With Thanksgiving coming up and the Grain Brain Challenge going strong, I’ve been seeking out recipes that fit both parameters. Although I won’t officially be on the Grain Brain Challenge when Thanksgiving rolls around, I do plan to stay gluten and soy free. It sure wouldn’t hurt to serve something gluten-free and festive for Thanksgiving. [Read More]
WIAW: Grain Brain Edition
I dove into the Grain Brain Challenge on Sunday with the prescribed 24-hr. fast. Just plenty of water for me. Here’s how the first day of Grain Brain eats went: Because my fast started and ended midday, my first official meal was lunch: Homemade 3-bean turkey chili leftover from our Halloween party. Mid afternoon was tough. [Read More]
Halloween Party Treats
Some of the things I love most about fall, in addition to cool running weather, are the holidays and the traditions that often go along with them. One of ours is a Halloween party. Thanksgiving and Christmas both rotate around the family but Halloween has been ours since before the kids were born and we [Read More]
Garden Fritters
I conjured this recipe in a futile attempt to keep pace with the zucchini that is exploding in our garden. I guess I could’ve made 767 loaves of zucchini bread…oh wait, I pretty much did. Turns out there wasn’t all that much zucchini left. So instead of 2 cups of zucchini, I worked in some [Read More]
Carrot Spice Bread
Cooler temps plus a boatload of carrots ready in the garden, means I needed to bake! I love me some carrot cake but I wanted something more nutrient dense. What better way to celebrate the change of season than baking up some spicy, moist bread studded with flecks of carrot and tender coconut? The aroma [Read More]
WIAW: Alaskan Culinary Highlights
We are back to school today. Yet another summer has slipped away. It’s not all bad though, I have my memories of our Alaskan adventure to cling to. Many of you have asked how we arranged our trip. Easy really since it was a cruise. After a couple of days touring Seattle, we boarded the [Read More]
Reformed Slutty Brownies
Someone had to do it. Based on the amount of mail I get and the number of people who find this site by searching for Healthy Slutty Brownies, that someone is me. Remember when I made these over-the-top vixens? Well it’s a new year and sluts are way over-rated. Because I’ve got nagging chest congestion [Read More]
Cookie Throwdown: The Victor
It’s time for a fuel break from the giveaway madness here at MHS. All giveaways and no yakking make me a dull blogger. If you missed the giveaways, no worries, still time to enter here and here. Plus more to come. Since there are no bakers or cooks in my family lineage, few, if any, family [Read More]
Foodie Friday
I had a cooking/baking jag here yesterday. I also made my once-a-decade pilgrimage to the DMV (passed the eye exam–take that old age!) so it was a pretty special day in my world. Since I probably already told you more than you wanna know about the DMV, I’ll bore you with my culinary exploits. I [Read More]
Foodie Friday: Cucumber Edition
It’s ‘attack of the killer cucumbers’ in our garden these days. I’ve been looking for a way to use them beyond sandwiches or as crudities. My grandmother used to make a cucumber salad that was so good. Sadly she is gone and so is the recipe. I found a similar recipe by Ellie Krieger that [Read More]
