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Showing posts with label Whole30. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Whole30. 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

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

All You Need is Love & Creamy Apricot Chicken Salad (Egg/Mayo Free)

For me, being with family after a long stretch is like coming home. Be it months, years, days or even hours......time with family conjures up all the weaving history of hardship and laughter and trials and joy that has shaped me into the person I am today. It's this sense of nostalgia that reminds me to be ever grateful for all that I have been blessed to have: precious healing, moments of

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

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

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

RAW Noodles & Veggies W/RAW Asian Pesto Sauce (Paleo, RAW, Vegan, GAPS)

So here we are...FINALLY; my very own "EAT MORE VEGGIES" month. (Thanks to all for your patience as I recovered from the flu). This month is my own personal quest to re-imagine that shared experience of every child's least favorite phrase. We've all heard it: You can probably even hear your mother's voice right now echoing it; "You need to eat your veggies". But seriously, every one of

Cherry, Pecan & Tarragon Chicken Salad (No Mayo)

No fancy pictures today....just awesome FOOD! We made this chicken salad today with the leftover ingredients from my last post, Cherry, Pecan & Tarragon Brussel Sprouts W/Madeira Wine Reduction.

I must say it was FABULOUS. My kids said the only problem was that I didn't make more! That made me one happy mama. So happy in fact, that I had to share this amazingly simple recipe. Best of

Cherry & Pecan Brussel Sprouts With A Tarragon & Madeira Wine Reduction (GAPS, Paleo Options, Vegan)

If you happen to be one of those people who automatically turns your nose up at the mere mention of Brussels sprouts...prepare to be charmed! These are not the bitter, soggy, overcooked Brussels sprouts that your grandma used to make (no offense to grandma intended...I mean, I like them so mine must have done something right).

Here again, you may notice the continued obsession

Peppered Lamb Breakfast Sausage

This is a simple yet flavorful breakfast sausage recipe. Best of all it's fresh and free of additives or chemicals. Try it alone or thrown into your morning omelette I also like to eat it crumpled over a nice wild field salad . Enjoy!

Peppered Lamb Breakfast Sausage

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds ground organic lamb meat

1 tsp teaspoons coarse sea salt

1/2 tsp teaspoons

Apple, Pecan & Bacon Butternut Squash Hash(Gaps/Paleo/Vegan options)

Apple, Pecan &Bacon Butternut Squash Hash

Ingredients:

About 2 cups diced butternut squash (fresh not frozen)

1 cup diced tart apples (about 1 large apple, use Granny Smiths for 21DSD)

4-5 strips Bacon

1/4 cup or more chopped green onions

1/2 tsp coarse ground salt (or to taste)

fresh cracked pepper to taste

Method:

Preheat the oven to broil (you can skip the

Rosemary Spaghetti Squash Egg Nests (GAPS, Paleo)

This is one of our family FAVORITES. It's as though, when I make this I can do no wrong! They are pretty easy to make and well worth the effort for a special occasion breakfast. Which apparently means, everyday in my house. We make these at least once a week.

Rosemary Spaghetti Squash Egg Nests

Ingredients:

3 cups lightly packed cooked spaghetti squash (