Erin, Author at Plan to Eat

Friends, it’s hard for me to believe that my six month GAPS experiment has come to an end. Back in April, I began this GAPS

Erin October 1, 2012

Green Tomato and Tarragon Chicken

With fall weather creeping in a little more every day, I decided it was time to cut the green tomatoes in the garden. I cut

Erin September 26, 2012

Tomato Gratin

The weather turned cooler here last week, and the tomato plants are slowing down their production, but there is still a good-size basket of tomatoes

Erin September 19, 2012

Beef Stir Fry with Tomatoes

This was a perfect dish to use up all the tomatoes and green beans from the garden. It was tasty, everyone loved it, and it

Erin September 12, 2012

Roasted Summer Squash with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

By this point in the summer, getting my family to eat anything with zucchini in it is very, very difficult. There isn’t any wailing or

Erin September 5, 2012

GAPS Diet, 5 Month Update

Even as I typed the title of this post, I had to shake my head. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 5 months.

Erin September 3, 2012

Autumn Apple Cake

I wouldn’t exactly say it’s autumn where we live, but the apples are falling off the trees and so I felt like apple cake was

Erin August 29, 2012

GAPS Recipe–Creme Fraiche and the Giveaway Winner!

I miss a lot of foods on my restricted diet, but dairy is one of the ones I miss the most. I’ve had issues with

Erin August 27, 2012

Jerry’s Tomato Salsa

I have a little gardening secret to share. This spring, I resurrected an ancient tradition that I’ve often read about, often pondered, and often wanted

Erin August 22, 2012

GAPS Recipe — Chicken and Veg with Dijon-Herb Sauce and a Super Giveaway!

Oh, friends. I am so excited to share with you the newest secret ingredient in my cupboard. It’s delicious, and surprising, and no one at

Erin August 20, 2012

Sausage Wrapped (or not) in Cabbage Leaves

In my years of cooking and baking I’ve done some impressive things. But for all of my culinary prowess and experience, there is one skill

Erin August 15, 2012

Fermented Salsa

The GAPS Diet requires me to eat some fermented food with every single meal. Fermented foods supply tons and tons of good, probiotic bacteria and

Erin August 13, 2012

Seared Halibut with Tomato Peach Salsa (and the Giveaway Winners!)

Living in a land-locked state, we don’t get the freshest fish. But we do have excellent peaches, and they happen to be for sale on

Erin August 8, 2012

GAPS 4 Month Update

Friends, do you notice anything exciting about my breakfast plate pictured here? Look closely. Why, yes! That is an egg white on my plate! After

Erin August 6, 2012

Potato Salad, And a Fantastic Giveaway!

I have a husband who goes googly-eyed and weak-kneed for potato salad. So when I found myself with a dozen freshly-laid eggs last week and

Erin August 1, 2012

GAPS recipe: Summer Garden Soup with Turkey Meatballs

Yes, I do know it’s July. And I know that the temperature here has been hovering near 100 the past few days. But GAPS protocol

Erin July 30, 2012

Carrot Soup with Baharat-Spiced Croutons

Last summer, we had a bountiful crop of carrots in the garden and I struggled to find recipes in which to use them all. I

Erin July 25, 2012

GAPS recipe: Banana “Ice Cream” with Coconut and Cacao (Plus the Giveaway Winner!)

I long for the day when I can eat food that isn’t placed in quotation marks. Who wants “ice cream” when you can have Ice

Erin July 23, 2012

Roasted Beet Salad with Cucumbers

I come from a family of beet eaters. I remember very well being served canned beets at just about every holiday meal at my grandparent’s

Erin July 18, 2012

Mobilizing Your GAPS Diet, and a Delicious Giveaway!

When I started the GAPS Intro Diet way back in April, I already knew about our family’s travel plans at the end of June. And

Erin July 16, 2012

Grilled Pizzas

Today’s post from our cookbook tour through The Art of Real Food is actually three recipes in one. Because to make a great pizza, you

Erin July 11, 2012

GAPS Recipe: Mushroom Soup

I know that by now it is really and truly summer. We are well into July, the heat index is high. You do not feel

Erin July 9, 2012

4th of July Angel Food Cake

Happy 4th of July! I hope you have room on your barbeque table for one more cake, because you’re going to want to make this

Erin July 4, 2012

GAPS Diet–3 Month Update

Friends, it’s getting hard for me to come back here every month to “update” you on my GAPS progress, and to only say that things

Erin July 2, 2012

Finnish Pancakes with Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce

I know that photo kinda looks like pizza, or frittata. Don’t be fooled. It is actually a creamy, custardy pancake, topped with garden fresh strawberries.

