Recipes

Welcome to my Recipes page!

For a little background…I strive to cook with fresh, organic fruits & vegetables, soaked whole grains & legumes, cultured & fermented foods, grass-fed meat & dairy, pastured eggs, wild-caught fish, unrefined sweeteners (rapadura/sucanat, honey, maple syrup, molasses), and traditional fats (yes to butter, olive oil, virgin coconut oil, bacon grease, lard) — no to refined vegetable oils like canola oil, soybean oil, etc, and definitely no to partially hydrogenated oils).

I was a vegetarian for 10 years, but now I appreciate that humanely raised grass-fed meat is better for my body (and taste buds!) than fake, highly processed soy “meat.” In fact now I pretty much avoid soy altogether. And although you’ll find meat in some of my recipes, I’m not a huge meat eater anyway, and my recipes tend to be on the lighter side.

Anyway, the recipes listed here are family favorites which we’ve made and enjoyed again and again. I hope you enjoy them too! :-)

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Appetizers / Light Meals

Avocado-Quinoa-Scallion Salad

Brown Rice Chips or Crackers

Citrus Salad with Macadamia Oil, Cilantro, and Avocado

Gazpacho

Hummus

Israeli Cucumber-Tomato Salad

Moroccan Carrot Salad

Pesto (basil or mixed herb)

Salsa Fresca (Fresh Salsa with Avocado)

Spanakopita

Sushi

Tomato-Quinoa Soup

Zucchini Dolmas

Zucchini Pie (Crustless)

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Main Dishes

Fresh Tomato & Zucchini Chili

Greek Melt Pita Sandwiches

Jerusalem Artichoke Latkes

Lamb Meatloaf, Italian Style

Macaroni & Cheese, the easiest ever!

Minnestrone Soup

Quinoa Salad, Greek Style

Spanakopita

Sushi

Zucchini Parmesan

Zucchini Pie (Crustless)

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Vegetables / Side Dishes

Avocado-Quinoa-Scallion Salad

Apple Harvest Salad

Baked Cucumbers

Cranberry-Mandarin-Ginger Relish

Cucumber Raita

Dandelion Greens Salad

Gazpacho

Israeli Cucumber-Tomato Salad

Kale Chips

Moroccan Carrot Salad

The “Salad Taco”

Caesar Salad Dressing

Quinoa Salad, Greek Style

Sauerkraut

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Breads, Cookies, & Baked Goods

Almond Thumbprint Cookies

Challah bread, 6-braid

Chocolate-Orange Macaroons

Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

Chunky Monkey Bars

Coconut-Cream Bliss Cookies

Cranberry-Pumpkin Muffins

Gingerbread

No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut Cookies

(Healthier) Pecan Snowball Christmas Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Ranger Cookies

Zucchini Cake with Spiced Frosting

Zucchini Muffins (or Bread)

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Desserts

Candied Violets

Caramel Corn

Chocolate-Dipped Candied Orange Peel

Eggnog Ice Cream

No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

Snow Ice Cream

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Snacks

Apple Harvest Salad

Apple Peanut Butter “Sandwiches”

Brown Rice Chips or Crackers

Concord Grape Fruit Leather

Homemade Applesauce

Green Smoothies

Hummus

Kale Chips

Pumpkin Pie Fruit Leather

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Beverages

Beet Kvass

Traditional Hot Mulled Apple Cider

Green Smoothies

Green smoothie frozen concentrate cubes

Homemade Kefir

Juice your vegetable scraps

Juice a pomegranate

Mint water

Watermelon Slushie

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Condiments

Caesar Salad Dressing

Bone Broth (Chicken)

Hummus

Pesto (basil or mixed herb)

Concord Grape Freezer Jam (sugar & pectin free)

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Pickled / Cultured / Fermented

Beet Kvass

Homemade Bubbies Pickles

Kefir

Pickled Grape Leaves

Sauerkraut

Sauerruben

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For Pets

Homemade Cat Food

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Health + Beauty

Homemade Deodorant

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Kitchen Tips & Techniques

Remove Baked-on Food

Peel an Orange

Decaffeinate Your Tea

Keep Olive Oil Fresh

Make Your Own Brown Rice Chips or Crackers

Bake Cookies on the Stove!

Juice a pomegranate

Cooking In Your Car

Homemade Bone Broth

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