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Was it a Hollandaise or maybe a Bearnaise?  Call it what you want, but it was a darn good sauce for eggs – and I’m sure it will be tasty poured over just about any other protein or veggie.  Here’s what we did this morning to jazz up our breakfast routine.

Eggs in a Daze

2 perfect poached eggs

8 asparagus spears (toss in boiling water for about 4 minutes)

Sauce

3 egg yolks

3 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp hot water

1 tbsp lemon juice

pinch of sea salt

pinch of cayenne pepper

Place the asparagus spears on a plate, top with the poached eggs, cover and set aside. In a medium metal mixing bowl, gently whisk the egg yolks.  Continue whisking the yolks while adding the hot water, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper to the bowl.  Place the bowl over boiling water and whisk constantly until the sauce begins to thicken (about 30 seconds – 1 minute) Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

from: http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/11/02/eggs-in-a-daze/

thanks!

Scrumptious Spaghetti Squash

1 spaghetti squash

1 yellow onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 zucchini squash, diced

½ cup sliced kalamata olives

1 tablespoon capers

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 tablespoon dried basil

½ cup chicken broth

Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Cut the spaghetti squash in half, remove the seeds and cook the spaghetti squash in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes or bake at 350 for 1 hour.  Saute the onions in a large skillet in the coconut oil until they start to carmelize.  Add the garlic and zucchini and saute for another 4-5 minutes.  Using a fork, scrape out the insides of the spaghetti squash and add to the skillet. Add the remaining ingredients as well and cook together another 4-5 minutes.

1 cup coconut milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 ripe bananas

2 teaspoons coconut flour

1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (Optional)

Put all the ingredients into a food processor or blender, except for the cocoa powder, and blend until smooth. If desired, pour out half of the mixture and add the cocoa powder to the food processor with the other half of the dip.  Process again until the dip is well mixed.  Now you have 1 vanilla dip and 1 chocolate dip!  Makes 1 cup of vanilla and 1 cup of chocolate.  After some time in the refrigerator, the dip will become even thicker.

from: http://everydaypaleo.com/2011/07/25/decadent-fruit-dip/

Drizzle these with honey and berries, wrap up some bacon and eggs for a Primal breakfast burrito, or just eat them plain. These things are incredibly easy to make.

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup coconut milk (full fat)

Method:
Mix these ingredients and let them sit for five minutes. Oil or grease up your pan and heat over medium heat. Pour about a 1/4 cup of batter for each crepe, allowing each side to brown before flipping it.

Without accounting for toppings or cooking fat, FitDay says the whole batch amounts to:

37.2 g fat (20.9 g saturated)
42.2 g carbs (19.4 g fiber)
30.6 g protein

Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/coconut-flour/#ixzz1gRiX6SJ3

Chicken and Kelp Noodle Stir Fry

1.5 lbs diced chicken breast

1 package Kelp Noodles

1 small yellow onion, sliced

4-5 small zucchinis, diced

3 celery stalks, diced

1 small red bell pepper, sliced

A few splashes of coconut aminos or wheat free Tamari

A few splashes of sesame oil

About 1 teaspoon of Chinese Five Spice

1/4 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon coconut oil

Saute chicken and onions in coconut oil until the chicken is almost done.  Add in the rest of the veggies and saute until veggies are tender and chicken is not longer pink in the middle.  Add the noodles and remaining ingredients, mix well until warm all the way through and serve!

I have had a few requests for a fish recipe so last night I threw this dinner together with what had in the house: some beautiful carrots from the GRUB farm, green onions, fresh ginger, and wild caught Mahi Mahi pieces from Trader Joe’s.  I wish now that I had made more of everything, it turned out to be more of a snack for me and the boys instead of an actual dinner but it was delicious!!  I’ll advise you now to double this recipe if you have a big family.

Oh, and my kids like fish but they LOVED this meal and I would bet that if you are serving fish to your kiddos for the first time; this dish could be the one to get them excited about eating seafood (remember to let them help you cook to get them really excited about trying it!)

