tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58186571731263197412024-03-13T23:01:30.697-04:00Elizabeth's Treasure ChestMy adventures in Paleo cooking - coconut free! Mixed with family, fun, and life.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-69112492722336295142014-01-12T20:59:00.000-05:002014-01-12T20:59:07.785-05:00Lime-Cilantro Pork Tacos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is there anything better than the smell of fresh chopped cilantro? Maybe fresh cilantro mixed with lime! This dinner was stacked to be full of flavor. Pork tenderloin cooked in palm oil, then sauteed with an onion, tomato, chicken stock mixture.<br />
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Tonight's adventure had a new ingredient in it. I found red palm oil in a local store and decided to give it a go in place of coconut oil. Well, that's all good and dandy, but it looks like I've found a new allergy. I am covered in hives. I've had minor reactions before to things with palm oil, but I just marked it up to being an item that was "packaged in a facility with tree nuts" or it also had coconut in it. Guess I was wrong. I have to say, I'm extremely bummed about this because I was looking for a substitute to coconut oil to use for frostings and in cooking, and now I have to keep looking. BOO!!!!<br />
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There was actually a lot more pork than what is shown in that picture. This is what was left after we all had taken our first serving. Only downfall was the butter lettuce. I recommend getting lettuce extremely fresh, don't let it start to wilt at all. Also, it needs to have BIG leaves. If not, you won't be able to use the lettuce as taco shells. We ended up making taco salads as you can see in the pics above and below.<br />
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Verdict: Ehhh... I think I would have been happier if I could have made a taco out of this. Don't get me wrong, the flavors were great, but I was a bit disappointed in the execution. That's all on me. I'm seriously upset about the palm oil also, that's also on me. Wish I didn't have all these dumb allergies, but hey, I am who God created me to be. So more adventures will come as I keep on finding new recipes and substitutions!<br />
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Original recipe from <a href="http://www.paleoplan.com/2011/02-07/lime-cilantro-pork-tacos/" target="_blank">Paleo Plan</a>.<br />
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<b>LIME-CILANTRO PORK TACOS<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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INGREDIENTS</div>
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1TBSP oil of choice</div>
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2lb pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into ¼” – ½” strips</div>
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4-6 TBSP cilantro, chopped</div>
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1 large head butter lettuce (or as many leaves as you plan on making tacos)</div>
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-18953836246240412752014-01-11T19:47:00.000-05:002014-01-11T19:49:55.579-05:00Apple Glazed Turkey Meatballs and Roasted Buttercup Squash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think I have a new obsession. I want to buy every variation of squash, bake it, and taste the difference in them all. Yesterday I was looking for a side vegetable to go with tonight's Apple Glazed Turkey Meatballs (original recipe found at <a href="http://onceamonthmeals.com/paleo-apple-glazed-turkey-meatballs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paleo-apple-glazed-turkey-meatballs" target="_blank">OAMM</a>) and I spotted the squash in my grocery store. I already had picked up some butternut squash for a lunch recipe, so I thought I would go with acorn squash since we have tried it and liked it. While I was looking at them I saw a different squash, the buttercup squash. It's similar in size to the acorn squash but is a slightly different shape. I picked up two because that's plenty for us for one meal.<br />
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I washed the outside of the squash down, preheated my oven to 350 and got a pan out. I sliced the squash in half and removed the seeds and flesh. I placed them cut-side down on the pan and let them roast for 40 minutes. Which was the perfect amount of time for me to prepare the rest of dinner.<br />
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The apple glazed turkey meatballs were extremely easy to prepare. 20 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook the meatballs. In a bowl I mixed ground turkey, diced apple, 2 cloves of minced garlic, <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/crock-pot-applesauce.html" target="_blank">applesauce</a>, sliced green onions, almond flour/meal, sea salt and cinnamon. I used Himalayan sea salt because I'm still in love with the flavor of it.<br />
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Now, when I say mix it up, you can't just stick a big spoon in there. No, no, no. Time to get your hands dirty. Ground turkey sticks to everything like there is no tomorrow. It's seriously icky to work with. But if you don't get your hands in there and really work the ingredients in, you'll end up with cinnamon and salt patches that didn't incorporate into the turkey well. You don't want to bite into that.<br />
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Time for my PC love. Break out you <a href="https://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=238&catId=122&parentCatId=122&outletSubCat=" target="_blank">medium Pampered Chef scoop</a> and form that mess of turkey into meatballs. With the medium scoop I made 20 meatballs out of this recipe. Pop that in a preheated 400 oven and it's time to start the glaze.<br />
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<i>Yes, I did say 400. I happen to have a double oven, so I can cook the meatballs at 400 and have the squash at 350. You could split the difference and go for 375 and up the cooking time on both.</i><br />
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In a large skillet (I used my BIG cast iron, but it was a little too big) combine apple juice, ginger (which I forgot but this still tasted great), more applesauce, arrowroot powder, more sea salt and cinnamon, and coconut aminos -- or in my case soy sauce. Yes, I know I ruined the Paleo dinner for us tonight because soy sauce is a no-no on Paleo, but hey, it's either soy sauce or coconut aminos. Little cheat or die of anaphylaxis. hmm... I think I'll cheat.<br />
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This is really liquidy when you pour it into the pan, and it's supposed to be a glaze. I whisked it up to break up the arrowroot powder and walked away for a moment to put away the soy sauce and applesauce, came back and it was thick and boiling. That quick it had thickened up. Turn the heat down and let it slowly boil. When the meatballs are finished pop them in the skillet and coat them with the glaze. Serve immediately.<br />
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Verdict: The meatballs and glaze were delicious. There were no leftovers. This was an easy meal to throw together and bake. Will definitely make them again. As for the buttercup squash, it was ok. It was more on the savory side rather than the sweeter butternut squash or acorn squash. I think if we had used them as a bowl putting the meatballs with the glaze in them, the squash would have soaked up some of the glaze and made it sweeter. I found a couple of recipes for buttercup squash and they all said to roast like I did, but then cook for 10 minutes more with butter and brown sugar in them. Well, that's not exactly Paleo, so I just wanted to try the full flavor of the squash. I'll do some more research on buttercup squash recipes and maybe I can find something to really utilize the flavor. If you've got one, please share it!<br />
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1 TBSP applesauce</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 400. In large bowl combine all meatball
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2. Using medium Pampered Chef scoop, form into 20 meatballs. Place on
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3. In large skillet, combine all glaze ingredients. Cook over medium
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4. Whisk well until the glaze suddenly thickens up and turn down very
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My once-a-month cooking friends know how much I love Bird's Nest Pie. It's an awesome go-to meal. Spaghetti, mixed with an egg and Parmesan cheese, spread in a pan. Top that with sour cream that's been mixed with cooked onions, topped with sausage cooked with some sauce. Cover the whole thing in sliced mozzarella cheese and bake it all. Yum!</div>
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Well, let's count the ways that meal IS NOT Paleo. 1) Spaghetti is full of flour - BAD. 2) All that cheese is not Paleo friendly. 3) Sour cream is not Paleo friendly. <i>Boo!!!</i></div>
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Spaghetti is something that we love, and spaghetti squash is a perfect substitute. It is super easy to prepare spaghetti squash, so don't let it scare you off! I started by preheating my oven to 400 and I cut the squash in half and placed it cut-side down on a pan. I baked it for about 25-30 minutes until the squash skin was soft. I then took a fork and separated the strands of spaghetti. <i>*Turn the oven down to 350 for later.</i></div>
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I placed the spaghetti pieces into an 8x8 dish and the dish was half full. That's a lot of spaghetti from one squash! I set the dish aside and started working on the rest of the meal.</div>
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In a pan I cooked a pound of Italian sausage mixed with 1 small chopped onion. After that cooked till the pink was gone, I turned the heat off and added 1 cup of marinara sauce, basil, salt and pepper. I know I was supposed to measure out the basil, salt, and pepper, but I just eyeballed it. Pour that on the spaghetti and mix it up. </div>
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In a small bowl, whisk together 3 eggs then pour it all over the spaghetti mixture. Mix it up so you can't see the egg anymore and it looks like that picture above. Bake it for 55-60 minutes at 350.</div>
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Verdict: Ooh, look at that! Doesn't that look tasty! No cheese and no sour cream, but still full of flavor! My son was complaining all afternoon about why can't we just have spaghetti like normal people. I told him that even if it was cheat day, which it isn't, I can't eat spaghetti anymore because of my gluten intolerance. Gluten free spaghetti doesn't exactly taste great. Well, let me tell you, that boy was raving over this meal. He said it tasted better than the original Bird's Nest Pie! Kid #3 absolutely loved it and my hubby thought it was great. This was a big win meal!</div>
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<i>This meal was originally found at <a href="http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a>.</i></div>
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<b>PALEO BIRD’S NEST PIE<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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1 large spaghetti squash</div>
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1 pound Italian bulk sausage</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 400. Cut spaghetti squash in half and place on
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2. Remove spaghetti squash from oven. Reduce oven to 350. Grease 8x8
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4. In a skillet cook the sausage with the chopped onion until no pink
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5. Remove the skillet from heat. Add the Marinara, basil, salt, and
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6. Add sausage mixture to the spaghetti squash and mix well. </div>
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7. Whisk the eggs in a bowl and pour over the squash mixture and mix well.</div>
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I am supposed to be taking down my Christmas decorations right now. I'm blogging instead. I had a great day at work and just spent a fun time making this dinner with #3. She is a great helper in the kitchen, up until it comes time to put food in the oven. She tends to forget that the oven gets preheated and she reaches in and grabs the oven racks every time we cook. I don't know why she does that. She's now sitting on the couch watching cartoons with an ice cube on her hand. Poor thing.<br />
