My great-nephew Eli, a fellow non-eater of refined sugar, came up with this delicious and nutritious recipe for a cake-like lemon cookie sweetened with honey or agave. This is one of those recipes that you can count on. The cookies are perfect every time in taste and texture. Today I went out and pulled a…
Category: Great Recipes
5-Star Turkey Meatloaf Recipe Revisited
I made this meatloaf recipe yesterday and had forgotten just how good it is. This is one of the best tried and true recipes you’ll find for meatloaf and normally I don’t even LIKE meatloaf. Simply delicious. We had this yesterday and today for lunch. Both days we had a green salad. Today, I also…
Repost 5-Star Recipe: Chocolate Eclair Cake
This is one of those recipes that deserves a repost. Here it is. Let me know if you try it. I would love to hear how it worked for you. This recipe comes from America’s Test Kitchen, and even after I modified it to use agave syrup rather than refined sugar it is still awesome….
5-Star Recipe: Lentil Soup with Spinach
If you are looking for a 100% predictably wonderful lentil soup recipe, then look no further. This comes from a Greek cookbook, The Foods of the Greek Islands: Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean by Aglaia Kremezi. This particular cookbook is ranked #2 in a list of 8 for the best Greek…
5-Star Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
I had these cookies the other night at a party. They were so good I asked for the recipe. The most surprising thing about them is that they are no-bake. Quick, easy and delicious. Hard to beat that combination. If you try the recipe, please let me know. I would love to hear how they…
Welcome Home for Ray: Honey-Sweetened Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ray is flying in from Texas tonight after a 5 day trip. I know that he appreciates something sweet, so I baked up some homemade oatmeal raisin cookies for him. We don’t eat refined sugar so these are sweetened with honey and agave. I think he will appreciate my efforts. Below is a 4-Star recipe…
4-Star Pumpkin Lasagna Recipe
I made this recipe tonight for a family dinner to celebrate Rachael’s full ride to Chapman Law School. I got the recipe from Food and Wine Magazine. This makes a creamy lasagna that is full of flavor. Everyone – especially Rachael – seemed to love it. Let me know if you try it! Pumpkin Lasagna…