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Dairy Free Tzatziki Sauce; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Recipe

April 20, 2015 by Kristina 2 Comments

When you first go gluten free, dairy free, soy free and nut free you feel like there's nothing you can eat.  I mean honestly, how do you make a dip without cream cheese or sour cream? Or a creamy soup without cream? If you can have soy, or nuts then there are some sour cream and cream cheese substitutes out there, some made with soy, some made with nuts, and some made with pea protein (which, falls into the legume family and relates closely to soy and therefore can't be had by me anyways). ...

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Filed Under: Appetizer Recipes, Dinner Recipes, The Kitchen

Crockpot French Onion Pot Roast; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free, Allergy Friendly Recipe

April 16, 2015 by Kristina 1 Comment

These pictures have been sitting here forever so it's kind of random but I'm going to post this family favorite today. There's one meal that tastes surprisingly good everytime I make it. For some reason, I was not a fan of pot roast growing up, I'm not sure what happened but now I love it. We used to jazz the roast up with some onion soup packets - not anymore! We gave up preservatives and all kinds of other stuff years ago! This is completely made from scratch. If you make your own ...

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, The Kitchen

Why are My Seedlings (That Were Doing Great) Dying?

April 15, 2015 by Kristina Leave a Comment

Well, I finally have a minute to sit down and write a gardening post, unfortunately, it's an organic gardening mishap! I'm so sad, all of a sudden, all of my cauliflower and most of my Waltham 29 broccoli wilted and died...completely out of nowhere (I also accidentally killed the majority of my peppers but I blame my 18 month old for turning on the heat mat when I didn't know it so they dried out super quick). Both germinated great using the same method I have used for the last 4 years. I ...

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Filed Under: Gardening Mishaps, The Garden

How to Grow and Harvest an Organic Garden; Index of Posts

April 9, 2015 by Kristina Leave a Comment

Every year I try to start all of my seedlings inside. Some years I've been more successful than others and I always wished that I documented everything so this year I'll be documenting everything I'm growing week by week. Check out these posts as I'll be updating them all summer! Hopefully most will survive....unfortunately I managed to kill my celery, celeriac, and peppers because (1) I didn't water enough and (2) my 18 month old helper turned the heat mat back on when I wasn't looking :) ...

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Easter Egg Fruit Tray; An Easy Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Easter Dish

April 6, 2015 by Kristina Leave a Comment

So, in usual style (which is late), Easter was yesterday.  I made a few different spring themed dishes for our Easter brunch, including gf mini chocolate coconut donut bird's nests, a bouquet of flower cupcakes (for my grandma's 86th Birthday which she recently celebrated) AND a few Easter egg fruit trays. I was up early yesterday dunking donuts in chocolate, crafting mini eggs out of coconut and naturally dying icing to make my cupcake flowers when I remembered I had also told my mom I would ...

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Filed Under: Side Dish Recipes, The Kitchen Tagged With: appetizer, dairy free, easter, egg free, gluten free, nightshade free, nut free, soy free

Bacon Braised Turnip Greens; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Recipe

March 25, 2015 by Kristina Leave a Comment

One, two, three, four....turnip seed packets. Really? I don't even like turnips that much. What was I thinking ordering all of these seeds? I was delusional... mezmorized by these bacon braised turnip greens (specifically, these greens paired with maple glazed pork chops and homemade mashed potatoes). Honesty, you could probably make these with any greens AND if I wasn't so drunk on my new found turnip green love, I probably would have loaded up on beet seeds instead, because I bet the greens ...

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Filed Under: Side Dish Recipes, The Kitchen Tagged With: autumn meals, dairy free, dinner, egg free, fall meals, gluten free, nightshade free, nut free, soy free

Maple Glazed Pork Chops; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Recipe

March 21, 2015 by Kristina 1 Comment

I made the best meal on Valentine's day - a steakhouse quality meal at home (and with no steak). We always seem to lean towards grass fed filet mignons for special evenings at home but I decided I wanted to make something a little different. I chose to make pork because I decided I was going to make some turnip greens and they sounded good together. So here it is, Maple Glazed Pork Chops. I served them over homemade mashed potatoes with some bacon braised turnip greens. It was ridiculously good ...

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, The Kitchen Tagged With: allergen free, dairy free, dinner, egg free, elimination diet, gluten free, nightshade free, nut free, pork chops, soy free

Oven Roasted Cauliflower; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Recipe

March 13, 2015 by Kristina 1 Comment

I started some seeds yesterday, specifically cauliflower (amongst others). Since good organic cauliflower is like $5 per head and we eat it ALL the time I thought I would try and grow some.  Whether you're growing it or buying it you need to try out this recipe! This Roasted Cauliflower is a staple at our house. The cauliflower is tender and the bottom gets slightly browned and carmelized. Of course, its wonderful because its naturally gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free and egg free. It ...

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Filed Under: Elimination Diet, Side Dish Recipes, The Kitchen Tagged With: dairy free, dinner, egg free, elimination diet, gluten free, nightshade free, nut free, side dish, soy free, yeast free

Lamb and Winter Veggie Stew; Elimination Diet Recipe

March 13, 2015 by Kristina 1 Comment

I'm constantly trying to find easy recipes that have a lot of vegetables because I try to get at least 6 or 7 servings of veg a day- They're not easy to find! Then try to find a recipe with lots of veggies that's also nightshade free (like the elimination diet calls for) and it gets even harder.   Well, here's one to add to your repertoire! Aside from taking the time to chop all of these veggies and brown some meat, this is really simple - set it and forget it. I have a ton of soup recipes ...

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Elimination Diet, The Kitchen

Felt Board Garden Planner; Toddler Activity

March 11, 2015 by Kristina Leave a Comment

Super cute right? It was only early January and I was well into planning my organic square foot garden for the year. I actually started planning in December, ordered my seeds and got them in mid-January! I start all of my plants from seed so I tend to plan the second I start getting my new seed catalogs right after Christmas. I like to try and start a few of the hard to grow seedlings in February...Did it happen? Nope! Ok so now that I'm a mom it's still easy to plan but it's a bit harder to ...

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Filed Under: For the Little Ones, The Studio

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I'm a gluten free, soy free, diary free Mom, urban organic gardener, homesteader, ex-fashion designer and internet marketing consultant, who likes to craft. Who says life's simple?

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It’s cold and rainy in Michigan today and I’m wishing I had some homemade chicken broth ready for a soup like this one. This soup is naturally gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free, egg free and can be easily made vegan. It also could easily be made nightshade free with the elimination of…

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