Pesto is a great way to preserve basil at the end of the season so you can enjoy its brightness all winter long on pasta, bread, chicken, fish and vegetables...
Raw & Fermented
Here is my easy recipe for lacto-fermented, homemade dill pickles that can also be made with vinegar, so they can be ready to eat almost right after making...
Sweet, light, refreshing, Tepache is a mild, fermented pineapple brew made using pineapple peels. Tepache originated in Pre-Columbian central Mexico as a...
Figs are coming into season here in Southern California, and trees all over the neighborhood are absolutely loaded with them. Aren’t fresh figs just...
Is your dairy-free family obsessed with yogurt like mine? This homemade almond milk yogurt recipe is a delicious, affordable option if you and your family love...
Figs are coming into season here in Southern California, and trees all over the neighborhood are absolutely loaded with them. Here are two fresh fig recipes to...
Summer brings a bounty of garden-fresh produce, and one of the best ways to enjoy and preserve it is by pickling some of it.
Every year that I have had a garden, I have grown basil. Planted in February, my pretty, little basil babies become these 4-foot tall, woody trees that have to...
Today I weeded my very overgrown flower garden, and learned (the hard way) that stinging nettles are the most common weed there. But despite the fire in my...
The name kohlrabi comes from the German words kohl, meaning cabbage, and rabi, meaning turnip. Although these green bulbs look like they were dug up from the...
Late October to early November is the season for both persimmons and pomegranates, which we received in our CSA box this week. You can get them at most...
This sun dried tomato pesto recipe is vegan, Paleo and GAPS friendly, and a great way to preserve the tomato harvest.
This raw vegan chocolate mousse is not only delicious, but also nutritious. It's also Paleo and GAPS friendly. You'll like it better than the dairy version!
Sun-dried tomatoes are one of my favorite foods. I love their concentrated, sweet tomato-ness in just about everything, and will even eat them straight when...
Snap and snow peas are some of the delights of spring. Lovely raw or lightly sauteed, don’t miss adding some of these sweet babies to your menu plan...
Almost all cultures that eat traditional whole food diets have recipes for raw meat, and trying these dishes can really give you a unique and exciting taste of...