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Tonight's dinner was a yummy find over at <a href="http://paleomg.com/bacon-wrapped-meatballs-over-roasted-butternut-squash/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a>. It really was super easy to make, especially since my hubby bought me new knives for Christmas and I was able to cut the butternut squash like it was butter. So happy!<br />
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So that squash up there looks a little funny. It's prepped but not cooked yet. Cube a whole medium butternut squash into bite sized pieces and put onto a baking sheet that has a piece of parchment paper on it. Coat with 3 TBSP of melted bacon fat and sprinkle with 1/4 tsp each of garlic powder, onion powder, and sea salt. I used a very large butternut squash and doubled all the rest of the ingredients. I eyeballed the bacon fat so I don't think I used 6 TBSP and I probably could have still just used 3. I also used pink Himalayan sea salt because I have found I love the flavor. It's got a slightly sweeter taste than regular sea salt. At least both my husband and I think so.</div>
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Put the pan of prepped squash aside and start on the meatballs. In a large bowl combine 1 pound ground pork, 1/2 onion that has been diced, 2 cloves garlic that is minced, and a little salt and pepper to taste. I used my medium Pampered Chef scoop to make the perfect sized meatballs and this made about 20. The original recipe says it makes only 10, so if you want BIG meatballs and only want to make 10, use the big PC scoop.</div>
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So, depending on how many meatballs you have, take that many pieces of bacon and cut them in half. (20 meatballs = 20 pieces of bacon.) Place the 2 halfs of the bacon on top of each other overlapping to make an X, then place the meatball in the center. Wrap the bacon around the meatball then place the meatball bacon seam side down on a pan lined with parchment paper. In the pic of #3 above you can see her making the meatballs and placing them on the parchment paper.</div>
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Both the meatballs and the squash take 20-30 minutes to cook, so put both pans in the oven and cook at the same time. Mine took closer to the 30 minutes and came out perfectly.</div>
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Verdict: This meal is a keeper! If anything, the squash was just delicious. We all loved it. I can't wait to make it again.<br />
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<b>BACON WRAPPED PORK MEATBALLS<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Makes 20 Meatballs<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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1lb ground pork</div>
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½ onion, diced</div>
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Salt & pepper to taste</div>
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20 pieces of bacon</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.</div>
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2. In large bowl, combine pork, diced onion, minced garlic, salt and
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3. Using medium <a href="http://pamperedchef.biz/eunicealexander?page=products-detail&categoryId=122&productId=238&itemId=2540">Pampered
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4. Slice bacon in half. </div>
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6. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until bacon is done.</div>
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1 medium butternut squash</div>
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3 TBSP bacon fat</div>
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¼ tsp Himalayan sea salt (or salt of choice)</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.</div>
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2. Peel and dice butternut squash into bite sized pieces. Spread out
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I haven't blogged in a while. I'm really bad about that. So much has been happening around here. Hubby went back to work and has been working almost every weekend since the beginning of November, #2 turned 13, Christmas season was upon us, and the biggest change of all -- I went back to work. Right now I'm just the interim secretary at my church, but I might just be applying for the position once the church makes it available. It works out well to be there and the kids can come in with me and do their cyber school work in the church library while I'm working. Not a bad deal.<br />
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As for food, I've been sticking to easy meals. Some repeats, some new recipes, all Paleo friendly. The key things to remember when cooking Paleo is low carb, no grains, no refined sugar, lots of meat, veggies, and fat. Now, I'm not just talking bad fat, an avocado is fatty and good for you at the same time. All in moderation my friends.<br />
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With going back to work I'm now hunting down recipes that I can use for lunches. Of course I can always pack leftovers from dinner, but a lot of time we don't have leftovers. I do like buying flavored sausage links from my local Amish market because they are fresh and have no preservatives, but I just can't eat sausage every day. I found this recipe for a fun twist on egg salad. Keeping with the no preservatives theme, you need to make your own mayonnaise for this recipe. Don't get scared off, it's super easy. 1 egg, 2 tsp lemon juice, a generous pinch of salt, and 1 cup extra-light tasting olive oil. Follow the directions <a href="http://thehealthyfoodie.com/2013/07/07/fail-proof-home-made-paleo-mayo-whole30-compliant/" target="_blank">here</a> and you'll have super yummy mayo that's healthy.<br />
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On to the <a href="http://www.paleoplan.com/2009/12-03/sweet-potato-bacon-and-egg-salad/" target="_blank">lunch recipe</a>! Hard boil 2 eggs, put in an ice bath, peel and dice. Dice 8 slices of bacon and cook for only 5 minutes. Peel and dice a medium sweet potato and add it to the bacon and cook until the bacon is done. Let the bacon and sweet potato mixture cool. In a container mix the diced eggs, 2 TBSP mayo, 2 TBSP lemon juice, 2 TBSP fresh dill (less if using dried dill.) Add the bacon and sweet potatoes when cooled. Mix up and eat warm or cold.<br />
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I'm actually looking forward to going to work tomorrow and eating this for lunch. I had a spoonful and it was tasty! Round this off with a piece of fruit, maybe some nuts, and I'm good to go.<br />
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2 TBSP mayonnaise (make it Paleo friendly with <a href="http://thehealthyfoodie.com/2013/07/07/fail-proof-home-made-paleo-mayo-whole30-compliant/">this
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There are so many things I am thankful for. I'm thankful my husband is home again, thankful for healthy kids, thankful for friends and family who love us. There are so many things that I can't even begin to list them all. One thing that I am thankful for is eating Paleo. I've been cooking Paleo since early September and I've learned a few things.<br />
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1. I'm gluten intolerant. I had my suspicions before, but despite the blood tests coming up negative, eliminating it from my diet and bringing it back in is a big no-no. My body cannot tolerate it. Without cutting gluten I would not have known.</div>
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2. I like food. I like <i>good</i> food. I'm finding there are a lot of good recipes that are just plain delicious and are Paleo friendly.</div>
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3. Paleo cooking isn't hard. Most of the meals I have made have been extremely easy. The difficult part is saying no to the junk, finding substitutes for sugar, and my own personal problem -- alternates to all the coconut. </div>
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Some research has had to happen on my part, especially when creating a meal like today. Thanksgiving dinner for us was completely Paleo, except for some of the desserts. <br />
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In the picture above, starting at the top and going clockwise, turducken, ham, corn bread, maple bacon pecan butternut squash, green bean casserole, whipped sweet potatoes. <br />
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Everything on that plate is Paleo friendly. The only thing that you can't see is the cranberry sauce that I made. Yes, I made it, in fact, I made everything from scratch. Well, I didn't <i>make</i> the turducken, I just bought that from the farmer's market and cooked it, I did buy the ham as well, but everything else I made. I'm not going to go into details on how I cooked everything so here are the recipe links to everything I made today: **note any place coconut oil is used I used bacon fat.</div>
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<a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/maple-pecan-chicken-with-paleo-corn.html" target="_blank">Paleo Corn Bread</a></div>
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The whipped sweet potatoes were easy. I just boiled the sweet potatoes for a good long while and when they were cool enough to handle I peeled them and threw them in my crock pot. I mashed them with a potato masher, poured a little almond milk in, and put a nice coating of cinnamon over the top. Mix it all up and let it cook on low in the crock so it stayed warm for dinner. Easy dish to prepare in advance and let sit in the crock.</div>
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Look at those! Apple pie tartlets. Completely Paleo friendly and super yummy! My oven cooked a little hotter than the recipe needed, so I probably should have pulled them out a bit earlier. But, it didn't hurt and we all still loved them. You can find the recipe over at <a href="http://paleomg.com/thanksgiving-dessert-apple-pie-tartlets/" target="_blank">PaleoOMG</a>.<br />
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Sooo good! I did make a pumpkin pie using a <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-paleo-pie-crust/#axzz2lyoZ901s" target="_blank">walnut pie crust</a> but it wasn't Paleo friendly. It was gluten free, but with the molasses and brown sugar, we broke from the diet. But I say I'm ok eating it because it's my <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2008/09/dans-pumpkin-pie-with-molasses.html" target="_blank">Grandpop's recipe</a> for pumpkin pie and I just can't eat pumpkin pie unless it is his. It was different eating it with a walnut pie crust, but it was still really good. </div>
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Overall, I have to say this is the first year that my stomach isn't hurting after eating all this food! I don't feel sick or bloated, I feel good. I actually feel ready for round 2! </div>
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I had a fun day today. A friend of mine is in cosmetology school and she had a makeup competition today and needed a model. The students were allowed to pick their own themes and my friend decided to make me into a Viking Opera Singer.</div>
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We had a blast all morning. She did a great job and when it came time to announce the winners, my friend placed second with the makeup she did. I think we had a real shot at first, but look at the top three in the next picture.</div>
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Isn't that little girl just the cutest thing ever?! How could we possibly beat her? Third place was very well done (even if this isn't the best picture.) The fun part was the whole outfit I'm wearing is actually mine, except for the wig. I'm so glad I was able to go help my friend out and take a little detour out of my normal routine. Thankfully, my hubby was home to do school with the kids. In good news, he got a job but doesn't start working until Nov 4th, so we've got a little time home with him. In fact, he's taking #2 hunting tomorrow morning for the youth season. Good times for them!</div>
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Tonight's meal was an easy one. I started by taking 2 yams and slicing them in half and sticking them in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. While they were cooking I started the chili. In a good sized pot, I started cooking the bacon slices. I then started dicing all my veggies. By the time I was done the bacon was browned and almost crispy. I added the veggies in and let them cook for a few minutes. I then added the ground beef and spices. I cooked the meat till it was cooked through then added all the tomatoes and tomato sauce. Let that simmer together for a few minutes then serve over the yams. </div>
