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Honey & Vanilla Creme Anglaise Parfaits

This is a very simple recipe. This is a grain-free, GAPS, SCD and paleo-friendly, honey-sweetened delicacy. Various layers can be made with fresh fruit, sun-leathers or compotes and candied nuts as well. One of my favorite combos is layers of rich honey-vanilla creme anglaise, grain-free cherry-almond crunch, whipped cream from a local dairy and a honey-raspberry syrup. Oh yeah, you can make them with ice-cream as well 😉

Honey and Vanilla Creme Anglaise

  • 2 c raw milk
  • 1/4 c raw honey
  • 5 pastured egg yolks
  • 1/2 vanilla pod
  • pinch salt
Raspberry and Rosehip Syrup

Raspberry and Rosehip Syrup

I have recently found that I love having fruit syrups on hand to make a variety of fermented foods with. They are useful to add into coconut water kefir or kombucha for a delightful second ferment. They also make a great syrup to pour over a bowl of yogurt and nuts, or just as a syrup for pancakes, ...

Balcony Garden 2011

Balcony Garden 2011

First stages of my balcony garden this year. The garden is doing amazingly well. I have to get more photos tomorrow. I have arugala, carrots, passionfruit, morning-glory, raspberry, lemon grass, goose-berries, strawberries (they didn't do so well this year though) and some random other things, some ...

Antioxidant Rich Blackberries

Antioxidant Rich Blackberries

All of us know the tale of Sleeping Beauty and how long, long ago she was enchanted by a Wicked Witch into a deep slumber lasting a thousand years. How the enchantment fell on the people around her and there grew up a thick brier (bramble) around the kingdom. In 2006 I discovered a book by Stephen ...

Raspberry-Walnut Vinagrette

Raspberry-Walnut Vinagrette

If you like Waldorf salad you will love this rich, creamy dressing. This is reminiscent of the delicious house dressing of Mudbrick Vineyard on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. makes about 2 cups 1T apple cider vinegar 1/2 c raspberries, frozen 1T dijon mustard 1 T honey 1 lemon's juice ...