Category: Paleo-esque
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Upo trials – Part 2!
Upo two ways, a guest post by TriciaA guest post from my friend Tricia! Y’all get a two-fer today, enjoy! -Y_______. Upo, Two Ways When I read about Yiling’s upo bounty, I was excited to take one on for myself. I love all vegetables and love to think up creative ways to cook them. Reading more about the squash, one recipe quickly…
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Beat the Heat: Part Zillion!
Zucchini Basil SaladFresh back from a cross-country road trip through 4 national parks, three rolls of campfire-cooked Pillsbury products, and too many kinds of 80+-degree weather, I give you… Cold Zucchini Basil Salad A variation from simply real health I googled after a random Instagram find. Ingredients: 1 large heirloom tomato, sliced into bite-sized pieces 3-4 zucchini total (prefer a…
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PLOC Juice!
..or Pineapple Orange Lime CayenneThe forecast in many parts of North America reaches 90 degrees in the next several days, so here’s a cold drink recipe to try. Shout out to my many Northwest peeps living without air conditioning. I had a real brain-sparking juice from Assembly Hall (a part of that behemoth conglomerate known as Tom Douglas restaurants)…
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(Insert Protein Here) Lettuce Wraps!
These days, my household tries to eat less carb-heavy things on a regular basis, and I’ve taken to making lettuce wraps regularly. One of the first google search results will give you a copycat of the P.F. Chang’s recipe, so that was my jumping off point. Frankly, that is where I’ve eaten most of the lettuce…
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Sweet Potato Pesto Pasta
Thanks to Abby for loaning me a spiralizer so I could try it out! Thanks to Fitnessista for this recipe combo, the proportions I made up from my trial. Ingredients: For the pesto: 1/2 cup raw shelled sunflower seeds 1 tsp garlic 1 cup spinach 1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive…
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10% Home Made Pot Stickers, an addendum
This is a follow up to my earlier post, 90% Home Made Pot Stickers. Some friends tried their hand at making some and had some technical questions. Maybe you’d like to have some home cooked ones but not spend the time making from scratch? If you haven’t before, or run into problems, here’s a pretty…
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Miso Marinated Cod
Nobu’s Miso Marinated Cod from the Kitchn. Important Note: you need at least 3 days before whenever you want to cook this, to marinate the cod! Ingredients: 1/4 cup sake 1/4 cup mirin 4 tablespoons white miso paste 3 tablespoons sugar 4 black cod fillets, about 1/2 pound each Steps: Two to 3 days beforehand, for…
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Method Break – Scallion Curls
Ever wonder how nice restaurants get those joyful-looking curled tendrils of scallions? My mother taught me to slice scallions thus: Slice lengthwise along the green onion, leaving the base of the onion intact so it’s easier to hold on to. Keep shredding it into ribbons super-thin. Some of it may curl automatically, and if you…
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“Chardegg Cakes” Revisited
I’ve made several different sets of this since the first time I shared this recipe (click here for the first post on it), and both settled on a preferred base of ingredients, and eaten enough of them to stop making them for a while (what, about a month of eating them every weekday is not…
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Braised Celery
My “roommate” sent me this recipe in an email, a pretty direct hint to try making it. Recipe from A Girl DeFloured Total Time: 15 minutes Serves 2-3 Ingredients 4 stalks of celery, scrubbed and ends trimmed (chop and reserve leaves) 2 tsp butter Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup of…