Tag: Recipe
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Nutty Kitchen is on Vacation
So much has happened for us, Jo took a new job, family was visiting, clients, … and then a planned vacation to her home country in Austria for her dad’s 70th birthday among other family things. Upon arrival and for her dad’s birthday, we had grass fed steaks, various salads, and great wines from the…
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Cuban Ground Beef – Picadillo de carne
So this time we thought that we would share a different way to prepare ground meat…Cuban Style. This dish is not only extremely delicious, easy to make, but also very light. We served ours with some white cauliflower rice (without bacon), and some traditional Colombian Patacones, twice fried green plantains; watch for our recipe. We’d love…
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Platanos Maduros Caldenses – Colombian Sweet Plantains
This is a modified version of a very typical dish from the Caldas region of Colombia. This may seem like a dessert, but it is always served as a side dish and usually accompanied by rice and meat. We were feeling a little homesick and had to indulge; yet, still managed to make this dish in…
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Coconut Frog Legs
This is one of our favorite things to eat. The meat is very tender and tastes a little like Halibut cheeks meets super tender chicken. We purchase ours from a local Asian market as they otherwise sometimes difficult to find. The frog meat is very lean and will work well with more complex side dishes…
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Ćevapi – Croatian Sausage
What a treasure to have my parents visit. This is a very old, very traditional dish that I grew up with. A good glass of wine and good company makes this meal even more enjoyable to share. Tonight my dad made these amazing Cevapi, I loved every bit dad! Thank you! Ingredients for about…
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Chilled Lemon Creme
It’s lemon harvest time and we’re trying to figure out different and interesting ways to use our lemons from our tree. It’s unusual for us to post two dessert dishes in a row, but I just could not resist. It’s starting to warm up here in AZ and Summer is slowly approaching, with that said,…
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Paleo Ube Jam – Purple Yam Jam
A few years ago on a trip to the Phillipines, Henry made the day trip from Manila to The Good Shepherd Convent in the town of Baguio. This Convent is world renowned for their delicious desserts, specifically their Ube Halaya or Ube Jam. What is Ube Jam? A delicious combination of Purple “Yams” (Sweet Potatoes really), Evaporated…
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Breakfast BLE – Bacon Liver and Egg
Yes, my wonderful husband was at it again…he made an amazing breakfast for me since I was not going to be able to eat all day due to meetings, etc. He used fresh left over liver filets from our most amazing dinner, another new liver recipe which we will post soon. This amazing breakfast consisted…
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Cooking with Apples: Apple Butternut Hash
Ingredients for 2-3 servings 1 Butternut Squash, cut into 1/4 inch cubes 1 or 2 Organic Fiji or Pink Lady Apples, cut into 1/4 inch cubes 4 Green Onions, chopped 1 1/2 Tbsp Virgin Coconut Oil 1/2 tsp Saffron 1 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract 1 tsp Fresh Thyme Salt and Pepper to taste Instructions Heat…