When I told Zandyr that we were going to make cookies for Santa his first response was, “Santa only likes chocolate chip!” Request granted. Then he asked why we were making gluten free ones, he doesn’t think Santa is allergic to gluten. I then told him that we want Santa to be healthy too, and … Continue reading
Hitting up the Roots! German Beef Rouladen for dinner!
I decided to try something a little different with my thin cut round steak this evening, normally I do proscuitto herb roll ups, but something was telling me to go with tradition. Ingredients: 6 slices bacon 1/2 onion, sliced mustad 6 pickles, sliced thin cut round steak Preheat oven to 350 Lay out the thin … Continue reading
Add the Stuffing!!
Beef, celery, walnut & apple stuffing Ingredients 1 lb extra lean ground beef; 1 tbsp cooking fat; 4 stalks celery, diced; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 apple, diced; 2 cups finely chopped walnuts; 1 clove garlic, minced; Generous amount of poultry mix or springs of fresh rosemary, sage, thyme, and marjoram, very finely chopped; Sea … Continue reading
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows!
I have been spending quite a bit of time on Pinterest today, first looking for goodies for my sons teachers, now moving into goodies for our orphaned thanksgiving dinner. I honestly believe that the sole purpose of that website is to suck time away from peoples lives, but it is so addicting!! I invited people … Continue reading
Getting Back on Track – Detox!!
It seems as though since school has started I have had an over abundance of foods that are necessarily making me feel that amazing! I have thought about getting back to strict Paleo, and to clear my body of the overly processed ‘gluten’ free foods I have been consuming, and the large amounts of SUGAR! … Continue reading
Z’s beef cake
When asked what we should name this dish Z quickly blurted out “beef cake”. So here is the recipe for Paleo Beef Cake. Ingredients 1lb organic ground beef 5 slices bacon ground 1 cup diced carrots 1 cup diced zucchini 2 eggs 1/4 cup almond meal 1 tbsp ginger 1 tbsp garlic 1 tbsp soy … Continue reading
Amazing Potato Gratin – Paleo!
I was a little unsure of this one since there was almond butter and coconut milk and pepper and it just seemed like the taste would be a little rich, which it is. Rich in amazingness! Ingredients:2 large or 5 small potatoes, peeled and sliced, for the strict Paleo – Sweet potatoes1 yellow onion, sliced … Continue reading
Fried okra
Frozen okra slightly thawed, basked in an egg wash then shaken with almond flour, paprika, garlic powder and salt… Fried in coconut flour!
Brunswick Stew – stirring up childhood memories
When I was younger I spent half my childhood in the Deep South, Savannah and Sylvania Georgia to be exact. In the south all things revolve around food, Sunday’s were filled with potlucks and gatherings of family and friends. Every holiday, and excuse for a holiday was filled with food. Rich, indulgent, usually fried foods … Continue reading
Life on the PUP list…
In January I was competing in a winter strength challenge when something just didn’t feel right in my shoulder, there was a huge pop and then a lot of pain. I continued to clean and jerk my PR of 110lbs! That weekend I felt as though I was having a minor heart attack! I woke … Continue reading
Escaping Crazy 