Real Food
Homemade Crockpot Ketchup
This ketchup is one of the ingredients in Last Minute Meatballs, a new favorite around the Yankee Homestead. We actually went without ketchup for many months, using guacamole, hummus and mustards when we needed a condiment for dipping or spreading. When I came across this recipe, I just had to try it!
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Green Beans Almondine with OJ
Green Beans Almondine With Fresh Orange Juice This recipe was inspired by the delicious green beans we enjoyed at The Café on 26 in Ocean View (Bethany Beach), Delaware. [We highly recommend The Café on 26 if you ever need a great gluten-free restaurant in the Bethany Beach area.]
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What’s for Lunch? (other than bread)
One of the questions I fielded most frequently at the beginning of our Strange New Dietary Journey was, “What do you eat for lunch?” I think the rest of the question was implied: “…if you can’t eat bread?” Whenever we eat lunch with non-Real-Foodies, there seems to be much curiosity over the contents of our…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour
I may or may not have eaten four of these the other night. In under an hour. Not only are these cookies oh-so-delicious, they’re also free of gluten, sugar (except for the sugar in the chocolate chips) and eggs. Almond flour makes them especially nutritious, which is what I may or may not have told…
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Real Food for the Super Bowl
Looking for gluten-free Real Food for your Super Bowl party? Look no further! A few ideas from our Yankee Homestead…Enjoy! Crispy Nuts—My recipe is for plain nuts. (Plain as in “no added flavors.” They do have salt.) If you prefer spiced nuts, check out these over at Elana’s Pantry: Paleo Spiced Nuts. For her recipe,…
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Crispy Nuts: Why and How to Soak Your Nuts
Wondering why and how to soak your nuts in order to make crispy nuts? In a nutshell (see what I did there), we soak raw nuts and dry them in order to make them more nutritious to the body and more easily digested.
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Herbed Salmon
This is one of our favorite ways to eat salmon! So simple and tasty. The leftovers are perfect for adding to a salad.
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Fried Plantains
On a whim at the grocery store the other day, I picked up two plantains. I’m not exactly sure why, but they were calling to me, reminding me of the amazing fried plantains I enjoyed long ago at the home of a friend’s Puerto Rican grandmother. She actually allowed me to assist in the process,…
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Homemade Chicken Broth, What That “Free Range” Label Really Means, and My Complicated Relationship with Sally Fallon
I have sort of a love/hate relationship with Sally Fallon. Have you heard of her? She’s like the Martha Stewart of “Real Food World”. When you need tips or a recipe, she’s the one you turn to. But you simultaneously resent her high standards and image of perfection. I do own Nourishing Traditions, and find…
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Sauteed Red Peppers
This recipe is SO EASY, it almost seems silly to post it as a recipe. But just in case you haven’t discovered the greatness of sauteing with coconut oil, and just in case you need a super-simple veggies-for-dinner (or breakfast!) idea, here you go! Mr. Native Texan and I love these for dinner (with some…
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