Comfort food. That’s what this Beef & Pumpkin Stew is. It’s simple, satisfying and easy enough to make on a weeknight. What’s not to love about that? I know that Pumpkin season seemed to explode and then disappear as rapidly as ever this year, but regardless of the season I always keep a few cans […]
Chorizo-Spiced Lamb and Date Mini Meatballs with Cilantro Dipping Sauce
I make my own chorizo fairly regularly and it is fantastic in so many things. One of my favorite ways to use it is as a filling for stuffed peppers. I don’t recall exactly how I came up with the idea of adding chopped, dried dates to the chorizo, but it was a brilliant one, […]
Thai Mini Meatballs
Everything tastes better when it’s bite size. That’s a scientific fact. I’m sure it is. It also possibly makes these delicious mini meatballs even more addictive. These are pretty versatile babies and I like to make a double batch at a time and keep them in the fridge for snacks or lunches. I’ve done the […]
Hearty Beef and Mushroom Soup
I’m pretty much always in when it comes to easy comfort food. Especially when half of the ingredients come from the pantry, so this beef and mushroom soup hits the spot on several levels. I love me a good broth-based soup but the Mr has always been a sucker for those thicker, creamier, all around […]
Paleo Spaghetti Sauce
So this weekend it’s snowing. Again. I know a bazillion people are probably still (claiming to be) knee-deep in “cleanses” and “detoxes”, but not me. I am doing a Whole30, but I consider that less of a cleanse and more like eating real food. In part, it’s a challenge to myself to see if I […]
Spicy Grass Fed Beef Chorizo
The day I found out that commercial chorizo was primarily composed of salivary glands and lymph nodes was the day I stopped eating it. Later I started to make my own from pork I ground myself. These days I tend to limit my pork consumption because it’s so much harder to trace what really went […]