Thanksgiving

Brussel Sprouts with Goji Berries

These tender brussel sprouts from Vancouver’s local farmers market are delicious when sauteed with bacon from BC’s Gelderman Farms and deglazed with coconut water. Toss in a handful or two of bright, antioxidant-rich goji berries a couple minutes before serving for a refreshing and exotic super-food holiday side-dish.

Letter from Home

Letter from Home

I was digging through my old papers trying to find an old chart of my various ancestors the other day...I didn't find it, but I did find an old letter from Thanksgiving 1995 from our father, he's a linguist so he loves getting into all kinds of ways of looking at language--even spell check programs. ...

Local Apple Relish

Local Apple Relish

This year, while searching through various old cookbooks for pecan pie recipes I came across a lovely fresh apple relish (Apple Kitchen Cook Book by Demetria Taylor), which I just had to try. It was fantastic! Especially tasty with fresh, local apples, it works particularly well as a relish with tur ...

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

To be honest, I have never been a pumpkin pie fan, I always thought it was the worst part of Thanksgiving. I have finally come up with a pumpkin pie that I find absolutely HELLA delicious! I have been working on this recipe for a while. The problem was the crust. When making GAPS or SCD pies it i ...

Cranberry and Date Chutney

Cranberry and Date Chutney

Now here is a great alternative for cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, especially if you like the flavors of Asia this is modeled on Sally Fallon's raisin chutney recipe in Nourishing Traditions. 1 lb (500g) fresh dates (pitted) 1 lb (500g) fresh cranberries 1 t red chili flakes 1/2 head garl ...

Talking Turkey Talk

Talking Turkey Talk

We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. -Kurt Vonnegut With 46 million turkeys eaten at Thanksgiving (690 million pounds of flesh), and 22 million at Christmas, the turkey literally becomes a part of us during holiday season. The bird is unique to Ameri ...