Gingered Carrots with Mahi Mahi

4 carrots, sliced

3 tablespoons grass fed butter or coconut oil

5 green onions, diced

½ teaspoon fresh grated ginger

1 teaspoon crushed garlic

1 pound of mahi mahi pieces or other white fish of your choice

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

½ cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon coconut aminos or 1/2 teaspoon of wheat free tamari

Fresh ground black pepper and sea salt to taste

Saute the carrots in 2 tablespoons of the butter or coconut oil over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until the carrots start to brown.  While the carrots are cooking, mix the chicken broth, coconut aminos or tamari and black pepper together in a bowl and set aside.  Add the green onions to the carrots and cook for another minute.  Add the lemon juice, ginger, and garlic to the pan and sauté just until the veggies are coated with the ginger and garlic.  Sprinkle with a little sea salt, stir again, and remove the carrot mixture from the pan and set aside.  Add the remaining tablespoon of butter or coconut oil to the same pan and melt over medium heat. Add the fish pieces and cook for 1 minute on each side, making sure that your pan is nice and hot so that the fish sear and turn golden brown on each side. Now, pour the chicken broth mixture that you made earlier over the fish, cover and cook for another 1 – 2 minutes or until the fish is tender and flakes apart easily.  Do not overcook!!  Serve the fish over the gingered carrots and be ready to fall in love….  Serves 2-3 adults.  I recommend doubling this recipe!!

Enjoy!!

Ever ponder where the heck Salisbury Steak originated from?  I’m always curious about life in general and especially food so with the help of our handy Internet, I gave myself a quick lesson regarding the origin of this timeless dish. Click here if you, like me, would like to know more about this classic diner favorite.

For me Salisbury Steak conjures up memories of what my dad would order at Perko’s; a lifeless hamburger patty with grey “home-style” gravy and lumpy mashed potatoes.  I remember thinking even as a little girl that that meal really did have potential, if someone simply gave it some thought and a bit of creative effort.  Well, tonight my boys and I went for it and what we created was pretty darn delicious and not at all the Salisbury Steak of my past.  I hope you and your family enjoys the Everyday Paleo rendition as much as we did!

Everyday Paleo Salisbury Steak

Steaks

2 pounds of ground beef

1 cup spinach, finely diced

1 egg

1 teaspoon crushed garlic

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 tablespoon dried thyme

½ teaspoon rubbed sage

¼ teaspoon ground marjoram

¼ teaspoon finely ground black pepper

2 tablespoons grass fed butter, ghee, or coconut oil

Gravy

4 tablespoons butter

1 red onion thinly sliced

½ red bell pepper thinly sliced

2 cups sliced crimini mushrooms

1 cup beef broth

¼ cup coconut milk

Black pepper to taste

In a large mixing bowl place all the ingredients for the steaks and using your hands mix well.  In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium high heat.  While the butter is melting, form the hamburger mixture into thin oval patties (makes 7-8).  Place the patties into the hot melted butter, make sure it sizzles, you want the pan to be nice and hot!  Cook for 2 minutes on each side, the meat should be nice and browned on both sides.  You’ll have to cook these in batches so add more butter or coconut oil if necessary. Once all the steaks are done, place in the oven to keep warm and now it’s time for the gravy!

In the same pan that you just cooked your steaks in, melt the butter over medium heat. Saute the onions, bell pepper, and mushrooms in the butter until tender, about 7-8 minutes.  Add the beef broth and deglaze the pan (scrap all the bits off the bottom of the pan that might still be there from cooking the steaks).  Bring to a boil and add the coconut milk and pepper.  Mix well, bring back to a boil.  At this point you’ll want to turn the heat down until the gravy is just simmering.  Now you’ll want to reduce down the gravy by stirring frequently for about 10 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.

Serve the steaks with the gravy ladled over the top and garnished with diced flat leaf Italian Parsley.

Serves 5

We ate ours with some pressure cooked sweet potatoes.

As promised, here is my recipe for Chili Colorado.  I would suggest this recipe as a great weekend project as it was a bit more time consuming then my usual recipes.  I like quick and easy meals but a dish like this warrants a little bit of extra love and care.  I suggest doubling this recipe if you want a lot of leftovers, especially if you have a larger family. We demolished this Chili Colorado on the night we made it and there was only enough leftovers for one person the next day.  John snuck the rest out of the house before I could tackle him and keep it for myself.

Everyday Paleo Chili Colorado

4 cups water

7 dried New Mexico chilies (I use El Guapo brand for all the dried chilies, found at most major grocery stores)

