Nut Free Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies This recipe is something i have been toying with for awhile…many ‘paleo’ baked goods use nut flours, which are delicious and easy to use, BUT leave out an entire population of people who cannot consume nuts (or choose not to). These cookies use a few different ingredients (some less…
Everything Soup
Fall and winter are synonymous with soup season as far as I am concerned. Warming, hearty, filling, and healthy – what better way to combat seasonal illnesses and hunger all in one lovely bowl! This is my everything soup which packs tons of veggies, grass fed meat, in a delicious broth. Ingredients: 1 pound ground grass…
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins In the name of Fall, here is another delicious pumpkin morsel! Baking just seems like the right thing to do when the temperatures drop, but finding tasty treats of high quality is always the name of the game. When your two year old keeps requesting more, more, more, you know you’ve…
plantain cake ‘tostada’ bites
as they say, you can take the girl outta texas…. and tex-mex really is something that cannot be leached from my bones. so here are some tasty little bites that will satisfy a tex-mex craving without adding unnecessary grain or dairy. taco meat: 1 pound organic grass fed ground beef 1 onion diced 3/4 pouch…
fun friday: bacon wrapped hot dogs on a stick
by friday evenings, i am admittedly a little lazier in the kitchen. for awhile we did friday pizza night and splurged on gluten free pizzas – either homemade or delivered. however, in trying to phase dairy out of the house, i realized we needed another fun friday meal. voila! serve with my simply sweet potato chips or…
honey mustard
did you know that you could actually make honey mustard with… wait for it… honey. and mustard? it’s true! you’d never know it from the side of a bottle of this tasty condiment. easiest dressing ever!ingredients: 4 tablespoons raw local honey 4 tablespoons organic yellow mustard (organic stone ground works too) mix above ingredients until…
haricots vert (aka family’s favorite green beans)
i used to buy one bag of these skinny green beans when i went to the store and inevitably ran out every time i made them. they are good enough to make a two-year-old climb across the table to steal them off my plate…true story. so i started buying TWO batches in order to accommodate…
seared scallops with orange soy glaze
by now you know that ‘simple’ and ‘kid-approved’ are two of my magic words when it comes to what is blog-worthy. and without following a true rotation diet, i do try to alternate foods for our evening meals as to provide a variety of animal proteins and veggies. this hit the spot and kept my…
Homemade Chicken Broth
Lucky for us there are plenty of choices for organic broths these days. However, if you want to make your own, it is cost effective, simple, and much more nutrient dense. I like to make my bone broth after making this rotisserie crockpot chicken. You can freeze or use within 5-6 days refrigerated and is perfect…