I really love smoothies. But dang, do they all have to have fruit in them? Or be a really bizarre shade of green? Or—worse—brown? Turns out that no, they do not. Wahoo! Fruit is a great source of natural sugars and carbohydrates and fiber. I know, I know. People are still terrified of carbohydrates. But […]
Melon Smoothie Recipe
Remember when you learned you couldn’t eat fruit anymore and your brain immediately ran down a long list of things you can’t have anymore? Yeah. Me, too. Except I calmed down pretty quickly because, to be honest, I’ve never been a big fruit eater. There are, however, two fruit things I was doing nearly daily […]
Pre-Chopped Garlic: Citric Acid and Olive Oil Free
One of the weirdest things about me is that I always prefer fresh to powdered spices but I’m too lazy to actually slice, dice, mince, or hack it up myself. I will also find an excuse to put garlic in pretty much everything, and I am fairly suspicious of any recipe where it’s not included. […]
Tomato Talk
It’s winter, which means no more barbecues with vinegar-based sauces and sides or fruit trays and cold fruit smoothies for us to have to skip. What it does mean is soups, stews, and beans. Let’s have a moment of silence in honor of the inventors of the slow cooker, shall we? Ahhh… Can you tell I love love […]
Fruit Intolerance, Simplified
In the weeks since I found out I am fruit intolerant, I’ve had a lot of explaining to do, and it’s been tough. I don’t know about you, but when I say I can’t eat fruit and say that includes avocados and cashews and nutmeg people look at me funny, like I don’t know what constitutes fruit. Yes, […]
