Fluffy Spelt Pancakes

There was a time, Spelt was the only flour I used in my healing kitchen years. I found it was easier to digest and I used it as part of my four day grain rotation regime.  Unlike hard winter wheat, Spelt berries have less gluten which does not make it ideal for yeast breads that …

Skillet Hash Browns

I thought about Skillet Latkes because the flavor is reminiscent but the wonderful part of this easy breakfast feature, is not having to add eggs, flour or stand at the stove cooking each one in oil. At our house .. Less Standing = More Spoons for Other Things.

Whole Grain Cupcakes

Whole grain desserts can feel heavy. But the key to making them light and less dense in texture is to use room temperature ingredients. And cream your butter and sugar a full five minutes. This will help your batter be airy. We also used less sugar, but you could increase this to a full cup …

Reminds Me of Aunt Jackie’s Mushroom Noodle Casserole

The Redneck often hails his Aunt Jackie as the hallmark of home cooking. She was known for being able to make a meal that fed more than her own family for less money than one person fed themselves. When he tasted tonight’s casserole he smiled and said now THIS tastes like something Aunt Jackie would …

Not Your Mamma’s Frittata

The family collectively groans when Grandma wants to try another trending tiktok recipe. But sometimes they are trending for a REASON! 😀  Sorry for no attribution, but we can’t find where we saw this which is probably why we didn’t use a recipe when we made our own version this morning. But we’re writing it …

Roasted Portobello Mushroom Seitan

The Instant Pot makes seitan simple. And Dan making BBQ Ribs meant we could make the seitan ahead of time and he could do the oven magic during dinner prep later in the day.  But the real kick to the seitan was the roasted portabella mushrooms that we had left over from last nights VLTs …

Baked Potato Nacho Bar

In some families they have strong feelings about some version of … you’ll eat what I make or you won’t eat at all! And I get that not everyone has the time or energy to make 16 different type of foods and you can’t please everyone all of the time. But the tyranny over what …

Tofu Skillet Dinner

Who doesn’t need a ONE POT easy meal any night of the week? Chicken and Rice recipes have been popular for nearly 200 years and with the substitution of tofu for poultry it makes an easy family meal with little prep and a short cooking time on the stove.