tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75916609325375721692024-03-05T23:43:21.421-08:00Paleo NomiSimply put we are doing the best we can to not eat toxins, to nurish our bodies, and to eat real food. That is why my family has switched to the Paleo Lifestyle.Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-67180028482377859992012-01-15T18:01:00.000-08:002012-01-16T07:47:21.935-08:00Mmmm Nothing better than Waffles and Strawberries<span id="goog_1123779998"></span><span id="goog_1123779999"> <strong><em>A nice long weekend at home and the hubby wanted some waffles for breakfast, but I will be honest since going Paleo I have not tried anything like them. I was afraid that they would be disappointing, with out the use of regular flour I did not want them to be thin and weak. So I looked and looked for the perfect recipe and I could not find one that I liked. So I took a little from this recipe, took a little from that one and added a few tweaks of my own and Vaa Laa I did it.</em></strong> </span><br />
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<em><strong>Paleo Strawberry Waffles</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>4 eggs plus 2 egg whites (separate and beat the whites to foamy peaks)<br />2 Tbs Vanilla<br />1/2 Cup Coconut milk<br />1 1/2 Cup Almond flour </strong></em><br />
<em><strong> 3 Tbs Coconut flour<br />1/2 tsp Sea Salt<br />1 tsp Baking soda<br />1 tsp Cinnamon<br />1 pinch Ground nutmeg<br />1/2 Cup Fresh Strawberries (Diced)</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>I mixed all the wet ingredients, save the egg whites, with the dry ingredients. </strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Carefully fold the mixture into the egg whites trying to preserve as much volume as possible. </strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Waffles will not be as crisp as regular waffles but instead they will be light and fluffy. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I did. :-)</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong> Now for something tasty and yummy on top of them, how about a little bit of Paleo Strawberry Butter. Can we say Nom Nom.......</strong></em></div>
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<strong><em>Paleo Strawberry Butter</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>1 lbs Kelly Gold Butter (or any other grassfed butter)</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>1/2 Cup Strawberries (Diced)</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Put butter in mixing bowl and mix till smooth and creamy, then add honey and strawberries and mix till throughly mixed in together.</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Enjoy on waffles, muffins, biscuits or anything else that strikes your fancy.</em></strong></div>
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<br /></div>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-75125715664159620652011-11-06T10:37:00.000-08:002011-11-06T11:18:05.683-08:00Time For Some Baking!! <strong><em> Yesterday was such a cold, windy day that I did not feel like leaving the house (so I didn't. LOL) So what is better than to do a little baking goodies on a cold day, Nothing! Since I had not done any baking since we switched to the Paleo Lifestyle I figured it was time for me to finally get my butt up and give it a try and my kids were so happy I did, because I tried not one recipe but two. I knew for sure one of the things I was going to bake was a Raspberry Coconut Muffin my husband had seen on <a href="http://www.fastpaleo.com/">fastpaleo.com</a>, so since he was going to the box for day 5 of his whole month of November Hero WOD's I figured I would have him stop by the commissary to pick up what I needed. While he was gone I was looking at a few recipes and I decided to make some Pumpkin muffins but I couldn't find a recipe that was just what I was looking for so I ended up being a little creative :-) This is what I ended up with and they were sooooooooo Yummy!!!</em></strong><br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong><em> The first ones I baked were the Raspberry Coconut Muffins, and I have to be very honest I did not think they were going to turn out very good. I gathered all the ingredients together and did every thing the recipe said to do, but the batter was very, very dry and crumbly. I thought there is no way in hell this is going to turn out to be anything edible, I even added another 1/4 cup coconut oil. I still wasn't happy with the results but I decided to go ahead and cook it anyways (didn't want to throw all that money away. LOL) I had to cook them a few minutes longer than the recipe called for, but I think that was because of the extra oil I added. They did not really rise at all, thank goodness I filled the muffin tin full. Low and be hold after they were done and cooled I tried one, I was so pleasently suprised that I could not believe it. They were so moist and tasty! </em></strong></div><div align="left"><br />
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1/2 cup honey<br />
250g melted coconut oil (which converts to 8.75 ounces)<br />
1 C. coconut flour<br />
1 C. shredded coconut<br />
2 C. raspberries<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
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Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius in a fan forced oven and place patty pans in muffin tray.<br />
Place all wet ingredients (apart from raspberries) in a bowl and mix together with a mixer.<br />
