Weekend Breakfast Revisited
Growing up, my parents joined forces to make a big Saturday or Sunday morning breakfast. A formidable team. Biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage and bacon, the works. Yummmmmm. I continued that tradition during the first part of my adult life and those weekend breakfasts were awesome. But after my body started fighting back, with gluten-induced-migraines […]
Simple Corn Cakes
Fired up the Iron skillet again for some corn cakes. Gluten-free, vegan and guess what? When the primary ingredients are water and corn meal, it did NOT originate in Northern Italy, no matter what Wikipedia says. We’re calling it corn cakes, not polenta. In a skillet, start with a thin layer of oil (this time […]
Big Salads
A salad a day, most days. There’s no limitation to what you put in it. Make it big. Put it in a pretty plate. It’s got to be a staple in any healthy diet. My typical salad is pictured above: mixed lettuce, spinach, cranberries, other berries, sunflower seeds or sliced almonds, broccoli slaw (I don’t […]
Pumpkin: Not Just Pies
Who doesn’t like a lil’ punkin’ pie during the holiday season? Since going gluten-free, I’ve never found a pie crust recipe that rivals the white flower and Crisco kind from the American south. So I’ve vowed to get my pumpkin kick elsewhere. Tonight, I’m doing a “clean out the cupboard” soup/stew in the crockpot. I’m […]
Indigenous Trails
When most people think about trails and Indigenous people, it’s for the sad and horrific stuff. The Trail of Tears, the Long Walk. It’s about removal, relocation, death, destruction. It’s rarely about trade centers like Chaco Canyon, or the elaborate roads to each of the coasts, or the Chichen Itza runners. Countless others. It’s […]
Running Plans
Indian people sure love Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota), the1964 Olympics Gold Medalist. He was a sense of pride for Indigenous people, and still is. He’s like the Jimmy Carter of Indian country: still motivating, still helping Indian youth, still loving his wife. He didn’t have to overcome a tough presidency, just poverty. If you […]
Yes, My Kid Still Eats “Normal”
We live on a rural family “compound” north of Tahlequah where my parents are the “next door neighbors” down the hill from us. It’s the single greatest gift I’ll ever give to my son, the fact that he can walk freely between our houses. He gets to see his Nana and Papa every day, the […]
The Five Ingredient Enchilada
Mexican food is my downfall. I’ve never been that much of a sweet tooth, but I love salty crunchy things so chips and salsa are my cookies. When I went vegan, that meant no more chips and queso feasts but it also created a quandary as to what my future in Mexican food would be. […]
Can A Tribal Judge Say “I Like Beer”?
Alcohol is a loaded topic in Indian country. In pop culture, Indians are stereotyped as drunks and to be sure, alcoholism, meth and opioid addiction destroys communities. But I am beyond sick and tired of these problems being portrayed as “Native American issues.” They are human issues and it cuts across all social, ethnic […]
Need a Quickie?
Let’s face it: sometimes you just aren’t in the mood . . . to cook. This is the danger zone. You worked all day, your house is a mess and you are hangry. This is really the danger zone. Be careful and don’t fall off the health wagon and do something stupid. Here’s my go-to […]