Monthly Archives: April 2011

Primal Biscuits

Posted on April 29, 2011 by | 6 Comments

After cutting out the bread, I don’t miss it.  But, sometimes when we have spaghetti, I miss the garlic bread that we used to make with it.  So, last week when we made some spaghetti, I decided to try and make a biscuit with it so that I could have my garlic bread.  This biscuit can also be used as the “cake” in strawberry shortcake, or add in some orange zest, or some fine chocolate pieces for a small scone.  Lots of options!

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Mint Vinaigrette

Posted on April 28, 2011 by | 4 Comments

Here’s a great easy dressing for salads that would also go well over a variety of other veggies like steamed broccoli, riced cauliflower, or blanched asparagus.  A full batch saved in a glass container in the fridge should last several days (assuming you don’t use it all up sooner).

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Posted in Recipes, Salads & Dressings, Sauces, Vegetarian or Vegan

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Lemon-Parmesan Asparagus

Posted on April 27, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Now that spring is here (at least according to the calendar, because the weather seems to disagree), fresh asparagus is starting to appear at the farmer’s markets and produce sections.  Asparagus is one of my favorites, so I look forward to this time of year when I can prepare it farm fresh and tender.  And since we were having Parmesan breading on our pork chops the other night, I figured it was a good time to shred up a little extra Parmesan as a simple topping after blanching spears of this wonderful veggie.

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Parmesan Breaded Pork Chops

Posted on April 26, 2011 by | 3 Comments

Every so often, we’ll use a little dairy other than grass-fed butter or pastured cream when we cook.  Typically these other occasions involve cheese, because there’s something about good cheese that is hard to resist.  So for today’s recipe, I thought I’d pull one out of our book that uses a liberal amount of Parmesan cheese and a host of herbs for a delicious breading on quick baked pork chops.  This same breading would also go well on halibut, chicken, veal, even salmon…so don’t stop yourself from giving this a try just because you don’t have any pork chops in the freezer.

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Posted in Main Dish, Pork, Recipes

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Pot Roast with Sweet Potatoes

Posted on April 25, 2011 by | 7 Comments

We were blessed with a rare (at least so far this year) sunny day this past Saturday, giving us a chance to get some outside chores done finally.  On days like that, when you’re out raking and picking up fallen branches and cleaning up the tangles of brush that have cluttered the yard throughout the soggy (and snowy) winter, you never know how long you’ll be outside before you decide to quit.  Time just seems to fly by, until suddenly you realize it’s evening and you’ve not eaten since breakfast.  Then, all of a sudden, you’re not just hungry but famished, and you don’t want to have to wait another 30 to 90 minutes to prepare something to eat.

It’s just those sort of days where slow-cooker meals are perfect.  You don’t really have to spend much time preparing anything, and when that time in the evening comes when you decide you need to eat now, you’ve got hot food ready and waiting.  Perhaps the only drawback (if you must look for one) is that you need to get started early.  Of course, most days that we’ve got a lot planned start early anyway, so it’s not much more effort to toss some goodies into the crock pot and set them on low before heading out the door.

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Posted in Beef or Venison, Main Dish, Recipes

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Gluten-Free Granola

Posted on April 22, 2011 by | 6 Comments

Miss your cereal or just want a great snack? My friend Brad gave me a great recipe for grain-free granola.  It’s cool I can say friend although I have met him only once.  We communicate mainly through his nutrition log via the computer.  He tells me what he eats, I make a comment.  We have some fun banter.  I love that he takes the time to write it down and that he cares about what he is putting in his body which is, after all, a machine.  The ingredients can vary so much in these granola recipes.  You can tweak them to your liking, ie add in what YOU like.  So of course I took his recipe and changed a few things to make it my own based on what I like and also based on what I had available to me at the time in the pantry; Ah improvising!

Brad and Bailey

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Baked Coconut Chicken Tenders

Posted on April 21, 2011 by | 4 Comments

This is a quick and easy recipe for chicken that is a just little out of the ordinary.  The list of ingredients is short, and contains all things that are easy to find if you don’t already have them in your pantry.  The prep time is almost nothing, and the baking time is just about right to have a side dish or two ready and have the table set.  And since these can be eaten as a finger food, they should be well received by kids and adults alike.

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