduction phase, as I mentioned in my previous post, is long and laborious. Each individual food item has to be gently welcomed back into your diet, …