New Year’s Calamondin Cake

    Welcome 2016!!! We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve dinner with my family.  We had a big ham bone from a ham Ethan brined, so I made the traditional Southern New Year’s meal:  Black-eye peas (with the ham bone), cornbread, and greens (turnip greens this time – I think they are supposed to…

31 – And A Grain-free Non-Chocolate Chocolate Cake Recipe

  Saturday made 31 years since I was born.  We spent the morning stuffing sausages – three different kinds.  They are delicious, and we have 18 lbs of them.  It was a good birthday. Later I made a grain-free non-chocolate chocolate cake (if I eat chocolate, I can’t sleep for days).  Lately everyone has been…

Valentine’s Day Hearts (Refined Sugar-Free/Grain-Free)

This year was the first Valentine’s day we have celebrated in a LONG time, although goodness knows I’ve tried!   I always have pink, red and white felt and construction paper on hand, and plans for heart-shaped desserts, but we always end up being sick. It all started five years ago when we got the Norovirus…