The Persnickety Palate

A frugal take on chili employing chickpeas and the Moroccan spice blend called ras el hanout.

This month’s muffin experiments have been inspired by the hope of spring renewal and by St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve been throwing in green color from a wide range of sources, and have been extremely pleased with how well Nolan has accepted almost all of it. Here…

A plethora of ways to make use of the humble split pea, from the familiar to the fanciful.

Even though Jeremy bought me that bamboo steamer to make dim sum, as I was researching options for gluten-free bao, I came across a recipe for steamed matcha cakes that set off a giant light bulb in my mind. Ever since then, I have been on…

Jeremy gave me a bamboo steamer for Christmas this year. It wasn’t at the very top of my list, but I knew he was hoping that I would keep a promise to try my hand at making gluten-free dim sum if I got one, so I…

My parents came to spend the day with us on Christmas Eve and take me grocery shopping for the holiday meals. I was pretty exhausted from a night of very little sleep between the boys’ antics, but managed to scrape together a menu and a…

A recap of our Thanksgiving menu for 2014, grain-free and largely organic.

Since I’ve been making these muffins several times a week for the past few weeks, it is high time I share it with you! I know I just got done complaining about microwave baking, but this recipe has been a godsend when I am at a…

I don’t think I have eaten clam chowder since moving back to Colorado, since there aren’t that many good restaurant venues to order it from; we haven’t purchased canned chowder since we were in college and used it as sauce for linguine, eaten out of our one communal mixing…

A basic recipe for grain-free scones that can be adapted for all sorts of flavors, as well as converted into biscuits, bread, and even cookies.