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Book Review: The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is a hard book to rate/review. Fair warning, my thoughts may be disjointed and rambling….It took me a longer time to read than it should have, because it got to be too much for me at time. (and I do enjoy True Crime as a genre, so it isn’t … [Read more…]

Stupid Cat. | The Levantess

Stupid Cat (Or, How I Grew 20 Gray Hairs in One Afternoon) Here is a non-food post. No recipe this time…..but there is a story. On my Facebook feed, I saw that this happened a year ago.  I am still a bit traumatized by the whole experience, so I thought I’d share, lol. Some backstory: My sister wanted a cat.  She wasn’t allowed to have a … [Read more…]

Grain-Free Cauliflower Fritters

Cauliflower Fritters – Emshaat – Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free  I love cauliflower. It is very versatile, and can stand in for chicken to make many recipes vegetarian. In fact, when my son was 3, and I made the following recipe, he thought he was eating chicken. As long as he was eating his vegetables, I really didn’t care what he called … [Read more…]

Instant Pot Lentils and Kale | The Levantess

As I previously posted, I bought an instant pot a few months ago, and it has been used quite regularly in my kitchen since then.  I was trying to use up a bunch of kale before it went bad and kind of thought this up as I went along….the way much of my cooking happens. It actually started out as a maple flavored idea, then I thought, “oh! … [Read more…]

Yorkshire Beef Pie | The Levantess

Yorkshire Beef Pie (gluten-free, dairy-free) Before you tell me that this recipe isn’t authentic…I’m not pretending it is. To be honest, I don’t know what authentic Yorkshire beef should taste like. All I know is that when we were kids, there was this recipe called “Yorkshire Beef” in an old Betty Crocker cookbook, and we had it for dinner … [Read more…]

Coconut Cream Chicken Mushroom Alfredo

I’ve been dairy-free and mostly grain-free for a while now.  I was in the mood for some Chicken Alfredo, but I couldn’t have it made with dairy cream.  I was afraid that my family – who are not dairy-free or grain-free – would reject the dairy-free version. It does have a coconut flavor, of course, but I made sure that it had ample garlic, … [Read more…]

Green Bean and Beef Stew in the Instant Pot

I have to admit this here – like a huge chunk of the population, I fell for the hype and got an Instant Pot this past November.  After I got mine, I found out that it fit into my kitchen routine quite nicely.  It paid for itself within weeks of buying, just by allowing me to get food ready quickly on and not having to resort to takeout.   You can … [Read more…]

Corned Beef with Mustard Sauce

This is my second post in as many days after a bit of a hiatus, but I do have a backlog of posts that have been waiting to be written.  St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, so this recipe made it to the front of the queue.  I really enjoy the traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner.  However, my husband and kids are not as enthusiastic as I am. I’ve … [Read more…]

Meatless Monday: Cheesy Potato and Mushroom Egg Frittata

This is the perfect dinner for a Meatless Monday night, when you are just back into the week, and strapped for time. This comes together very quickly, and is delicious. You can make it as cheesy as you like, or omit the cheese.  I cut this to look like pizza slices, called it egg pizza, and the kids scarfed it all down. My son took seconds and … [Read more…]