Stir in dry ingredients and add raspberries last. ( I recommend folding them into the batter)<br />
Cook for 20-25 minutes<br />
let cool and then serve.<br />
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While those were in the oven I went ahead and whipped up my Pumpkin Muffins and this is what I came up with......<br />
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1 tsp pure vanilla extract <br />
1/2 C. pumpkin puree <br />
1/4 C. honey <br />
1/2 C. coconut flour <span style="color: #669900;"> </span><br />
1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1 3/4 tsp cinnamon (i love cinnamon, so you can use less if you like)<br />
1/4 tsp cloves<br />
1/4 tsp nutmeg<br />
1/4 C. chopped pecans<br />
1/4 C. Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips<br />
and just a pinch of salt pinch<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Combine wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl together until well beaten: butter, eggs, vanilla, pumpkin and honey/maple syrup.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Mix dry ingredients together</span><span style="color: black;"> then slowly add into the wet ingredients, whisking as you do so that you don’t have lumps in the batter. After every thing is mixed throughly fold in the pecans and chips till mixed threw out. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Divide the batter evenly into the muffin tins</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> bake for approximately 15-18 minutes or until slightly golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean.</span><br />
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I hope you enjoy these as much as my family did :-)Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-58771884215944467662011-11-02T16:48:00.000-07:002011-11-02T16:48:59.068-07:00Fall Butternut Casserole <strong><em>Nothing better in a cool fall evening then something warm, filling and comforting, so I decided to throw together a Butternut casserole. This was the first time I served this to the family and I have to say it was a hugh hit. They have requested to have it again already! LOL</em></strong><br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong><em>1 Lg Butternut squash cut into pieces</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>1 Small onion (diced)</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>1 Pkg Smoked Chrdonnay Chicken Sausage (cut into small disks)</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>2 tbsp Fresh Sage (finely diced)</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>1/2 </em></strong><strong><em>C. Pure Maple Syrup</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>4 Tbsp Butter</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>Salt & Pepper</em></strong></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><strong><em>It is such a simple dish and the flavors blend togehter so wonderfully, I don't normally use sweets but I made an exception this time and I am really glad I did. I have already made plans for the next time I cook it, I think next time I am going to use a pork sausage and sprinkle it with bacon. Everything always taste better with bacon on it, Yum Yum!!</em></strong></div>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-34272444416289707052011-10-30T11:00:00.000-07:002011-10-30T11:47:55.008-07:00Helpful Tips and Tricks<em><span style="color: magenta;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: black;">Since I didn't cook anything special tonight for dinner because it is left over night I thought I would give a couple tips and tricks that maybe you have and maybe you have not heard of to help make life a little easier on you and on your pocket book. I don't know about you but I like it when I can save myself a little money, because as far as I am concerned every little bit helps (and adds up).</span></span></strong></span></em><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"> First on the list is a little trick to help measure sticky ingredients. It seems that when ever a recipe calls for a sticky ingredient such as honey more of it gets left behind in the measuring cup then actually gets in the bowl. Before I transitioned over to the Paleo side I use to use spray veg oil in the measuring cup but now that I do the best I can to avoid veg oil of any kind. I found that if you fill the measuring cup with the hottest possible tap water and let it sit for a minute the dump it out right before your going to measure your sticky stuff and suprisingly it will slide right out.</span></em></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <strong><em> If you like me and grow your own herbs or just happened to buy to much, but don't want it to go to waste here is one of my favorite ways to save them. First chop up your herbs and mix them in to some softened butter ( I prefer Kerry Gold), after you have them throughly mixed together use parchment paper to roll into a log. After you have the desired shape and lenght you want wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer, it will last up to three months with no problem. The fat in the butter will preserve the herbs' fresh flavors. You can cut off a slice or two and enjoy on a juicy steak, fish, burgers or even soup</em></strong><strong><em>. </em></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Don't be afaird to try to mix some of your herbs' togther for a different taste and effect. </em></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Suggested herbs' to use: </em></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Rosemary, chives, thyme, flat leaf parsley, oregano, dill, chevril, garlic chives</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><em>This time of year one of the things I love is the cooler weather, the leaves changing colors and the fact that apple farms line nearby country roads and all manner of apple products are sold - apple pies, dumplings, fritter, ciders, doughnuts, sauces, cookies, and of course...caramel apples. It was just the reminder I needed. For years I've wanted to do a new caramel apple recipe. I thought I might be able to do a version using apples, honey, cream, and salt. That's it. No white sugar, no corn syrup, and no melting of Kraft caramel squares none of the things that we try to avoid on a daily basis.