Before:
Take the raw, whole chicken and smother with olive oil and lemon rind
Stuff with rosemary and the lemon (punctured all over)
Bake @ 350 for about an hour (3-4 pound chicken)
After:
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Pâté
Pâté finger sandwiches are a super easy addition to any tea party! You can simply buy pâté at your local store, or if yo’re feeling ambitious (and not squeamish) bust out your food processor and make your own!
Ingredients:
1lb chicken livers
1 small lemon, zested and juiced
1 medium onion
6 cloves garlic
6 strips bacon
2 teaspoons fresh thyme
2 tablespoons fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
sea salt to taste
Beef Larp
This is a modified version (meaning we took out the crazy ingredients that are hard to find in the states) of the traditional dish that that Tami made at a cooking class in Laos. It can be made with chicken, fish, tofu or pork.
Ingredients:
1 pound of ground beef
2 tables spoons beef stock
1 medium lime or lemon
bean sprouts
1 bunch green onions
2 shallots
2 cloves garlic
1 bunch fresh coriander (or cilantro), finely chopped
2 stalks of lemongrass, thinly sliced (white part only)
salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
Guacamole
Ingredients:
4 avocados
1/2 tomato, diced
1/4 onion, diced
lime juice
sea salt
Instructions:
Smash the avocados in a bowl until you’re achieved your desired consistency
Add in the tomato and onion
Squeeze in the fresh lime juice, to taste
Salt to taste
Serve with chips!
Leg Lamb
Ingredients
1 4lb leg of lamb with bone removed
5 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup of chopped rosemary plus 4 twigs of rosemary
5 tbsp olive oil
2/3 cup chicken broth
salt and pepper
4 potatoes sliced
Brussel Sprouts & Bacon
Everything is better with bacon… brussel sprouts are greatly enhanced by bacon and cooking them in bacon grease! Very simple. yet very delicious recipe!
Ingredients:
Bacon
Brussel Sprouts
Instructions:
Cook the bacon, chop the brussel sprouts
Cool and crumble the bacon, cook the brussel sprouts in the bacon grease
Crumble the bacon over the brussel sprouts
Enjoy!
Pot Roast
Ingredients:
1 whole (4 To 5 Pounds) Chuck Roast
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 whole Onions
6 whole Carrots
Salt To Taste
Pepper To Taste
1 cup Red Wine (optional, You Can Use Beef Broth Instead)
2 cups To 3 Cups Beef Stock
3 sprigs Fresh Thyme
3 sprigs Fresh Rosemary
Halibut Cabbage Rolls
A little intensive on the prep the first time you do it, but so worth the effort. Great, savory taste… we all sat around raving while we were eating!
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
6 large savoy cabbage leaves
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided
1/4 cup drained capers, divided
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
Coarse kosher salt
6 4-ounce halibut fillets
Get the whole step by step process on BonAppetit.com!
Broccoli Leek Soup
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
3 cups chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only; about 3 large)
6 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, divided
1 1/4 pounds broccoli crowns, chopped (about 8 generous cups)
4 cups (or more) homemade chicken stock
Lavender Lamb Chops
Ingredients:
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons walnut oil
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons culinary lavender
8 lamb chops
sea salt & ground pepper
Split Pea Soup
Want to know the (not-so) secret ingredient? Bacon! Seriously… best split pea soup we’ve ever had!
Ingredients:
1 cup split peas
3 cups water
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 slices bacon
1 stem celery
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon celery flakes
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
Bison Burgers
Ingredients:
1 pound of ground bison
lemon pepper
salt
oregano
Instructions:
Knead together the ground bison and spices (to taste) in a bowl
Form into four patties
Grill 5 – 7 minutes on each side
Pile high with toppings and enjoy!
For a slow-carb version, wrap your burger in lettuce or collard greens
Moroccan Chicken Minestrone
This is Tami’s version of Minestrone Soup, with Moroccan influenced spices and chunks of chicken. You can use any ratio of veggies you happen to have on hand. This is just what we used when we took the pictures.
Ingredients:
Onion
Carrots
Celery
Zucchini
Fresh Tomatoes
Canned Skinned Tomatoes
Tomato Paste
Chicken
Equal Parts:
Cumin
Coriander
Turmeric
Cinnamon
Homemade Peanut Butter
Not only did we make homemade peanut butter, but we did a comparison of the texture of the peanut butters in the Quisinart and in this crazy industrial juicer we have have. The good news for those that don’t have an industrial juicer… we didn’t notice that much difference!
Ingredients & Instructions:
Peanuts
Some sort of oil… peanut oil, sunflower oil
Salt
Mix the peanuts in your Quisinart first, until they get to a really thick peanut paste-like consistency
Add salt to taste and oil until you get the texture you want!
Enjoy!
Curried Chicken Salad
We got this recipe from the Nourishing Traditions cookbook (no surprise) and made a couple modifications (also no surprise). The original ingredients are listed below, with our modifications or substitutions in italics and parenthesis.
