By Diet Style

Garam Masala Butternut Squash Soup

Looking for a new and unique way to fix your butternut squash from this week’s basket? Try Garam Masala Butternut Squash Soup. It’s a slighly spicy, different twist on traditional squash soups. Garam Masala is a mixed spice used commonly in Indian dishes. Garam Masala can be purchased pre-mixed or made on […]

Tikka Masala

I love Chicken Tikka Masala, but an authentic recipe requires an overnight marinade, grilling, a multitude of ingredients, and many dirty dishes. So, I set out to create a flavor that was pretty close, but could be made by anyone in less than 30 minutes in just one pot.

End of Summer Smoothie

“Put the lime in the cucumber…”.  Okay, not quite, but close.  And delicious. I recently read a recipe for a cucumber lime smoothie and it took the top spot on my “must try” list.  And then, AMAZING!  We got both cucumbers and limes in our basket today!  I came home […]

Oik Cookies

Last night, my son had a serious cookie craving.  Too bad I had almost no cookie-making ingredients!  I decided that I would try a flourless, low sugar oatmeal cookie (mostly because I had no flour and hardly any sugar), and after discovering I was out of raisins, I substituted dried […]

Roasted Cumin-Lime Carrots

Gayla shared a recipe for these amazing carrots on our main Facebook page, and graciously agreed to share here. Her version uses coconut oil instead of extra-virgin olive oil, and she made some adjustments to seasoning. The final product is amazing!

Cuckoo For CoCoNut (Oil that is)

The last two months have brought about great changes in my kitchen. We have recently discovered that many of my 7-year-old’s chronic pain issues are due to numerous, severe allergies- both food and environmental. I was already committed to having a “non-processed” pantry and she was already gluten-free so I […]