Swiss Chard is a nutritional powerhouse and it’s so easy to enjoy when sauteed with bacon, fresh grated garlic and a dusting of a surprise ingredient- nutmeg. I use nutmeg any time I saute greens or make a sauce, especially a cream sauce. It adds that little something special and a subtle reminder of home cooking and
Main Dishes & Entrees
Braised Lamb with Herbes de Provence
Succulent, juicy and sweet with complex herbal earthiness, pastured lamb shanks shine in glory when bathed in deliciously supple red wine and coated with a generous dusting of herbes de provence; a spice blend of savory, fennel, thyme, rosemary and lavender. Easily prepared on the stove top or in the oven, this dish is also
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Real Food Recipes
The One Ingredient, Two Step Cracker: Parmesan Crisps
These are some of my favorite crackers. They are SO easy, delicious and go great with anything. Eat them alone, use them for dips or on top of a salad. Works perfectly as a grain-free topper for French onion soup, as well. Parmesan Crisps by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: Fresh Parmesan cheese,
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Desserts, Sweets & Treats
Grain Free, Dairy Free Clementine Cake
Spicy and sweet clementines, bursting with brightness in the midst of winter, golden pastured eggs, nourishing almond flour, and the sweetness of maple syrup combine to make this dessert that quickly becomes a tradition. It’s gluten free and naturally dairy free and I’ve never met a soul who didn’t just love it. Enjoy! Clementine Cake
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Breakfasts
Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins
These tasty little muffins are easy to make and they freeze beautifully. Simply reheat in the toaster oven or oven (not the microwave) Gluten-Free Banana Nut Muffins by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas, peeled (organic is best) 2 tsp organic vanilla extract 4 pasture-raised, organic eggs 1 TBL pure maple
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Breakfasts
Gluten Free Sausage Balls (with egg, dairy and nut free options)
As you may know, I’m a Southern girl. And sausage balls are a family favorite- a tradition that goes back generations- and they’ve always graced the Christmas morning buffet. However, the sausage balls I’ve always known have contained three things- feedlot/industrially sourced sausage full of nitrates and nitrites, the highly processed and nutrient-poor Bisquick, and
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Real Food Recipes
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Pancetta
This is one of our favorite go-to recipes. I make it several times a month. It’s super easy, full of flavor, complements a variety of main dishes and even non-Brussels sprouts lovers have been converted (myself previously among them!) Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta (or bacon) by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 1
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Breakfasts
Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins with Coconut Flour
Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 6 eggs, organic, pasture-raised 6 TBL grassfed butter (or coconut oil) melted slightly and not hot 6 TBL applesauce (or 1 ripe banana, mashed) 1/2 tsp unrefined sea salt 1 tsp organic vanilla extract 1/2-cup finely ground coconut flour 1-cup organic blueberries (fresh