</em></strong></span><br />
<h1><span style="font-size: small;"><em> I wanted to avoid a few of the caramel apple pitfalls that have tripped me up in the past. For example, I needed the caramel to stay on the apple. Lots of people, myself included, have had trouble with caramel not setting on their apples. I decided to use the technique I use to make my favorite caramels - the honey-sweetened caramel gives the apples a beautiful, opaque, golden coat and tastes rich, chewy, and decadent.</em></span></h1><h1><span style="font-size: small;"><em> A few things you should know before you start. You need a candy thermometer. I have one from Whole Foods Market that cost me about $4 - works fine. But I'm going to admit, </em></span><span style="font-size: small;"><em> a thermometer is important because the key to this caramel recipe is achieving a good set, you want your caramel to be able to hold a shape once it cools. To make this happen you need to heat the ingredients to a very specific temperature. I know it all sounds precise and fussy, and to a certain extent it is, but really all you're doing here is putting a very short list of ingredients together in a pot, and bringing the temperature up, up, up into what is considered "hard ball" territory 255F - 260F degrees. If you don't heat the caramel enough, it will likely run off the apple</em></span><span style="font-size: small;"><em>, but alternately if you go too hot the caramel will be difficult to bite into, and will have more of a tendency to peel off the apple</em></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j_TyHuOOxRXp2eVqbyGtqI8OMyfWtqoXML_nKN7oIAUC88ABk56yDxU93QLLANNIILh1wSr1z6u1lLM5-DDNkBORfWsEQycF3hj36lvgKTAXuckLhhOXKCeQx4QSvaHcQESncbTdxWu5/s1600/2011-10-21_18.30.53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j_TyHuOOxRXp2eVqbyGtqI8OMyfWtqoXML_nKN7oIAUC88ABk56yDxU93QLLANNIILh1wSr1z6u1lLM5-DDNkBORfWsEQycF3hj36lvgKTAXuckLhhOXKCeQx4QSvaHcQESncbTdxWu5/s400/2011-10-21_18.30.53.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h1>Caramel Apple Recipe</h1><i>Please be careful when making caramel apples, you will be working with dangerously hot, sticky, ingredients - I always put on an apron and make sure I have a closed-toed pair of shoes on when making candy. Be extra, extra careful if you have kids around. On the ingredient front, I typically go for a mild clover honey when making caramels.</i><br />
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1 cup heavy cream<br />
1/2 teaspoon sea salt<br />
1 cup honey</blockquote> Chopped pecans if you like those on yours, I do :)<br />
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<blockquote><i>Special equipment: candy thermometer, and lollipop sticks</i></blockquote>Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<br />
Push a lollipop or popsicle stick deep into each apple - in through the stem.<br />
Fill a large bowl 1/2 full with ice water and set aside.<br />
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In a medium, thick-bottomed saucepan heat the cream and salt until tiny bubbles start forming where the milk touches the pan - just before a simmer. Stir in the honey. Bring the mixture to a boil. Now reduce the heat to an active simmer and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for about 15-20 minutes minutes or until the mixture reaches about 255-260F degrees. To stop the caramel from cooking, very, very carefully set the bottom of the saucepan in the bowl of cold water you prepared earlier - taking special care not to get any of the water in the caramel mixture. Stir until caramel begins to thicken up - you want the caramel to be thin enough that it will easily coat your apples, but not so thin that it will run right off. If the caramel thickens too much simply put the pot back over the burner for 10 seconds or so to heat it up a bit.<br />
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I tilt my sauce pan so all the caramel forms a pool on one side, and use my other hand to dunk and twirl each apple until it is thoroughly coated with caramel. Place each apple on the parchment lined baking sheets and allow the caramel to cool and set.<br />
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<i>Makes 6 - 8 caramel apples.</i>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-45389055348522274632011-10-09T17:54:00.000-07:002011-10-30T05:30:45.584-07:00Hempy's London Broil...... Oh my goodness can we say, Fat and Sassy...... well I can definately say I am sassy. LOL After the breakfast I had this morning I was so full I skipped lunch and went straight to dinner. With the dinner I had it is understandable why I didn't even worry about having lunch today.<br />