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Verdict: YUM! So easy and delicious. Everyone liked this meal. I got the recipe from <a href="http://paleomg.com/smoky-bacon-chili/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a> and tweaked it. Not from necessity, but because I couldn't find fire roasted tomatoes and didn't defrost my green peppers in time to get them in. I substituted some sun dried tomatoes that I rehydrated and a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies and just omitted the green pepper. Easy enough to do and it tasted just fine to us. <br />
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2-3 yams, cut in half</div>
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6 slices of bacon, cubed</div>
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1 pound ground beef</div>
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1 TBSP chili powder</div>
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1. Split the yams in half, poke with a fork, and start baking them in
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Last night's dinner might have flopped, but this one sure didn't! I started this recipe based off of <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/8425643634/slow-cooker-cheater-pork-stew" target="_blank">Nom Nom Paleo's</a> similar recipe and I tweaked it a bit. I made some good choices in this! Quick, easy, and so, so good! </div>
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I started off by slicing one onion nice and thin and adding a small bag of baby carrots to my 6 quart crock pot. I minced 6 cloves of garlic and threw that on top. Have I told you all that I <i>FINALLY</i> got a Pampered Chef garlic press? Oh my gosh I am in love with it! That thing is awesome. If you use garlic frequently, you need one of those. </div>
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Anyways... I cubed 3 pounds of pork shoulder roast and threw that in a bowl and dumped on 1 tablespoon of my organic seasoned salt. I mixed that all up and threw it on top of the onions and carrots. I then cut a head of cabbage into about 6 wedges and placed them on top of the pork. Some Marinara sauce, salt and pepper, then I cooked it on high for 5 hours. When it was done, I poured some Balsamic vinegar all over the top then mixed it all up. </div>
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Verdict: This was a great meal tonight. It was a cold day and this warmed us right up. Very tasty and filling. Everyone loved this meal and it will be made again.<br />
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½ pound baby carrots</div>
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3 pounds pork shoulder roast, cut into cubes</div>
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1 cup Paleo-friendly marinara sauce</div>
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1. In bottom of 6 quart crock pot (or large crock), lay down the
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Season with salt and pepper.</div>
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2. In a bowl place your cubes of pork roast and coat with the 1 TBSP
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5. Drizzle with marinara sauce.
Season with more sea salt and freshly ground pepper.</div>
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-84421064860669934152013-10-22T22:31:00.001-04:002013-10-22T22:33:13.888-04:00Paleo Chicken Pot Pie and *Almost* Paleo Pot Stickers<br />
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You win some, you lose some. Overall, this was a delicious meal, even if it looks like crap. This is one of those "I adapted" meals and I'm not sure I like how it turned out. </div>
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You see, this recipe for chicken pot pies that I got from <a href="http://fedandfit.com/2012/12/01/paleo-chicken-pot-pie/" target="_blank">Fed and Fit</a> called for coconut oil in the crust recipe. Well, I used almond oil instead and I don't think that was a good call. The crust did not hold well together at all. I was barely able to get it flattened into circles, off of the cutting board, and on to the ramekins. </div>
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What was hanging over and "attached" to the side of the ramekins fell off while cooking. What was inside at first turned into a mushy mess with the oils from the chicken pot pie, but as it cooled and "dried", it actually tasted quite good. You can see in the last picture how the crust dried, but it still wasn't a crust.<br />
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I also made pot stickers today. (It was a pot day... pot pie, pot stickers, <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/crock-pot-applesauce.html" target="_blank">crock pot applesauce</a>.) These took some time. I had to prep the vegetables, then cook them in stages adding the meat, then cool it all for an hour. The pot sticker wrappers were fairly simple to make. 6 eggs, separated, 2 cups of arrowroot flour, and a cup of water (mixed in stages). These were cooked like little crepes, 1 tablespoon of batter crepes. Here's where it wasn't exactly fun. You can only cook one at a time and it takes about 30 seconds for each side to cook. Then you take it off the heat and immediately fill with 1 tablespoon of the meat and veggie mixture, then use a fork to seal them shut. This takes quite a while. After about 30 minutes in, I realized I had made about 10 pot stickers out of 31 that the recipe made. Thankfully, this was the time that my hubby came home and I put him to work filling and sealing the pot stickers while I just made the wrappers.<br />
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Once they were all made, I had to fully cook them. This was interesting. I took a non-stick skillet (same one I made the crepes in actually) and used a basting brush to brush on some bacon grease. I put 5 pot stickers in the pan and didn't touch them for 2-3 minutes and just let them cook. I flipped them and added 1/8 cup of chicken stock and let them steam for another minute or two. I repeated the process for all 31 pot stickers. There was a sauce that I could have made but I didn't take the time to make it. I'll put it in the instructions below. I say this recipe is *almost* paleo (which means it wasn't) because I used soy sauce in it. The original recipe from <a href="http://www.paleocupboard.com/potstickers.html" target="_blank">Paleo Cupboard</a> called for coconut aminos but I haven't found a non-coconut substitute for those yet, just soy sauce which isn't paleo friendly. <b>If anyone has any non-coconut suggestions for coconut aminos that are paleo friendly, please tell me!</b><br />
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Verdict: For as ugly as this chicken pot pie is, it tasted good. We all agreed on that. The pot stickers were delicious as well! I don't think I would ever cook these 2 recipes on the same day again, just too much work involved. Throw in making applesauce at the same time and I was just plain crazy. But good tasting food, and knowing I have a supply of Paleo applesauce, makes all the work in the kitchen worth it. Look for tomorrow's post. I made applesauce because I got a half bushel of apples for $10 so I'm making lots of fun items with apples right now. Who knows what I'll make tomorrow? Well, I do, but you don't! <br />
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<b>PALEO CHICKEN POT PIE<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Makes 8 Pot Pies<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Crust:</div>
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3 cups almond meal</div>
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1 ½ tsp salt</div>
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1 tsp baking powder</div>
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½ cup almond oil (I suggest using less to see if the crust holds
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1 TBSP cool water</div>
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1 egg (for egg wash after placed on pies before cooking)</div>
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Pie:</div>
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2 cups carrots, chopped</div>
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¼ cup almond milk</div>
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¾ cup almond meal</div>
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4 cups chicken stock</div>
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3 TBSP EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Cook, cool, and cut chicken breasts into ½” cubes.</div>
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2. Start to prepare your crust by mixing the dry ingredients in a
food processor.</div>
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3. Add the almond oil and slowly pulse until it’s evenly mixed. It should have the consistency of peas.</div>
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4. Slowly add the water and pulse until it forms a dough-like
texture.</div>
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5. Remove from food processor, roll into a ball, and wrap in cling
wrap.</div>
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6. Put the dough into the refrigerator for 30 minutes.</div>
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7. Start your pie filling by heating the EVOO in the bottom of a large
pot.</div>
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8. Add the onions and cook on medium – medium high until they are
browned.</div>
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9. Slowly add the almond meal and reduce the heat to medium.</div>
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10. Slowly add the chicken stock and stir.</div>
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11. Add the almond milk, salt, peas, carrots, and chicken.</div>
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12. Cook for another minute or two.</div>
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13. Evenly distribute between your 8 ramekins (or other oven-friendly
bowls.)</div>
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14. Dust a cutting board with almond meal.</div>
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15. Place the ball of dough on the dry almond meal and cut into 8
even sections.</div>
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16. Using your hands first (and then a rolling pin for even
thickness), press and roll each of the 8 pieces into a circle.</div>
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17. Keep dusting the top and bottom of dough with dry almond meal so
that it doesn’t stick.</div>
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18. Use the ramekin or dish you are baking in to cut the right sized
circles in the dough.</div>
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19. Place the crust on top of the filling and paint with the
scrambled egg for egg wash, cutting a couple of slits in the top.</div>
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20. Bake for an hour at 375.</div>
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<b>*ALMOST* PALEO POT STICKERS<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Makes 30+ Pot Stickers<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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INGREDIENTS:</div>
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Filling:</div>
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2 TBSP bacon fat</div>
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1 small onion, finely chopped</div>
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2 cloves garlic, minced</div>
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1 carrot, finely chopped</div>
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½ lb ground pork</div>
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3 green onions, finely chopped</div>
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2 cups cabbage, finely chopped</div>
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3 TBSP soy sauce or coconut aminos (coconut aminos are paleo, soy
sauce isn’t)</div>
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2 tsp sesame oil</div>
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Wrapper:</div>
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6 large eggs, separated</div>
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2 cups arrowroot powder</div>
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1 cup water</div>
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For Cooking Pot Stickers:</div>
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2 TBSP bacon fat </div>
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¾ cup chicken broth</div>
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Dipping Sauce:</div>
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2 TBSP soy sauce or coconut aminos (coconut aminos are paleo, soy
sauce isn’t)</div>
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1 tsp apple cider vinegar</div>
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Chili sauce or hot sauce to taste</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Prep all of your vegetables.
