I reserve the right to break from primal/paleo for Thanksgiving and Yule. =)

Make-Ahead Rosemary Dinner Rolls
Adapted from a Cooks Illustrated recipe, these dinner rolls can be made up to a month in advance... or just a couple of hours before dinner. You can omit the rosemary for a more traditional dinner roll that will work with any meal ( Read more... )

I've probably posted some variant of my beef stew before. This was a little different ( Read more... )

It's easy to make ghee (clarified butter) at home. It's a staple in Indian cuisine, and can handle high temperatures MUCH better than polyunsaturated fats like seed/nut/grain oils.

Here's the recipe for making ghee.

Enjoy!

Well, it IS.

But judging by the reaction we all had to it, it could also be called "Hamburger Help-me-kill-the-others-so-we-can-take-their-portion". At least, it could be if it used hamburger. Which it doesn't.

Okay, so it PROBABLY needs a better name*. Suggestions welcome in the comments.

Fungus, Kale, and Cow Shavings
2 tbsp ghee or coconut ( Read more... )

I'm re-starting the South Beach Diet, because Nebraska is full of corn and baked goods. And I've packed on about 40 lbs since the divorce-and-two-moves. Yikes. No more.

khryseos is even being super-supportive and doing it with me. =) (Well, and he wasn't thrilled when he saw himself in profile in the mirror last week...)

New favorite blog? Kalyn's ( Read more... )

::EDIT:: Okay, due to some misinformation (THANKS, INTERNET) I'd made a mistake here. Fixed it now ( Read more... )

When the CSA gives you too much zucchini... let there be zucchini cassrole! And zucchini bread! And pasta sauce with zucchini in!

Recipe courtesy of starwyse's aunt Mary Lou!

( Zucchini Casserole )

So, the first time I made this was on the fourth of July, and, well, I'd had a couple of fizzy gin-and-raspberry drinks. And we didn't have baker's chocolate, but we had the remainder of a pure-chocolate bar, a few dark chocolate squares, some cocoa powder, and shortening, so we fudged it a little (ha ha) (okay, that was bad). And I lost track of ( Read more... )

Making brownies from scratch is not difficult, and the resulting brownies are, in fact, way better than those-from-a-box. Who knew that was possible? BROWNIES GO TO 11 ( Read more... )

Best. Muffin. Recipe. Evar.

I stole the base recipe from The Best Make-Ahead Recipe by the editors of Cook's Illustrated (ISBN 978-1-933615-14-1). I've tweaked it a little, because I'm me.

( Behold the recipe -- beneath the cut )