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Showing posts with label Pure Paleo. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Pure Paleo. Show all posts

Vietnamese Inspired Chicken & Cabbage Salad (Paleo)

Once upon a time...long long ago, a little American girl packed up with her family and moved to Southeast Asia. As you might imagine this was quite an adventure! It was filled with new smells, tastes, sounds, colors and many more things the girl had never experienced before.

The open markets in Asia remind me of the farmers markets here, only on steroids. They're

Masala Cauli-Fried Rice (Grain Free, Vegan, Paleo, Primal)

Masala Cauli-Fried Rice (Revised Version)

Grain/Gluten Free/Paleo/Primal

(Grain Free, Vegan, SCD, GAPS, Paleo)

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons ghee/oil of choice

1 medium cauliflower head, grated (about 4 cups)

1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)

3 cloves of garlic, minced (about 1 teaspoon)

1 whole jalapeno, seeded and diced or 1/4 cup diced green pepper*

2 medium

Poached Salmon w/ Coconut Cream Reduction & Arugula Micro Greens

Poached salmon is one of my favorite meals! Arugula micro greens.....my current obsession. Coconut cream and white wine reduction....do I even need to qualify THAT one? And so I give you this delicious salmon recipe that's super easy to make and yet designed to impress.

I used salmon from US Wellness Meats. In fact you'll find this recipe in it's entirety over on their site where I was the

Smoked Ham & Apple Butternut Squash Hash AND Beyond Bacon Book Review

At this point, if you follow our blog, there's a very good chance that you've already heard quite a bit about Beyond Bacon, either from us or from any number of other Paleo bloggers out there. You might even be asking yourself, "What's the point of another review on Beyond Bacon?" Well the point of this review is not just to tell you how amazing this book is, from it's gorgeous cover to

Overnight Vietnamese Pickled Shrimp

Today I get to share another great recipe from my stint as the April featured chef over at US Wellness Meats. If you haven't been over there to check them out, do it now. They have a wide variety of grass fed, sustainable meats and seafood as well as pastured goat and cow cheeses, nitrate free meats, sugar free bacon, sausages and more. I absolutely love this place! Now, more about these

Paleo Cauliflower Mash-tinis: Getting Perfect, Fluffy Cauli-Mash Everytime

Truth be told, I am and have always been a sucker for wedding/party food. I remember the first "Mash-tini" bar that I encountered. It was at a wedding (of course) and there was a tall, quiet man dressed in black pants and a crisp white dress shirt serving up elegant, long stemmed martini glasses filled with fluffy clouds of buttery mashed potatoes. With a sweep of his arm he invited me to

Spicy Baked Tex-Mex Meatballs (Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free)

I tried to think of something funny and witty, or even romantic (yes....food romance, I like to call it "fromance") to write before I posted this recipe. THAT was 3 weeks ago. After numerous emails asking..."Hey where's that Texas meat ball recipe that you promised?", I realized that I should set aside the aspirations of brilliant witty writing this go around and just post the recipe..

Meat Lovers Cream Of Mushroom, "Not Really Wild Rice"Soup(Paleo,Dairy/Grain Free)

As a child I grew up in the deep.....DEEP North. And when I say " Deep North", what I really mean by this is dark woods, two-seater outhouses, dog sleds, giant black bears roaming around, endless tree-covered landscapes and frigid, 40-below winter nights. Besides the fact that my mom insisted on dressing me like the abominable snowman every time I left the house (seriously, you should have

Easy Butternut Squash or Pumpkin Porridge; A Nut & Egg Free Breakfast

This is definitely one of our go-to breakfasts! It's so easy: I just get up an hour before breakfast, throw the squash in the oven and then read a book and drink some tea. 45 minutes later.....we have the wonderful sweet aroma of squash/pumpkin, ready to come out of the oven. The kids love it because they can build and create their own custom breakfast bowls with all their favorite

Crock Pot Pumpkin & Crab Chowder (Dairy Free/Paleo)

Ok, I know I made you guys wait for this one. Normally, I don't blog about my crazy life or busy week but goodness....the last few have been a blur. Recently I agreed to write a 2000-word yoga article and provide four lovely yoga pics of myself for a magazine. (Haha, I'm such a 'poser')

Now, it's hard enough to like a picture of oneself as it is, but add to that putting it in a

Bacon & Chive Coconut Flour Biscuits (Paleo, Nut/Gluten/Grain/DairyFree)

I'm not a woman of many words today, but that's OK because these tasty pumpkin drop biscuits pretty much speak for themselves! They are the perfect partner to some warm soup on a cold day and are brilliant for making breakfast sandwiches in the morning. The best thing about these little guys: they are super versatile, so don't be afraid to ditch the onions and bacon (blasphemy, I know!)

