Paella Provençal

After basking in the flavors of France for a month, I’m still feeling a bit of Provençal providence in the kitchen. Known for the amazing bouillabaisse, rich and delicious ratatouille, succulent olive oil and juicy olives, super salty tapenade and sardines, as well as the fragrant floral herbs, I feasted upon these items each and every day (along with my…

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Chicken Paprikash

“Waiter, there is too much pepper on my paprikash. But I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie.” ~ Harry Burns Paprikash is the ultimate Hungarian comfort food. The name is derived from the ample use of paprika, a spice commonly used in Hungarian cuisine. The meat is typically simmered for an extended period in…

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Egg Noodles

After my coconut flour noodle fail, I’ve been contemplating and coming up with ways to “noodle” other things ~ grainless “things,” that is. I’ve become a little obsessed with noodling, in fact. This is not to be confused with “canoodling,” as much as Brian might desire. I’ve been zoodling, parsnoodling, kohlraboodling, and now egg noodling!…

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Divergent Paella

Traditional paella calls for Andouille sausage and saffron. This recipe contains neither of those items. Traditional paella is rich and can be a bit heavy. This is none of that. It’s “divergent.” It veers from the norm. But it’s so good. And the three best things about this somewhat of a paella recipe… Butternut Squash…

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Kids and Pie

Kids love pie. Sweet AND savory pie. As it turns out, they are all smiles when pie-making in the kitchen. A super simple chicken pot pie gets their tummies rumbling and their laughter bellowing, and a little tricker method to homemade apple pie challenges their dexterity, but leaves them beaming with pride nonetheless. Look at…

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Better Breakfasts

breakfast of champions breakfast = brainpower breakfast is good breakfast for kids is really good these breakfasts are just better Honored, once again, to accompany these children on their learning journey in the kitchen, we tackled “Better Breakfasts on the Go.” Simple, slightly sweet, a little bit different, and super duper easy and fun –…

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Kids and Sushi

    Little kiddos are truly amazing. Both little and big bites of sushi are also amazing. So, kids + sushi = SUPER amazing! Privileged and honored to teach the little ones to roll their own sushi rolls, they stole my heart and left me smiling for days on end. And you know what else,…

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