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Celebrations

Holidays and special occasions call for celebration, would you agree? We all love traditional gatherings for the obvious holidays, but we also love smaller holidays and love to celebrate each one with a special menu. We love a good 4th of July themed picnic, Valentine's Day treats everyone will love, or "Game-Day" appetizers and entrees made in the Instant Pot.

Consider this your one-stop-shop to every celebratory menu you'll ever need. Looking for a Thanksgiving menu (for 5 special diets)? Or maybe you'd like a "Real-Food Makeover" for your Christmas menu? We've got it!

Category: Celebrations

Gut-Friendly Linzer Cookies {Sweets For Your Sweetie} | If you're looking for something sweet and pretty, but much healthier than the standard decorated sugar cookies or box of chocolates, consider this nourishing take on Linzer cookies! They're made with sprouted flour and all-natural raspberry jam so they're easier to digest! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Gut-Friendly Linzer Cookies {Sweets For Your Sweetie}

I would argue that Valentine's Day exists for the food. Beyond the shiny gifts, the whole idea of the day is to connect intimately with one you love. And here is a collection of real food recipes to help set the tone for celebration and romance! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Real Food Recipes for Romance

Chocolate Raspberry Tea Cake | Treat yourself or surprise your honey (or little honey drops) with this delicious and nourishing Sourdough Chocolate Raspberry Teacake. Sourdough, chocolate, AND raspberry? All in one dessert? Delicious! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Chocolate Raspberry Tea Cake

Instead of sharing conversational hearts, my little ones and loving husband will indulge in one of my favorite childhood treats -- pecan tarts. It's a recipe from my mom, only remade with less processed and more wholesome ingredients, of course. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Mama’s Pecan Tarts

My husband named this "The Best Chocolate Cake Ever". He actually told me to throw out all of my other cake recipes, including those decadent sugar-laden treats I made before we started changing our diet. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

The Best Grain-Free Chocolate Cake Ever {+8 things to make with almond pulp}

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, it's fun to see how new recipes can be "green-ified". Like my standard homemade Oreos. I turned the filling (natural) green, which made me think of grasshopper mint ice cream, so I added a bit of peppermint to the mix as well! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Homemade Peppermint Oreos {made with sprouted flour}

Cinco de Mayo Meal Plans for 5 Special Diets | In these Cinco de Mayo meal plans for five special diets (traditional, gluten-free, GAPS, Paleo, and Autoimmune Paleo), we've provided you with a good mix of both American and Pueblo cuisine. From appetizer all the way to dessert! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Cinco de Mayo Meal Plans for 5 Special Diets

Sprouted Strawberry Shortcake | Strawberries are perfect on their own, but I love adding them to a lightly sweetened dessert (like... shortcake!) for a spring treat. For this recipe, I use a sprouted pastry flour to create a slightly sweet biscuit baked as one large disk. Top with strawberries or any seasonal fruit! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sprouted Strawberry Shortcake

Crustless Custard Fruit Pie {endless variations for all seasons} | Even if you love pie pastry, this light fruity custard pie is a delicious treat all year round, plus it is versatile enough for any seasonal fruit. Most variations can be whipped up in a few minutes. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Crustless Custard Fruit Pie {endless variations, all seasons}

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd | If your layers are prolific and you have eggs to use up, make this! The whites make the meringue and the yolks go in the lemon curd. Though I used strawberries, this recipe is flexible for whatever fruit is in season. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd

My husband's absolute favorite dessert is... coconut cream pie. For his birthday, I considered overnighting his favorite from Tina's in New Mexico. I snapped back to reality and made one instead. THIS coconut cream pie has nothing to hide -- no white flour, refined sugar, boxed pudding, or margarine.

Southern Coconut Cream Pie

Donuts... There's nothing like 'em! These sourdough gluten-free donuts without refined sweeteners raise the bar. They may just become a new staple!

Gluten-Free Apple Spice Sourdough Donuts

When my daughter asked for "lamb on a stick" (aka rack of lamb) for her 2nd birthday, I was proud as punch -- and then whipped up this rice pilaf, garnished with rosemary from our tiny urban balcony garden, to go alongside! It's simple, elegant, and perfect for any special occasion.

Simple, Elegant Rice Pilaf

Donuts... There's nothing like 'em! These sourdough gluten-free donuts without refined sweeteners raise the bar. They may just become a new staple!

32 Delicious Pumpkin Recipes {from Breakfast to Dessert}

Love hot cocoa and chai? Now you can have the best of both worlds -- when the two are married in a cup!

Chai Hot Cocoa

Is it a cake or a quick bread? It really doesn't matter what you call it because ... pumpkin! It's really not a cake, but if you want to serve it for dessert, I promise no one will know the difference. It's time to bake something pumpkin in a Traditional way with soaked einkorn!

Spiced Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Bundt Bread {with soaked einkorn!}

Turkey Shepherd's Pie {from turkey leftovers!}

Turkey Shepherd’s Pie {from turkey leftovers!}

Sometimes I'm just in a stuffing mood... Then the big questions are: what can I serve with it? What new twist can I create? I initially resisted adding sausage to my stuffing. Finally, I caved, and I'm so glad I did! My newest version is a savory sourdough stuffing with Italian sausage!

Savory Sourdough Stuffing