Okay y'all, I'm on a 7 day cleanse. Cleanses are not typically conducive to enjoying galettes! But these Paleo Sweet Potato Waffles are not quite a galette and are completely cleanse approved. Summer is coming so I thought I would so a mini gut reset and I ordered a 7 day bone broth cleanse from … Continue reading Paleo Sweet Potato Waffle Buns
Happy Easter everyone! I know most people don't think of Mexican food when Easter rolls around, but 1) it's my family's favorite cuisine, 2) my niece Audra will be here and she loves our Denver Style Green Chili Gravy, 3) we're feeling a bit homesick for Denver right now and we have a quart of … Continue reading Sopes with Refried Beans & Denver Style Green Chili Gravy
Brown and set aside 1-2 lbs pork bones; 1 lb cubed pork* In same pan, sauté 1-1/2 cups chopped onions Then add & sauté a few minutes: 3-4 cloves chopped garlic 3-4 minced Serrano chili peppers Add: 3 C chicken broth (or water)** Bones Salt, pepper, cumin Bring to boil, reduce heat & simmer one … Continue reading Denver Style Green Chili Gravy
Last night I had a dream that I was a contestant in some sort of cooking competition and had only a few minutes to shop and collect my ingredients. I needed cilantro and celery (I have no idea what I was about to create) but all of the herbs and celery leaves in front of … Continue reading Asparagus, Bacon & Herbes de Provence Cheese
Even though I don't have any children, it is my understanding that mushed up banana is one of the first foods that you feed a child and that they love the subtly sweet flavor and mushy texture. Well, not this kid. I've been told that I spit them out as an infant. I refused to … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars
This is it. The quintessential recipe and, in my opinion, the sole reason we go through the laborious steps of preparing a turkey dinner. I love this so much, I can't even put into words, my adoration. Sure, we could make something similar with chicken and gravy any day of the year, but the real … Continue reading Waffles and Turkey Gravy
My Mother's Aunt Annie was an amazing cook and her stuffing has been on our Thanksgiving Table every year of my life. This is a dish that is never, ever left off of our menu. Even this year when it was only my mother and I, we made a 1/2 recipe. I eat it for … Continue reading Aunt Annie’s Stuffing
Sure, America needs this condiment to cut through our rich, buttery Thanksgiving meal and cleanse our palates, but isn't it also what makes the leftover turkey sandwich amazing? I think so! As a side note, we also spread our Cacia's Bakery rolls with this Chipotle Goat Cheese Spread a la Pati Jinich. The combination of … Continue reading Cranberry Sauce
The first step in making great gravy is, of course, roasting a turkey! The importance of the gravy is immeasureable in our house. We need it to be really good and flavorful and we need a lot of it because it becomes our favorite leftover meal... Waffles and Turkey Gravy. I usually need to spend … Continue reading Turkey Gravy
This is the base of so many of our Thanksgiving Feast dishes as well as the soup which inevitably follows. We actually make this twice each holiday- once the day before Thanksgiving with the neck and giblets (not the liver) and any leftover chicken bones we store every time we roast a chicken (which is … Continue reading Turkey Bone Broth
