Recipe Box
-
Steamed and Steamy: The eBook Six Years in the Making!
Perhaps you know about my little cookbook, Steamed and Steamy: Recipes from the Steampunk World of Industralia, published as a paperback in 2016. Almost immediately people started asking me when the eBook would…
-
Old Dog, New Tricks
We don't often go out for dinner, and keeping to our low-sodium, low-fat diets means most convenience foods never follow us home from the grocery story. But there's always going to be nights…
-
How to Make and Use Potato Flake Sourdough Starter
This is especially for my dear friend “B”, who’s been very curious about my sourdough starter and is eager to give it a try. I thought I’d also share the information here for…
-
Ikea Meatballs with Cream Sauce
For years I’ve heard about Ikea’s legendary meatballs. But alas, the nearest Ikea is quite far away, and it’s just not possible to pop over for a plate of meatballs. Imagine my delight…
-
Barbeque Sauce
I made this for a pulled roasted chicken breast, and it was very good, so I’m sharing my recipe. It’s quick and easy to put together. Even though the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce…
-
Frost Warning Hot Pepper Sauce
Ah, October. Here in CowTown, Michigan, that means the vegetable garden can quickly take an abrupt turn for the worse. Here’s our weather prediction for tonight: FROST ADVISORY ISSUED: 10:43 PM OCT. 1,…
-
Slow-Motion Tomato Ketchup
It’s ironic that most fast food comes with packets of ketchup. When made at home, ketchup is one of the SLOWEST foods imaginable. You fill up a big pot with tomatoes, vinegar, sugar…
-
Social Distancing 101: Deep Dive Organizing
I have recipes. Lots of recipes. Some are aging, crumbling newspaper clippings. Some are printouts from websites. Some are PDFs on my hard drive. Some are cut out of magazines. Some are beautifully…
-
-
Social Distancing 101: Making Your Celery Work Harder
I’m going to start posting a daily tip on making the most of your food, since going to the grocery store right now has turned into the worst kind of contact sport. Today’s…
-
Brussels Slaw
So, I invented a slaw! While I love traditional cabbage-based coleslaw, it sometimes lacks a depth of flavors. Not so with a Brussels sprouts based slaw. I’m not going to list exact measurements,…
-
Dandelion Bread
Dandelion bread isn’t what most people think it’s going to be like. It’s a dense bread, like pound cake, actually – with a light, slightly sweet flavor. Other than the actual gathering of…
-
Souper-Fungal-Fab-Delicious-Extra-Goopy-Rices
It’s so easy! Don’t be shocked, but there are literally only four ingredients. NO additional spices or embellishments are necessary. And to add to the shock value, all the ingredients are convenience foods,…
-
Southwest Bean and Barley Veggie Soup
This recipe makes a lower sodium version of a favorite Campbell's soup. There's nothing like simmering a pot of soup all afternoon, filling your house with good smells and some extra humidity -…
-
Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies
This simple, delicious cookie is a Christmas family tradition I inherited from my mother in law. My husband has enjoyed these cookies since he was a child, and still gets excited about the…
-
Mini Green Pepper Cups
A fun way to preserve and enjoy the last of the bell pepper plants when the fruit is small but won’t have time to grow. Or you just have too many and want…
-
Instant Hot Cocoa Mix
It's super easy to blend your own hot cocoa mix. Keep this in a tightly sealed plastic container. Just give the container a couple of firm shakes to re-blend the dry ingredients before…
-
Bubbly Flatbread
Flatbread is such a versatile, happy bread. We’ve been using it a lot lately to create low sodium dinners. It’s fun to use as a crust for a personal pizza, to build an…
-
Cauliflower ‘Faker’ Tots
These tots are best served straight out of the oven, with only enough cooling time to avoid burning mouths. The crunch and flavor are utterly satisfying. You can, of course, dunk them in…
-
Low-So Dilly Spears
If you’re new to the low sodium lifestyle, you’ll need to be a bit patient with yourself while your taste buds ‘gear down’. At first, you’ll miss the salt. But after a week…
-
-
City and Country Croutons
When I was a kid, my gramma would always tell me to “eat the crusts, they’ll make your hair curly”. She might as well have told me to “eat the crusts, they’ll make…
-
Cinnabliss Granola Bars
In my mind, the word “granola” reminds me of my experiences with rock-hard cereal filled with various nuts, birdseed, tough raisins, sticky honey, and if the local co-op had it, coconut flakes.
-
Two Day Refried Beans
Homemade refried beans require little effort, but do need a nice long simmer on the back of the stove.
-
Potato Salad My Way
This is my favorite way to make potato salad. I know I break the rules by dicing the potatoes before cooking them, but really, why should I mangle a soft, warm, potato when…
-
Caribou Country Chamomile Wine
Making your own wine at home can be either intimidating or lots of fun. I like to make wine and I like to have fun. Most of the recipes and instructions on the…
-
Misrembered Quasi Italian Peruvian Salsa
A million years ago, I enjoyed a ‘Peruvian Salsa’ as made by an Italian. Long story. I loved the stuff! I’ve held it in my memory for many years, and never wrote it…
-
Sweet and Spicy Pickled Beets
If you’ve known me for over fifteen minutes, you know I have earthmomma tendencies and like to grow or forage as much of my own food as possible, and love crazy bouts of…
-
Celery Bean Salad (Which Needs A Better Name)
There’s a million recipes for celery salad on the internet and I don’t like the looks of any of them! As often happens, I had a bunch of celery languishing in the fridge.…
-
Juneberry Jelly Recipe
Update posting on January 26, 2020 Enough commenters have mentioned that this recipe did not jell for them, and that they ended up with syrup that I need to address the problem. Rather…
