Last week when I was playing around with ideas for different switchel recipes, I came up with one that actually helped me, my husband and a friend with some stomach bloating, water retention. So my beautiful friend Villie, named it Diana’s Detox Elixir! Grapefruit & lemon verbena switchel “Diana’s Detox Elixir” Here is why it … Continue reading Diana’s Detox Elixir
Bone broth is what I refer to as old world medicine. While I have purchased store bought bone broth, making your own is what I consider a food that you made for free. It is made with scraps of foods that you have consumed. And you control all of the flavors. It is the perfect … Continue reading Bone Broth
Top Sirloin Cap, also known as Picanha or Culotte steak. This is cut from the very best part of the sirloin is lean and flavorful . The cap is from an outer layer of fat. Top Sirloin Cap, pan seared and oven roasted It can be cooked on the grill, cut into kebabs, oven roasted. … Continue reading Seared and Roasted Top Sirloin Cap – Picanha
I have always loved beef. My mother even said that even as a baby, with my first little teeth, I would chew like a rabbit on any kind of beef. I always look for grass-fed beef cuts. I usually marinate my tri trip overnight. Juicy & delicious! Grass-fed Beef 🥩 Tri Tip. 1 tsp olive … Continue reading Oven Roasted Tri Tip
Just roasted some pumpkin seeds with melted butter, crushed dried rosemary & habanero sea salt!!! Such exciting layers of flavor! TO DIE FOR!!!! I have always had pumpkin seeds on hand because they help to combat candida. You don’t need much! And I usually have a few with my Greek yogurt. However, roasting them with … Continue reading Habanero Sea Salt Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Kobacha squash, or Japanese squash is a low carb winter squash. About half the carbs of butternut squash, but with all of that flavor that we love! I find it to be a very versatile and lovely side dish. I have even used this squash for soup, made in a similar manner as pumpkin or … Continue reading Roasted Kobacha Squash
This recipe is amazing to make pork carnitas tacos with! You can use the same recipe and serve it as pork gyro with tzatziki and a keto pita! I make this in my crockpot, slow cooked for four hours on high, with beautiful aromatics! The kitchen will smell amazing! Recipe: 3-4 lb pork butt. 1 … Continue reading Slow Cooked Pork Butt
My husband loves chili! And I tend to make it twice a month. Because it’s such a hearty, meaty meal, I sometimes like to sneak in some boiled cauliflower in there to add in a vegetable. I use a package of both ground beef and pork sausage for layers of flavor. The pork does release … Continue reading Cheesy Chili Bowls with a Cauliflower Secret! Shhh!!!
Have you ever heard of a Switchel? It is an old world electrolyte rich beverage created in the 17th C in either New England or the Caribbean. There is tradition for this drink in both places. In the American Colonies it became a traditional thirst quencher to offer farmers at hay harvesting time, as plain … Continue reading Switchel
Greek coffee ☕️! Greeks, Armenians, Turks and other people’s in that part of the world all drink this coffee. We all call it by our ethnic name for it. Greek coffee for two. (I painted these cups.) The Greek version is traditionally a blonde roast, and is less bitter to the taste. I use the … Continue reading Greek Coffee
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