BAKED SWEET POTATOES Baking a sweet potato is one of the easiest ways you can prepare the tough root vegetable—it may take an hour, but all you do is pop it in the oven and set a timer. I love making them as a side for dinner, so long as I remember that I had planned…
STUFFED MUSHROOMS Stuffed mushrooms are an awesome appetizer. They do require a bit of work to make, but they’re always popular. You can stuff them with many different kinds of fillings, but my favorite is a simple mix of crab meat, scallion, and a splash of lemon…
STEWED MUSHROOMS For a while I called this “mushroom stew,” but it didn’t quite feel right. They’re definitely comforting and kind of cozy, but really they’re stewed mushrooms more than they’re mushroom stew. Anyway, I liked the idea of slow-cooking mushrooms in some…
SOUTHERN-STYLE MUSHROOM-SAUSAGE GRAVY Living in the South but being Paleo means passing on a lot of really delicious Southern food, like chicken and waffles, cheesy grits, and sausage gravy poured over biscuits. This recipe is a Paleo version of sausage gravy, but…
ROASTED MUSHROOM LETTUCE CUPS I think that, most of the time, Paleo gets a bad rep for being meat-obsessed. I always enjoyed the “more vegetables than a vegetarian” notion, which basically is exactly what it sounds like: If you eat Paleo, you should be striving to eat…
PERFECT SAUTÉED MUSHROOMS I make these at least once a week, as my husband and I both really enjoy them. The secret is butter and pretty high heat, in a skillet that’s large enough to have mostly one layer of mushrooms so you aren’t steaming them. “Don’t crowd the…
PANTRY BASIC – KETCHUP I don’t use ketchup very often, but when you’re eating something that really needs it, it can be difficult to ignore ready-made packets or bottles of ketchup, which are pretty high in added sugar. This Paleo ketchup recipe is a bit on the…
MUSHROOM AND SAUSAGE STUFFING My mom made this stuffing for our first Paleo Thanksgiving. I remember being really hesitant about it, wondering what in the world Thanksgiving might be like without creamy mashed potatoes and bread stuffing. It may be different, but it’s…
MARINATED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS For some reason, these marinated portobello mushrooms always remind me of my mom, which is funny because I don’t think she makes them that often—I guess she did once or twice, and I really remembered them. (It’s the same way with…
GRILLED MUSHROOM SALAD I had a really awesome salad once with my friend Blair at a restaurant in Charlotte called Luna’s Living Kitchen; it was a huge bowl of kale greens topped with the most delicious mushrooms I’d ever eaten. That restaurant is a mostly raw vegan…
CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP This mushroom soup is really creamy and really good. I know thick, cheesy soups can be incredibly comforting in the colder months, but this beef broth base (say that five times fast) does the trick with the help of a can of full-fat coconut…
BUTTON MUSHROOM CEVICHE This recipe was inspired by two completely different things: first, a trip I took to Miami where I ate almost nothing but ceviche for three whole days, and second, those little marinated, almost-pickled mushrooms you sometimes find in olive…