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Bell Pepper Boats: Scallops, Bacon, Tomato, Quail Egg, Ikura (Salmon Eggs)

Contains:  Seafood, eggs.  Is:  Whole30, paleo.   You can consider this a sit-down appetizer, or perhaps a side for a fairly fancy meal.  The recipe description is per person, simply multiply for more. This was a rather fun delight to create, … Continue reading

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Rotkohl: German Red Cabbage

Contains:  Alcohol, no standard allergens.  Is: Gluten-free., one-pot cooking.   Ah, home-grown red cabbage!  (And, onion…)  Unfortunately, the red color gets lost with extended cooking!   The inspiration recipe – I have to say I modified this just enough that you have … Continue reading

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Avocado Deviled Eggs, Redux: Avocado & Bacon

Contains:  Eggs, nightshade.  Is:  An appetizer.  I brought these to a recent gathering.  You can always use hotter ground pepper than I did, but I was considering the audience.  (You could also experiment with a hot or smoky ground paprika.) … Continue reading

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Savory Bacon and Cheese-Infused Muffins with Cricket Flour

Contains:  Crickets, insects.  If allergic to shellfish, avoid.  Added sugar, wheat, gluten, dairy.  Is:  My first ever cricket dish. As someone who tries (nearly) everything once, I decided to try insects. My previous experience voluntarily eating insects (swallowing gnats outdoors … Continue reading

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Breakfast: Greens, Bacon, Egg

Contains:  Eggs.  Is:  Quick and easy.  Potentially Paleo (depending on the bacon). For the greens, I used Swiss chard, which I’d obtained form Misfits Market.  I also had “second breakfast” of half a small Misfits Market grapefruit.  (These seem to … Continue reading

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Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato (BLT) Salad

Contains:  Nightshades, egg.  Is:  Quick and easy, gluten-free, grain-free, potentially Paleo, Whole30 (depending on the bacon). It’s the LAST of the real tomatoes of the season, at least in my region.  I picked a couple up at a local farm … Continue reading

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German Potato Salad

Contains:  Nightshades (you can omit the paprika), eggs.  Is:  Paleo, Whole30 (if properly-sourced bacon), dairy-free. This is fairly authentic.  I did not use red potatoes exclusively, but there’s also no mayonnaise in here.  I added celery for crunch.  The ideal … Continue reading

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Deviled Eggs: Balsamic Bacon

Contains:  Eggs.  Is: Paleo, Whole 30 (depending on bacon source).   Recently (well, back in late July), for a picnic, I made deviled eggs.  Hard-cooked 18 of them (the hens out back have been prolific), and brought three different recipes … Continue reading

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“Grilled” Brie, Jam, Bacon, Jalapeño on Sourdough Toast

Contains:  Gluten, grains, dairy, nightshades, added sugars.  Is:  An admitted splurge.  There’s a restaurant in Bernardston, Massachusetts, The Farm Table.  Everything (that possibly can be) is sourced locally, from individual farms, all credited on the menu.  We went here back … Continue reading

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Soul Food for New Years: Black Eyed Peas and Collards Soup/Stew

(I am posting two New Year’s recipes today.  The earlier, the trotters, was actually made last August.  The black eyed pea and collard soup was made yesterday, and is following that earlier recipe within a few hours.  And, here it … Continue reading

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