Breakfast

Homemade breakfast sausage

Homemade breakfast sausage

I don’t know about you, but finding a good breakfast sausage in our everyday grocery store is near to impossible. Most have added nitrites or nitrates in the ingredients, or MSG, or a whopping dose of sugar. Here’s our take on making your own. It’s really quite...

Morning glory muffins

Morning glory muffins

This recipe wasn’t in any cookbook. Mom copied this one off the old sheet of paper that was passed down to her years ago. Obviously I doctored it up a bit to make it gluten free. It has brought smiles to the faces of the Mayfield household for years. I turned the...

Devilish eggs

Devilish eggs

If there was one appetizer that just had to see its way to the picnic table in the South, I would say it would be deviled eggs. The trick to these is getting the eggs just right so they peel easily and don’t have any gray/green discoloration in the middle. A quick...

Vanilla Bean Almond Butter

Vanilla Bean Almond Butter

MAKES: 1½ cups (380 grams) | PREP TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients 2 cups (280 grams) raw almonds 1 tablespoon organic honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract seeds from 1 vanilla bean (see Notes, see here) pinch of fine-grain sea salt Process Place the almonds, honey, vanilla...

Avocado Mousse

Avocado Mousse

MAKES: 1 cup (240 ml) | PREP TIME: 15 minutes Ingredients 1 cup water (240 ml) 1 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt, plus more to taste 1 large avocado, peeled and pitted juice of 1 lime freshly ground black pepper, for garnish (optional) Process Combine the water and 1...

Pineapple Green Smoothie

Pineapple Green Smoothie

MAKES: 3 (2-cup/480-ml) servings | PREP TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients 2 cups (230 grams) chopped fresh pineapple 2 cups (50 grams) fresh spinach 1 cup (20 grams) roughly chopped fresh kale 3 cups (720 ml) coconut water ¼ avocado 2 cups (300 grams) crushed ice Process...

Orange Cream Smoothie

Orange Cream Smoothie

MAKES: 2 (2-cup/480-ml) servings | PREP TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients 2 oranges, peeled ½ cup (120 ml) cashew milk (see here) ½ teaspoon vanilla extract zest of 1 orange 2 cups (300 grams) crushed ice Process Place all the ingredients except the ice in a blender and...

Gingerbread Latte

Gingerbread Latte

MAKES: 1 (12-ounce/360-ml) serving | PREP TIME: 5 minutes | COOK TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients ½ cup (120 ml) hazelnut or other nut milk (see here) 1 cup (240 ml) freshly brewed hot coffee 2 tablespoons maple syrup ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛...

Ginger Apple Pear Smoothie

Ginger Apple Pear Smoothie

MAKES: 2 (2-cup/480-ml) servings | PREP TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients 1 teaspoon peeled and grated fresh ginger 1 large Honeycrisp apple, peeled, cored, and chopped 1 large pear, peeled, cored, and chopped 1 cup (240 ml) coconut water 2 cups (300 grams) crushed ice...

Cinnamon Pecan Latte

Cinnamon Pecan Latte

MAKES: 1 (12-ounce/360-ml) serving | PREP TIME: 5 minutes | COOK TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients ½ cup (120 ml) pecan milk (see here) 1 cup (240 ml) freshly brewed hot coffee 1 tablespoon organic honey 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Process Warm the pecan milk in a small...

Banana Berry Smoothie

Banana Berry Smoothie

MAKES: 2 (2-cup/480-ml) servings | PREP TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients 1 medium banana, peeled 2 cups (270 grams) frozen mixed berries 2 cups (480 ml) almond milk (see here) Process Add all the ingredients to a blender and puree until completely smooth.

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up (Coffee Smoothie)

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up (Coffee Smoothie)

MAKES: 4 (10-ounce/295-ml) servings | PREP TIME: 5 minutes Ingredients 1 medium banana 1 cup (240 ml) brewed coffee, chilled 1 cup (240 ml) almond milk ½ cup (120 grams) almond butter ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup 4 cups (455 grams) crushed ice unsweetened cocoa powder,...