Pakistani Kima

Is this a real Pakistani recipe?  I have no idea.  Let’s go with yes… totally authentic.  Authentic or not, it is really simple and really delicious.  BONUS:  it’s a one pot wonder.  I was first introduced to this recipe by Wellness Mama.   I have made this several times since that introduction and have altered it to [...]

Eating Liver: A Primer for Big Babies

Fact:  Liver is gross.  Okay, so technically that’s probably more of an opinion.  But, for me… it’s a fact.  And it’s my blog.  So the fact stands.

We’ve been purchasing our beef by the half for the past 2 years.  Therefore, I receive plenty of grass fed beef liver every four months.  I have always [...]

What to Do With a Pig’s Head

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Americanized Kare Kare

Will try to take a better pic later.  This was the lazy American photo taking at work as well. (iPhone)

Kare Kare (pronounced care-re, care-re)is a Filipino dish that is usually made with oxtail, peanuts (or peanut butter), coconut milk, and veggies like bok choy and/or eggplant or beans.   This [...]

20 Easy Paleo (Whole 30) Meals

I’m starting my first Whole 30 tomorrow.  I made it “Facebook Official”, so that means it’s serious.  I’ve considered doing a Whole 30 several times over the past couple of years, but I always chicken out.  30 whole days without heavy cream in my coffee, dark chocolate, sour cream, and peanut butter????  How lame that giving up those [...]

Squid and Zucchini with Rice Noodles

Squid is not something we eat on a regular basis, but recently I did manage to get some fairly inexpensively and it’s a great source of magnesium, zinc, and copper.  So, when I am trying to reduce the budget and I can get it on sale, I jump at the chance to add [...]

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Moroccan Beef

Hellooooooooooooooooo deliciousness. 

Looks good, right?   Right.

In the interest of full disclosure…. this is a bit of a cheater recipe for me.  As in, it’s not entirely new.  I was in the mood for sausage stuffed acorn squash, but didn’t have any sausage.  So I decided to stuff it with Moroccan [...]

Filet Mignon, Two Ways (cocoa and bacon involved)

No, we don’t often have Filet Mignon.  But my farmer was out of one of my favorite cuts of meat and I decided to splurge a bit on these juicy little gems.  The wonderful  thing about Filet Mignon is that it’s almost always a beautifully moist piece of meat, even when from grass-fed [...]

Mexi Sliders

Shared at:  Pennywise Platter, Fight Back Friday, Monday Mania

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Spaghetti Squash w/ Chicken, Bacon and Pesto

Sounds like a winning combination, right?  It is.

We’re eating a lot of squash these days… and most of us are loving it.  While my boys aren’t always too crazy about acorn and butternut, they don’t grumble about spaghetti squash.  And Livi (my 4 year old)?  She likes it all.  She says it’s “deeeeeeelicious.”

Oh, [...]

Curry Rubbed Tenderloin with Apple Bacon Glaze

It’s apple season!  I’ve found the best local apples and I’m trying to figure out how to use them in various ways.  So far I’ve made apple chips (da’ bomb), apple butter (da’ bomber), and now I’m toying around with some dinner ideas.

When I make pork tenderloin I usually just throw on [...]

Filipino Pork Menudo

It’s weird.  My husband doesn’t ever talk about Menudo as one of his favorite Filipino dishes.  However, whenever his sisters or mom make it for him he always takes tons of it home for ba`on (pronounced ba-own – meaning leftovers).   So tonight I decided to make it because I had some [...]