Seriously, prep them all first. They cook too quick to start prepping
and cooking at the same time.</div>
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2. Add the bacon fat to a large saute pan or cast iron skillet over
medium high heat. Add the garlic,
small onion, and carrots. Saute for
about 3 minutes. Add the pork and cook
for another 5 minutes or till cooked through, breaking up the pork into small
pieces.</div>
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3. Add the green onion, cabbage, and remaining filling seasonings to
the pan and stir to combine all ingredients.
Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.</div>
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4. Take the pork mixture off the heat and place in a mixing
bowl. Allow to cool in the fridge for
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5. 30 minutes in to the cooling, start making your wrappers. Separate the egg yolks from the whites and
set the yolks aside. Beat the egg
whites until very frothy. Gently add
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6. Mix the water and arrowroot powder together in a separate bowl and
slowly stir into the egg mixture until combined. The mixture will be very wet and runny. Set the mixture aside for at least 20
minutes. Stir the mixture well before
using and stir a few times throughout the process of cooking the wrappers as
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7. Get your pork filling mixture and keep it nearby, with a spoon,
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8. Heat a small non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour about 1 TBSP of the wrapper mixture
into the skillet and use the back of a kitchen spoon to quickly flatten it
out, using a circular motion. It takes
a little practice to get this right.
You want the circle to be about 6 inches in diameter. It will look like a thin crepe.</div>
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9. Cook the mixture for about 30 seconds on each side, then remove
from the pan. You don’t need the
wrappers to be cooked through all the way because you will be cooking them
again later. Immediately take the
wrapper and place about 1 TBSP of pork filling in the center of the wrapper. Fold in half, place on a plate and press
the edges together with a fork so they seal.
You can also use a dumpling press or a traditional folding technique,
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10. Continue this process until all filling is gone and you have a
bunch of pot stickers. It goes a lot
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11. When finished making the pot stickers, you need to cook
them. Keep the pan heated over medium
heat. Lightly brush with bacon
fat. Add about 5 pot stickers (make
sure they are not touching) and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes. Do not touch them! After 2-3 minutes flip then add about 1/8
cup chicken broth to the pan, cover, and allow to steam for 1-2 minutes. *I thought they tasted better when I didn’t
put the lid on and they still kind of steamed, but they weren’t as soggy and
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12. Transfer the pot stickers to a plate and continue this process
until all pot stickers are cooked.
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13. Dipping sauce can be made by combining the dipping sauce
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Are you scared of making your own applesauce? I sure was. Emphasis on the "was" part. I found a recipe that was super easy and tastes good, too. Because, you know I'm all about the easy recipes.<br />
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Ready for this... this recipe needs apples, water, and canning jars. Woo hoo! I peeled and cut enough apples to fill my 6 quart crock pot and added 1 cup of water. I turned it on high and let it cook for a few hours until the apples were nice and soft. I then threw the apples into my food processor and pulsed them until they were the consistency I wanted. Actually, they could have been just mashed with a potato masher if I wanted them a little chunky. <br />
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I poured them immediately into 6 sterilized mason jars and sealed them. You can see in my picture up there that I left a lot of room. I probably could have put more applesauce in each one and I would have only gotten 5 pints of applesauce out of the 6 quart crock pot. I immediately turned the jars upside down and let the heat from the hot applesauce seal the jars. It only took a few minutes and the jars did seal themselves without a hot water bath. <br />
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Verdict: This applesauce is totally sugar free, preservatives and additives free, and completely paleo friendly. I can't wait to serve this with dinner tomorrow night. I tasted a little that I didn't jar and it was delicious, even sugar free. <br />
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**UPDATE: Once this cooled all 6 jars had sealed themselves just fine. We opened the 1/2 pint jar to eat first and it is super tasty! Everyone liked it, even without sugar added.<br />
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<b>EASY CROCK POT APPLESAUCE<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Enough peeled and cut apples to fill a 6 quart crock pot</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Place all apple slices in crock pot. </div>
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2. Add 1 cup of water.</div>
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3. Cook on high until apples are tender and mushy.</div>
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4. Mash with potato masher or pulse in food processor until
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5. Pour into sanitized pint sized mason jars.</div>
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6. Immediately seal and turn upside down while hot.</div>
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7. Keep upside down until jars have completely cooled. Jars will seal themselves by the heat of
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-44637856268253164952013-10-21T20:28:00.000-04:002013-10-21T20:28:50.958-04:00Chicken and White Wine Sausages with Bacon Brussel Sprouts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My hubby has spent quite a few days over the last two weeks bow hunting for deer. It's now bow and black powder season and almost rifle season, so today we went up to Bass Pro Shops to buy some new hunting clothes for me. The clothes I wore 2 years ago don't fit anymore - in a good way, they're way too big. </div>
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We were a bit disappointed in the lack of options for ladies. In fact, while I was able to get a ladies shirt, I ended up with a youth sized bib style pair of pants because all the ladies pants options (that were available in my size) were too light-weight or well over $150 a pair. Thankfully, we found the youth pants that fit and there was one shirt that fit me that was the right thickness to wear in the cold weather. So I'm all set to hunt. <i>I looked pretty good, too!</i></div>
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After we were done shopping for me, we went over to the guns and checked out all the black powder accessories. My husband has his father's black powder gun and he's never shot it. He thinks it's been about 20 years since it's been fired so it is in need of a good cleaning before it can even be shot. It took a while to figure out what to buy for cleaning the gun and firing it. Then of course since we were near the guns, we decided to check out the rifles since we have a new hunter in the house. Our son has a .22 that was gifted to him from my step-dad, but he and my hubby need to refinish the wood on it. A .22 isn't great for hunting deer so we are considering options for a birthday present. But that depends on a lot of other things down the road. Definitely won't happen before hunting season this year. </div>
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Why am I telling you all of this? Because by the time we got back from all our shopping (we even had a stop at JoAnn Fabrics to price fabric to reupholster our wing-backed chairs) it was way too late to cook the dinner I had planned. So, I whipped up something new based on what I had on hand.</div>
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This week at the farmer's market I picked up a new flavor of sausages, Chicken and White Wine. I also got some brussel sprouts and yams. I've also been using my cast iron skillets more and more because I'm finding I just like my meals cooked in them better. I don't know why, but I just do. I broke out 2 large skillets because I could see that 1 wasn't going to be enough and started cooking 2 pieces of bacon in each to get the fat going. I cut each brussel sprout in half and sliced my sausage links. <br />
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Once the fat started rendering, I took the bacon out then I added the sausages in one pan and the brussel sprouts in the other. I cut the bacon into pieces and threw it all into the pan with the brussel sprouts. I probably could have cut it down before I started cooking, but oh well. At the same time, I had 2 sweet potatoes (cut in half lengthwise and turned face down in a glass pan) cooking for 10 minutes in my microwave. Once it was done cooking, I moved the pan to my broiler on high and cooked for 5 minutes face down and another 3 face up.<br />
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Verdict: This was easy and tasty. The brussel sprouts had a great flavor from the bacon and the sausages tasted wonderful. The yams came out nice and tender which is what we all love. The meal took a total of 20-25 minutes with prep time so it was nice and simple for us tonight.<br />
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4 chicken and white wine sausage links, sliced in pieces</div>
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2 pints brussel sprouts, each sprout cut in half</div>
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4 pieces bacon</div>
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1. Preheat 2 cast iron skillets to just over medium.</div>
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5. Cook until the bacon and sausage is cooked through, turning
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-18057037491094361902013-10-17T20:03:00.000-04:002013-10-17T20:03:30.813-04:00Paleo Turkey Sliders with Avocado Slaw <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I came across this recipe over at <a href="http://paleomg.com/southwest-turkey-sliders-spicy-avocado-slaw/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a> last week and decided to play with it. We're not really "Southwest" and "spicy" kind of people when it comes to our food, so I tweaked the recipe a bit. It was kind of nice to play with a recipe not because I <i>had</i> to but because I <i>wanted</i> to.<br />