Erin June 27, 2012

Cocoa-nut Truffles

Oh, my friends. You are in for a treat today. Last week I told you about finding that delicious coconut butter. Well, sitting on the

Erin June 25, 2012

Swiss Chard Feast

It may be summer already where you live, but where I live we can still find delicious leafy greens at our farmer’s markets. So for

Erin June 20, 2012

A Better Coconut Milk

Friends, I have been on a quest. I’m not searching for buried treasure or hidden scrolls or even spiritual enlightenment, though what I’ve been seeking

Erin June 18, 2012

Good-bye….and Hello!

Friends, we have come to that all-too-familiar time when we bid farewell to our current cookbook, and begin our exploration of a new one. I

Erin June 13, 2012

101 Ways to Use Juicer Pulp (Okay, Actually Just Ten)

I so enjoy the fresh juice that my juicer turns out day after day. But there is this other thing that it churns out that

Erin June 11, 2012

Tex-Mex Chicken Fingers

Well, folks. This is our last recipe from our Fix, Freeze, Feast cookbook tour. Have you enjoyed this cookbook as much as I have? I’m

Erin June 6, 2012

GAPS Diet — Two Month Update and Giveaway Winners

I did promise you monthly updates on how my GAPS journey is going. Here I am, keeping my promise. I confess that I was hoping

Erin June 4, 2012

Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki chicken is one of those dishes that my mom made regularly when I was growing up. And it was one dish that no one

Erin May 30, 2012

Product Review and a Big, Big Giveaway! — Redmond Clay

A few weeks into my GAPS diet, a reader left a comment suggesting that I try a product called Redmond Clay. I wasn’t familiar with

Erin May 28, 2012

Classic Lasagna (from the Freezer)

Of all the foods I miss eating due to food intolerances, lasagna is in my top three. I love sticking a fork into a really

Erin May 23, 2012

The Best Thing I Ate This Week: Fish Soup

I was trying to come up with a killer name for this recipe, one that would match the deliciousness of the soup. But my synapses

Erin May 21, 2012

Cheese Biscuit Mix

At first, I was misled by the name of this recipe. As I read through the instructions I thought to myself, “Oh! They’re scones!” And

Erin May 16, 2012

GAPS Introduction Diet, Week 6

Our family likes to read books together, and we’re kinda weird in that we read the same books over and over again. One of our

Erin May 14, 2012

Sweet and Fruity Granola (yum)

Okay, so actually the name of this recipe in the book is just “Granola” but that sounded boring. And the recipe is so un-boring, and

Erin May 9, 2012

GAPS Introduction Diet, Week 5

They told me that week 3 was when I would start feeling better. Actually it was week 5. Yes, I’m beginning to think that all

Erin May 7, 2012

Classic Chili (and Giveaway Winner!)

In all honesty, I chose this recipe because it was not at all fussy to prepare, and because it had a high yield (4 dinners!).

Erin May 2, 2012

GAPS Introduction Diet, Week 4

A friend of mine asked me this week how my GAPS diet was going. “I hope it’s going well,” she said. I had to think

Erin April 30, 2012

Berry-Roasted Chicken and a Fix Freeze Feast GIVEAWAY!

I know some of you are probably here for the giveaway I promised last week. Don’t worry, I’ll get to that. First, we have to

Erin April 25, 2012

GAPS Introduction Diet, Week 3

I had heard that the third week on GAPS was supposed to be the week I started to feel better. I went into week 3

Erin April 23, 2012

Chicken-Broccoli Bake

I confess that our family does love a good casserole, and this one was no exception. The kiddos the Sweetie Pie husband all agreed that

Erin April 18, 2012

GAPS Introduction Diet, Week 2

Friends, GAPS has me feeling like I’m in a Dostoevsky novel. You know, back in the dark ages of medicine. The doctor exits from the

Erin April 16, 2012

Oatmeal Cookies with Coconut and Mango

The Bean took one bite of this cookie and pronounced it the “best cookie he’d ever eaten”. As a six-year-old, he’s quite a cookie connoisseur

Erin April 11, 2012

GAPS Introduction Diet, Week 1

I really thought I was prepared for this diet. I’ve lived without dairy and gluten for several years (making exceptions for birthday cakes–I am only

Erin April 9, 2012

Ginger Beef

This dish was tasty, and it was super-easy to prepare. That makes it a real winner in my book. Everyone in the family enjoyed it,

Erin April 4, 2012

Filling in the GAPS

Those of you who have been here for a while know a lot of my story. For those who don’t, I’ll give you a drive-by

Erin April 2, 2012

Asparagus (or Pepper) and Potato Frittata

I used to make quiche with real, homemade pie crust quite frequently. And my Sweetie Pie husband loved it. In his mind, the losses associated

Erin March 28, 2012

Allergen Free Apple Crisp

This is one of the recipes I tried from our tour through More with Less. Somehow I never got around to sharing it with you.

