“Gravy”

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Tools required: Immersion blender
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 slice bacon
Chicken giblets
Chicken juices reserved from Mediterranean Chicken recipe
Dried oregano and rosemary to taste
2 Tb mashed cauliflower (for use as thickener)
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In pan, cook the bacon – it adds wonderful flavor.
Remove the cooked bacon, but keep the grease (this is what we’re after anyway – feel free to snack on the bacon).
In the bacon grease, cook chicken giblets and remove from pan for more snacks (this step deepens the flavor of the gravy).
Now, add the chicken juices reserved from the roasted chicken and stir.
Add a tsp each of oregano and rosemary if you like.

Once combined, pour into your 2 cup measure along with 2 Tb mashed cauliflower.
Blend with immersion blender until you reach a gravy consistency (you may need to add more mashed cauliflower to reach your desired texture).
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Pour liberally over EVERYTHING. Seriously, this is delicious.

Smoked Salmon Cucumber Rounds

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No special tools required
Serves 4 as a light snack, or 2 for lunch

Ingredients

Smoked salmon
1 cucumber
4 hardboiled egg yolks (Trader Joes sells peeled hardboiled eggs, making this super easy)
1 lemon, zest and juice
Salt to taste
Dill for garnish

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Chicken – 5 ways

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We all get tired of chicken – so here’s 5 different ways to mix it up! Prepare a whole tray so you can eat it throughout the week.

Ingredients: 

Chicken parts – a whole tray full of legs, thighs, breasts or wings
Olive oil

Seasoning Variations:
Use 1/2 teaspoon of each seasoning indicated

-Mediterranean – sea salt, sage, rosemary, thyme
-Italian – juice from 1 lemon, rosemary and garlic infused olive oil (fabulous on salmon also!)
-Moroccan – sea salt, cumin, coriander, turmeric, curry, cinnamon
-Greek: sea salt, lemon salt, oregano, black pepper
-BBQ style: sea salt, paprika, cinnamon, black pepper

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Zucchini Pasta

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If you’re craving pasta, this vegetable-based version will hit the spot. It’s easiest if you have an attachment on your mixer that will make nice noodles for you, but a similar effect can be gained by using a potato peeler to create long strands of zucchini.

Ingredients: 

3 Zucchini
Olive Oil
Tomatoes – chopped into 1/2″ cubes
Basil (preferably fresh)

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Instructions:

Either peel the zucchini by hand or use the spiral attachment
Toss with olive oil
Pan fry for just a couple minutes – so the “noodles” just start to soften up
Mix in fresh tomatoes and basil
Enjoy!

Crustless Quiche – 2 ways

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Tired of scrambled eggs? Add some veggies to your eggs and mix up your routine. Great for a weekend brunch or make ahead and bring to work with you.

Ingredients: 

4 eggs
salt & pepper to taste
Coconut oil to grease the pans

Veggie Lovers add:
1 zucchini & 1 carrot (or two of each) – shredded

Meat Lovers add:
2 pieces of bacon, chopped into small pieces
2 breakfast sausages, chopped into small pieces

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Turkey Meatballs with Kale & Zucchini

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The best part about these meatballs is that they’re actually half vegetable! Double the recipe to make a whole pan so you can bring them to work throughout the week for lunch.

Ingredients: 

1 pound ground turkey
2 zucchini – shredded
1 bunch of kale – chopped in food processor
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

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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!

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!


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

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