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For this meal I used a pound of ground turkey, 1/2 of a red onion, some cumin, salt, pepper, and bacon fat. That was just for the sliders. I sliced half of that red onion and minced the other half. I mixed them all together and shaped them into sliders. This made 13 sliders.<br />
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For the avocado slaw I shredded 1 head of cabbage to start. Well, I didn't shred it, I had my hubby shred it while I was shaping the sliders. When he was done I used the food processor to blend together 2 avocados, salt, cumin, olive oil, lemon juice, and lime juice. After that was nice and smooth, I poured it over my shredded cabbage and mixed it all together and used that as a bed for my sliders.<br />
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Verdict: This meal was liked by all. I served it with some baked yams (not sweet potatoes) which are Paleo in moderation. #2 decided that he loved the yams and ate all of his, which is amazing because I've never gotten him to eat a sweet potato before. For the avocado slaw I omitted the red pepper and I wish I had left it in to give it a bit more of a kick. Next time I'll use it. Oh yes, there will be a next time.<br />
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<b>PALEO TURKEY SLIDERS<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Serves 4<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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INGREDIENTS:</div>
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1 lb ground turkey</div>
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¼ red onion, thinly sliced</div>
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¼ red onion, minced</div>
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1 tsp ground cumin</div>
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Salt and pepper to taste</div>
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1 TBSP fat (I used bacon fat)</div>
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Additional fat for the cooking pan</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Add all your ingredients for your burgers in a large bowl. (Minus
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2. Shape small burger patties.</div>
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3. Heat up a large skillet under medium heat with a bit of fat in it
(I used more bacon fat) and add your sliders.
Flip after 3-5 minutes or when you see the sides of your sliders begin
to turn a white color (meaning they are cooking through.)</div>
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4. Serve on top of Avocado Slaw.
Yum!</div>
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<b>PALEO AVOCADO SLAW<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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INGREDIENTS:</div>
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1 small head of cabbage or bag of cabbage, chopped</div>
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2 avocados</div>
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1 TBSP olive oil</div>
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1 tsp lime juice</div>
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½ tsp lemon juice</div>
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1 tsp ground cumin</div>
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½ tsp crushed red pepper</div>
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Salt and pepper to taste</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Shred your cabbage in a food processor or however you want.</div>
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2. Clean out your food processor and insert the S blade and add all
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3. Pour your avocado “mayo” on the cabbage and mix.</div>
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4. Put the cabbage on a plate and top with the Turkey Sliders.</div>
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Look at that, Chinese food that is Paleo? Yes, that's right! I've never had <a href="http://paleotable.com/2013/02/crock-pot-moo-shu-beef/" target="_blank">Moo Shu beef</a> before but this tasted pretty darn good. It also looked pretty close to some of the internet pics I've seen, so I'm happy there. </div>
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It's Wednesday, so that means I used my crock pot. This recipe took a little prep work, but it was fun prep work. This was the first time that I used the shredder blade on my food processor, so that was fun to work with. For the most part though, this meal was pretty simple.</div>
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I chose the 4-quart size on my crock pot and put my beef roast in. I used a 3ish pound roast and we will have some leftover Moo Shu for lunch tomorrow. I shredded some cabbage and threw it all on top of the roast. After that I added some minced fresh ginger and minced garlic. I mixed up some Hoisin sauce with some apple cider vinegar and poured it all over the Moo Shu. Cook it on high for a few hours and when there was 1 hour left I had my hubby add some mushrooms and sliced green onions. I would have done it but I was still at ballet with #3.</div>
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When I got home I prepared the <a href="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/u/r/od/lowcarbsidedishes/r/caulirice.htm" target="_blank">cauliflower rice</a>. I broke out the shredder attachment on my food processor again and went to town. The shredder cut down the cauliflower into little pieces that look like rice. It didn't exactly taste like rice, but it looked like rice and gave me the impression that I was eating it. Just look at that picture up there, it really <i>looks</i> like rice.</div>
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Verdict: This was one tasty meal. For a family that likes our Chinese food, I'm glad we were able to incorporate a meal back in. Was it authentic? Well, the Moo Shu certainly had the flavor of a good Chinese dish, the rice, not so much. But it was a good way to prepare the cauliflower and it alone tasted good. Hubby, kids and I all loved the meal and it will be a repeat. </div>
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3ish lb beef chuck roast</div>
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1 cup <a href="http://paleotable.com/2013/02/paleo-hoisin-sauce-2/">Paleo
Hoisin sauce</a> (or cheat like I did for one night and use regular Hoisin
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2. Sprinkle cabbage over the top, then evenly distribute ginger and
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6. To serve, transfer roast from the crock pot to a cutting
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1. Process fresh cauliflower in food processor until it is the size
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Banana ice cream made in my food processor. So simple and so good. No sugar, no milk, just one ingredient, frozen bananas. I decided to try this recipe out because we bought a bunch of bananas on Saturday at the farmer's market and the nice gal put the bunch of bananas on the top of our reusable shopping bag, which was full of cold meat. I didn't realize it until more than an hour later and by the time we got home and looked at the bananas, they had gone through a super speedy ripening process. <i>NEVER bag your bananas with cold stuff.</i> So I immediately threw them in the freezer to try to salvage them, knowing I had seen this recipe last week. </div>
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Well, I didn't exactly <i>read</i> the recipe last week, just saw that it only took frozen bananas and made them into ice cream. What I didn't read was the recommendation to peel your bananas and chop into chunks <i>before</i> you freeze them. Why you ask? Because if you take them out frozen, you can't peel a frozen banana. </div>
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This is where my hubby comes to the rescue, as he often does! He really wanted to try this ice cream tonight since I had mentioned it at dinner, so he comes out with a knife and gets to chopping. He cut the bananas up into chunks and I took another knife and cut the peels off. He's so good!</div>
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I took all the chunks and threw them into my food processor. <i>This is the third time <u>today</u> I've used it. I think I'm getting some good use out of this birthday present!</i> I started to puree the bananas, stopping a few times to scrape it down. Honestly, for a while there I thought I had screwed something up because nothing was happening. I kept scraping and kept pureeing. Scrape and puree. </div>
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Then out of nowhere, BAM! I had ice cream. It just took one more scrape and puree to get the bananas down and we had all the ice cream. It was delicious! This was an amazingly simple treat. </div>
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Verdict: Aww yeah! Look at that! I added some of my homemade <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/paleo-granola.html" target="_blank">granola</a> on top and had myself a little sundae! I could have added some Dark Chocolate chunks to the mix, cocoa powder, or even strawberries. There are lots of ideas I could come up with and still keep this Paleo. Seriously, try this out.</div>
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5. Puree for a good while, stopping to scrape down the sides
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-44403394301419053362013-10-14T20:57:00.001-04:002013-10-14T20:57:41.055-04:00Pork Chops with Sweet Onion Sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tonight's Paleo dinner took a little prep work. Mostly it was chopping: the pork loin, onions, garlic, and dates. Also I served this with cauliflower mash so I had to chop and prepare the cauliflower. I won't get into that because I've blogged about the <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/chili-pot-roast-with-cauliflower-mash.html" target="_blank">cauliflower mash</a> before.<br />
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After the prep work was done, this really was a simple meal. Put some marjoram, salt and pepper on the chops, then fry in bacon fat for a few minutes, flip, and fry until done. Take them out of the pan and cover, then in the same pan add some red wine vinegar, the onions, garlic, and dates. Let that simmer until the sauce is reduced and the onions are soft. <i>Simple, right?</i><br />
