Holiday Dinner - December 25, 2013

We didn't really plan to have a big dinner for the holiday, but it sure turned out to be a feast.
We had a baked organic whole chicken infused with homemade bone broth (via syringe) & rubbed with rosemary, thyme, garlic salt and pepper; chicken gravy; wild rice blend and millet with lots of butter; dressing made of chopped chicken offal (the heart, gizzard and liver from the chicken), wild rice blend, millet, cranberries, apples, olives, gluten-free croutons, walnuts and pine nuts); homemade tapioca pudding with apples and cream; gluten-free rolls with lots of butter; and, milk.

Homemade cranberry sauce

Dressing before meat, rice, millet and broth are added.

Tapioca with apples (forgot to add the cream for the pictures)

I should have taken the lid off of the cranberry sauce for this shot ...

I. Am. Stuffed.
Lots of yummy leftovers will commence tomorrow.

Dinner - 12/15/2013

I am new to eating cauliflower. So, when I got a bunch of purple cauliflower the other day, I was stumped as to how I wanted to cook it. Then, someone posted creamed cauliflower on their timeline and I thought I might try something like that! I decided to do a search on something similar and came up with this recipe: Mashed Cauliflower and Cheese 
I adapted it slightly for the ingredients I had on hand, mainly the cheese. I was out of Cheddar, so I used about 1/4 cup of Organic Valley Shredded Mexican Blend and 2 wheels of Babybel Original cheese. I also didn't have sour cream, so I topped it with crème fraîche!
It turned out pretty good! We had it with local grass-fed beef cross rib roast. Soooo good.

Dinner - June 2, 2013

We decided to have breakfast for dinner. And, it was so good!
There was enough flour left in the bag of Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix for 4 gluten-free pancakes. So we each had 2. My mom added pine nuts to the batter. Loved that little bit of crunch. Topped with lots of butter and maple syrup!
I made this to go with the pancakes - Maple Chili Bacon SOOOOO good!

The butter melted far too quickly to get a good picture!
And, of course, a glass of raw milk!

Dinner - May 4, 2013

Tonight's dinner was broiled in my brand new countertop oven. It was soooo good. It was organic Llano Seco pork shoulder steaks, topped with Trader Joe's 21 Spice Salute and chipotle powder. It was joined by organic tomato and cucumber slices topped with Crave Brothers Mascarpone and paprika.

Dinner - March 19, 2013

Dinner tonight was leftover roast beef. I heated it up in the oven with lots of butter. I added a chunk of one of my favorite cheese on the side - Clawson Scarlet White Stilton® & Cranberry. Simple, but good!

Dinner - March 14, 2013

Today was a very long day. Traveled over 40 miles on my bike today. Got home after 6. My mom made a quick meal of sliced hot dogs (uncured chicken Rocky Dogs), raw sauerkraut (Sonoma Brinery) and sliced sweet potatoes fried in bacon grease and sprinkled with lemon pepper. Yum!

Dinner - March 10, 2013

Such a good dinner tonight. I just love lamb in any form. This was broiled lamb shoulder chop with Trader Joe's 21-spice blend sprinkled on it. Sweet potato slices fried in bacon grease (my mom over-cooked them a bit - some were a bit crispy like chips, but still good.) Tomato wedges with Bellwether Farms Créme Fraîche.

Dinner - March 9, 2013

I stopped at a grocery store I don't normally shop at today and discovered they carry a fish that I haven't had in years because my usual stores don't stock them. Smelts! This was a favorite when I was younger.
I also found blood oranges. I've wanted to try them for a while, so bought a couple. I am allergic to regular (navel) oranges, but can tolerate Mandarins, Clementines and tangerines without problem. So far, I seem to be okay with bloods, too!
The smelts were coated in pastured egg, milk and rice flour before frying in coconut oil.

Dinner - March 6, 2013

Baked salmon sprinkled with white pepper and broccoli sautéed with butter and topped with herbed goat cheese/cream cheese mixture. So good.

And, yes, the white stuff on the salmon is its own fish oil.

