This compote recipe incorporates pears, figs, raisins, and pecans, all spiced perfectly for autumn.
Side Dish cuisines
Dutch Baby
This fluffy pancake is like eating billowy clouds of deliciousness. It’s perfect for any time of day or year and is fast and easy to make. Just dump all the ingredients into a mixer, stir them up, pour them into a hot, sizzling cast-iron skillet, and put them in the oven. Then, in twenty-five minutes, …
Tropical Fruit Salad
This Tropical Fruit Salad is easier to achieve than you would think. I found pink pineapple and dragon fruit (pitaya) at my local Ralphs. I like to make something like this to mix up the fruit in my diet. If you haven’t tried dragon fruit, I highly recommend it. It is sweet and subtly earthy, …
Sweet Potato Pie Bites
These Sweet Potato Pie Bites are a family favorite. I made them for Thanksgiving one year, and my husband and son couldn’t get enough of them. My son eats them all year round. We use goat cheese but you can play around with the combinations. I like blue cheese crumbles with chopped walnuts, as well as this …
Grain-Free, Lemon, Lavendar, and Chamomile Scones
These grain-free scones are moist and delicious, unlike traditional scones. They are perfect for an afternoon snack with a cup of tea. I don’t know about you, but I cannot eat grains every day or for every meal. Grains contain lechtins which are essentially the plant’s way of protecting itself from being over consumed. If …
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Hi there, I’m Christine! Welcome to Real Yummies with Chris. I am currently living in Southern California with my husband. I am a Board Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Art Therapist, and Hypnotherapist. I enjoy REAL food… avoid processed and refined foods, and am a “conscientious omnivore” that believes in balanced eating. While many pervasive generalizations surround nutrition and well-being, I think eating and health should be approached with the individual in mind. I do not believe there is a one-size-fits-all solution to health and well-being. Real Yummies with Chris is a community of individuals with various dietary needs (including intolerances and allergies) looking to feel good, trust their bodies, and tune into their inner wisdom.
Real Yummies
- Chicken Parm Meatball Soup with Lemon and Spinach
- Cranberry Upside Down Bliss Cake
- Apple Almond Cake
- Butternut Squash Soup with Wild Mushrooms and White Miso
- Velvety Butternut Squash Risotto
- Autumn Spiced Pear and Fig Compote
- Creamy Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
- Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza
- Dutch Baby
- Scallops with Spring Peas and Tarragon