Category Archives: Wellspring

Kitchen Experiments – Baked Eggplant

Growing up in an Italian household, there were a few things that were a given, like Sunday dinners.  Typically we ate pasta and meatballs, one of my Dad’s favorite meals, which meant Monday school lunches were meatball sandwiches. There were several Italian kids in my class and you didn’t need to look any further than theirContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Baked Eggplant”

Gardening for the Soul!

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. Luther Burbank It has become a birthday tradition for my sister and I to walk the Appalachian trail near her house in Delaware Water Gap in search of the lady slipper.  It is a very elusive flowerContinue reading “Gardening for the Soul!”

Kitchen Experiments – Fish Tacos

Every night seems like an adventure in our kitchen since we started the ALCAT diet.  We are doing a 4 day rotation diet and some of the days are easier than others.  Day 3 is my least favorite and most difficult when it comes to snacking.  Day 4 has also been a bit of aContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Fish Tacos”

Bacteria, and more bacteria!

Did anyone hear the report on NPR earlier this week about bacteria?  It was great!  It was an update on an earlier report about bacteria and the immune system.  The first report talked about children and pacifiers and how the children whose parents picked up the pacifier when it dropped on the ground and putContinue reading “Bacteria, and more bacteria!”

Calling all Gardeners

I love to be in the kitchen experimenting with different recipes, but my other love is being outside in the gardens. I have been trying to plant a garden for the past 4 or 5 years. I have a very shady property which makes it very difficult to grow vegetables, but I keep trying anyway!Continue reading “Calling all Gardeners”

Kitchen Experiments – Buckwheat Crepes

Here is a great recipe for a gluten-free crepe made with buckwheat flour!  I have been grinding the raw buckwheat groats into flour instead of using the pre-packaged flour.  I find the flour that is already ground has a very strong buckwheat taste.  The raw groats are a lot more mild. I have been eatingContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Buckwheat Crepes”

Kitchen Experiment – Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pecan Bread

Have you ever been really excited to find a recipe that you just knew was going to be delicious? Well, this was one of those recipes. I can never follow a recipe without making some slight changes but since doing the Alcat diet, I have no choice but to make substitutions when needed. The problemContinue reading “Kitchen Experiment – Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pecan Bread”

Fireworks

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ― Thomas A. Edison

Kitchen Experiments – Millet “Pizza” with Greens

Growing up in an Italian household, my Mom would make something that she called polenta pizza.  I am not sure why they called it pizza but it must have something to do with the italian word for pizza because pizza it was not!  It was more like a thick polenta with a delicious crust on theContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Millet “Pizza” with Greens”