Election Cake, like a bite from American history, makes its rounds every November. I make it every year, but only once a year – just before the election. Preparing Election Cake Read More →
Spooky Honey Caramel Apples for Halloween
October 30, 2012 | by | 18 Comments
Honey caramel apples are a treat I make only occasionally. Despite the mountain of real food dessert recipes I post on Nourished Kitchen (sweet things are always so beloved), we Read More →
Chai-spiced Molasses Custard
October 25, 2012 | by | 31 Comments
Chai custard sings of spice - of cardamom and cinnamon, cloves and ginger, peppercorns and rose. When the weather turns cold, as it did this week, I crave sweet and warming Read More →
Spicy Mustard Green Pesto
October 16, 2012 | by | 14 Comments
Mustard green pesto - spicy, hot and deeply refreshing - quickly eclipsed basil pesto this autumn as my favorite style. I love that its heat is potent, quick and sharp much Read More →
Make Real Food Challenge: Beef Jerky!
October 12, 2012 | by | 114 Comments
Beef jerky - sweet, hot and salty - is one of my family's favorite snacks. I make it once or twice a year - using up the round steaks and other cuts of meat that lurk in our Read More →
Grain-free Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
October 2, 2012 | by | 60 Comments
Grain-free pancakes may sound like an oxymoron; after all, how can you make a decent pancake without flour or buckwheat or even old-fashioned corn meal? I tend to shy away Read More →
How We Celebrate Autumn (and a Recipe for Cider-braised Cabbage and Apples)
September 24, 2012 | by | 32 Comments
Each autumn, my tiny mountain community celebrates the transition from summer to winter with abandon. Perhaps here at the very end of the road where our little town sits nestled Read More →
A Story of Recovery, and a Recipe for Simple Pear Sauce
September 13, 2012 | by | 25 Comments
I've been a nutritionist and chiropractor for over 20 years. In that time I've tried many dietary approaches with the goal of improving health conditions. The conclusion I've drawn Read More →
A Traditional Siberian Dumpling: Pelmeni
September 7, 2012 | by | 29 Comments
Pelmeni, traditional dumplings that hold a near-sacred place in the hearts of the Siberian people inhabiting the Ural mountains, have made their way to convenience stores and the Read More →
Preserving the Harvest: Peach Butter with Cinnamon, Ginger and Clove
September 3, 2012 | by | 26 Comments
Peach butter lines a full and very wide and deep shelf in my cupboard where it will sit all tucked away and half-forgotten until January arrives and, in that coldest and whitest Read More →
What People Are Saying