Have you ever tried pork cheeks? Before you start to get all skeeved out: don’t. Because they’re one of the most wonderful, tender and tasty cuts of pork out there. And pork cheeks make ridiculously amazing stew, for a whole bunch of reasons. Why I’m lovin’ the pork cheeks lately: they are paradoxically really lean and […]
Bacon Mushroom Dairy Free Cheeseburgers
What feels like a very long time ago, I used to be a vegetarian, which you’ll probably find hard to believe, since you came here to read about a Bacon Mushroom Dairy Free Cheeseburger recipe. On a website that clearly has the word “meat” in its name. But, really, I was! That’s actually how this site […]
Slow Cooker Pork Shanks
First of all, what on earth are pork shanks? The pork shank is a cross section of the leg bone taken from below the knee: they’re kind of the short rib of the pastured pork world! I first came across this cut called “Pork Wings” at a restaurant which served them BBQ-style, with the bone […]
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 […]
Chicken & Roasted Pepper Stuffed Mushrooms
Usually I make massively stuffed mushrooms with some kind of sausage or beef. However, since I had some marinated roasted peppers I wanted to use, I dug some ground chicken from the freezer because I thought they would go together nicely. Not to toot my own horn, but I wasn’t wrong – these are a […]