Each year at Thanksgiving I try to find new and creative ways to update my old favorites. This year, my goal was to find new ways of using fruit sweeteners.  I succeeded and am including my new Supercharged Cranberry Sauce recipe for you. It’s loaded with fruits that are plentiful at your local Farmers Markets, AND are all high in anti-oxidants, important disease-fighting compounds. Supercharged Cranberry Sauce: Ingredients: 11...

I developed this yummy combination of flours and starches to create a high protein flour blend. Use it in any recipe for baked goods. It’s especially good for bread and can be substituted for Bob’s RedMill in the recipe here on my site. Add some ground flaxseed too and you’ll be in for a real treat. Make a batch ahead of time and use as needed. Be sure to store it in an airtight container (in the refrigerator...

Holidays are a special time to celebrate with family and friends. Here are 10 tips to make sure that your guests have a merry AND safe time eating at your home. 1. Ask your allergic guests if they would like to bring a “safe” dish to be shared with all guests. 2. Try to group the bread, pasta and baked goods in one section of the buffet table. 3. Introduce guests to a quinoa casserole, a delicious alternative to packaged...

This tasty, and nutritionally rich vegetable can be made in 5 minutes! Kale is considered to be a highly nutritious vegetable with powerful antioxidant properties and is anti-inflammatory. NO: gluten, dairy, soy, egg, peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish Garlic Ginger Kale Ingredients: ¼ C              Chicken broth 2 cloves     Garlic, minced 1 t                  Fresh ginger, grated 2 bunches ...

Almost 30 years ago, I was living in Denver and was invited to dinner by an Indian couple. I fell in love with the food and Kedar was kind enough to teach me authentic cooking using his family’s all-time favorite  recipes. NO: gluten, dairy, egg, soy, nut, tree nut, fish, shellfish Vegetable Curry Ingredients: 2-3 T           Oil (coconut, canola) 1 large        Onion, medium-diced 4 C      ...

Try these  meatballs made with extra lean buffalo (only ~3% fat) meat. Your guests are sure to be asking for more of these tasty appetizers. Contains NO: gluten, dairy, egg, soy, nuts, fish , shellfish Buffalo, Herb, & Cranberry Meatballs (or 1 meatloaf) Ingredients: 1 T               Olive oil 1 med        Onion, diced 1/2 small  Yam, grated 1 t               Garlic, minced 1 –...

Watch my video on how to make this dish. http://tinyurl.com/ya6m7s8 Here’s a delicious dip perfectly suited for the holidays or anytime you want to munch on a healthy appetizer. And best of all, you can whip it up in your food processor in less than 5 minutes. NO: gluten, dairy, egg, soy, nuts, fish , shellfish Red Pepper Hummus Ingredients: 1 can             Canned organic garbanzo beans (rinsed and...

Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), also known in Australia as Butternut pumpkin, is a type of winter squash.  It is beige-colored and, shaped like a vase and grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste that is similar to pumpkin. It has yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. Butternut squash is a fruit that can be roasted and toasted and...