Emerald Soup

I know it doesn’t look good! Just trust me!   2-4 c. vegetable or chicken broth 3 T. organic butter 3 c. chopped broccoli including stems ¼ c. sliced scallions 2 c. chopped celery including leaves ½ c. sliced peeled cucumber 1 c. fresh parsley leaves 1 c. firmly...

Classic Vegetable Soup

In a soup pot, melt:   1-1/2 Tbsp. butter or olive oil and add: 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, diced 1 rib celery, diced Cook until vegetables become limp. Note: for a speedier prep of the above veggies, you may roughly chop the carrot, celery and onion and dice them...

Chicken Olive Tapenade with Mushrooms and Greens

This is a simplified version of the pasta-free pasta recipe that I actually made the night before, and got inspired to make it even fancier in the other recipe.   Serves 2-3   1/2 Tbsp. Olive oil 1/2 Tbsp. Grass-fed butter 8-10 crimini mushrooms sliced 2...

Tomato, Basil, Mushroom Pasta-Free Pasta

Whether you are watching your weight or you are trying to lower your blood sugar, you have probably cut out pasta. Part of you may look at certain pasta dishes with a certain nostalgia, wanting to enjoy a little taste of Italy. The good news is that it isn’t the...

Low-Residue Chicken Noodle Soup

  Olive oil 4 peeled and diced carrots 2 quarts organic low-sodium chicken broth 2 tsp. basil 2 tsp. thyme 2 lbs. chicken breast diced into small cubes. 1/2 package Tinkyada white rice noodles Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper Coconut Aminos to taste   Place...

Pastured Pork Scramble

  Serves 4 Olive oil 1 lb ground pastured pork 3 pastured eggs 1 carrot grated 1/2 cup chopped cabbage 1/2 cup grated goat cheddar 1/2 red onion Pepperoncinis 1 avocado sliced Salt Pepper   Add olive oil to a pan, along with the ground pork and eggs. Mix...

When You Should Support a Fever, Not Lower it

FEVERS ARE NOT THE ENEMY Turn up the heat! A fever is your body’s way of ridding itself of unwanted invaders. Its job is twofold: to stimulate the immune system and to create an untenable environment for undesirable organisms. The first line of defense against an...

Cheri’s No Bake Lemon Coconut Bites

  Makes 24 bites   Gluten free, egg free, dairy free, soy free   1 1/4 cups almond flour 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 2 Tbsp. coconut flour 1/4 sea salt 3 Tbsp. raw honey 2 Tbsp. coconut oil 2 Tbsp. lemon zest 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla...

Cabbage Wrapped Turkey Breast with Walnut Pesto

  Wraps 1 turkey breast bone-in 2lbs Salt Pepper Olive oil 1 head of cabbage 1 carrot grated 1 avocado sliced   Pesto 1/4 cup walnuts 1/2 cup olive oil Juice of half a lemon 1 garlic clove 1 bunch basil leaves Pinch of salt   Add salt, pepper and olive...

Rack of Lamb with Au Jus sauce (the easy way)

  This recipe is for a 1.5lb cut, so the cooking time may need to be adjusted for bigger ones. 1.5lb rack of lamb Olive oil Oregano Salt Pepper 2 garlic cloves minced 1/4 cup red wine   Preheat the oven to 350. Place the lamb in a glass dish that has a lid....

Beef Stew (Slow Cooker Recipe)

  1 onion 2 large carrots sliced 2 stalks celery sliced 2 leeks sliced 6 cloves garlic diced 2 pounds beef bones (soup or marrow) 1.5 to 2 lbs grass-fed chuck roast Water Basil leaves (add at the end) Salt (add at the end) Pepper (add at the end)   Fill your...

Pancreatitis

The Best Diet for Pancreatitis What are the Main Causes of Pancreatitis? Alcohol: Alcohol triggers the release of pancreatic enzymes sooner than normal and can cause small stones to form within the ducts, blocking the passage of enzymes out of the pancrease into the...

Lamb, Maitake, Portobello and Vegetable Bowl

Serves 6 I recently improvised this one  and enjoyed it so much that I made it twice in a row and had it for lunch and dinner every day. This is extremely high in anti-cancer compounds in leeks, garlic, kale and maitake mushrooms, CLA from pastured lamb, and cinnamon...

Temper Tantrum Prevention

Temper Tantrums: Symptoms. Management & Prevention If you have a child in the 2 to 4 –year- old range, you most likely have grown familiar with the dreaded   temper tantrum. Let’s say you interrupt your toddler as he is in the midst of building a block tower. When...