Fresh Ginger

I am horrible at updating my blog roll, or anything else on my blog.  If you see that your blog is not listed to the right anywhere, in any catagory, send me an email and I will add you to the list.  I subscribe to about 200 blogs (with Google Reader) and I try to […]

This week’s menu swap host is Manda over at Asparagus Thin and peas are the featured ingredient. My darling BF saw the subject peas and promptly boycotted the ingredient this week, but I plan to work them in for a dish just for me, peas with prosciutto and dill. Lately I have been […]

A friend sent this my way today:
WSU Receives Grant to Develop Gluten Free Wheat

The United States’ National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded Washington State University (WSU) a four-year $837,000 grant to develop novel wheat varieties that are free of gluten proteins. Gluten triggers inappropriate immune system responses in people affected with Celiac Disease. This […]

We grill all year round. Nothing stops me from grilling if I really want to, but I am a die hard with both a charcoal weber and a gas grill in the backyard. It occurred to me that it is grill season and we all want to spend more time outside and less […]

Natalie over at Gluten Free Mommy is hosting this week’s menu and the ingredient is cilantro, one of my favorite herbs!  She has been on the South Beach diet and has lost 10 pounds! Congrats Natalie!  Check out her website for a list of many Gluten free menus!
Saturday: Backyard picnic
Spicy Goat brats with potato salad […]

Things will look a little different in the back yard this year. When we decided to take the house off the market this winter, we decided to make the backyard a mini farm, minus the sheep. We have big plans that will take a while to accomplish, but the first phase of those […]

I don’t really have much of a sweet tooth, I have what you might call a tarty tooth. I love tarty cocktails and desserts. I like things spicy and on the hot side too and the tartness half of a dish cools the palate off quite nicely. These lemon bars fit the tarty […]

I made a loaf of sourdough spelt yesterday. I usually have a starter going, but it had been a long time since I baked a loaf of sourdough so I threw it out (it had been in the fridge for a couple of months, unfed) and started over with a new starter. I […]

Even though creme fraiche is good enough on it’s own, I added chopped fresh dill and minced shallots and a dash of fresh cracked pepper to the mix. If you can’t find creme fraiche or don’t want to spend that much, you could use sour cream, but it won’t be as rich, however it […]

Oh this was delicious! I could go for some right now. It must be lunch time. Smokey and spicy.

Kale Chorizo Potato Soup (Caldo Verde) This soup is really easy.
1 large onion chopped
1 large bunch of kale, washed and cut into bit size pieces
3 medium potatoes cut into large pieces - skin […]