Erin March 26, 2012

Spanish Rice

Remember that sauce we made last week? You know, the one that I insisted we start with as we cook through Fix, Freeze, Feast? Well,

Erin March 21, 2012

Slow Cooker Mediterranean Stew

When I first made this, I wasn’t expecting to share it with all of you. It just looked like an easy, weeknight dinner that we

Erin March 19, 2012

Basic Red Sauce

Okay, I know this may not be the most exciting recipe I could have chosen to kick off our new cookbook tour. But this is

Erin March 14, 2012

Chicken Thighs with Sweet and Sour Sauce

My Sweetie Pie husband has this thing for Chinese sweet and sour dishes. He always gets excited when he orders them, and then is always

Erin March 12, 2012

Good-bye…….and Hello

Yesterday I noticed the first of my snowdrops poking through the leaf mulch. And then I saw a robin hopping around searching for some nesting

Erin March 7, 2012

Sri Lankan Curry

When the Sweetie Pie and I were newlyweds, we would get a craving for curry. We’d head to the closest Indian restaurant, get our curry

Erin March 5, 2012

Coconut-Custard Pie

Way back when we first started our More with Less cookbook tour, a reader recommended I try this recipe. It’s been marked in my cookbook

Erin February 29, 2012

Chicken Mole

I can’t figure out to get an accent over the “e” in the title. This is not “Chicken Mohl”. This is “Chicken Mohlay”. And it

Erin February 27, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Allergen-Friendly Chocolate Coconut “Fudge”

Welcome again to Recipe Swap Friday! I’m so glad you’ve joined us today. I brought my newest, most favorite, just-sweet-enough treat (and it happens to

Erin February 24, 2012

Honey-Baked Chicken

Last summer, during our cookbook tour of Nourishing Traditions, I made this recipe which was divine. This dish made me think of the country-cousin to

Erin February 22, 2012

Chickpea and Spinach Curry

Whenever I’m looking for new allergen-friendly recipes, I like to search for vegan cookbooks. The recipes are guaranteed to be dairy and egg-free, and many

Erin February 20, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Grain Free Pumpkin Bread

Hi, Friends! So glad you’ve joined us for our Recipe Swap Friday. For the next few weeks, we’re sharing treats that are just-sweet-enough. Mine will

Erin February 17, 2012

Pancake Mix (and Pancakes)

Because of all my diet restrictions, breakfast is the one meal that our family simply can’t eat together. For this reason (and because he’s just

Erin February 15, 2012

Spiced Tea

Maybe it seems odd to be posting a tea recipe here on allergen-friendly Monday. I once thought that all tea was free from major allergens.

Erin February 13, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Fruit, Nut and Spice Cake

Welcome, friends. So glad you’ve joined us for our Recipe Swap Friday. This week kicks off our Sweet (Enough) Treat Swap. Everyone in our house

Erin February 10, 2012

Baked Chicken with Tomato Rice Stuffing

I didn’t expect much from this recipe, other than a quick meal that didn’t require too much input from me. Apparently, no one else in

Erin February 8, 2012

Tangerine Beef Stir Fry

We eat out very rarely. But if it’s a special occasion, or if someone’s parents are in town and treating us all to dinner, the

Erin February 6, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Roasted Broccoli with Raisin Vinaigrette

Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve been adding new veggie recipes to my files every week since we started this whole Recipe Swap

Erin February 3, 2012

Lasagna Roll-ups

One of the first dinners I ever made for the Sweetie Pie, before we were even married, was a vegetarian lasagna. It was stuffed with

Erin February 1, 2012

Cinnamon Thyme Chicken

This recipe made a quick and delicious weeknight dinner. It’s just a simple marinade recipe, no fancy techniques, but the combination of herbs and spices

Erin January 30, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Confetti Kale

Thanks for joining us for Recipe Swap Friday! I hope you’re enjoying all these veggie recipes as much as I am. Thanks to all of

Erin January 27, 2012

Green Bean Salad

I really thought this dish would be a big winner with the hungry masses at the dinner table. They like every ingredient in it–green beans?

