Pumpkin & Pomegranate

Anyone ever watch Troop Beverly Hills? One of my favorite movies from my childhood, and while making these delights I thought that they would be the perfect way to snack on trail mix for the Beverly Hills Wilderness Girls. These won’t work out in a Zip-Loc baggie in a backpack, but they would still be [...]

Yesterday I decided to make my own sunflower seed butter. I love Sunbutter, but find it to be prohibitively expensive. If you can afford it, great! if you are like me and trying to save your pennies, then you might try to make your own. Especially since sunflower seeds are fairly inexpensive compared to nuts [...]

Exhibit A: So I’m having a little chocolate with my breakfast. What’s the big deal? That happens to be a big warm bowl of buckwheat mixed with cocoa powder, coconut milk, a banana, some stevia, a little vanilla, and a big dollop of Sunbutter. Thanks to Heather for mentioning this variety that is JUST sunflower [...]

HEAB once again has inspired me. I saw the burgers she blogged about and I hate to Marissify them so I could enjoy them. Many of them. Enjoy them I did. I know it sounds a tad weird, but they remind me of crab cakes. Not so much that they taste like crab, but the [...]

Maybe it is because I haven’t had non-seafood meat since I was 8, but it always amazes me when the seasonings are what actually make the dish taste like whatever meat it is supposed to be, rather than it being the meat itself. It isn’t exact, but for me it is generally a very satisfying [...]

I adore Salad Niçoise. I got a craving yesterday after opening up my CSA box and finding gorgeous butter lettuce. Sadly the butter lettuce did not make it today as it became part of my salad yesterday BUT I still am making salad Niçoise for dinner tonight. The catch is that while I eat fish [...]