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Snow Day Kitchen Experiments: Quiche with Cauliflower Crust

I must admit that I am really tired of winter and snow. However, having a snow day does give me time to be in the kitchen and make delicious food for my family. Anita called me yesterday morning and said, “What are you cooking?” It took me off guard because I didn’t think I wasContinue reading “Snow Day Kitchen Experiments: Quiche with Cauliflower Crust”

Kitchen Experiments – Pancakes anyone?

I must say that being grain free has presented a challenge for breakfast if you are thinking about typical breakfast foods. Most mornings when I am ready for breakfast I end up staring at the refrigerator thinking about what I can eat. Cereal? Out! Rice cake with nut butter? Out! Oatmeal? Out! Oh boy! What elseContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Pancakes anyone?”

Kitchen Experiment – Lentil Loaf with Zucchini Latkes

I love it when you forget about something that you used to cook all the time and it suddenly pops into your head again! That is what happened the other night. We are still doing a 4 day rotation for the ALCAT diet and it was lentil night. Suddenly, lentil loaf popped into my head!Continue reading “Kitchen Experiment – Lentil Loaf with Zucchini Latkes”

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”

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”

Kitchen Experiments – Easter Bread

Well, it was a busy weekend of cooking and preparing some of the Italian traditional foods that we eat every Easter. It has been my “job” the last several years to make Easter Bread. The traditional recipe uses lots of eggs and candied fruit but most of the family does not like the candied versionsContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Easter Bread”

Kitchen Experiments – Lentil Loaf with Gravy

Well, it was another day 2 in the ALCAT diet plan and I did not know what to make again. Some days are harder than others. While I do eat meat, more than once a week is tough for me. We had turkey the night before and so I was not in the mood forContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Lentil Loaf with Gravy”