Chocolate Almond Torte
My Granny had a not so secret recipe rating on many of her cards. If it said good it was worth making. If it had a V. Good, or VG in the corner it was…
Fillet Mignon with Red Wine Pan Sauce
We have been having fun reintroducing a few Whole 30 forbidden foods into our dinners this past week, and this dinner from last weekend when I got to add dairy is one for the books!…
Shortbread Hearts for Valentine’s Day
Years ago my friend Dana and I took a cookie decorating class in San Francisco at Baking Arts. The emphasis that day was not on baking, but the instructor did make a point of saying…
What to do with that quarantine can of tuna
We never ended up making mayonnaise last month, so Jason’s dream of tuna salad did not come to fruition. A big part of the reason for that is tuna salad was our only motivation for…
Whole 30 Day 30: Chicken Curry with Vegetables
Why is the last day the hardest? It’s Saturday and I haven’t yet made it to the grocery store to do our weekly shopping, so while we do have all the ingredients for dinner tonight…
Whole 30 Day 29: Planning for Re-entry
Last night I read through the advice on the Whole 30 website for reintroducing foods back into your diet and it solidified my need for a solid plan here. Last January when we wrapped up…
Whole 30 Day 28: Italian Pot Roast with Vegetables
It has been raining like crazy here the past couple of days! And rainy, gray days make me want to turn the oven on and make a classic comfort food, like pot roast. Typically my…
Whole 30 Day 27: Poached Salmon in Parchment, Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries and Toasted Almonds
We have made it to the end of day 27!!! It feels good to be coming into the home stretch. I’ve started thinking about the reintroduction process, and how this time around I really want…
Whole 30 Day 26: Vaccines and Vitamins
Over the years I have discovered it is best not to say, “I’ll never do xyz…”, because once you say you will never do something you almost always end up doing that very thing. So…
Whole 30 Day 24: Winter Ratatouille, InstantPot Roast Chicken 2.0
Tonight I took a second shot at cooking a whole chicken in the IntantPot and once again I overcooked it. I had a bigger chicken and I cooked it for less time, but when I…