Adventures with Tallow

The first time I heard of tallow, it was while reading one of the Little House on the Prairie books as a young girl, and they were talking about bear fat.  If I thought about tallow at all, I assumed it came from bears, was used only to make candles back in the 'olden days', and that was that.

Grain Free Pizza, Two Ways

Pizza is one of those things that are just hard to give up - we may be avoiding grains, but oh, those toppings!

We worked out a couple ways this week to enjoy the occasional pizza-like meal without giving in and dialing Papa John's, and I was pretty happy with both!

Filipino Chicken Adobo

Adobo Chicken.  If you've never had this Filipino specialty, you have go to try this - the chicken is extremely flavorful and tender, and as you'll see, the process is ridiculously simple.  Don't forget to eat the garlic cloves... they mellow into tender deliciousness that you don't want to miss.