Ingredients
shredded chicken meat from one whole chicken
1 red pepper, diced (we left this out)
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped (we used a whole red onion instead)
3-4 stalks celery, diced
1/2 cup crispy almond slivers, toasted (we totally leave this out when we don’t have any on hand)
2 cups mayonaise (1 cup mayo plus 2 tablespoons curry powder)
2 tomatoes, sliced for garnish
1 avocado sliced for garnish
bread or pita to eat it on!
Peter’s Minestrone Soup
Monday is Peter’s night to cook, so he used up all the vegetables in the fridge to make his “world-famous” (his words) Minestrone Soup! You can use whatever ratio of veggies you happen to have on hand, or use our list of ingredients below as a general guideline. The main key is to cook all the vegetables individually. That and add lots of tomatoes. Oh, and don’t forget to season and taste as you go along!
Ingredients:
4 sticks of celery
4 carrots
Bunch of broccoli
A handful of green beans
1 can of white beans
1 onion
4 cloves of garlic
4 cups of chicken stock (to start)
1 can of tomato paste
3 blanched tomatoes
4 chopped and crushed tomatoes
2 cups of pasta
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh oregano & 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt & Pepper to taste
Salmon Nicoise Salad
Ingredients:
2 lemons, zested and juiced
1/8 cup olive oil
1/8 cup Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 pounds skin-on fresh salmon fillets
3 pounds small Yukon gold potatoes
3/4 pounds haricots verts, stems removed
1.5 pounds ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges (6 small tomatoes)
6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and cut in 1/2
1 small bunch watercress or arugula
1/4 pound large green olives, pitted
1 can anchovies, optional
Vinaigrette Ingredients:
1/4 cup champagne vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup good olive oil
Black Bean Ful
Ingredients:
2 cups dried black beans
6-8 cups water
1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
4-5 cloves garlic
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 cup copped parsley
salt and pepper to taste
Pesto
This recipe is a conglomerate of a bunch of different recipes! By using walnuts instead of pine nuts, you get a very earthy-tasting pesto. The flavor goes great with whole wheat pasta and sun-dried tomatoes! Or spread on a sandwich with some fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and prosciutto!
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh basil
3 garlic cloves (minced)
1/4 cup walnuts (finely chopped)
1/2 cup shredded cheese (your choice: parmesan, pecorino romano or asiago are all good choices)
1/2 cup (or more) olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Lamb Kebabs with Mint Pesto
Kebab Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for brushing
4 large garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds, ground in spice mill or in mortar with pestle
2 pounds trimmed boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes
2 large red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch squares
1 large red onion, cut into 1-inch squares
Mint Pesto Ingredients:
1 cup (packed) fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup (packed) fresh cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 medium garlic clove, peeled
1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup (or more) extra-virgin olive oil
Baba Ghanoush
We got the original recipe from the Nourishing Traditions cookbook, but (in our opinion) it was kind of bland. We added extra salt, garlic and olive oil to make it more flavorful!
Ingredients:
3 large eggplants
1 tablespoon sea salt (we added more like 2-3 tablespoons)
2 cloves garlic (we added more like 4-5 cloves)
juice from 4-5 lemons
1 cup tahini
2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (we added more like 4-5 tablespoons)
dash of cayenne pepper
Instructions:
Slice eggplant in half
Place facedown on a cookie sheet with olive oil
Puncture eggplant in a few places
Bake at 375F for about 45 minutes (until skin is wrinkled and eggplant is tender)
Let cool
Peel skin off, chop into chunks
Sprinkle with salt, mix well and let sit for about an hour
Rinse well with water and pat dry with towel
Puree eggplant in food processor
Add remaining ingredients (except cayenne pepper) and blend until smooth
Serve with a dash of cayenne pepper and pita or flatbread
Homemade Stock
Check out the instructional video from our other website, via YouTube.
Ingredients:
1 whole organic free range Chicken or 2-3 pounds bony chicken parts like necks, breastbones and wings
4 quarts cold filtered water
2 tbsp vinegar
1 large organic onion (leave out onions if you’re on a SIBO/FODMAP diet)
2 organic carrots
3 pieces of organic celery
1 bunch organic parsley
Kale Salad
Salad Ingredients:
Large head of kale such as curly, Russian red or dinosaur
1⁄2 medium sized red onion
Several handfuls of sunflower sprouts
1⁄4 cup sesame seeds
1⁄4 cup pumpkin
1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
1 avocado cut into chunks
1 handful thinly sliced shitake mushrooms
Dressing Ingredients:
1/3 cup of Braggs Liquid Aminos
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup flax seed oil
Directions:
Combine the Braggs and lemon juice in a blender and slowly drizzle in the oil until emulsified
Slice onion into thin moons and marinate in dressing while preparing the salad
Toast the seeds until golden and fragrant and cool
De-stem the kale and slice into 1⁄4” ribbons
Toss the kale, sprouts, seeds, avocado and mushrooms with the dressing/onions
Let sit a few hours to allow flavors to combine and the kale to wilt