3 dried California chilies

3 dried Chile de Arbol

1 yellow onion, diced

5 garlic cloves, minced or 2 teaspoons crushed garlic

2 tablespoons coconut oil

2.5 lbs beef stew meat

2 tablespoons ground cumin

2 tablespoons dried oregano

2 cups beef broth

2 – 6oz cans of tomato paste

Black pepper and sea salt to taste

Rinse the dried chilies and place them in a pot with the 4 cups of water.  Bring to a boil, turn the heat off and let the chilies soak in the water for 30 minutes.  While the chilies are soaking, dice your onion and garlic.  Heat the oil in a large soup pot and add the onions.  Cook the onions until they start to brown.  Add the garlic and the beef to the onions and brown the beef for 7-10 minutes.  Add the beef broth, tomato paste, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper to the beef.  Bring to a boil, turn down to medium low or low and let simmer. While the beef is simmering, it’s time to prepare the peppers.  Remove the stems from the peppers and place the peppers in a food processor with half of the liquid that the peppers were boiling in. Pulse the peppers until smooth.  Using a sieve, pour the ground peppers through the sieve and into the pot with the beef.  Use a spoon to help the contents through the sieve, leaving behind the seeds and any of bits of pepper skin.  Pour the remaining cooking liquid through the sieve as well into the pot.  Bring to a boil, turn back down to low and let the Colorado simmer for 2 hours or until your meat is tender. Serve with avocado and cilantro. Serves 6.

Enjoy!!!

We had such an awesome time this weekend spending time with my sister and her family, hanging out in San Francisco, and playing, relaxing and just being.  It was such a needed weekend of rest and we all came home rejuvenated and revived.  John and I headed straight for the gym when we got home for a much needed workout and when we got home the entire family pitched in and made our Memorial Day dinner.  It’s kind of chilly and cloudy so we did not do the typical barbecue, but instead cooked up what was in the fridge and together created an amazingly tasty and easy dish.  Here’s what the family had to say about dinner.

Coby (age 15): Um, it was… I don’t know; a satisfying meal to come home to after a long time away from home.

Jaden (age 7): AWESOME!!!

Rowan (age 3): Good.

John (getting old): I thought it was a great meal to come home to after traveling all weekend and having to eat out.  I liked how the zucchini was sliced thin and noodle like!

Me (not as old as John): Super freaking tasty and I love that we all pitched in.

Sausage “Spaghetti in Creamy Tomato Sauce

1.25 lbs mild Italian pork sausage, diced (we used the precooked sausage from US Wellness Meats – I’ll be there June featured chef so be sure to check their site and mine for my recipes using their amazing products!) YOU can use whatever meat you like – ground beef, sausage, chicken, beef – whatever you have on hand.

3 small leeks, diced

½ red onion, diced

1 red bell pepper, sliced thin

1 – 14oz can of artichoke hearts packed in water, cut into quarters

1 tablespoon coconut oil

5 zucchini squash, sliced thin like noodles (We sliced our zucchini thin with a mandolin slicer and then used a knife to slice the thin noodle strips into “spaghetti” like noodles.  You can also make it easier on yourself and use a julienne slicer.

Sauce

1 – 14.5 oz can of organic diced tomatoes

2 tablespoons coconut cream concentrate from Tropical Traditions (or sub with coconut milk, or grass fed heavy whipping cream)

1 teaspoon crushed garlic

2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, minced

Black pepper and sea salt to taste

In a large skillet or wok heat the coconut oil.  If you are using raw meat, brown the meat in the coconut oil and add the onion, leeks, and bell peppers.  If you are using pre-cooked sausages like we did, cook the onions, leeks and bell peppers first in the coconut oil until tender and then add the meat and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until the sausage is warmed through.  In a small sauce pan mix together the can of diced tomatoes with the juice with the coconut cream concentrate.  Bring to a simmer and add the remaining sauce ingredients and mix well.  To the meat and veggies add the zucchini and artichokes and pour the sauce over.  Mix well and cook for another 5-6 minutes, just until the zucchini al dente – do not over cook or they will turn to mush! Serves 5.

Enjoy!

As mentioned in a previous post, I am currently the June featured chef for US Wellness Meats! Below is one of the recipes that I shared with them for their site and the beef from US Wellness Meats was out of this world tender and delicious!

Ginger Beef with Mango Salsa

2 beef inside skirt steaks (2 lbs of steak)

Lettuce leaves

Marinade

¼ cup coconut aminos or wheat free tamari

1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce

1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger

Big pinch of cayenne pepper

Black pepper to taste

Mango Salsa

1 cup green mango, finely diced

1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced

1 avocado, finely diced

1/3 cup cilantro leaves, finely diced

½ teaspoon freshly grated ginger

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

Whisk all marinade ingredients together.  Cut each steak into three even pieces and toss in the marinade until all steaks are well coated.  Let the steaks  sit in the marinade at room temperature for 20 minutes and then grill for 1-2 minutes on each side.  Remove the steak from the grill and let it rest for 10 minutes or while you prepare the mango salsa.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, gently toss together all the mango salsa ingredients and set aside.   Thinly slice the grilled steak into strips.

To serve, place a few lettuce leaves on each plate, top with a serving of steak strips and finish with a large scoop of the mango salsa.

Serves 5-6.

from: http://everydaypaleo.com/2011/06/09/ginger-beef-with-mango-salsa/