http://persnicketypalate.com A fussy foodie's adventures beyond comfort food Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:42:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Homemade jerky from grassfed beef makes a great protein and iron rich snack that my son and I love.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/02/06/beef-jerky/ My mom's favorite dessert flavor, in cheesecake form: a fantastic birthday gift and even better goodbye (for now) to casein.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/02/02/turtle-cheesecake/ Finally, a wheaty sandwich loaf that satisfies the entire family's requirements for flavor, texture, and nutrition, all on an adaptable timeline!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/02/01/ironic/ The January 2012 Daring Bakers challenge was to make basic baking powder biscuits, or scones (depending on your location). I made maple-pecan and Swiss chard versions to accompany butternut squash soup!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/01/28/back-to-basics/ Souffle-like fruit-on-the-bottom cakes made with coconut flour and almost no sugar make a lovely filling breakfast on a cold morning!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/01/11/coconut-flour-breakfast-cakes/ A look back at our crazy 2011 through food.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/01/01/2011-retrospective/ Niman Ranch applewood smoked ham with an apricot-brown sugar glaze; orange-glazed carrots, sauteed broccoli rabe with onions, and creamed potatoes based on my mom’s childhood memory.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/ Banana graham crackers, homemade marshmallows, and dark chocolate = an equation for everything from oatmeal to bread pudding!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/19/bananagrahams/ Peanut butter playdough thickened with coconut flour, and homemade dark chocolate peanut butter cups!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/18/play-with-your-food/ Wow, has this ever been a busy holiday season! I have been cranking out my handmade Christmas cards for orders since before Thanksgiving, and have probably produced close to 150 in that time—not bad for my first holiday season at it! Some of the cards were donated to Nolan’s preschool for a holiday craft fair [...]]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/12/17/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/ A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/26/thanksgiving-recap-2011/ All my reasons to be thankful in 2011, in honor of Thanksgiving.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/24/giving-thanks/ It’s one of those things I can’t unthink—now that I know I can make chicken stock from picked carcasses, I simply cannot resist doing so, even when I can barely squeeze another quart into the freezer. And now it is going to be the same way with homemade vinegar. How could I ever throw away [...]]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/08/givem-blood-n-vinegar-wot-wot/ Preserving a box of Bartlett pears via canning and dehydration.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/07/pear-shaped/ A (pretty nearly) final gardening update for the 2011 growing season: carrots, beets, and potatoes!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/01/digging-for-gold/