eating_mango

Eat a mango like a pro and stop making a scene with these tips.

shrove_tuesday_pancakes

A dairy free pancake recipe to keep of with the tradition of Shrove Tuesday.

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Oh my God. This can’t be true…My favorite birthday cake of all time, dairy free.

“Bad, WordPress, very very bad WordPress…”, is what I’ve been saying to my website for weeks as I’ve tried to (unsuccessfully) make it look the way I wanted it to. I realize now that it wasn’t WordPress, it is a poor musician who blames her instrument, and it was a simply a case of choosing  [ Read More ]

ravioli 2

Tortelli di Zucca is traditionally served on Christmas Eve in Mantova (or “Mantua” – a translation I’ve never understood…like the painter “Titian” when his name is Tiziano… Mantova is where my grandmother was born, and famous for harboring Romeo after killing Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet). The finest version of this dish ever served around our family dinner was by my aunt, and she served it with a deliciously simple tomato sauce on top…

So instead of being able to post a bunch of Christmas recipes in time for Christmas, I’ve got to settle for showing you a taste of what’s to come. Sorry, but life just happens sometimes, doesn’t it. (#decemberfail.) Just a short post to let you know how grateful I am to my readers for visiting  [ Read More ]

northwoods_inn

We may have cracked the code on this addictive, dairy free California classic.

Now this is not the most dairy-free-friendly restaurant in the world, but it can still be done…Famous for their salads and cheese bread that come with any order of an entree (or on it’s own for a nominal fee), their Cabbage Salad is so more-ish you can happily much away on that alone for an hour.

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Historically, (Thanks, Mrs Beeton!) Toad In The Hole was a basic dish for leftovers: throw in surplus meat (ground up and made into sausages), root veggies, pour in the Yorkshire pudding and Bob’s your uncle. Today, a pub menu featuring Toad In The Hole will most likely contain some scrumptious Cumberland pork sausages. Personally, I try to avoid pork whenever I can, so I used chicken sausages here instead. Just as good, if not better. Plus the potatoes and onions add an extra texture to it, making it a One Pot Wonder.