Roasted fennel is one of those foods that I can eat, and eat, and eat, and eat. I just love it. This recipe is only fennel, olive oil, salt and pepper. That's it. You'll notice the serving size is only two, because in my family (Shaw and DiCello) we love our fennel. So I plan for 1 fennel bulb per person, … [Read more...]
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Chocolate Raspberry Muffins
To close out Chocolate Week, why not chocolate for breakfast? After all, cocoa has anti-aging properties, antioxidants (two times more than touted superfood acai), calcium, iron, and magnesium. It's been known to be energizing, mood stimulating, a mild central nervous system stimulant, increasing of serotonin levels, rich in polyphenols (help reduce bad cholesterol), and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
Chocolate Week (in honor of Valentine's Day this Friday) continues today with Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies! These meringue cookies are not your traditional cookie. They're, as titled, a sort of meringue which is egg white and sugar. So in the same family, if you will, as macaroons and one of my Aussie favorites: pavlovas. Generally, they're incredibly … [Read more...]
Fudgy Brownie Bites
With Valentine's day on Friday, I'm declaring this week at Paleo Paisan Chocolate Week. Three recipes this week... all with chocolate. To start us off, I have my Fudgy Brownie Bites. These puppies are flourless! By flourless, I mean totally flourless: since we're talking paleo, obviously no wheat flour, but also no almond flour and no … [Read more...]
Basic Spaghetti Squash
This recipe is the base for many creations. It's your starting point. You can take it from here and put sauce on it, sauté it in ghee (or butter), season it up, add some herbs, toss it with pesto (like Arugula Lime with Walnuts and Jalapeno), whatever you like. Whether you follow a special diet or not, spaghetti squash is a great sub for pasta if you're looking to increase your vegetable intake. It's not the most vitamin-, mineral-, … [Read more...]
Guacamole
No big game day is complete without guacamole... ... even if you could care less about football. Growing up in a major college football town, I don't get too excited about NFL. Growing up in Buckeye country, I'm far more familiar talking college football. Living in Seattle right now, … [Read more...]
Rise and Grind
Rise and shine! Or, in this case, rise and grind up this smoothie. Okay, let's be real. What I was really thinking with this one is yet another meaning of "grind". I can count on my sister to have already gone there with me... you know, to the Urban Dictionary definition: 1) grind: when an individual pushes his/herself to attain a goal. Similar to gears grinding when they are worked beyond their capacity. "I've been on the grind lately … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Cashew Cookie Larabar
I love how Larabars are so simple with only a few ingredients. They lend themselves perfectly to whole-foods cooking. With just a little math, I was able to completely re-create my favorite Larabar (the Cashew Cookie flavor) nutrition facts and all. So now, you can too! … [Read more...]
Herbs de Provence Roasted Tomatoes
Roma tomatoes + Herbs de Provence = flavor explosion. In this recipe (not counting olive oil, salt and pepper) there are only two ingredients: Roma tomatoes, and Herbs de Provence. Sometimes simplicity is best. These roasted tomatoes are so good and so easy, you'll scarf them down in no time. … [Read more...]
Clean Green Juice
I have never been a huge "juicer" or juice fan. I've never done a juice cleanse or juice detox. In my college nutrition classes we were educated that juice can be so high in sugar and high in calories. I was surprised the first time I saw a glass of orange juice in its recommended serving size. I think at that time I was stuck in black-and-white thinking... that food was good or bad. So juice equaled bad for me for quite some time and I just … [Read more...]
Basic Cauliflower Rice
Cauliflower rice is so versatile. There's an endless combination of things you can do to it and serve it with. Being that is still January of the new year and a lot of readers are newly interested in paleo, I thought it was important to post a recipe for a paleo staple: Basic Cauliflower Rice. If you're new to paleo, … [Read more...]
Blackened Seasoning Blend
One of the best ways to eat healthy and stick with it is to add spices and flavors to your food. Without spice, flavor, and variety, you will surely become bored and start craving other foods... and probably less healthy ones. I like this Blackened Seasoning Blend because it's so easy, so fast, makes no mess, and really adds flavor to protein. Plain grilled chicken, salmon, beef, or shrimp can easily get boring fast. And if you've gone to a … [Read more...]
Wintertime Clementine Salsa
Every winter the cutest, sweetest little snacks always make their appearance. Clementines. I love these things. They actually always remind me of my dad, I think because he just loves them so much. I can picture him eating one in the kitchen saying, "it tastes like candy!" He would often … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Soup with Apple and Carrot
With cold weather sweeping across the country, it just felt like soup time. I had the Sesame Beef side dishes ready to post, but I'm going to save those for later. I'm sure you'd rather have soup first! The news broadcasts and talk show hosts are having a field day talking about the weather. I am particularly enjoying Jimmy … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Almond Milk
Almond milk is a great paleo substitute for cow's milk. I find I use it mostly in smoothies, sauces, purees, and coffee or tea. It's not nearly as complicated as you might think. I bet you can even make it right now with all of the tools you have in your kitchen. All you need is water, almonds, a blender, a large bowl and a … [Read more...]