Recipe Stash Busting: Pots de Creme with Lace Cookies
Every time I pulled out my stash of dessert recipes, I’d come to this one, sigh, and move on. It sounded exactly like something I
Every time I pulled out my stash of dessert recipes, I’d come to this one, sigh, and move on. It sounded exactly like something I
Every family has a collective pool of memories; the time that one of the kids’ pants fell down while crossing the street, or the birthday
Sometimes I think of vacation as time away from things–a vacation from laundry, from changing diapers, from mopping floors. Among the things that some folks might
This cake is a photography nightmare; it falls apart, it’s impossible to light well, and it’s not pretty. But–Oh, Lordy!–don’t judge this cake by it’s
I’m not sentimental, I’m not really into resolutions, and I get grumpy if I stay up late. So it surprises me to find myself looking
It began with a recipe. It usually does. It was a simple recipe with carrots and raisins and a simple citrus vinaigrette. And then I
Looking for a perfect winter time meal? I’ve got your recipe today. Last fall we purchased a quarter of a cow. Of course, the ground
Since coming off of GAPS, I’ve been toying around with lots of different foods and cooking methods to figure out exactly what foods make me
A slow cooker is a busy mom’s best friend. Not a week goes by that I don’t put it to good use to feed my
Our house is pretty snug, and my chronic illness is pretty unpredictable, and my kiddos get pretty cranky if they miss their bedtimes. So it
Can I make a nomination for My Favorite Cookbook of 2012? Because Nourishing Meals would totally get my vote. I was so impressed with the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!).
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
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
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,
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.
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!)
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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
I know that photo doesn’t excite you. But I assure you, this is an exciting recipe. When you’re sitting down to your meal on Thursday,
This soup, like most of the recipes I’ve tried from More with Less, did not blow me away with its unexpectedly, fabulous taste. Nor did
I do really enjoy a good stuffing, but I’ll be honest. I prefer to have a dish that is naturally allergen-friendly over something that has
Isn’t it strange when you get to an age where you realize you have “classic” recipes? In order to be classic, something has to have
It’s been freezing here at nights, and so I brought in the remaining produce from the garden. Which means I found myself (again) with a
While I was grocery shopping a couple of weeks ago, I noticed the Christmas trees coming out. Usually that’s my cue that Thanksgiving is just
How many recipes have I posted with these ingredients?? It seems like I might have a dozen or so variations of this recipe. What can
I thought I’d try to find a way to make “White Beans” start with an “s” so that I could have a nicely alliterated recipe
While in the past we’ve been a homeschool family, recently we felt drawn to have our kiddos try out a new charter school that just
The original recipe for this dish calls it a “quiche”. If you call it a quiche, then you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Which is
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This recipe is so easy that I’m a little embarrassed to call it a recipe. It’s kind of like posting a recipe for s’mores. But
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I keep thinking those green beans in the garden are going to slow down, but they’re just not. The weather here is just starting to
I promised you squash this week and squash you shall have! I doubled this recipe and so was able to use up two giant zucchini
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We’ve always been a camping family. The Sweetie Pie and I once made a two-week cross-country trek without ever staying in a hotel room. Once
Remember that big jar of preserved lemons that I made a few months ago? It’s so delicious. And every time I open the fridge I
I have a fondness for a certain type of sage that I allow to run rampant in my garden. It’s really not that pretty. My
Breakfast is the hardest meal of the day for me. Practically every breakfast food has an allergen in it or is, in itself, an allergen.
I know it’s the end of summer and your grilling recipes have gotten pretty stale. Maybe you’re entirely sick of the grill and are ready
I mentioned once already about how much I like cobbler. Well the only thing I like more than cobbler, is pie. Oh my, how I
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking exactly what I was thinking when I saw this recipe in Cooking Light. “Meh, at least it’s allergen-free.
At the top of this recipe torn from a newsletter I have written in all capital letters “OH MY!” because that’s what the Sweetie Pie
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I don’t have anything against potato salad or three-bean salad. It’s just that they’re so….predictable. If you’re looking for something just a little bit different
A church we used to attend had an annual 4th of July Cobbler Cook-off. This was one of our favorite days of the entire year.
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This recipe will change the way you think about beans and rice. I promise. In our house, we have a certain 5-year-old who gets very
I have logged many, many hours staring at nutrition labels in the grocery store aisles reading ingredient lists, searching for allergens and hidden allergens (why
I used to be willing (and able) to put a lot of time and effort into cooking. I truly love to eat good food, and
At the time that Sweetie Pie and I got married, he actually had more cooking experience than I did. I was one of those college
I spent several months my final year of college doing the morning baking at a friend’s little French cafe in Savannah. It was the perfect
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