Instant friendship. With both the truffle and the chocolatier behind it.
Continue reading Meet the Chocolatiers: Ernie & Erica (and meet their truffle recipe, too)
Instant friendship. With both the truffle and the chocolatier behind it.
Continue reading Meet the Chocolatiers: Ernie & Erica (and meet their truffle recipe, too)
You know that you are supposed to eat your dinner first. But why not have pie twice? Let’s start with some delicious savory pies to warm you inside & out.
Reformation Acres give you a recipe that tastes like Great Grandma’s–she shows you how to use lard and to decrease the sugar so that it is truly wholesome and delicious.
Let Pantry Paratus make a few recommendations for a perfect crust, too: Pie Weights will give you an evenly baked and flat bottom crust. The ceramic pie bird dates back to Victorian times. It releases steam so that your pie will not bubble over, but will cook evenly instead.
If you are looking for a flaky crust and even the ability to make this traditional comfort food gluten-free, then check out this recipe by Laurie from Common Sense Homesteading. She nailed it!
Beef & Bok Choy
Chunky meat and vitamin-packed greens from the local CSA are the main features of this wholesome dinner by FarmFreshFeasts! Sure, you can use a store-bought crust but I recommend marrying this recipe for the filling with Laurie’s above for the crust–and you’ll have everyone requesting this to make regular appearances on the table.
Pasties–Handheld Meat Pies
FarmFreshFeasts delighted us with this traditional recipe that will take you back to your childhood–if you happened to grow up in the North. I did not grow up with these but have come to adore them since living in Montana, of all places. Wrap your hands around this farm fresh favorite; you can even freeze them for later.
Spice it up with this beef, veggie, and cheese pie in a cornbread crust! This is another winner by FarmFreshFeasts.
Now that our tummies are satisfied, time to take a bite of something sweet!
This recipe, by Reformation Acres, makes an elegant pie in only about 15 minutes! Just put in the refrigerator for 3 hours or overnight, and you’ll have a cool, refreshing chocolate pie on a hot day. Actually, Reformation Acres has so many mouth-watering pies, you will want to browse their entire pie section.
At Pantry Paratus, we appreciate the time-tested kitchen skills of self-sufficiency, and so this dutch oven apple pie is definitely something we plan on trying! Doesn’t that pie from Montana Homesteader look just amazing?
Common Sense Homesteading gives you both a 1 crust pie recipe that you can feel good about, she also captures the flavors of late Spring! If you have some strawberries, be sure to check out her Strawberry-Raspberry Pie, too.
The Organic Kitchen gives you an amazing peach pie that will also work very well for tarts! Fresh Farm Feasts has a peach pie with a ginger-crumble topping.
Pantry Paratus has both a set of 4 mini pie pans that comes with cute top cutters, and a lattice pie mold that will make mini pies with fewer steps. Be sure to check out all of our pie making supplies.
15 Minute Apple Pie a la Mode by The Organic Kitchen...amazing!
Sometimes getting the flavors of our childhood with our modern food concerns is a near-impossibility–until How We Flourish came up with this delicious apple pie recipe that everyone will enjoy together!
Raia’s Recipes brings this honey apple pie to the party with no refined sugar, no grains, no eggs, and no dairy. This is a crowd-pleaser for any crowd. Check out Raia’s rhubarb-apple pie, too!
Jessica from Natural Fertility & Wellness makes her rhubarb pie with only a handful of nourishing ingredients, making this a summertime must.
So which one will you make first? Leave your comments about these pies in the comments, we’d love to hear from you.
–Chaya
I have never been so keenly aware to the superfluous –and harmful–ingredients used in some of my favorite indulgences. Now that we have identified food allergies within our family, we cannot “cheat” on our whole foods (real, nourishing, traditional food) diet. Oh, and did I ever cheat.
I created this recipe to reinvent one of my favorite indulgences–the classic truffle. This truffle has the look, the melting sensation in your mouth, the spark of a perfectly balanced topping, and the deep rich chocolate aftertaste that instinctively required you to close your eyes and savor.
Here is the catch: this nourishing truffle recipe should make a full dozen. You cannot eat every other one for me to keep my promise on that. See my remnants:
1. Soak the nuts for approximately ½ hour (overnight is really best for your health, but not necessary for the recipe).
2. Put the nuts and honey into your food processor until a smooth paste. Add Frontier Organic Hot Cocoa powder and salt; combine until a thick, sticky paste.
3. Place the batter into the freezer for 20-30 minutes (just put the whole food processor bowl in there).
4. Once they have been stiffened in the freezer, roll out the balls onto a flat surface covered in the toppings of your choice. I use more cocoa, homemade dehydrated orange peel, and sesame seeds.
5. Place truffles onto baking paper in a pan, and store in refrigerator.
Truffled,
Chaya
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