Category Archives: Recipes

Fermented Chile Rojo Garlic Hot Sauce

Yesterday I had fun with fermentation.  I started a batch of red pepper and garlic hot sauce.   Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds mixed hot red peppers (I used habaneros, jalapenos, and an unidentified hot red pepper growing in my front … Continue reading

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Weekend Projects

I got a lot of things done this weekend. First, I put four trays of strawberries into the dehydrator on Saturday morning: This yielded just under a quart of dried strawberries: Then I reloaded the dehydrator with Tomatoes: My major … Continue reading

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Today’s Harvest

Today is going to be a pesto day again.  The basil is going crazy.  I also have lovely garlic that I harvested.  When I last spoke with all y’all, I promised to share my basic pesto recipe with you. Every … Continue reading

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Life’s Passages Continue

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.  James Taylor It’s been a long time since I have had the time and space to put my thoughts down and share them.  Life has continued, and I have continued … Continue reading

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My Paleo Plate-12/01/11

Hello Loyal Readers!  Before I get on with showing you what I ate yesterday, I wanted to let you know that with the holiday season and all that entails, I am finding it nigh unto impossible to post daily to … Continue reading

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Paleo Recipe: Turkey Chili Verde

I don’t know about you guys, but one of the challenges I have with the Thanksgiving holiday is what to do with all the turkey leftovers.  This challenge became even more pronounced this year since I am eating Paleo and … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Recap

I intended to photograph the completed Thanksgiving Feast before the family fell on it and devoured it sat down to eat dinner.  However in the hubbub surrounding the final minutes of food prep I completely forgot about taking pictures. We … Continue reading

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Paleo Recipe: Roasted Lime Chicken

Ingredients One whole chicken (4-6 lbs.) 6-8 limes (need 1/2 cup lime juice plus 2-3 whole limes) 1 TBS. Kosher Salt 1/2 Teas. coarse ground black pepper Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Remove giblets from cavity of chicken.  Wash chicken in … Continue reading

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Paleo Recipe: Pumpkin Sausage Soup

I created this recipe to make use of some ingredients I had on hand from the Farmer’s Market forage.  I had several small pie pumpkins and some Calabrese Sausage from Franco’s Sausage.  The Andouille Sausage is my absolute favorite, but … Continue reading

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Paleo Recipe: Kim Chi

One of my recent cooking experiments was making Kim Chi.  I had multiple motivations for undertaking this particular culinary adventure. Fermented foods are healthy and delicious additions to the human diet. Fermented foods can help restore the proper balance to … Continue reading

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