by Deanna | Feb 6, 2020 | Fats, Full GAPS, GAPS 2, GAPS 3, GAPS 4, GAPS 5, GAPS 6, GAPS Diet, General
The next post in our GAPS Basics series, ghee is a lovely, golden fat to use for cooking, add to soups, spread on nut bread, or just eat by the spoonful! Because of the clarification process removing all the whey and leaving pure butterfat, ghee is virtually...
by Melanie | Jan 19, 2020 | Dinners, Full GAPS, GAPS 5, GAPS 6, General, Soups
GAPS Garam Masala Carrot Soup In Vermont, we can get local carrots, and other root vegetables, throughout the entire winter. Local farmers like Elmer’s Farm in East Middlebury, VT harvest them in the fall and keep them in cold storage on behalf of their...
by Melanie | Nov 3, 2019 | Dinners, Full GAPS, GAPS 4, GAPS 5, GAPS 6, General, Grain Free, Lunch, Main Dish, Soups
Hungarian Beef Stew The first snowflakes are showing up on my little-not-so-little handheld device weather app. Old Man Frost showed himself on windshields and windows on my morning run yesterday. My 17-year old son is starting to move through the house making Nordic...
by Melanie | Oct 6, 2019 | Dinners, Full GAPS, GAPS 6, GAPS Diet, Holiday, Main Dish
There is roast chicken, and then there is Roast Chicken with Plums. Two beautiful whole, organic chickens are marinated with a special rub that includes ground sumac and plenty of garlic with healthy fats and then set to roast over a sheet pan full of plums, shallots,...
by Melanie | Jan 10, 2017 | Dinners, GAPS 5, GAPS 6, Main Dish, Recipes, Soups
Spinach & Rosemary Pea Soup Ever feel like having a touch of spring in January? Craving green things after a multitude of hearty soups, stews, & warming foods? Yep. That was me last night. Not knowing HOW MUCH spinach was in a 4 lb. bulk bag of spinach I...
by Melanie | Sep 4, 2014 | Dinners, Full GAPS, GAPS, GAPS 5, GAPS 6, General, Lunch, Main Dish, Soups
These are the BEST EATING times of the year! After our weekly CSA pickup, my fridge and counter-tops overflow with summer bounty. Our favorite raw veggies, and berries from nearby bushes, can at last begin to satisfy the “roving pack-man munchers” in my...