Casein Free Recipes

Carrot is the New Pumpkin

Carrot is the new pumpkin! Yes I know there’s many of the larger orange orbs around right now in most areas, but please don’t forget the lowly carrot. Carrots deserve your support as they smaller, tasty and more portable! Ok yes that was weird, but carrots bring out the weirdness in me, maybe it’s all [...]

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The New Hamburger Helper

This is the ‘new’ Hamburger Helper in our house! Not that we’ve eaten much HH lately, but I do admit to buying it quite a bit when the girls were little (ugh). I call this recipe ‘hash’ in my house, and the family loves it. The best thing? It’s free of many allergens: gluten free, [...]

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Roasted Winter Squash: Simple yet Elegant!

This is a great time of year (in the US at least) to use of some of that acorn or butternut squash that you might have sitting around in your cold storage area. I bought quite a few of these when they went on sale in my area and then roasted them all at once [...]

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Healthy Dutch Baby Pancake

I had never made a Dutch Baby pancake until just a few weeks ago, but I’d seen them when I went out to breakfast restaurants and was always intrigued. When I saw this recipe in Nourishing Traditions, I realized that I could recreate a healthier version of the magic puffy pancake at home! It’s a [...]

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Edible Gifts: Honeyed Crispy Nuts

I am making some gift bags this year for people with homemade items in them, and this one turned out really well. My husband couldn’t stop eating them! You can use any crispy nuts for this recipe, but this time I used almonds. This is a great treat to have out at holiday time for snacking [...]

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Split Pea Soup with Ham

This is the time of year for split pea soup! Many of us will have a ham at either Thanksgiving or Christmas. The ham bone (with the hunk of ham attached) makes a great base for split pea soup. My husband is in love with ham. I think I could dab some ham juice behind [...]

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Even a Kid Will Eat this Chard

My kids actually ate this chard! And liked it! No one was more amazed than me on this fact. I served this along with a few other vegetables that they like, and with the combination of all of them, all of the chard was eaten. from Nourishing Traditions: Chard is one of many nutritious greens [...]

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Who Knew Beet Soup was so Good?

Are you craving sweets? Turn to beets! This recipe showcases fresh beets’ natural sweetness, no added sweeteners needed. It also requires no roasting, but has a roasted taste.

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How to Make Rejuvelac – the Supertonic

I bought some wheat berries the other day and noticed in the ‘Tonics’ section of Nourishing Traditions that there is a recipe called Rejuvelac. I had never heard of this tonic before. It seems it is another fermented beverage similar to beet kvass or cabbage/sauerkraut juice, but it’s made with wheat berries. It is extremely [...]

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Garlic Dill Pickle Recipe

As I’m writing this I’m taking a break with a glass of kombucha and celebrating that I am DONE putting up the pickles for this year. In typical Kim-fashion I bought a huge 25 pound bag of local pickling cucumbers at one of our area farm stores. I hid it from my husband in the [...]

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Bread and Butter Pickles

I love this pickle recipe! It is out of Sally Fallon Morell and Mary Enig’s ‘Eat Fat, Lose Fat‘ book, which is a great book to read in addition to Nourishing Traditions. It’s nice to have a sweeter version of the lacto-fermented pickle, and the honey and lemon juice in this recipe do the job [...]

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Homemade Honey Mustard Dip

I love honey mustard for homemade breaded chicken, shrimp, or chicken salads. Once I figured out how easy and quick it is to mix it up, I will never buy it at the store again. And now I will avoid all of those non-pronounceable ingredients and bad oils in the bottled dressings, and save money [...]

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Healthy Breakfast Sausage is Possible

This recipe is so easy I’m not sure why I never made it before. Just throw spices and herbs into some meat, mix, form into patties and cook, and voila! You have sausage with no MSG or any weird fillers. And I used beef hamburger of all things to make this, because we have a [...]

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How to make Fruit Scrap Vinegar

This is one of those ‘no cost’ recipes made from things that other people normally throw away. When I made applesauce, I also started making this vinegar at the same time, with all of the fruit trimmings, cores, and cut out bruises. I fermented them in jars for awhile, strained out the fruit scraps, and [...]

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Time to Make the Applesauce!

Last fall I found a great deal on bulk apples and asian pears at our local apple orchard, Oregon Heritage Farms which is just a couple miles from my home. Being the obsessed person that I am, I took home about 80 pounds of a combination of apples and asian pears. The combination of the [...]

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Refried Beans

I made a HUGE pot of basic beans last weekend. Part of them I froze in jars whole, and the rest I made into refried beans and also froze in jars. I am now pretty much set for beans for about one year. Tips for making Refried Beans If you make a huge pot of [...]

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Coconut Chicken Soup

I love Thai food. So. MUCH. So when I saw this recipe in Nourishing Traditions, I jumped at it! An easy soup with Thai flavors that takes less than a half hour to prepare and cook? And, it tastes like something you would get in a good Thai restaurant? I’m all for it! For those [...]

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Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

My husband ate this soup! He is not a soup lover, but he ate it and liked it! This sounds like a small thing but in our house, it’s major progress. Since I’ve known him he won’t eat 99% of soups or stews. This soup is extremely versatile, with the variety of garnishes that are [...]

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Beans without Side Effects?

Can you have beans without ummm… side effects? Yes, it is possible!  The key is in the proper soaking and rinsing of the beans prior to cooking. These beans are the base of many recipes in Nourishing Traditions. I make these about once a year, make them into refried beans and also leave some whole, [...]

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Israeli Tomato Cucumber Salad

I spent about 3 weeks in Israel this summer and two weeks last summer for work. This was my favorite thing to eat there, hands down, and I ate it at least twice/day. In Israel, this salad (and variations thereof) is served with almost every meal, even breakfast! It is also served with a sprinkling [...]

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Simple Sauteed Zucchini

In the summer, we ALL need more zucchini recipes! This is a simple and quick way to use up your zucchini, as a tasty side dish great with almost any meal. Much better than a zucchini margarita, isn’t it? Tips for making sauteed zucchini If you’re using a more mature zucchini, cut out the seeds. [...]

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Sunday Dinner: Simple Roast Chicken

This is one of my favorite Sunday (or really any night) dinner, roasted chicken with vegetables. And it’s really a very easy dinner, as it’s a one pot meal in the oven! Well, not counting the gravy I guess. Doesn’t it look yummy in this picture? My husband is getting great at taking pictures. Tips [...]

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Sally Fallon’s Meatloaf Recipe

I used to HATE meatloaf as a kid, and to this day I don’t know why. The meatloaf my mom made was good, not weird or anything. But for some reason I didn’t like it until my 20′s, and now I could eat it once a week and not get tired of it. Sally Fallon’s [...]

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Not your Typical Coconut Macaroon Cookies

I love the ‘idea’ of macaroons and they always look so good with their pure sugary whiteness and dense but moist insides and wonderful coconuttiness. But for some reason, they never satisfied any of my cravings. I figured out that it’s because the proportion of sugar is much higher than fat than any other cookie, [...]

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No-Tomato Spaghetti Sauce

I love this sauce, it is so easy, it’s tasty, and it’s satisfying. I like tomatoes, but sometimes variety is good. I will eat this sauce over rice noodles, rice, or even mashed or baked potatoes. It’s not fancy, but one of those easy meals that you can make on a weeknight when you haven’t [...]

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