On Instant Lunches As a kid, my family went skiing every Saturday, all winter, without fail. Despite the difficulty of getting 4 kids out of bed early and ready for a big ski day, my parents pulled it off. My dad had a pretty well organized system to get all four of us kids, with …
How to make Honey Gravlax Once they are on Stage 2 of the GAPS Introduction Diet, one food many people overlook is homemade honey gravlax. The idea of eating “raw” fish is not everyone’s cup of tea! But trust me – it’s delicious. And actually, the fish is not technically “raw” as it has …
If you have made yet another batch of chicken stock and are looking for a fun new way to eat it- look no further than this GAPS White Chili recipe! It works well for leftover turkey too. This recipe is suitable for full GAPS. See this post for more ideas on how to use leftover …
How to make roasted garlic soup (GAPS, Primal, Gluten-free, Grain-free) Today, I bring you one of my favorite creamy, cold-weather soups. Delight of delights, it is also adaptable for the GAPS Introduction Diet. (To learn more about this healing protocol click here) Note to the chef…it is hard to keep my mitts off the roasted components long …
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Best GAPS Frittata I’ve been making frittatas for my visiting guests for many years now. This past week I hosted 17 people as a whole “passel” of my family came to visit my Vermont river home and enjoy the wonders and fun of VT river bouldering & swimming, as well as many delicious meals, yard …
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In Vermont, we can get local carrots, and other root vegetables, throughout the entire winter. Local farmers like Elmer’s Farm in East Middlebury, VT harvest them in the fall and keep them in cold storage on behalf of their customers. This GAPS Garam Masala carrot soup is a creamy and nourishing way to utilize this …
How to make grain-free white bean chili I don’t know why it took me so long to share how to make grain-free white bean chili. After all, I only make this chili for my family every other week. It is one of our staples and crowd-pleasers, a soup to stretch for a couple of days …
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My mom has a way of making ordinary…extraordinary. Her idea of taking her granddaughters on an outing over Christmas break was to take them out to lunch and to the craft store, buying them each a bundle of fun, creative stuff. This simple outing was conducted while traipsing in and around town like Mary Poppins …
The first snowflakes are showing up on my little-not-so-little handheld device weather app. Old Man Frost showed himself on windshields and windows on my morning run yesterday. My 17-year old son is starting to move through the house making Nordic ski motions. (He waits all year for ski season.) Winter a cometh! As the weather …
I’ve had some good pizza in my life. Pepe’s pizza in New Haven, CT… The best deep-dish pizza in Chicago… So, if one were to compare homemade 3 Cheese GAPS Diet pizza ‘apples to apples’ with those legends it might set you up for disappointment. But. If you’re looking for that home variety of hot-melty-cheese-over-pizza-sauce-over-soft-with-a-little-crunch-pizza-crust, …