Now that little baby Xanthie has been here for a few weeks and our meals from our church family and friends have come to an end it’s time for me to start getting back into our family routine! Also we are planning on starting homeschool in two weeks and we need to find our new norm and establish our new routine. Continue reading “Rosemary Cod with Plum-Tomato Sauce”
Recently I’ve been itching to purchase some [amazon_link id=”B001ELLBJS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Great Lakes Grass Fed Beef Gelatin[/amazon_link] because of all the health benefits (post on this coming soon) it offers and for it’s many uses. I’ve especially been wanting to make some marshmallows for the kids to enjoy over a campfire and not worry about the high fructose corn syrup and food coloring in them (yes… even though they are white, they still have dyes!) So hopefully I’ll have a recipe to post on that as well before too long… but first off I started with Jello. Continue reading “Jello”
As many of you know we live in a small town home (1000 sq ft/2 bedrooms for a family of 6) with minimal storage. Consequently I store most of my home canned goods in my mother-in-law’s basement which is only about 20 minutes away. We are often there to visit and I just pick up what I need when we visit. Continue reading “Canning Strawberry Jam”
Thankfully it’s warming up here in the DC metro area! I LOVE summer and warm weather! I really enjoy all things summer, no school, pool time, bright sunshine, lots of outside activities, letting kids run and yell outside as much as they want, planting gardens, eating fresh produce and my list could go on forever I feel! Continue reading “Almond Milk Shakes”
Brian opened his own business doing tree trimming and removal this past winter and calls his company Zacchaeus Tree Service (let me know if you have any work for him! His website is still a work in progress). I’m so proud of him! I will say I wasn’t his greatest cheerleader in the beginning. I like to have money in the bank for a rainy day and starting a new company was not going to help that! I was and am nervous. There are times there is NO work and consequently no income. This leads me to stress and worry. Thankfully I have a great job that always has extra hours and pays well, so when that happens I usually try to pick up some extra work to try and make up the difference. Continue reading “Kung Pao Chicken Tacos”
Last week we were short on lunch ideas and I was hoping to find a can of tuna in the closet to make some tuna salad for the kids. It was a no go. We were overdue for a grocery trip, but so busy with fun things to do that we hadn’t made it out! Continue reading “Hot Crab Dip”
I was craving mint and ice cream and all things sweet on Sunday and it was driving me crazy! Brian was so kind to offer to go out and get ice cream for his prego wife… however, I’m not supposed to be eating too much dairy and the kids can’t have it at all. It made me feel guilty just thinking about having something that I can’t share with the kiddos. Continue reading “Paleo Grasshopper Pie”
For some reason I’ve been craving gingerbread even though it’s spring and no where near gingerbread season.. .if there is such a thing! I was on a hunt for a good recipe. I wanted something a little sweet and a little spicy! Continue reading “Grain-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free Paleo Gingerbread”
This post is a little late coming out, but a week and a half ago we had our last day of school for this year! Since we are homeschooling, we weren’t going to have a graduation, but I still wanted to do something special. Continue reading “Dessert for Dinner”
Apple crisp has always been one of my favorite desserts. I’ve been wanting to paleoize it, but just haven’t gotten around to it. This version still isn’t paleo, but it’s getting closer! I didn’t have a lot of time to ‘fix’ this recipe this week, but knew I could easily change it enough that it fits our diets.
I remember when I was a kid, my grandmother would serve this as a side for dinner! And since it was for dinner we could have seconds! My Mom NEVER did that! It was always a dessert in our home! And it’s still a dessert here! Mimmy still serves it as a side for dinner and I still have seconds when she does that! Yes, still a kid at heart… or addicted to sweets, but I prefer the first option!
Apple Crisp
1-3lb bag of apples
1.5 cups of gluten free rolled oats
¼- ⅓ cup of melted coconut oil (or oil of choice)
⅓ cup [amazon_link id=”B001E5DZIO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]sucanat [/amazon_link](although honey or maple syrup would probably be a fine substitute)Core and chop the apples. The smaller the apples are the quicker they will cook. I usually use my [amazon_link id=”B001DLTD1C” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]apple pealer, corer, slicer contraption[/amazon_link], but this time the apples were so small that I would have lost half of it. I didn’t even peal them this time and it turned out fine. No one complained about it!
Mix the last three ingredients together and sprinkle over the top.
Bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350 or until apples are tender
Eat and enjoy!
This still makes my mouth water, just to think about how yummy this is! Sometimes my grandmother adds cranberries to it which is good, but she uses A LOT more sugar than I do, so mine would be a bit tart… I’ve also added strawberries or rhubarb, blueberries or any other berry for that matter! The options are endless!
I hope you enjoy!
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