Gutsy By Nature
We’ve all been there… it’s almost dinner time and you have a refrigerator full of ingredients and need them to magically turn themselves into food PRONTO. You know you need a full meal (a can of tuna fish eaten over the sink just isn’t going to cut it) and it sure would be nice if […]
Yes, you can pickle most anything and these quick pickled carrots with AIP-friendly spices prove that true! And yet, when we hear “pickle,” cucumbers are what come to mind most often and “dill” is the seasoning. But acid, salt, and spices can transform even the most mundane food into something exotic and flavorful, perfect for […]
This recipe for olive oil apple cake is an allergy-friendly twist on the traditional Italian cake that is usually made with orange juice and milk. Apple sauce is the key ingredient here as it acts as a binder and supplies moisture and flavor. A few of your favorite fresh berries on top provide a little […]
Wild-caught salmon is one of the most nutrient dense proteins you can choose and this recipe is fast to make and has a rich and savory topping that is turns it into a perfect meal for entertaining, or just indulging yourself on a typical week day. This AIP-compliant dish is from a brand new cookbook […]
Think you can’t have great barbecue chicken if you don’t have your own smoker? Think again! If you have a pressure cooker or multi-cooker like an Instant Pot, you can! And it will be ready in a matter of minutes, with a deep smoky flavor and fall-off-the-bone tender meat you’d imagine enjoying after hours of […]
Two yellow plantains and a pint of blueberries + a blender and a cast iron skillet = something delicious for breakfast! I’m calling it a blueberry pancake, even though that might confuse the search engines somewhat. No, it doesn’t look like the traditional form, but it has the taste and the texture of an indulgent […]
Grilling over high heat is one of the very best ways to prepare asparagus because you can get a nice char and smokiness, while still keeping it tender. But I always found it tricky because the spears would get caught in between the grates of my electric patio grill and sometimes even fall through to […]
Garlic scapes taste just like garlic cloves, but are low-FODMAP! That’s right! Just like the green parts of green onions, these curiosities don’t contain the pesky fructans that give so many people digestive difficulties when they eat regular garlic and onions. They are extremely seasonal, with the entire harvest happening at once in early summer, […]
Are you on the Paleo autoimmune protocol (AIP) and missing the joy of dipping a fragrant piece of bread into a bit of olive oil or bowl of soup? It is a simple pleasure that you may think is relegated only to fantasy if you are on a grain free diet, but this focaccia from […]
There are few foods I love more than fresh sweet cherries, so when I heard that the trees at Hollin Farms, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, were ripe and ready for picking this past weekend, I dropped all other plans I had for Saturday morning and took the hour drive with Lily […]