Pasta Bolognese (low carb)

Low carb doesn’t have to mean “no pasta”. I use Kibon Foods’ “Healthy Noodles”  for most of my pasta recipes, but you can also use various kinds of vegetable noodles. I am keenly aware that pasta only serves as a delivery system for glorious sauces, so I sometimes layer cooked eggplant for a version of lasagne that is very … Read more

Brandied Cream Sauce

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Having some easy sauces in your back pocket is always a good thing when pressed for time and needing some magic. Last night, we had a couple of organic pork chops that needed enlivening, so after poking around inside the refrigerator, I found enough ingredients to make a version of this classic (and delicious) sauce.

Essentially, it’s a quick sauté, Read more

Chicken Molé Rustico

Mexican sources say that the ingredients of molé can be grouped into five distinct classes (I’ve put my choices in parenthesis): chiles (pasilla, ancho, negro, chipotle), sour (tomatoes/basalmic vinegar), sweet (raisins), spices (cumin, coriander, cinnamon, thyme, cloves, anise), and thickeners (almond and sesame butters). However, to my mind, the magic ingredient is chocolate. Molé can be made as spicy, bitter, … Read more

Bread-less Sandwiches

caprese sandwich: Mozzarella, asparagus, basil, and tomato, all in one stackable pile                                         Via daydreamkitchen.com

Some of the following examples look somewhat like sandwiches, others look more like the charming “stacks” found in gourmet cafes and restaurants, but all of these ideas look completely delicious…and creative!

BuzzFeed’s visually gorgeous article on 15 No-Bread Sandwiches says that “whether you’re gluten-free or Paleo — or maybe you just really hate bread — these are the Read more

Curried Chicken Salad

This recipe is my version of Coronation Chicken Salad, a posh, classically French chicken recipe that was created to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953.


Curried Chicken Salad

2 cups pasture-raised cooked chicken breast meat, cut into half-inch cubes
1 stalk of celery, diced
1 green onion, diced or some chopped cilantro
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots or golden … Read more