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Dinner was so simple yet so tasty that you could not help but clean your plate. Tonight was Hempy's London Broil (in case your wondering why Hemphy's is because my last name is Hemphill, LMBO), Yellow and Green summer squash with a little sharp cheddar cheese (sorry I was having a Primal moment. LOL) and a little salald with some Honey Basalmic dressing.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> When fall comes it makes me think about all the yummy food that goes along with it so in honor of fall I made my first attempt of Paleo Pumpkin Pancakes, it was my first try at any sort of Paleo pancakes at all so I was a little apprehensive about the whole thing but I wanted a little break from eggs. Don't get me wrong I love me some eggs but I was just in the mood for something else, so off I went search for the perfect recipe. I ended up using a recipe I got from Paleo on Main Street.<br />
I have to be honest when I put the first one on to cook I was a little nervous because it seemed to be cooking to fast and when i tried to turn it over it crumbled to pieces. Damn, I thought oh well I just wasted all the things I used to make them, then I thought for a moment and decided to lower my heat a bit and try it again. Low and behold a lower head and patients and I ended up with some pretty looking pancakes that tasted quite suprising really good.<br />
So, thanks to Paleo on Main Street my family once again is able to add pancakes to our breakfast menu!<br />
The only thing I changed in the recipe is I doubled everything since I have a large family.<br />
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1/2 C Canned Pumpkin<br />
2 Eggs<br />
1 Tbsp Honey<br />
1/4 C Coconut Oil- Melted<br />
1/4 C Coconut Milk<br />
1/4 C Coconut Flour<br />
1 tsp Cinnamon<br />
1 tsp Baking Powder<br />
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Preheat griddle or pan to 350. </div><div class="post-body entry-content">In separate bowls, mix wet and dry ingredients together </div><div class="post-body entry-content">Throughly mix your wet ingredients and then slowly mix into dry. </div><div class="post-body entry-content">Spoon mixture onto griddle and cook 2-4 minutes per side.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content">When finished enjoy with pure maple syrup, honey, butter or even some coconut oil and for an extra touch you can add some chopped pecans.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"> Enjoy, I know we did!</div></div>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-66847879584060648232011-10-07T07:27:00.000-07:002011-10-30T05:29:20.532-07:00Sweet Potato Hash I got up early this morning to get everything ready to put in the crockpot for dinner tonight, but more on that yummy subject later. Right now I am going to talk about breakfast, since I am off work for almost a week I decided to be nice and cook my hubby a good breakfast this morning.<br />
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Sweet Potato Hash and Poached Eggs<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Remove some of the bacon grease from your skillet, leaving enough to cook you potato's in. Add sweet potatoes to skillet and cook until almost completely tender, then add your onions and bell peppers and cook until tender and onions are translucent. Add your bacon and salt and pepper to taste. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy for breakfast with eggs or you can even have it as a side dish for dinner, either way it is delicious!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-20882067759741319052011-10-06T18:48:00.000-07:002011-10-30T05:27:51.616-07:00Curry Chicken and more.... Today was a long day and we didn't get to have dinner till later than usual, but thankfully the day is over and it is time to rest a little bit. I was a good girl this evening I not only prepared enough dinner for tonight to be able to have left overs for lunch for the hubby and I while the kids are in school tomorrow, but I also got my sweet potatoes ready for some sweet potatoe hash in the morning (Yum). <br />
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On the menu for this evening, I made some acorn squash, baked Curry Cauliflower and Coconut Curry Chicken. My Picture may not have turned out as well as I wanted it too but, Oh My GOSH it tasted soooo good.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to give props to Everyday Paleo for the Roasted Curry Cauliflower recipe:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>1 head of cauliflower, stems removed<br />
3 Tbl coconut oil<br />
1 Tbl curry powder<br />
1 tsp garlic powder<br />
1/4 tsp tumeric<br />
sea salt to taste (optional)<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sized mixing bowl, toss the florets with the oil until well coated. Sprinkle all of the spices over the cauliflower florets and stir again to evenly coat. Spread cauliflower in a glass baking dish and bake 40-45 minutes, stirring half way through the cooking time<br />
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Coconut Curry Chicken<br />
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<strong>Ingredients (serves 4):</strong><br />
- 4 chicken thighs & legs (still in tact), skin on<br />
- 1 cauliflower (to make the rice)<br />
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil<br />
- 1 Onion – finely chopped<br />
- 5 garlic cloves – smashed and roughly chopped<br />
- 1 red chili pepper – seeds removed, chopped (I used a Scotch Bonnet pepper)<br />