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Verdict: I overcooked the chops because I was following the original recipe rather than actually keeping an eye on my chops. They didn't take as long as I thought they would because I cut them small from my pork loin. But even with being a little well done, the sauce more than made up for it. The onions and dates were delicious! My husband and I both absolutely loved it. The flavors were a little "adult" for the kids, they just weren't thrilled with the sliced onions or dates, and that just meant they scraped them off and we ate them. I think I would definitely like to try this again being more mindful of how long I cook my pork.<br />
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1 pork tenderloin, sliced (or 4 pork loin chops)</div>
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½ tsp marjoram, pepper, salt</div>
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-3823462629567781022013-10-14T14:17:00.000-04:002013-10-14T21:44:50.687-04:00Paleo Granola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have missed having cereal. My kids <i>really</i> miss having cereal for breakfast. I don't just miss cereal, I miss having something to munch on every now and then. I've got fruit I can grab, which is great, but I want something crunchy to munch on. I think I found the recipe.<br />
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This homemade granola was super easy to make. Almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, raisins, honey, vanilla, and almond oil. The original recipe from <a href="http://www.paleocupboard.com/granola.html" target="_blank">Paleo Cupboard</a> called for coconut oil and coconut flakes, but of course, I adapted. <br />
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Unfortunately, I adapted poorly this first time. I added the same amount of almond oil rather than reducing the amount due to the lack of coconut flakes and the difference in consistency between the almond oil and coconut oil. Don't get me wrong, this recipe wasn't bad. Just the opposite, it was super delicious! It was just rather sticky and didn't make for hard granola pieces that we could eat. It was a sticky mess, but such a good tasting sticky mess!<br />
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When it was done cooling off it took no time at all for me to grab a bowl and have some cereal. Who cared that it was 9:30 at night, I was eating some cereal! My hubby had a spoonful of the dry granola and his face literally lit up and he said it was really, really good! I ate my bowl of granola with some almond milk and it was amazing. <br />
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Verdict: This was super easy and super delicious! The granola was gone before I could even finish typing this blog post. I'm going to make another batch this afternoon but I'll cut the honey and almond oil down in hopes that it won't be as sticky. Either way, this is a tasty snack/breakfast/treat!<br />
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I made this again and used 3 TBSP almond oil and 1/3 cup honey. While it wasn't as sweet as the first time I made it, it held together perfectly, just as granola should. Next time I'll play with it again, possibly adding the honey back in and lowering the almond oil down in order to keep the sweet flavor. <br />
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<b>PALEO GRANOLA<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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1 cup raw almonds</div>
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¼ cup almond oil <b>**I WILL BE
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Do you miss eating breaded chicken? One look at these and you'd think you were about to eat breaded chicken. Nope! HAHA! Gotcha! These aren't breaded with bread crumbs, they are breaded with almond flour, garlic powder, and a gluten free organic seasoned salt. Simple, right? </div>
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This whole recipe was fun. I started with my 4 chicken breasts and needed to make chicken strips so I pounded them down till they were thin and cut them into strips. I don't have a meat tenderizer, soooo what's a girl to do? Use a hammer of course!</div>
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Bake them for 10 minutes, flip then bake for 15 more. During the last 10 minutes of cooking I prepared the avocado sauce. 1 whole avocado, 1-2 cloves of garlic (minced), and 1 tablespoon of Greek yogurt. <i>Plain, full-fat Greek yogurt is Primal friendly, so we're good to go with this recipe. </i>Throw all that in your food processor and let that run till it's nice and creamy and you're good to go. <br />
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Take your chicken out of the oven and spoon the avocado sauce over them and serve.</div>
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Verdict: Hubby took one look at these and asked if we were having a cheat night with breaded chicken. I know I didn't get to the store today but I'm not cheating! They look like regular breaded chicken, taste superb, and were very easy to throw together. The avocado sauce was so creamy! Mind you, I used two cloves of garlic so this had quite a kick! If you don't want so much of a kick only put one in. Quick, easy, kid friendly, YUM!<br />
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts</div>
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1 cup almond flour</div>
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FOR CREAMY GARLIC AVOCADO SAUCE:</div>
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1 whole avocado, pit removed</div>
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1-2 cloves of garlic, minced</div>
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1 TBSP plain Greek yogurt</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</div>
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2. In a dish, combine almond flour, seasoned salt, and garlic powder.</div>
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3. In a small bowl, whisk the egg and set aside.</div>
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4. Wrap your chicken in plastic wrap and pound your chicken with your
meat tenderizer (or hammer if that’s all you have.)</div>
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5. Slice chicken into strips.</div>
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6. One at a time, coat chicken strips in the egg mixture first, then
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7. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip
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8. While chicken is cooking, put the entire avocado in your food
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creamy. Don’t worry, if you don’t have
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9. Serve the chicken hot with the creamy avocado sauce on top. Enjoy!</div>
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Doesn't this look tasty! I found the recipe for this chicken meal over at <a href="http://www.paleoplan.com/2011/02-07/maple-walnut-chicken/" target="_blank">Paleo Plan</a> and I only played with it a little. I <i>thought </i>I had walnuts in my pantry and it turned out I had pecans, so that's what we had. Other than that, I stuck to the recipe. It was simple actually. I toasted the pecans, marinating the chicken breasts while the pecans were toasting, then cooked the chicken breasts, then made the amazing syrup that went over the chicken and pecans with the drippings from the chicken and some maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. Yum! My hubby and son came home from Cross Fit and they both walked in asking what smelled so good? <i>Win!</i></div>
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I also made some Paleo corn bread. I know what you're thinking... corn bread? But you can't have corn or other grains on Paleo! And you're right, we can't. Well, as I told my husband, if I can make him <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/chili-pot-roast-with-cauliflower-mash.html" target="_blank">mashed potatoes</a>, I can find a recipe for corn bread. <i>Just wait till next week when I serve him rice with our Moo Shu beef that I'm cooking!</i><br />
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These were so good we were fighting over the last few pieces today at lunch. The original recipe is at <a href="http://sweetandfreelife.com/2012/11/paleo-cornbread/" target="_blank">Sweet and Free Life</a> and I had to change it to take out the coconut oil and stevia. Kudos to my grainy textured almond flour for helping give the right texture to this corn bread. I think a good quality almond flour would be bad and an almond meal is better here. I melted some almond butter with some fat (bacon fat was perfect because I used to love throwing bacon bits into my corn bread) then mixed that with some eggs, vanilla, and honey. Mix in some almond flour/meal, sea salt, and baking powder then you're ready to bake it.<br />
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Verdict: We had one super tasty night! The chicken had a great flavor and the corn bread was extremely close to the real thing. Both were loved by everyone and I'm sorry I had only cooked 4 pieces of chicken because the boys came back for seconds. #2 usually doesn't, but working out at the Cross Fit gym with his father must be making him hungrier. As if he wasn't eating a lot already! Good grief, now I have 2 men to feed. This meal and side dish was a win and will be made again.<br />
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<b>MAPLE-PECAN CHICKEN<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Serves 4<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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INGREDIENTS:</div>
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts</div>
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1 TBSP EVOO</div>
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1 tsp fresh thyme</div>
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1 tsp sea salt</div>
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¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper (I omitted because we don’t like
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½ cup pecans, chopped</div>
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1/3 cup apple cider vinegar</div>
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3 TBSP pure maple syrup</div>
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½ cup water</div>
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INSTRUCTIONS:</div>
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1. Combine EVOO, thyme, sea salt, and pepper.</div>
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2. Rub chicken with seasoning mixture and let stand.</div>
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3. In a 12” nonstick skillet, toast pecans over medium-low heat 4-6
minutes or until nice and fragrant but not burnt. Watch them, they’ll burn if you don’t stir
them, so keep on stirring!</div>
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4. Transfer the pecans to a dish then turn up the heat to medium,
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5. Add chicken to skillet.
