I’ve been craving spice and heat lately since I’m on an Autoimmune Protocol version of a Whole30. While both hot and spicy foods are out of the question – darn you, pesky nightshades! – I realized that what I really wanted was something asian-inspired. I couldn’t have my favorite curries, but I could definitely whip up […]
Parsnip Carrot Mash with Lemon Zest & Thyme
When I was a kid, one of my favorite things in the world to eat, bizarrely, was carrots. I’m not talking carrot sticks here, people. I actually loved mashed carrots, as long as they were made the right way: doused in real butter and with plenty of black pepper. When I first learned to make […]
Crispy Shoestring Parsnip Fries
Mmmm, fries. What is not to love about a crispy golden fried starchy vegetable? Aside from the fact that I’m phobic about deep fat frying. Nope, I’m not scared of the fat, just the frying part. You know, the part where I envision myself accidentally immolating myself and exploding my house in an action-movie-esque scene […]
Spicy Parsnip Fries
You may have noticed I’ve been on a burger kick lately. They’re just so EASY and quick, a godsend on a weeknight. So I figured, eventually, that I should put together some kind of burger-propriate (totally a word) side. I came up with these super easy parsnip shoestring fires, made all the more awesome because […]
Lazy Upside Down Cottage Pie
Shepherd’s Pie was one of the first few things I learned to cook. Unfortunately, I also learned to cook it all wrong and didn’t realize that it was supposed to be a meat sauce rather than a tomato-riddled marinara-thon until some time in college. In fact, it was really a kind of jarred tomato sauce […]