- 1 can coconut milk<br />
- 2 Tbsp curry powder<br />
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<strong>Directions:</strong><br />
<ol><li> In a large skillet, heat coconut oil to a med-high heat</li>
<li>Put chicken pieces into the skillet and cook until each side golden-browned (about 3 min per side)</li>
<li>Remove chicken and set aside.</li>
<li>Add onion, garlic and chili – saute for about 3 min or until soft</li>
<li>Add the coconut milk and curry powder – mix together thoroughly</li>
<li>Add back the chicken and simmer at medium heat covered for about 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. You can use a meat thermometer to check and it should be about 155 before you stop cooking it (it will continue to cook up to 160 which is the perfect internal temp). The coconut milk that the chicken is simmering in should cover about 1/2 of the chicken – if yours’ doesn’t you can add more coconut milk or some chicken stock.</li>
<li>For the cauliflower rice, either use your food processor to chop the cauliflower to a rice consistency or use a cheese grater. If you have a microwave you can cook it in the microwave for 3 minutes and it’ll be good to go. Otherwise you can steam it for a few minutes. I </li>
<li>Serve the chicken on a bed of cauliflower rice. </li>
</ol>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-71607164283540596262011-10-05T16:57:00.000-07:002011-10-30T05:23:30.027-07:00Spaghetti With Chili, Paleo Style.<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Don't you hate it when you have left over chili and you don't have enough for the whole family( I know I do), but you have too much to throw away. Well that was the problem I had tonight, so I had to look around and see what I had on hand and low and behold I had some of my Ol' faithful</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Yep, you guessed it Spaghetti squash, just like pasta only better. When all else goes bad everything goes well with pasta, Paleo style. So this is what dinner looked like tonight and the kids loved it because the chili was a little spicy and the spaghetti squash cooled it off a bit for them.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder what is going to be on the menu for tomorrow?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591660932537572169.post-37516162924181361102011-10-05T11:34:00.000-07:002011-10-05T11:39:40.115-07:00Getting Started<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9i9havpgAqarM6bKtuEoTWnyzjJecYbBxqjyGX5XxDyCu0s2LET0gCorsdXWLPvVRItmHo7bfJ58B1xXHu4ZOs8soMkOfF1EM6UmLJ6pkIhjDQiULwRlMbdtwpjgbmyE49bpdW8CGAsW/s1600/caveman-diet.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9i9havpgAqarM6bKtuEoTWnyzjJecYbBxqjyGX5XxDyCu0s2LET0gCorsdXWLPvVRItmHo7bfJ58B1xXHu4ZOs8soMkOfF1EM6UmLJ6pkIhjDQiULwRlMbdtwpjgbmyE49bpdW8CGAsW/s320/caveman-diet.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Some of you may be asking what is the Paleo Lifestyle, I don't like using the word diet because for me it does not apply to this because I am not eating this way to lose weight (althought it is a nice perk, LOL). For those of you who are already familiar with Paleo please bare with me while i make it a little simplier to understand. When you eat Paleo you are eating the way your body was intended eat and process food that will benifit use to the best of it's abilities. So here is a simple list with the things that you should try to avoid and the one's you should eat.<br />
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<div class="article_text">Avoid the following:</div><div class="article_text"><br />
</div><div class="article_text">· Grains- including bread, pasta, noodles</div><div class="article_text">· Beans- including string beans, kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, snow-peas and peas</div><div class="article_text">· Potatoes</div><div class="article_text">· Dairy products</div><div class="article_text">· All Refined Sugar</div><div class="article_text">· Salt</div><div class="article_text"><br />
</div><div class="article_text">Eat the following:</div><div class="article_text"><br />
</div><div class="article_text">· Meat, chicken and fish</div><div class="article_text">· Eggs</div><div class="article_text">· Fruit</div><div class="article_text">· Vegetables </div><div class="article_text">· Nuts, eg. walnuts, brazil nuts, macadamia, almond. Do not eat peanuts (a bean) </div><div class="article_text">· Berries- strawberries, blueberries, raspberries etc.</div><div class="article_text">· Root vegetables- carrots, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, Swedes</div><div class="article_text">· Organ meats- liver and kidneys <br />
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</div><div class="article_text">Now that you have read the list and had a minute for it to sink you in, you might be saying: What the heck am I suppose to eat since all the good things have been taken off of the list of things to eat. Well let me tell you you will be surprised at the quality and taste of the foods that have just opened up to you. I will do the best i can to share as many wonderful recipes with you and if you don't always find what you are looking for there are always so many wonderful places to find them as I will later be sharing with you all.</div><div class="article_text">Remember you are only limited by your imagination!! I am so looking forward to this wonderful journey with you all.</div>Paleo Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361413315258234547noreply@blogger.com0