From Recipes From Italy
My husband turned me onto a channel on YouTube which features prominent Italian chefs watching American cooking videos, and critiquing their versions of Italian dishes. Now, fully knowing there is no one way to do anything, I take it all with a grain of salt, but found I learned a few little things to up my bolognese game. Taking the techniques shown, and their critiques...
We are finishing up our Whole30 this week, and had some meals prepped for the final two days, which included a batch of my favorite IP pork carnitas. Since we're still off All The Things, we couldn't use regular tortillas yet, but I had great success with making plantain tortillas a couple weeks prior and was eager to try to improve upon it. The flavor and consistency of those were mostly good, ...
Soon, my precious.
We are in the home stretch of reintroduction right now. What I can say is: Feh. Nothing has changed, really. Chris MIGHT have a slight corn sensitivity (he got stuffy overnight after having precisely six corn chips, so it seems unlikely, but maybe?), but nothing else has changed. Dairy had no effect, alcohol is back in rotation (though more moderate than before for now), non-...
I have had some online friends inquire about my process of making my Halloween 2018 headdress, so I thought I would share a few pics and short videos I tried to make during the process. It is not comprehensive, but it may give a little helpful insight?
First of all, materials:
One inch wide transparent plastic headband ($5 locally at Display and Costume)
Clear plastic hair combs
Thin beading wi...
Whole30 Realness:
By this stage in Whole30, it seems a lot of people are feeling improved energy, gut happiness, improved skin, maybe a little weight loss (feeling like clothes fit better, not scale-weight), better sleep, and/or generally good about the struggles of the first three weeks. Some people talk about "Tiger Blood" in week 3 or 4--a feeling of high energy and enthusiasm.
Not so much fo...
I DID IT!
I survived a week of Whole30 while traveling! My happy report:
Just one week into my Whole30, I was given an opportunity to go to Rachel Brice's 8 Elements Initiation. A friend was unfortunately injured and could not longer go and was selling her spot. The trick? It would require I drop everything and leave in 48 hours. The intensive being in Portland means it was driving distance a...
As I have noted in past posts, breakfasts on Whole30 are definitely going to be the toughest for me. Not because the recipes are not good, but because...I don't normally eat breakfast. So going to a lot of work to have a balanced breakfast with proteins and VEGETABLES (what?!) is going to be challenging.
I made these little guys because they are similar to other breakfast cups I have made in ...
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Whole30 Sirloin Steak with Caramelized Onions and Sweet Potato Butternut Squash Puree
1 small-medium* butternut squash, halved and seeded
1 large sweet potato
Olive oil
2 tablespoons ghee
1 large onion, sliced into strips (sweet onion is best)
2 servings of sirloin steak (our serving sizes are 4-5oz in our house)
salt and pepper
Instructions:
Sweet Potato + Squash Puree
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap sweet potato in foil. Place the split halves of squash face up on a baking ...
Photo credit Sunkissed Kitchen
There are a million and one chia pudding recipes out there. Many are Whole30 compliant, though not all are. I am a babe in the woods on this one, as I have always dismissed chia seeds as "that tree-hugger bird food". Never had occasion to eat them, never sought them out, end of story. But then this recipe kept popping up in my search for breakfast options, so I th...
Okay so I just finished baking up the Strawberry Coconut Breakfast Bake from Wholesomelicious (awkward name alert), and it's...okay.
Photo Credit Wholesomelicious Blog
The main issue I have is that, like many paleo recipes, they include non-compliant ingredients that are often kinda important to the outcome and then say, "Just leave it out for Whole30!" It's like giving a recipe for a grilled ...
Edited to add: NO FER REALZ, this is my best mayo yet. I like it a bit salty, only mildly tangy, very creamy. I have been using this in any recipe I want to make creamy in lieu of cream or cheese as I have in the past (Whole30 necessitates it), and it has been fantastic!
I have tried to make home-made mayonnaise before, and the results were fine, but not great. I felt like I was missing somethi...
Two board game tables launched on Kickstarter today alone, and yet another one launched a couple weeks ago. All are already fully funded, and are on offer for 25-30 more days as of this writing. For my geeky friends, here are some links and details:
Board Game Table's second KS is The Jasper. We bought their first table, the Duchess, which we play on all the time. Chad's a stand up guy and t...
Gamers are like the suits in a deck of cards:
Diamonds like to find treasure, rack up the points.
Spades like to explore and dig around in the game to expose new tiles, new strategies, how the rules work, that strange little rule that no one ever uses and why it is there.
Hearts are there just for the social aspects of the game - they like to be with people and the social interactions a...
2 sourdough bread boules (round)
a large wheel of a favorite brie (8-12oz triple cream)
olive oil
*1 head of garlic
*Roasted Garlic (optional step)
Pre-heat oven to 425
Cut top off of garlic head, place in a square of foil, drizzle with olive oil, close up foil and bake for 20 -ish minutes.
Let sit and cool enough to handle, then squeeze roasted garlic out into a small bowl.
Assemble Brie Bowl...
4 oz goat cheese (typical small log)
3/4 cup greek yogurt
1 clove garlic minced
3 Tbsp mix fresh herbs such as basil, oregano, and thyme
salt and pepper
Leaving the goat cheese out to come to room temp makes this easier to mix but is not necessary.
Mix all ingredients and serve immediately or refrigerate until used.
I was amazed how flavorful this was right upon mixing. Letting it meld in the...
I don't want to admit how dirty I let my makeup brushes get this time before cleaning them. Like...not even as a cautionary tale.
This year will be a big purge for me. The fact I feel anxiety about even writing that down shows how unhealthy my attachment is right now. Must meditate on this. Must remedy this attitude.
Chardonnay and Nut-Thins are NOT dinner, but they taste surprisingly good tog...
Jenna pulled this out at Geek Girls Game Night last night. I am trying to get back into logging plays and reviewing games this spring/summer after an insane 2017, so here's my review pasted over from BGG.
Grimm Forest
This play was only the second game since the box was cracked. Jenna had played it as a two player and wanted to try four. Agree with her that four is really needed to get the most...
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Mexican Pork Carnitas - Slow and Fast Cooking
I have cooked pork carnitas many different ways, including trying to do it "traditionally" in lard. I'll just say "Hell to the no am I doing that mess again!" I can get moist, delicious results without all the greasy, messy lard business. My main inspiration for my carnitas comes from none other than Kenji at Serious Eats. I still make this full recipe from time to time, but I carve off some ti...
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