Ground beef, black bean and corn. Spinach or some other green too.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Kitchari
Crab Cakes
Pan fried some whole foods crab cakes. Cut acorn squash into wedges and sprinkled with parm, salt and pepper, oil and roasted at 400 for 30ish. Roasted some green beans too.
Tasty.
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Friday, November 30, 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Cranberry Meatballs
These were good. Although by the third day they were less so...
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Borscht
Did this again. This time put the beets in the water for 10 minutes maybe before the potatoes. That helped, but do it more next time.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Bacon Corn Shrimp Tacos
Same as we made for New year's this year. Didn't turn out quite as good though. Alas.
Thai Fish Curry
We doubled this roughly. And added garlic. And used a green curry that had lime goodness going on instead of the red (since we couldn't find Kaffir lime leaves).
INGREDIENTS
10 ounces tilapia
1/4 ounce ginger
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 14-ounce can lite coconut milk
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 ounces baby spinach
2 kaffir lime leaves
2 teaspoons red curry paste
8 ounces vegetable stock
2 tomatoes
1 red onion
While rice cooks, rinse spinach. Rinse tomatoes and cut into ½-inch dice. Trim and discard skin of ginger and mince. Peel onion and cut into small dice.
Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a medium pot over medium heat. When oil is shimmering, add ginger and onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add curry paste and cook, stirring, until coated, about 1 minute—red curry paste is flavorful, but not overly spicy. If you're sensitive to heat, use less, but keep in mind, it provides the dish's signature flavor!
Add coconut milk, vegetable stock, brown sugar, fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves, and tomatoes to pot with curry base and stir to combine. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until curry is thickened and flavors have melded, about 10 minutes. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper as desired.
Increase heat under pot to medium high. Pat tilapia dry with paper towel and season all over with ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper as desired. When curry is bubbling, nestle fish into curry. Cook until fish is opaque, about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach to wilt, about 30 seconds more. Remove pot from heat and, if desired, remove and discard kaffir lime leaves.
Spoon rice and Thai fish curry into roomy serving bowls. Enjoy your fragrant masterpiece.
Friday, November 2, 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Sauce
Had some sausages and meatballs with it, plus spinach.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Friday, October 19, 2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Polenta & Meatballs with Sauce
Yum.
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Rice Pilaf with Chicken and Broccoli
Sauteed mushrooms, onion and zucchini for a bit, then added 1.5 c short grain brown rice and garlic. Cooked a minute then added a container of stock. Cooked it sort of risotto-esque. Had to add about a cup and a half of water for the rice.
Rotisserie chicken. Roasted broccoli. Pretty good all in all.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018
Red sauce pasta
Ahhh tomatillo season. That time of the year when you slave over a giant pot of sauce all day.
Standard red sauce. Chicken sausages and mushrooms. Yum.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Pizza
Made a pesto pizza for one, and a red sauce for the other. Pepperoni, garlic, mushrooms, peppers from the garden. Good stuff
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Red Sauce Pasta
Made the quick tomato sauce out of Deborah. Added some garlic of course.
Served over pasta with sausage and Caesar salad.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Interesting Part 3
Part three? Are we crazy? Yes, yes we are. In a good way.
Also, tomatillo sauce is delicious.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Roasted Cauliflower and Pinto tacos
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Lobster ceviche
You know, NBD. Clambake lobster, like, onion, chilis, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro. Could have used more lime and more sauce.
Monday, September 10, 2018
Monday, September 3, 2018
Monday, August 27, 2018
Romesco Shrimp and Veg
Made the romesco sauce.
Roasted some broccoli, squash and onion with some chipotle, cumin, lime.
Grill panned 2 lbs of shrimp with some seasonings.
Had some pasta left over to go with it.
Pretty good.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Beef Veggie Stir-Fry
Turned out pretty well. We needed ginger though!
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Vegan Enchiladas
Yum. Rick Rayless sauce for the win.
Friday, August 17, 2018
Monday, August 13, 2018
Sausages and Kale
Fried some sausages to go with it.
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Spaghetti Casserole
https://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2016/01/spaghetti-lasagna.html
Doubled the recipe this time and it made enough food to feed a small army. Good.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Friday, July 13, 2018
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Brown lentils and spinach with eggs
https://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2014/07/green-lentils-and-spinach-with-hard.html
Used brown lentils instead of French green. Was just as good.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Monday, July 2, 2018
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Chorizo Veg Tacos
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Springtime Bows
Did broccoli, peas, mushrooms again. Pretty tasty.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Friday, June 15, 2018
Monday, June 4, 2018
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Monday, May 21, 2018
Zucchini Mushroom Burritos
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Monday, May 14, 2018
Chicken Chowder
Grill panned the chicken, oven roasted the sweet potatoes.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Crock Pot Ribs
Had 3 packages of country style ribs, so made this. Tip: country style ribs don't have bones. Who knew? I didn't put any hot sauce in the sauce. The kids gobbled it up.
