18 search results for "saigon cinnamon"

I can’t buy archerfriendly cinnamon rolls. That leaves me with two choices: never eat them or make them myself. I choose the latter! Making homemade cinnamon rolls that are gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, tapioca-free, nut-free, blood sugar friendly, minimally sweetened, and whole foods based, ALL FROM SCRATCH, is no easy… read more

Let’s ID the cinnamon sticks you’ve been storing for your next batch of homemade chai. If you don’t have any in your cupboards, you can probably find one on your Christmas tree.  If the bark is thick and rolls cleanly in one piece, it’s most likely cassia cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum)…. read more

When I flew to the east coast this past Christmas, I stashed about six red garnet yams in my suitcase. They took up precious cargo weight, but I didn’t care because my mother-in-law could not find them in South Jersey.  I wanted to make our signature Saigon Maple Mashed Yams… read more

I closed my medical practice in December 2017 to take a sabbatical. As a result, my sabbatical coincided with the entire calendar year of 2018, making 2018 a really special year. I spent a lot of time outside, climbed mountains, did a lot of handstands, and went through major de-cluttering… read more

These Strawberry Rhubarb Scones are my first venture into the world of rhubarb baking. Strange to say on my own blog, but I found these scones okay. I definitely prefer rhubarb raw (in fresh vegetable juice and smoothies). You should only eat the stalks since the leaves are poisonous. I love that rhubarb… read more

One of the things I really enjoyed about the rhythm of this summer was how frequently I made and photographed archerfriendly food. Check out my Instagram account for all that I have been making! Having time to work on my food and photography projects was unusual. That may sound like I… read more

I made this pie with the sole goal of using it to upgrade the photography in my archerfriendly vegan pie crust recipe. The pie turned out incredibly well, beyond expectation. It deserved its own post. I still upgraded my pie crust post with better photography (since the original photos for… read more

Traditionally, a blueberry blackberry pie contains flour and sugar in the berry filling. I know this because I texted Mama Crow and she told me so. (Mama Crow is what I call my mom because she’s a bit infatuated with crows.) She was the queen of pie baking back in… read more

Last Thursday, it was “one of those days”. The girls had been up too late the night before, and everything was triggering frantic crying episodes in both of them. The house was a wreck. I felt emotionally “off” due to some unexpected grief that had been triggered earlier that afternoon… read more

There’s a real part of me that wishes the Wendy’s Eating Husband would LOVE to eat archerfriendly all the time. I’m not longing for him to eat exactly like me, but for him to truly desire a healthy diet from the depths of his heart. I want him to want… read more

Since my senior year in high school, Thanksgiving at my mom’s house meant Thanksgiving with her shady boyfriend.  Although my mom liked to pretend he was my step-dad, I wanted nothing to do with him and his Coors Light addiction.  I did not attend one Thanksgiving Day dinner at my… read more

Dear God, I’d like to tell you that I really like homemade granola.  I’m talking about the organic thick rolled oats, roasted with Saigon cinnamon,Vermont maple syrup, organic virgin coconut oil, and a pinch of sea salt.  I don’t need a lot of maple syrup, just a tablespoon for the… read more

You don’t have to limit sharing this dish with your hippie food friends that only eat natural, sugar free foods.  Nooo!  You can make it for a potluck at your Sunday morning donut-serving church.  You can make it for your in-laws that own a bagel shop.  You can make it… read more

Blackberry season has arrived in Seattle.  Blackberries are one of my favorite fruits, and I can never pick enough of them.  Although I am not outside foraging for fresh blackberries (like I usually do this time of the year), I have been inside enjoying my own little blackberry – a… read more