Tag: health
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Gluten-free Coconut Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
We and our family think that these are the world’s best chocolate chip cookies. We found them quite some time ago on one of our favorite supplier’s site: Tropical Traditions. Of course we modified them some…We made these for our family visiting from Spain today, and they all just about experienced a food orgasm. 🙂…
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Spiced Butternut Squash Fries
As you know by now, we are huge fans of butternut squash, squash in general. We recently perused one of our usual blogs and came across these amazing sweet potato fries. We thought that Sarah of Everyday Paleo had a great flavor combination in her Sweet Potato Spears and wanted to take it for a…
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Crustless Primal Quiche
OK, who does not love a good Quiche? Well we think only the people who don’t know how good it is and how healthy it can be…think that way… We make it as a power source for breakfast or sometimes lunch. You’re certainly welcome to enjoy it as dinner with a nice side of salad…
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Primal Stuffed Chicken with Brussel Sprouts
Let’s de-mystify making a whole chicken for dinner. It really is very easy to make and fairly inexpensive, especially if you do not buy pastured or organic chicken. We insist on pastured and organic because most chickens are not kept well and are injected with hormones to say the least. A pastured organic chicken for…
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Thai Basil Ground Beef
Thai cuisines is one of our favorites. This is a very quick and easy dish to make and was inspired by our friend Joe Thailand in Boston. Joe and his amazing staff used to whip us up the best Thai primal/paleo dishes that you can imagine. Today’s recipe is 100% inspired by The House of…
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Mashed Butternut Squash
Oh my, who does not love this most lovely of squashes? What a great alternative to sweet potatoes. We usually have butternut squash as soup, but mashed, it equally delicious and of course ultra nutritious! We just made it with our Primal Rump Roast which we’ll post this week. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 medium…
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Braised Lamb Shank and Vertebrae
We’ve always loved lamb, no matter how it’s prepared… Lately we just can’t seem to get enough of the fantastic cuts we buy from our friends Kenny and Brenna Aschbacher, the Fish Huggers. Today’s post features wonderful lamb shanks with some meaty vertebrae straight from their farm in New Mexico. Thank you, my wonderful husband, for…
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Gluten-free Banana Squares
It has been a while since we’ve posted a dessert. Today we would like to share one of my mom’s fabulous recipes that I have enjoyed for years. We have of course modified it, as we do not use mounds of sugar as usual traditional European recipes call for. This dessert is very easy to…
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The non-green Side: Dried Apricot & Prune Saute
Let’s face it, we are not always in the mood for ultra greens, such as swiss chard or broccoli. Once in a while it’s very nice to make something a little different – something that enhances a flavor such as perfectly cooked chicken breast. Every single one of our meals has a green factor, whether…
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Turkey Drumsticks
Turkey Drumsticks are a quick alternative to cooking a whole turkey. The dark meat is super moist and very easy to prepare and cook. We always feel like we are releasing our mini inner grok and grokess 🙂 when we sit at the table and hold a turkey leg … kind of fun and prehistoric.…