Made a simple slaw to go with it. Sesame oil, apple cider vinegar, black sesame seeds.
Ingredients:
3 1/2–4 pounds pork ribs, cut into individual ribs (spare ribs, baby back, or country-style will all work with this method)
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup molasses
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Spray a 6-quart or larger slow cooker with nonstick spray. Add the ribs in an even layer.
In a small bowl or large measuring cup, stir together the ketchup, molasses, vinegar, hot sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Pour half of the sauce over the ribs, then cover the sauce bowl and save the rest in the refrigerator.
Cover the ribs and cook on low for 8 hours, until they are cooked and ultra tender. Serve immediately with the reserved sauce (I like to warm up the extra sauce for serving too).
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Grilled Lamb Chops With Salsa Macha
http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/grilled-lamb-chops-with-salsa-macha/
Servings: 4 with 2 2/3 cups Salsa
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE SALSA MACHA
2 ounces dried chiles (one or more of the following: arbol, chiltepÃn, pequÃn, serrano seco, chipotle, morita, puya, guajillo, ancho, mulato, pasilla—depending on the flavors and spiciness you want to go for)
1 1/2 ounces (1/3 cup) nuts (one or more of the following: almonds, peanuts, pecan pieces)
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
4 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
2 cups olive oil
1 tablespoon vinegar (cider vinegar works well here)
1 teaspoon salt
A generous 1/2teaspoon dried herbs (one or more of the following: Mexican oregano, marjoram, or thyme)
8 large (about 1 3/4 pounds total) lamb chops, bones scraped clean
INSTRUCTIONS
Stem the chiles, then break or cut them open and scrape/brush/let fall out most of the seeds; cut into 1/4-inch pieces - you will have about 1 cup. (Simply use chiltepin or pequin whole.)
In a large (4-quart) saucepan, combine the nuts, sesame seeds, garlic and oil over medium-high heat and cook until garlic and sesame seeds are golden, about 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the chiles. Let cool 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix the vinegar with the salt until dissolved, then add it to the pan along with the herbs.
When the mixture has cooled to room temperature, pour it into a blender or food processor and pulse until everything is chopped into small pieces. Run the processor for a few seconds until everything is finely chopped—but not pureed.
Heat a gas grill to medium-high or build a charcoal fire and let it burn until the charcoal is covered with grey ash and quite hot. Brush both sides of each lamb chop with a little oil from the salsa macha; sprinkle generously with salt. Grill the lamb chops over the hottest part of the fire until as done as you like, usually about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Let them rest on a cool part of the grill for several minutes before serving with the warm salsa macha for each guest to spoon on al gusto.
Friday, May 4, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Friday, April 13, 2018
Chicken and stuff
Crock pot chicken with roasted broccoli and sweet potatoes. Then did some chicken enchiladas.
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Wonton Meatballs
Made this sucker again with some easy veggie fried rice. Doubled the recipe. Did not make sriracha this time.
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Chicken Rice Soup
Sauteed some carrots and celery and stuff. Added a couple quarts of stock. Poached a couple breasts then shredded. Cooked rice on the side. Tasty.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Carne Asada Tacos
Also, splinters. Por el amor de dios! You'd think we're killing her or something.
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Fish Tacos
Not sure what happened, but these needed a little something this time. Good thing the mezcal margs were good! And on a Sunday no less - tisk.
Monday, March 5, 2018
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Chicken Chowder
Pan-fried the sweet potatoes first. And used grill pan chicken. Sweet potatoes were better.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Shrimp Bacon Corn Tacos
Not quite as good as last time for some reason, but still pretty good. Bacon too crispy maybe? Shrimp or corn not quite as good?
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Sesame Peanut Tofu
Pretty good overall. Needed a bit of sriracha of course!
Monday, February 26, 2018
Turkey Fajitas
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Shrimp Curry
Made this again. There's some recipe online for it, but I don't know where...
Turned out tasty again.
Friday, February 16, 2018
Friday, February 9, 2018
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Red Pepper Pesto with Sausages
Made the pesto from this recipe. Baked a spaghetti squash and regular pasta.
Caramelized some onions and sauteed with mushrooms. Sliced some sausages and let them go down to baja and brown up a bit.
Yum.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Crock Pot Carne Asada Tacos
We used a round roast and didn't sear the meat first. Turned out really well.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
2 oranges, juiced, about 1/2 cup
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon fish sauce
4 garlic cloves
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 pounds flank steak or steak/beef of choice
Directions
Place all ingredients aside from the steak into your blender and blend until smooth.
In a skillet over medium heat, sear the meat on both sides then place into the insert of your slow cooker.
Pour the blended sauce mixture over the meat and set on low for 8 hours.