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6. Transfer chicken to a clean plate.</div>
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7. Add vinegar to the chicken drippings in the hot skillet and cook
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8. Add maple syrup and water. Simmer 6-7 minutes until slightly
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9. Stir in walnuts and serve on top of chicken.</div>
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<b>PALEO “CORN” BREAD<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Makes 8x8 Pan<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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¼ cup almond butter</div>
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2 TBSP bacon fat</div>
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½ tsp pure vanilla extract</div>
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1 cup almond flour</div>
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That my friends, is a cup of coffee. Not an ordinary cup of coffee though. That is <i>almost</i> a "bulletproof" cup of coffee. Bulletproof coffee is a Paleo cup of coffee. This one is 12 ounces of coffee and about 1 1/2 TBSP of unsalted butter blended together. A proper cup of bulletproof coffee would include MCT oil, which we don't have. </div>
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He said he liked it. No creamer, no sugar, just coffee and unsalted butter. We need to find him the MCT oil, or maybe not because it is a coconut oil blend. Seeing as how we're going coconut-free in this Paleo Adventure, I'm all for skipping that ingredient.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649933625982977948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818657173126319741.post-45648163070350902372013-10-10T10:32:00.000-04:002013-10-10T10:32:02.826-04:00Paleo Pancakes Take Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I had another go at the <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/paleo-pancakes-take-one.html" target="_blank">Paleo Pancakes</a> that I made last week. Knowing how thin they turned out, I decided to reduce the amount of liquid that I added to the batter to try to make them more like pancakes rather than flapjacks.<br />
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I added 1/2 cup of almond milk in 1/4 cup increments to the batter. I decided that 1/2 cup was enough then started cooking. <br />
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These were not liquidy at all. But be warned, these pancakes kept whatever shape I put them into the pan. No spreading at all. See that one down on the bottom that has that little piece hanging off on the side, yeah, it stayed there. If there was a thin spot in the middle, it stayed thin. I think I could have used just a touch more almond milk, but not the 2/3 cup like I used before. Kind of tricky. <br />
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Verdict: While these came out nice and fluffy like regular pancakes, my family was divided. The girls in the house liked them while the guys preferred the thin flapjacks. And while I say I liked them, I will clarify that I liked them more than I liked the flapjacks. These still had the gritty texture from the almond meal because I haven't bought fine textured almond flour yet. I really need to get on that.<br />
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<b>PALEO PANCAKES<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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2 cups almond flour</div>
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I spent today in the kitchen. Today was my day to make snacks for our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RockSolidYouthSBC/" target="_blank">Youth Group</a> and along with that I also had to make snacks for the Court of Honor at Boy Scouts tonight. I decided to make <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2011/10/man-cookies.html" target="_blank">Man Cookies</a> for Scouts, which have to be my favorite cookie, tied with a good oatmeal raisin. While deciding to make these for the Scouts, I was stumped as to what to make for the Youth. But then it hit me, why not make Man Cookies for both? It's a simple enough recipe to make gluten free (remember, we have a celiac who attends) so I just swapped out the flour for gluten free baking mix and bam, I had gluten free Man Cookies.<br />
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Can you tell the difference? One of those is gluten free while the other isn't. I posted this picture on Facebook earlier today and my celiac friend couldn't tell the difference between the two by looking at them. I will say this, I can't see a difference, I couldn't taste a difference (because I did eat both, the gluten free one well before the non-gluten free one), but I could <i>feel</i> a difference. By that I mean my tummy cramped up after I ate the regular cookie, but that's because I have cut gluten out of my diet and when I bring it back in it doesn't like me. Or I should say, my body doesn't like it. <i>By the way, the cookie on the right is the gluten free cookie.</i><br />
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After I was done making the Man Cookies, it was time to start making dinner. Another easy dinner for me and even though it was Wednesday, I didn't do a crock pot meal. This meal could easily be adapted to a crock pot meal since it was stew, but since I had someone else take #3 to ballet tonight so I could go to the Court of Honor at Scouts and see #2 get some awards, I was able to just make dinner. Since #2's also the Senior Patrol Leader he ran the ceremony tonight and that was fun to watch. <br />
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For this meal I chopped up some onions and a clove of garlic and threw it in a pot to get tender. After a few minutes I added in a pound of cubed stew meat and let that brown on each side. Once that was browned I added 2 cans of whole tomatoes, 10 oz of beef broth, a couple of sliced carrots, some mushrooms, basil and oregano. I mashed up the tomatoes then let that all simmer for an hour and it was done. I got the original recipe <a href="http://www.paleoplan.com/2009/12-03/paleo-beef-stew/" target="_blank">here</a> and of course I adapted it. The recipe called for red wine and I just upped the beef broth instead. It also called for diced carrots and we like sliced carrots in our beef stew. I had some mushrooms left over from our <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-cooker-hunters-chicken.html" target="_blank">Slow Cooker Hunter's Chicken</a> last week, so I thought I'd toss them in before they went bad.<br />
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Verdict: This meal was simple yet pleasing to everyone. Even #3 decided to try the mushrooms and liked them. I had planned on making Paleo Corn Bread with this meal, <i>which would have been perfect</i>, but I forgot. So I'll make the corn bread tomorrow with the Maple-Walnut Chicken that will be tomorrow's Paleo Adventure. This is a great comfort meal that can be thrown together rather quick. <br />
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1 lb beef stew meat, cubed</div>
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2 medium carrots, sliced</div>
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10 oz beef stock</div>
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This was a crazy good meal. I know I keep saying that, but I'm finding that the more that I cook Paleo and the more I keep using ingredients that I'm not familiar with, the happier I am with the food I am eating. I made this one Saturday night and am just getting around to posting it. So you're getting a bonus blog post tonight.<br />
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Tonight's Paleo Adventure included an ingredient that I normally would shy away from - brussel sprouts. I have <i>never</i> liked brussel sprouts. They are just little heads of cabbage that taste gross. Well, yeah they do if you just boil them, that's just icky. Soooo not how I cooked these babies!<br />
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This meal was another super find over at <a href="http://paleomg.com/my-new-go-to-meal/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a>. I don't have the zesty ranch dressing that the recipe called for so I did what I do best, I adapted. I started by cutting all my brussel sprouts in half, then mixed up my sauce. I used 3/4 cup of olive oil, 2 TBSP of Dijon mustard and 1 TBSP of lemon juice. I heated up a pan, threw the sauce in and immediately threw in the brussel sprouts. I let them cook for a while on one side then flipped them, that's how they came up with the nice caramelized color.<br />
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While that's cooking, I put some bacon in a pan and started it cooking. I also sliced up 4 apple chicken sausage links. I found these at a local farmer's market along with several other flavors that we've been eating for lunch lately. I added the apple chicken sausage to the bacon pan and let them cook till done. I used the brussel sprouts as a bed in the bowl then added the sausage and bacon. <br />
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Verdict: The flavors in this meal were amazing. I wish I had bought more of everything so we had seconds, or even leftovers. Everyone liked this meal. The kids liked the brussel sprouts, although, not as much as I put in their bowls (it was a good bit for kids.) I don't know if it's just because I'm a good cook, or my hubby didn't get such good meals in Kuwait over the last year, but he has been devouring the meals I make. <i>I don't care, I like it when I cook and he doesn't drown my food in BBQ sauce or ketchup!</i> This is definitely a meal worth repeating.<br />
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4 Chicken Apple Sausages, sliced</div>
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4 pieces of bacon, cut in half</div>
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5. Add the chicken sausage when the bacon starts to render the fat
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This was a tasty meal. I found the recipe over at <a href="http://paleomg.com/easy-bacon-chicken-bowl/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a> and while she titles it "Easy", I didn't find it exactly easy. Well, I shouldn't say that, it <i>was</i> easy, it just didn't cook as easy as she said, which frustrated me. <br />
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I started by chopping two raw sweet potatoes lengthwise (which was <i>fun</i>) and putting them facedown on a pan and cooking them in a 400 degree oven. These were supposed to cook for 20-25 minutes and be done. They weren't done at 25 minutes but were done at 45 minutes. <br />
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It was good that they needed another 20 minutes to cook because according to the instructions, when the potatoes had 8 minutes left, I was to start cooking the bacon. I go to pull my bacon out of the fridge and find out my hubby used the last of the bacon at breakfast and didn't defrost any more! Quick pull out another pack and throw it in the microwave to defrost. When it finishes I start back up with the recipe.<br />
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I pull out my cast iron pan and start cooking the bacon. 8 pieces for 4 servings. Once the bacon starts rendering the fat I add the 4 chicken thighs. I shoved all the bacon to the sides (which was still quite under done) and let it all sit for 5 minutes. I flipped it all and let it sit again. <br />
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The bacon just didn't seem to cook. I don't know if it's because I didn't have enough room in my pan (it's a large cast iron skillet) or what, but I decided to take out 6 of the pieces of bacon and let them finish cooking in the microwave in my Pampered Chef Ridged Baker. That left enough room for the other two pieces and the 4 pieces of chicken to keep cooking. It took another 20 minutes for the bacon and chicken to be done. This brought my chicken cooking time to about 30 minutes. <br />
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By this point the sweet potatoes had been in the oven for 40 minutes and were sitting in there with the heat off for another 10. The ends turned out a little rubbery from sitting, but otherwise they were nice and tender.<br />
