Monthly Archives: February 2013
Spice Cake
Who says, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too?” They’ve obviously never been to my house. I married into a lovely Finnish family, who adore afternoon coffee and cake. It’s the art of social hour, richly steeped in Scandinavian heritage — a beautiful thing, really. It’s a tradition I’ve had no trouble embracing. […]
Braised Beef Shoulder Roast with Root Vegetables
Our Paleo-family-of-five took the plunge and purchased our first 1/4 cow from Carman Ranch. We filled our freezer with 100% grass-fed, GMO-free, local beef — an ample supply of roast, steak & ground beef — for under $6.00 a pound! What a deal!! But, what does one do with all these different cuts of beef? […]
Brussels & Bacon
I <3 sprouts. I can’t get enough of them. For some reason sprouts have a bad rap — I can’t figure out why?? Google said the most common reason for sprout haters — and yes, there are ‘I Hate Brussels Sprout’ groups on the net — is they’re typically over cooked to a mushy state […]
Lemon Blueberry Muffins
It’s muffin mania at our house, the only Paleo breakfast my middle child will eat. Sweet Bella-Boo, who has enough sass to rule the world. I could not, for the life of me, get that girl to eat her eggs!! Nearly every morning I make an egg scramble and it was always a battle with […]
Indian Spiced slow-cooked Beef Stew
I’ve been diggin’ my crockpot these days. With the hustle and bustle of life, it’s nice to toss in a handful of ingredients, walk away and come back to a delicate meal hours later. I had 100% grass-fed beef stew meat and a freezer full of bone broth — I was in the mood for […]