Shred with two forks and serve over a salad, on top of nachos, or in lettuce leaf tacos.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Monday, January 22, 2018
Barbacoa Tacos
Made these again. Good, but way to heavy on the chives.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Bolognese redo
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Shrimp Curry
Sauteed in batches shrimp. Removed from pan. Sauteed carrots, peppers, broccoli. Maybe another veg? Added garlic and ginger for a minute. Added coconut milk and curry powder. Put the shrimp back in and heated through. Top with cashews, scallions, lime and Sriracha!
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Sriracha
http://nomnompaleo.com/post/53690118029/whole30-sriracha
Ingredients
1½ pounds fresh red jalapeño peppers, stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped
8 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 large dried Medjool date, pitted
2 tablespoons Paleo-friendly fish sauce (Red Boat!)
1½ teaspoons Diamond Crystal brand kosher salt
Directions:
First things first: use gloves when handling the peppers to avoid burning your hands and eyes. (I use non-latex gloves; similar ones are available on Amazon.)
I remove the seeds and most of the ribs from the jalapeño peppers to make a sauce of moderate heat, but if you want to breathe fire, feel free to keep the ribs and seeds, and/or use hotter peppers (like serranos or Lumbre peppers).
Throw everything into a high-speed blender (like a Vitamix) or a turbocharged food processor. Purée until smooth.
Yes, a regular food processor will also work—but you’ll want to cut the peppers and garlic into smaller pieces, and blitz the ingredients longer. Otherwise, your sauce may end up on the chunky side.
Pour the purée into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. As soon as it boils, reduce the heat to low and maintain a simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cooking the sauce concentrates and deepens the flavors, and cuts the sharpness of the raw garlic. Once the foam subsides, the sauce should be a vibrant red color, and you shouldn’t be able to detect any raw vegetable smell.
Taste and adjust for seasoning if necessary, and then transfer the sriracha to a jar (or three) and allow the sauce to cool. You can keep it in the fridge for up to a week.
Cauliflower Fried Rice
Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 small head cauliflower, separated in florets or 16 ounces riced cauliflower
3 bacon slices, cut into small dice (make sure it’s sugar-free & junk-free if you’re doing a Whole30)
2 large eggs
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 small onion, minced
4 ounces cremini mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced
1-inch ginger knob, peeled and grated with a microplane
2 tablespoons coconut aminos
2 scallions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons chopped basil
1 tablespoon chopped mint
Splash of coconut vinegar or rice vinegar (optional)
Splash of Red Boat Fish Sauce (not optional)
Method:
Pulse the cauliflower florets in a food processor until the pieces resemble rice or couscous. (You skip this part if you bought a bag of riced cauliflower.)
Toss the diced bacon into a large cast iron skillet over medium heat and fry until the bits are crispy. When the bacon’s done, remove the crunchy swine to a separate plate with a slotted spoon.
While the bacon’s cooking, whisk the two eggs in a small bowl with some salt and pepper. Pour the whisked eggs into the hot bacon grease and fry a thin egg omelet, about 2 minutes on one side and then 30 seconds on the other side. Transfer the egg omelet to a cutting board and slice it thinly. Set it aside.
Crank up the heat for the cast iron skillet to medium-high heat and add the chopped onions (along with a dash of salt and pepper). Once the onion soften, toss in the sliced mushrooms (along with yet another sprinkle of salt and pepper) and stir-fry everything until the mushroom liquid has evaporated and the ‘shrooms have browned a bit. When the mushrooms are cooked, add the ginger and stir it around for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Toss in the cauliflower and even more salt and pepper.
Place a lid on the skillet and lower the heat to low and cook it covered for about 5 minutes. When the cauliflower’s tender (but not too mushy), add the coconut aminos, the herbs, and the sliced egg omelet. You can also add a little coconut vinegar to add a tiny bit of tang to the dish. And splash on some fish sauce for good measure! Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
Before serving, I toss on the reserved crispy bacon bits. Voila!
Wonton Meatballs
Roast broccoli, potatoes, sausage
The title pretty much says it all. Roasted some potatoes, beets and broccoli all separately. Added some sliced sausage to the taters. Not too shabby.
Fajita burrito bowls
Browned some ground beef, sauteed peppers and other fajita veggies, added tomato paste and seasonings and whatnot. Served over cauliflower rice.
There's an official recipe but don't know where.
http://www.justjessieb.com/2017/09/beef-fajita-burrito-bowls-paleo-whole30.html
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Chicken Chowder
Whole30, pg 336. Crock pot chicken l, broccoli, sweet potatoes, coconut milk.
Tasted good, but the boiled sweet taters were not the best.
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Broccoli, sweet potatoes, tilapia
Roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli. Cooked some quinoa. Pan fried some tilapia. Topped with lemon and tahini. Could have used some garlic but was otherwise good.