This vibrant and summery salad goes really well with seafood. (serves 2-4 : 10 minutes to make) 1 cucumber, spiralized into thin ribbons 1/2 mango, cut into thin bite sized strips 1/2 red onion, coarse chop 2T cilantro 3T mayo 1T apple juice 1T vanilla vinegar 1T fresh grated ginger 1t honey (optional) salt to taste Whisk together dressing ingredient. Add in veg and toss.
This super quick, super simple meal can be prepared in about 10 minutes. Serve with gingery cucumber mango salad. 4 x 4 oz lobster tails (thawed, assuming it needs to be and assuming you’re going to serve 4 people) 1/2 mango 2T coconut milk 1/2t vanilla vinegar pinch of salt Put lobster tails in a pan and fill pan with water until lobsters are just covered. Remove lobsters. Add salt. Bring water to a boil. Prepare bowl of cold water. While water is coming to a boil, cut mango cubes out of the mango half. Put mango cubes into blender […]
!t’s summer. It’s hot out. You don’t want to cook. You don’t want fuss. You want ceviche. It’s bright, fresh and cool. This Central and South American costal dish is the perfect summer dish. It’s fresh seafood marinaded in acidic liquids – generally limes or lemons – in which the citric acid causes the seafood proteins become denatured. Once this process is completed you mix in the contrasting flavors in the form of red onion, chili peppers, avocado, cilantro, olives, tomato, orange juice, tequilla, sweet corn, grapefruit – you can find a tradition for any of these ingredients. Sometimes olive […]
Pork 1lb pork, ground or pulled 1/2c apple cider vinegar 1/2c honey 1/2c mustard 1/4c bourbon salt Cook pork (if necessary.) Put cider vinegar, honey and mustard together in a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until reduced to about half. Add in bourbon and cook (or flambe) for a minute. Add to pork and cook for another minute. Salt to taste. Sweet Potato Waffle 1 1/2c gluten free flour mix (or regular old ap flour with the addition of 3T of rice flour) 2t baking powder 1/4c coconut sugar (or brown sugar) 3-fingered pinch salt 3 eggs 1 12oz […]
While in Greece, I decided that Moussaka would be better if it was more like shepherd’s pie… Filling 2 medium eggplants 2 lbs lamb or beef, ground 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 12oz tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes 2 Tbsp tomato paste 1/2 cup red wine zest of a lemon 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 Tbsp dried oregano Salt to taste Topping 2 lbs potatoes 2 eggs 4oz ghee cashew milk 10oz kefalotyri, manchego or other sheep’s milk cheese, shredded or crumbled 4oz romano cheese, shredded salt to taste Boil potatoes […]
As I continue my journey into not feeling like crap, I’ve been amazed at how the “can’t haves” have transformed into a stunningly deep relationship with food. I’ll write more on this later, but this soup is truly soul filling. It takes about a half hour to make and serves 8 – 10 depending on serving size. Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup 16oz sliced brown mushrooms 8-12oz specialty mushroom (shiitake, portobello, porchini, oyster) 6oz small, thin mushrooms (like enoki or chanterelle, thinly sliced) 6c chicken or vegetable stock (homemade is best) 1c cashews bacon grease* 1T white wine vinegar** 1t […]
Don’t know why but I had this going through my head for weeks before finally making it – well worth the wait. It’s a really light dressing, if you want it thicker add in more mayo. Dressing 1/4 c olive oil mayo 2T orange juice 1 1/2 t vanilla vinegar (stick a vanilla bean in some white balsamic vinegar for a month or so) 1/2t mustard 3 drops orange extract salt Salad 8 carrots, peeled and grated 2 handfuls of mixed baby greens 1/2c red onion, coarsely chopped 1/4c pecans 1/3c dehydrated apples 2-4T cilantro, chopped (could also use fennel […]
1lb grass fed beef 2 carrots 2 stalks celery 1/2 yellow onion 1T oil 12oz tomato puree 1-2 t garlic 1T each, fresh oregano & basil, shredded (1t of dried) 3 – 4 T coconut milk 1t balsamic vinegar 1T brewer’s yeast Salt to taste 5 zucchini Heat oil in a saute pan over medium high. Mince carrots, celery and onion in a food processor. Cook in oil, until fragrant. Add in beef and cook until browned. Add in tomato, garlic, oregano and basil until reduced and thickened. Add in coconut milk, vinegar, yeast & salt. Cook until thick. While […]