Posts Tagged: natural ingredients

Lemon Curd: Whole Egg, Honey-Sweetened

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Lemon Curd w/Whole Egg (& Peel of Lemon)

I filed this recipe under “Healthy” AND “desserts”, since it seems to be both. So good on top of yogurt! It’s usually used for fancy teas, with scones and clotted cream, but I’m thinking this version will go well in my smoothie even- ha! I mean, it doesn’t contain sugar, and I used Kerry-gold pastured butter, and a neighbor’s fresh chicken eggs. Of course it’s good for me, right? Oh, plus it uses whole egg. Protein! This lemon curd seems a tad lighter than the traditional- a bit more like custard. Yummm…

Golden Milk Recipe for Golden Age

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Homemade Golden Milk

Turmeric! It’s anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and about ten other things. Basically, the answer for everything. (OK, maybe we can’t go that far…) Looks like it’s gone mainstream, too. I just saw “Golden Milk Powder” featured on display at a local store. But it had dextrose and other weird ingredients in it, so I’ll continue to make my own. Mine is cheaper, and higher quality, even if it is more time-consuming.

Date Bars

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Less Sugar Date Bars

I made these with the grandkids—they were surprised that the dates turn into this yummy filling, just by cooking with some water. Oh, and you can make these gluten-free, just by using processed oats (“oat flour”) in place of wheat flour.

Hazelnut Orange Pilaf

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Bulgar Wheat w/Hazelnuts & Orange Zest

In the old days (yes, I’ve been cooking a long time), we had to get raw hazelnuts in bulk, with the skins on. That meant roasting them and then rolling them in a towel to get the bitter skins off. A tedious job. Or, my mom had another method, adding baking soda to some boiling water and soaking them in that. How much easier now, that I can just pick some up, already toasted and ready to use, at Trader Joe’s!

Paella: Rice Dish w/Seafood (or Fave Meat)

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Paella w/ Saffron, New Deli Style

Rice-cooker, step aside. There is more than one way to skin a cat (ew- sorry, PITA). What I mean is, there’s more than one way to cook rice!

Paella is a Spanish rice dish, typically made in a “paella pan”. (My iron skillet works just fine.) I add a bit of turmeric to this too- it’s got many benefits, including being anti inflammatory. Plus, when turmeric is coupled with black pepper, its healthy effects are squared to the tenth power! (Or something like that…)

Brazil Bark (For Fast, Healthy Smoothies)

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Mix coconut spread, butter, and Brazil nuts- add chunks to smoothies

Why “Brazil Bark”? For the best, easy, nutritious smoothies and other drinks! The coconut spread has MCTs that contribute to brain health and energy. The butter is synergistic for those of us taking cod liver oil (which improves our Omega 3/6 ratio). And Brazil nuts give us our daily selenium, which can be hard to come by. Whoot!

Chicken, Moroccan Style

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Olives, Raisins, Toasted Almonds, Make Tasty Morrocan Chicken

Back in the seventies, I soon discovered as a newlywed that my in-laws were classic meat-and-potato folk. So Tom’s dad looked pretty alarmed when I served the family an exotic ethnic dish with raisins and green olives in it. It was a Betty Crocker recipe , and perhaps not totally authentic. I’ve since discovered a Moroccan recipe we really enjoy. It’s exotic. It’s different. It’s delicious!

Orange Kefir: Bubbly Sunshine

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Our whole family’s into this stuff. It makes us happy–it tastes like orange soda SHOULD taste! And our guts are happy too. Here’s some secrets for making a great “natural orange soda”- delicious!

Sourdough Whole Wheat Bread

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Sourdough Bread w/whole grains

If I’m going to make homemade sourdough bread using freshly ground whole wheat flour, I definitely need a system. Otherwise, I won’t have time for this! Below is the streamlined recipe I’ve been using…

Hot Cocoa (or Cool Fudge), Paleo-Style

Posted by Jennifer Cote

Make "Hot Cocoa Concentrate"- just add water

I cut way down on bread. And I try to eat more organic produce, + free-range, grass-fed, wild-caught, yada yada… But… sometimes I just need CHOCOLATE! I can keep from sabotaging my health but making a quick drink out of this stuff. (Or eating as-is.)