Buckle up, because this big batch of Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo makes a near-full 6.5 quart pot. I always figure if I’m going to the effort of making a rich, deeply darkened roux on the stove top, then I’m gonna make a lot of it while I’m at it. It’s totally worth the time. […]
Comforting Split Pea Soup
While split pea soup is undoubtedly un-pretty, it has been one of the most-made meals in my winter kitchen. Without realizing it, so much of the last few years has been about finding tiny moments of comfort, wherever they might be found. Which is the flip side of the anxiety coin that has been grocery […]
Classic Cosy Weekend Beef Stew
I flip my face to the other side of a too-thin pillow, a smushed pancake of sleep resting on the crook of the elbow I’m using to hold my head aloft. My hand is, predictably, numb. But that’s not what woke me. Tilting my head, I search for voices, either raised & unrepentant or muffled […]
Herbed & Poached Radish Salad
Are you a radish lover or hater? I’m gonna assume, since you’re here looking at a poached radish salad that’s approximately 98% radishes… probably the former. Me, not so much. I don’t exactly hate them, but I’ve always thought of them as a little boring. If a vegetable with as much of a peppery bite […]
Nightshade Free Shrimp Étouffée
I’m sort of on a roll lately when it comes to cooking up totally impossible recipes. Like last week’s Tomato-Less Tomato Soup with Herbed Croutons. Or this nightshade free Shrimp Étouffée recipe. Yes, really. When I first started on an elimination diet, I kept everything really, really simple for a lot of reasons, one of […]
Simple & Sneaky Tuna Salad
If you’re looking for a stellar lunch time recipe, this Simple & Sneaky Tuna Salad is your new best food buddy. Why’s it sneaky? Well, it’s one of the ways I add super nutritious seafood into meals without anyone being any the wiser. Rather than making a straight up tuna salad, I like to mix […]