4 chicken breasts 3 Tbsp butter 1/3 cup soup stock or water ½ cup lemon juice 1 ½ Tbsp corn starch 1 Tbsp honey 2 tsp minced garlic ½ tsp dried basil ½ tsp dried oregano 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper optional: 4 small potatoes

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Melt butter in a skillet. Add the chicken and optional potatoes, chopped into large pieces. Cook chicken pieces for 3 minutes on each side, over medium-high heat. It is ok if the chicken is frozen. If the chicken is too large for all pieces to fit in the skillet, use 2 skillets or cook the pieces in batches.

Whisk the other ingredients together in a small bowl. Transfer the chicken and all its drippings into a baking dish. Pour the lemon sauce over it. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20-30 minutes, until the meat is at least 165° F inside. Larger pieces take longer to cook.

#basil #butter #chicken #cornstarch #garlic #glutenfree #honey #lemonjuice #main #oregano #pepper #potato #salt #soupstock

3 peaches ¾ cup milk or cream 2 Tbsp honey 1 cup plain yogurt

Cut the peaches into slices, removing the pit. Puree the peach, milk/cream, and honey, until it is liquid. Combine this mixture with the yogurt in an ice cream machine and churn it for 20 minutes, or according to your machine's directions.

#cream #dessert #frozen #glutenfree #honey #milk #peach #vegetarian #yogurt

6 chicken breasts, fresh or frozen 1 ½ – 2 pounds small potatoes ½ pound string beans 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp minced garlic 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp dried oregano ½ tsp fennel seed ½ tsp ground paprika ½ tsp salt

Place all ingredients in a crock pot. If using frozen chicken, it does not need to be thawed. Stir everything with a large spoon to distribute the seasoning. Cook on low heat for 4 hours.

#basil #chicken #dairyfree #fennel #garlic #glutenfree #main #oliveoil #oregano #paprika #potato #salt #slowcooker #stringbean

Single serving.

1 cup water ½ tsp salt 1/3 cup cornmeal or grits 1 tsp butter

Bring water to a boil. Add the salt. Slowly whisk the cornmeal into the water. Turn heat to low and stir until it is thick. This is almost instantaneous for a single serving, but longer for larger amounts. Stir in the butter.

Serve with savory or sweet toppings, as a breakfast, a side dish, or a base for a main dish.

#breakfast #butter #cornmeal #glutenfree #salt #side #vegetarian

For a single serving:

1 cup cooked rice ½ cup coconut milk 1 tsp honey 1/8 tsp salt

Stir together all ingredients. If you are starting with cold rice, gently heat the porridge on the stove, or microwave for 1 minute.

#breakfast #coconutmilk #dairyfree #glutenfree #honey #rice #salt #vegetarian

My favorite for breakfast or a snack.

1 apple, sliced ¼-½ cup peanut butter, depending on size of apple

Optional add-ins, a spoonful: Ground flax seeds Chia seeds Cocoa powder

#apple #breakfast #chia #cocoa #dairyfree #flaxseed #glutenfree #nutbutter #peanutbutter #snack #vegan

3 cups potatoes, chopped into 1” or smaller cubes 1 cup soup stock 1 cup leek or onion, chopped small 1 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp cream cheese ½ cup grated or cubed cheddar ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground black pepper

Over high heat in a large pot, cover the potatoes and leek/onion with water and boil them until the potato pieces are easy to pierce through with a fork. Strain out the water. Turn the heat to low. Roughly mash the potatoes, then add the soup stock, cream cheese, and butter. Stir to melt the cream cheese and butter. Then stir in the cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper. Add more soup stock if a thinner consistency is desired.

#butter #cheddar #cheese #creamcheese #glutenfree #leek #main #onion #pepper #potato #salt #soup #soupstock #vegetarian

1 ½ cups garbanzo flour 1 ½ cups water 2 Tbsp olive oil, plus some ¾ tsp salt black pepper

Stir together garbanzo flour, water, 2 Tbsp olive oil, and salt. Let the batter rest for 30 or more minutes.

Put a cast iron skillet in the oven, close to the top, and preheat to 450° F. When it hits temperature, set the oven to high broil. Remove skillet from oven, pour in a small amount of olive oil to coat the bottom, and pour in the batter. Broil the socca for 5-8 minutes, until the top is browned and crispy.

Remove from oven, drizzle olive oil on top, salt, and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.

#dairyfree #garbanzoflour #glutenfree #oliveoil #pepper #salt #side #vegan

A sort-of medieval recipe, I haven't found a good primary source, only other people saying that it is medieval. A small verse:

Next crowne the bowle full of With gentle lambs wooll, Adde sugar, nutmeg, and ginger, With a store of ale too, And thus ye must doe To make the Wassaile a swinger.

No reference was listed, and it sounds fake; but I haven't had time to investigate further. Anyway the recipe is unusual and delicous regardless of provenance.

3 liters of apple juice or cider (I did part unfiltered apple juice, part carbonated apple juice) 6 large apples 2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground ginger 1 cup brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut the apples in half and cut out the cores. Place them in a cake pan and add about ½” of water. Roast the apples for 35-45 minutes, until they are mushy and the skin is peeling off.

Meanwhile, put the sugar in a pan and add enough juice to cover it. Heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the nutmeg and ginger. Keep it over low heat.

Remove and discard the skin from the roasted apples. I found that different varieties of apple peeled differently, and some apple flesh needed to be scraped off the back of the pulled-off skin, but it wasn't difficult.

Puree the apple flesh in a food processor or blender until it is totally smooth like thick apple sauce. If using a blender, add enough juice to get it to blend, but not enough to really liquefy it. It needs to be thick and drier than usual applesauce.

Set a crock pot on high heat. Pour in the apple juice/cider and the sugar mix. Stir together. Then pour in the pureed apple. It should float to the top and resemble a wool fleece soaking in cider. Let it heat up to desired temperature, then set the crock pot to low or warm to maintain temperature for the duration of your winter feast.

#apple #applejuice #brownsugar #dairyfree #drink #fairyfeast #ginger #glutenfree #historical #nutmeg #slowcooker #vegan

1 ½ cups nut flour blend (needs to be part almond, part coconut, and can have other nuts as well) 1 ½ large eggs or 2 small-medium eggs 3 Tbsp butter or coconut oil

Stir all ingredients together into a soft dough/thick paste. Press into the pie tin.

To bake alone, bake at 350° F for 15 minutes. Otherwise, follow instructions in the pie recipe.

#almondflour #butter #coconutoil #dairyfree #dessert #egg #glutenfree #nutflour #pie #vegetarian