Dinner - March 5, 2013

My busy day ended with a very good meal.
My mom used the last of the BBQ sauce I made for her the other day (I'll have to get that recipe up on the blog later in the week.)
She coated a whole chicken leg/thight with it and NuWaved it. Then, there were yummy mashed sweet potatoes with butter. And, a nectarine to top it all off! So good.

Dinner - February 18, 2013

So, my mom really likes her NuWave oven. I still don't. She wants to cook everything in it! So far, the only thing I think turned out alright was the Cornish game hens last night. Everything else is either raw inside or tough and dry.
Tonight we had a really nicely marbled beef chuck roast. With Trader Joe's Dukkah spice blend rubbed on it.

It may look really good. And, the flavor was good ... but, tough and dry ... I ate half, though. It was huge! I will have the other half tomorrow. Drowned in butter!

Lunches and Dinners - February 17, 2013

I have been lax in posting these this week! I took the pictures and they've just been languishing on my desktop! So, here are some of this week's lunches and dinners!

February 13 - Lunch

This salami is so good. It is not overly spicy, but just right. I actually had 5 slices and 5 crackers.

February 16 - Lunch

The same salami, but on Mestemacher whole rye and almond bread with lots of butter. So yum!

February 17 - Dinner

Tonight's dinner was so good! Cornish game hen with Trader Joe's Dukkah nut & spice blend! I love that blend! Ate half the bird; will have the rest for lunch tomorrow. We also had dates stuffed with Bellwether Farms Créme Fraiche and pecans. Mmmmm.

Lunch & Dinner - February 10, 2013

Today I turned 50. If I had kept eating the way I had for the first 47 years of my life, I doubt I'd be saying that. I was in constant pain and nearly bedridden and had started walking with a cane. My asthma and allergies were getting worse every year. No more! You, too, can take control of your health by eating like our ancestors. Not our recent ancestors of the 19th and 20th centuries! They had already succumbed to the greed of the processed food and man-made drug barons. I'm talking about ancestors from 200 years ago and more. Simple, whole foods were what made humankind survive for thousands of years before corporations decided to take over the food chain and brainwash the masses.

This was my lunch and dinner. It was very good!

Lunch:
Lamb steak and sweet potato hash browns fried in bacon grease.

Dinner:
Hot wings!!

The picture is a bit blurry. The camera decided to act up.

Lunch and Dinner - February 9, 2013

Made some really yummy meals today. I very rarely eat breakfast or snacks these days. I seem to get more than enough fuel from lunch and dinner. I do have tea at about 4pm, water throughout the day and raw milk with dinner. That's it. I am wheat/gluten-free and nearly grain-free (occasional rice, wild rice, rye or quinoa, but not often.) Although rye does have some gluten ... hmmm.
Lunch today was a grilled cheese and tomato sandwich with a side of raisins and pine nuts.

Dinner was an experiment. Our very first taste of acorn squash. I love it! I seem to like all the squashes we have tried. Tonight, I started way too late for our normal dinner time, but my mom said it was worth the wait.
I found the original recipe here: 5 Ingredient Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash
Since I didn't have any 'breakfast sausage', I used two of the artisan
sausages I get at our local co-op and opened up the 'tubes' and squeezed out the meat. It was hot Italian sausage! Whoowee, was it spicy! But, so good! The 'tubes' didn't go to waste - Nikky loved them!
I had to cook it longer than the recipe directed, as I can't stand a runny egg. So, after adding the egg, cook the length of time it takes to bake the egg to your taste. You may have to check it several times.

Dinner - February 6, 2013

Another simple and quick dinner. Very Paleo-friendly.
Sliced sweet potato fried in bacon grease and sprinkled with dried rosemary and white pepper. Baked beef heart, rubbed with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, parsley and Italian seasoning.

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My farmer is great
Fresh raw milk and eggs daily
Just like the old days
     Haiku by Kim Moreno (QuinGem's Creations)

Tuesday Dinner

We had some leftovers tonight. All good stuff. Imagine Tomato & Red Pepper soup with organic elbow macaroni added. Sliced turkey breast on Alvarado Street Bakery sprouted burger bun with slice of organic yellow heirloom tomato & baby lettuces & fresh homegrown organic alfalfa sprouts. And, half an organic banana. With mugful of homemade organic almond milk. I am stuffed! No picture taken tonight.