Cherry Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta.. my favorite desert and oh so simple to make!  I have always loved a panna cotta, but within the past few years I have come to see how easily it adapts to so many diet life-styles. When I am eating Paleo, I use coconut milk and honey, when I am restricting my diet to Keto, I use only whole cream and a sweetener like Swerve or Lankanto. Here is a "classic" Italian Panna...

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Vineyard Chicken with Sherry Cream Sauce

This has to be one of my favorite way's to prepare chicken.. with fresh fruits and aromatics straight from the garden, plucked, cleaned and thrown into the pot!  It's harvest season here in the vineyards of Temecula, the fields look beautiful with rows of grapes hanging from the vines and rose blooms perched at the end of each row. It looks spectacular! There are so many grape varieties, from...

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Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Walnut Bread

 Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Walnut Bread Ingredients1-1/2 cups Paleo Flour ( I use our KUWL Flour blend)1 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 cup grape seed oil2 large eggs, lightly beaten1 cup sugar2 tsp. rum (or vanilla) 1/4 cup applesauce2 tsp. apple cider vinegar1-1/2 cups chopped apples3/4 cups chopped walnutsDirections1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter...

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Marinated Beets

Ingredients 1 bunch of Beets, usually 4-5 twined together Enough water to cover Beets 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt (for boiling water) ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 2-3 Tbsp. Balsamic vinegar or glaze ¼ tsp. Black Pepper, freshly ground 1-2 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme or Sage Leaves  ¼ of a Red Onion thinly sliced (optional) Directions Boil Beets ~ Trim the tops off...

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Julia Child's Salade Nicoise

SALADE NICOSIEA recipe favorite from Julia Child's book,  "The Way To Cook".Here are a few photo's of my salad preparations.. I kept pretty close to the original recipe, except for the anchovies. While "I" love anchovy's.. my youngest child freaked a little at the notion of scaly little fishes across her salad. Other than that.. it's pure Julia!! Definitely make...

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