I've always been a liquid briner, and had heard about this dry brining phenomena recently. Had to try it. New to brining? It's all about osmosis. The salt, whether delivered via liquid or directly on the skin gets absorbed into the cells of the meat, resulting in a super moist … [Read more...]
Recipe: Healthy Red Meat Sauce
This is one of the easiest red sauces I’ve ever done. I use ground turkey as the base and then add Italian turkey sausage. If you can’t find the sausage, you can use a package of regular Italian sausage. It really makes the “Italian” flavor to me because it has lots of basil, … [Read more...]
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes – Paleo Style
Turns out sweet potatoes are the perfect vehicle for stuffing. Maybe you knew that...maybe you didn't, but I'm here to tell you that it's a fact! I've seen lots of recipes and heard some of the hubbub, but haven't actually tried the phenomenon myself. Until now. I'm pretty sure … [Read more...]
Pan Roasted Purple Carrots
Carrots? Sure, I like carrots...but I don't LIKE carrots, if you know what I mean. I grew up eating carrots that had been boiled until tender and then buttered and seasoned. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but they didn't exactly make me want to run back for seconds. … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato Chips – Easy Paleo Style
I love chips. Whether they're tortilla chips, potato chips, fried, baked, or otherwise...I love them. Well, they're not exactly part of a 'healthy' diet, and definitely not part of a Paleo diet, so I've been incorporating other chip varieties, if you will. My current favorite is … [Read more...]
Paleo Style – Sausage Egg ‘Muffins’
I've seen recipes and pics all over the place about these little gems and have been excited to give them a shot! And guess what? They were even easier and quicker than I thought they would be. Little hand-held bites of protein goodness that you can grab and go or serve up at your … [Read more...]
Chile Relleno Casserole – Paleo Style
I happen to love Mexican food, in fact, I often crave it! There's nothing better than spicy, cheesy, gooey, delicious concoctions. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of traditional Mexican food that falls into the Paleo category so I'm making it my mission to provide us addicts … [Read more...]