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I served the sweet potato half on a bed of fresh spinach, topped by one chicken thigh and two slices of bacon cut in half. <br />
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Verdict: This was a tasty meal and surprisingly not heavy or greasy. Despite the chicken cooking in the bacon fat, it wasn't greasy at all, just very tasty. Finishing the bacon in the microwave also reduced the amount of fat in the bacon and made it nice and crispy. I needed the bacon to start in the pan though for the fat for the chicken, which gave it the beautiful browned color. Everything about this meal tasted great and knowing the time frames I need to work with, I would definitely make this meal again.<br />
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2 sweet potatoes, cut in half lengthwise</div>
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4 chicken thighs</div>
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8 slices of bacon</div>
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Fresh spinach</div>
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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</div>
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2. Place your halved sweet potatoes cut-side down on a baking sheet
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6. As soon as some of the fat begins to render in your bacon, push
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9. Be sure to check your chicken thighs to make sure they are
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I can usually tell if my hubby likes a meal or not. It all depends on if he goes back for seconds. <i>This was one of those meals!</i> Let's back up a bit before I get into the food.<br />
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Today I got to play with new toys! I haven't blogged in a few days because I've been a bad girl. I basically had "cheat day" all weekend since Friday was my birthday and I celebrated on Friday and Sunday. I did cook a Paleo meal on Saturday and I do need to blog about it <i>because it was delicious</i> but I'll get to that when I can. I've blogged about how much I <a href="http://itzabitz.blogspot.com/2013/09/crock-pot-sweet-potato-and-basil-soup.html" target="_blank"><i>hate</i> my crock pot</a> and the fact that I don't have a food processor. Well, I got BOTH of those for my birthday! The <a href="http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/food-processors-stack-and-snap-10-cup-food-processor-70720.html" target="_blank">food processor</a> was a surprise but the<a href="http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/3-in-one-slow-cookers-3-in-one-slow-cooker-blackstainless-33135.html" target="_blank"> crock pot</a> was the exact one I wanted and I actually bought it myself the week before my birthday with an online coupon from Bed Bath & Beyond. <i>Don't worry, I used my hubby's bank card so it "felt" like it came from him.</i> I also got a new steamer basket since mine disappeared a few months back and that was a surprise as well. I also got lots of other fun stuff from my family, but for this blog post, those 3 items are of high importance.<br />
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Back to tonight's Paleo Adventure! This was a simple meal to prepare. Well, simple if you know how to read and follow instructions. I had no intention of adapting or changing <a href="http://onceamonthmeals.com/chili-pot-roast/" target="_blank">this meal</a> and I ended up doing just that because I didn't read the instructions correctly. The meal called for a pork roast and I used a beef roast. It didn't matter, it tasted just fine. As soon as my crock pot arrived today (just around 11am) I washed it out, chose the 4qt size crock, and started making my dinner. I popped the roast in, poured in the beef broth, topped it with the tomatoes, chilies, and spices. DONE! <i>I love easy meals!</i><br />
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The second part of the meal took a little longer to create but was really just as simple. I followed this recipe from <a href="http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/creamy-mashed-cauliflower-with-ghee-paleo/" target="_blank">Everyday Maven</a> for Cauliflower Mash and the only thing I changed was the butter. I don't have ghee yet so I used regular butter and just upped the amount from 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup. I got a head of cauliflower at the farmer's market on Thursday and I chopped it up and steamed it in my new steamer basket, then pureed it in my food processor with some butter and sea salt. That was awesome! I did have to add a little almond milk to make it creamier, but it was super easy to make. <br />
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Verdict: This was soooo good! #3 found the roast a bit spicy, but I think it's because she had the end piece that had all the spices on it. Everyone loved the cauliflower mash and my hubby went back for seconds on that! I asked him if he'd been missing mashed potatoes and he kept saying it tasted just like mashed potatoes. Big win for dinner here!<br />
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2 lbs roast</div>
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6 ounces beef br<span style="background-color: white;">oth</span></div>
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1 can diced tomatoes, undrained </div>
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2 ounces diced green chiles, undrained</div>
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1 tsp chili powder</div>
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½ tsp ground cumin</div>
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½ tsp onion powder</div>
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2. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-6 hours.</div>
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<b>CAULIFLOWER MASH<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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1 large head cauliflower, core removed and cut into evenly sized
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¼ cup Ghee butter (Paleo) or 1/3 cup regular butter (NOT Paleo)</div>
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1 teaspoon sea salt</div>
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1. Remove cauliflower florets from core, cut into evenly sized
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Today was a fun day. Hubby took me around to two different farmer's markets and we purchased lots of local vegetables and meat. I was so excited to actually find Apple Chicken Sausage that I think the Amish gal behind the counter thought I was a little on the crazy side. Hey, what can I say... simple minds, simple pleasures...<br />
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Tonight I made a meal that was ripe with fresh food from the farmer's market. The pork chops I confess I didn't get at the farmer's market although, I would probably get them there in the future. Today was a big meat sale at a local grocery store so I stocked up on some of my meat there while other meat I got when I did my happy dance when I found the sausages. The bulk of the work I did tonight was all in the chopping. I had to chop pears and onions for the pork chops, and for the side dish (which is also Paleo) I chopped zucchini, squash, garlic and more onions. <br />
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These recipes are adapted from <a href="http://simplypaleo.com/2012/10/08/30-minute-meal-paleo-pork-chops-with-sauteed-pears-and-onions/" target="_blank">Simply Paleo</a> and <a href="http://www.paleoplan.com/2011/02-02/zucchini-squash-saute/" target="_blank">Paleo Plan</a>. Each called for using coconut oil to cook the ingredients in, and I used bacon fat instead. mmm... bacon... I seared the pork chops in my cast iron skillet for about 5 minutes on each side in some melted bacon fat then moved the skillet into an oven that was preheated to 450 and cooked it for another 10 minutes or so. At the same time I cooked my other dishes and <b>I highly recommend prepping them before hand.</b> If you try to cut everything after you start cooking your pork chops, you may end up over cooking your chops. Yeah - I didn't do that or anything...<br />
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So with all the vegetables cut, in one skillet put the pears and 1/2 a white onion and some more bacon fat. Add in a few sprigs of thyme and let that cook for 15 minutes. I was a little unsure of the thyme but it gave the pears a great flavor. In another skillet I started cooking the side dish. 2 sliced zucchini, 2 sliced squash, 1 sliced shallot, 2 minced garlic cloves, and... you guessed it... some bacon fat. Cook that till the veggies are nice and tender then add about 6 oz of tomato sauce and heat it up and you're good to go. <br />
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Serve the pork with the pear and onion mixture with some thyme as a garnish. Not to eat, just to make some pretty pictures. I guess you can munch on it if you want. The stems aren't great to eat but the little leaves are perfectly edible. </div>
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Verdict: Everyone loved this meal. The pears had a great flavor, the zucchini and squash tasted great, all around it was delicious. Kids liked it, hubby liked it, easy for me to prepare and I liked it. Definitely will be a repeat meal.</div>
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<b>PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED PEARS
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4 boneless pork chops</div>
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3 TBSP bacon fat</div>
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2 ripe pears, sliced</div>
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4 sprigs of thyme</div>
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2 TBSP bacon fat</div>
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Instructions:</div>
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1. Preheat the oven to 450.</div>
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2. Chop the pears and onions in prep for later.</div>
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3. Melt the bacon fat in a cast iron skillet or other oven safe
skillet.</div>
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4. Put your chops in the melted fat and LEAVE THEM ALONE! Let them cook for 5-6 minutes on each side
without moving them. Sear them to get
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5. Move them to the oven after each side has seared and cook for 10
minutes or until they are done.</div>
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6. While they are cooking <b>(like
around step 4)</b> melt 2 TBSP of bacon fat in another skillet.</div>
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7. Add the pears, onions, garlic and thyme to the skillet and saute
on medium for about 15 minutes.</div>
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8. Spoon the pears mixture over the chops to serve. </div>
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<b>ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH SAUTE<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Serves 4<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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1 TBSP bacon fat</div>
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1 shallot, thinly sliced</div>
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2 cloves garlic, minced</div>
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2 (6”-8”) zucchini, sliced</div>
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2 (6”-8”) yellow squash, sliced</div>
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6 oz tomato sauce</div>
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Directions:</div>
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1. In large skillet, heat bacon fat over medium-high heat.</div>
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2. Cook onion 3-4 minutes until tender and translucent.</div>
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3. Add zucchini, squash, and garlic and cook until almost tender (5-6
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4. Stir in tomato sauce and cook until heated through.</div>
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