Erin January 25, 2012

Very Favorite Black Bean Soup

This is one of my very, very favorite recipes. So old and used is it that I can’t even remember where it came from. I

Erin January 23, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Carrot Apple Salad

Welcome back to Recipe Swap Friday! I’m loving all these veggie recipes you guys are sharing (especially those veggie dishes that could actually be dessert–yum!)

Erin January 20, 2012

Baked Lentils with Cheese

This dish was a tasty little surprise. I didn’t expect much from a dish of baked lentils, but this recipe actually packs a ton of

Erin January 18, 2012

Slow-Cooker Garlic Chicken

In order to understand this post, I have to explain a little bit about what it’s like inside my head. I’m going somewhere with this,

Erin January 16, 2012

Recipe Swap Friday–Roasted Squash with Lemon and Nutmeg

We here at the Plan to Eat blog had so much fun with our Christmas Cookie Exchange that we’ve decided to keep the party going.

Erin January 13, 2012

Fried Liver (Oh Yes, I did…)

My kiddos are really good eaters. I know I’m fortunate. But really, I never expected to get away with this meal. I had two boxes

Erin January 11, 2012

Chicken with Orange Glaze

This dish is a New Year’s Day tradition in our house. It’s how I wooed the Sweetie Pie into dating me. Okay, that might be

Erin January 9, 2012

Cucumber Salad

I really struggle in the winter to come up with something fresh to serve as a salad. Those tasty baby greens get kind of pricey

Erin January 4, 2012

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

You can’t really call this a shepherd’s pie. It’s made with beef, which I guess would technically make it a “rancher’s pie”. But if you

Erin January 2, 2012

Mint Chipper Cookies

This is our last week for the cookie exchange. Thanks for all the yummy recipes you guys shared! I’m so impressed with all the great

Erin December 30, 2011

Whole Wheat Cornbread

It seems like every culture has their own special dishes that they eat on New Year’s Day to ensure a prosperous year. I grew up

Erin December 28, 2011

Chicken with Tangerines and Olives

This was a sunny dish to brighten up a gloomy winter day. Even if it didn’t feel like I was in Tuscany, it at least

Erin December 26, 2011

Mom’s Christmas Spritz

It’s been so fun to see what cookies everyone is bringing to the Plan to Eat Cookie Exchange. I’m really wishing there was actually a

Erin December 23, 2011

Indonesian Fried Rice

I made this dish twice in the same week–yup, it was that good. I made it once for dinner for the family. But I was

Erin December 21, 2011

Kale Chips

I’m a late-adopter. Kale chips have been on my radar for a few years now, but I haven’t tried them. I just wasn’t buying that

Erin December 19, 2011

Oatmeal, Cranberry, White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m having so much fun with our weekly cookie exchanges. I love seeing what you gals bring! We still have three more weeks in our

Erin December 16, 2011

Creamy Egg and Noodle Bake

I know I’ve sampled a lot of casseroles from More with Less. Can you bear just one more? Then I’ll do my best to move

Erin December 14, 2011

One Pot Chicken and Rice

I know that photo is not my finest moment of food photography (I did warn you about the impending lackluster photography until the sun stops

Erin December 12, 2011

Chewy Chocolate-Gingerbread Cookies

Welcome to week two of our cookie exchange. I’m so glad you came! I sure hope you brought some treats to share with the rest

Erin December 9, 2011

Pakistani Kima

Friends, the days are getting dark early, and by the time we sit down to dinner the sun has set and the light has gone.

Erin December 7, 2011

Caribbean Chicken

Here’s a yummy dish to warm your belly on a chilly, fall day. Everyone loved this dish, especially the kiddos who like a reason to

Erin December 5, 2011

Grandma’s Peanut Butter Kisses

I’m so excited to kick off our cookie exchange! Did you bring some treats to share? At the end of the post you’ll find

Erin December 2, 2011

Whole Wheat Gingerbread

Now that Thanksgiving is past, I’m thinking it’s time to dive into some holiday baking. Yes? This one’s great, because it’s low in sugar and

Erin November 30, 2011

Sausage and Rice Stuffed Peppers

I was a little skeptical as to whether or not my family would enjoy this dish. The kiddos aren’t usually too keen on dinner that

Erin November 28, 2011

You’re Invited!

Please join us here, at the Plan to Eat blog, on Fridays in December for a weekly Cookie Exchange. We’ll be sharing some of

Erin November 25, 2011

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