Herbed Crispy Flat Bread W/ Chicken, Arugula & Mango-Strawberry Salsa (Grain Free)

Last Saturday, my family and I had the privilege of picking up our very first 'co-op style' produce share from Urban Acres and I must say....the experience was MARVELOUS. We decided beforehand to bring our camera and make a short video and we had such a blast!

Earlier in the week, I saw on their website that we were getting Texas figs in our share and I wasn't just a little giddy!

Kale Chip Nachos W/'No Dairy' Parmesan (Paleo/Priaml/GAPS)

Once again, I am super thrilled to be sharing one of my recipes over at the amazing Mommypotamus! One of my favorite Real Foods/Family bloggers. Heather, is a seemingly unending source of information on important subjects such healthy eating, natural health and beauty, "Real Foods", breastfeeding, early baby foods, natural remedies, general parenting, and the list goes on and on! So head on

Street Foods: Vietnamese Cauli-Fried Rice W/Nước Chấm (Grain Free)

If you've ever had the pleasure of walking through an open street market in some foreign city you know that there is nothing quite like the overwhelming tidal wave that it is to the senses. Brightly decorated little food stands with colorful signs describing their fare. The excited chatter of vendors striking deals and calling in new patrons. Steel scraping hot steel as charred woks barely

Just Peachy: Peaches & Cream Chicken Salad W/Currants, Parsley & Mint (No Mayo, Paleo, Egg/Dairy/Grain Free)

I know, I know.....there are a MILLION chicken salad recipes out there these days. That's why I wanted to come up with something that was simple, fresh and summery but still different than your typical summer picnic side dish. So if you want a break from the same old, same old...then this is the chicken salad for you!

It's fairly common to add apricots to a chicken salad recipe, but

Cashew Ricotta Stuffed, Almond Crusted Fried Squash Blossoms (Vegan, Grain & Dairy Free)

Oh, the wondrous blossoms of summer....I so love their scent, their color, their texture and YES, even their taste! Especially the squash blossom. If you have never tried one, now is the time, while they are in full bloom. They can be eaten raw, baked, sauteed or fried.

Don't worry, you can have your blossoms and eat your zucchini too! One additional thing to keep in mind

Gingered Green Beans W/Caramelized Shallots

As I sit in my kitchen, snapping the ends of a big basket of fresh green beans, I keep hearing this voice in my head saying....no wait, almost singing...."Busy girls are happy girls." I remember snapping green beans with my best friend, her mother's voice prompting us like a soothing melodic chime.....but despite her sweet 'chiming' voice, we weren't fooled for a second by the veiled

Paleo/Vegan Butternut Squash Au Gratin W/Crispy Shallots(Dairy/Potato/Grain Free)

Butternut Squash Au Gratin W/Crispy Shallots

Ingredients:

1 pound of shallots (about 2 cups thinly sliced)1/2 cup oil of choice for frying (I like to use organic Spectrum Palm Oil)
Approx 5 lbs of whole butternut squash (about 2 lbs once sliced)*
1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked for 2-4 hours (not roasted)
1 1/4 or more cups canned coconut milk, water or chicken broth.

Street Food: Beet Chips With Cashew Tzatziki (REVISED) Vegan, Paleo, Primal, SCD

For some reason, food that you eat while walking around in the open air is just somehow better. And the culture of "street food" is something that remains consistent no matter where you go. Whether you're at a small town carnival, in downtown New York City, or exploring the bustling open markets of the third world, the food that you buy from street vendors somehow seems to represent

Oven Dried Cherry Tomatoes (A Guest Post At Mommypotamus)

Oven Dried Tomatoes, so tasty and oh so easy to make! Head on over the Mommypotamus....where once again, I have the privilege of doing a guest post!