So yesterday evening was a little disappointing because we tracked all the way to the Roller Derby to find that it was SOLD OUT! Who knew they were so popular. So we'll try again when they have their next bout. And we'll get tickets ahead of time. Boo! But I still got to spend the evening chatting with two good friends and eating delicious green curry at Siam Square in Fountain Square. So all is well.
Today is my second Sunday cook up since I started blogging, so we'll be trying some new recipes and continuing my hunt for the perfect Paleo Chili!
I started off my morning with a hearty breakfast of Applegate farms bacon, eggs and browned sweet potatoes with cumin...delicious!
Today's cook-up:
Ultimate Paleo Chili
Slow-Cooker Italian Pork
Quiche as usual
roast veggies
Slow-Cooker Italian Pork:
Check out the recipe: Slow-Cooker Italian Pork by Melissa Joulwan.
I used a different cut of pork (loin instead of shoulder) since that's what they had on sale at the store.
I also didn't have anymore rosemary in my spice cabinet, so I subbed thyme and I threw in three pieces of bacon into the bottom of the slow cooker before I put in the pork. Other then that this should be a super easy recipe. It was pretty delicious but a little dry. The recipe says to pour out the liquid halfway through cooking so that you get a better crust on the outside, but I think that made the pork dryer. Next time I would leave the liquid in the pot for moister meat.
Mashed Cauliflower:
To make this dish I cut up a head of cauliflower into chunks and put in a pot and cover with water. Boil until you can pierce the cauliflower easily with a fork. Then I drain the liquid and put the cauliflower into a food processor with about 1 1/2 Tbs coconut oil with a little bit of salt, thyme and garlic powder. Blend until smooth.
Ultimate Paleo Chili:
I follow Robb Wolf's website (pretty big in the Paleo world) and they recently had a chili cook-off and posted the winning recipes. Chili Contest. This site has the links to all the recipes. I'm making Ultimate Paleo Chili submitted by Holly Gary because it seems like a basic recipe with a few twists! It has 1 1/2 Cups of coffee in it AND pumpkin pie spice! This made me very excited! The only change I made was I used 1 lb grass fed ground beef and 1 lb New Zealand ground lamb.
Ingredients:
2 lbs lean ground beef (good) or grass-fed ground beef (best)
2 medium onions, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large yellow bell pepper, chopped
3-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 – 28oz can tomato pureé
1 – 14oz can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups coffee (substitute with broth if you prefer)
3T chili powder
2T cumin
1T oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp pumpkin pie seasoning (substitute with 1tsp cinnamon + 1tsp nutmeg)
1/2 tsp cayenne (optional)
1 tsp sea salt + sprinkle
1 tsp pepper + sprinkle
1 T coconut oil
Instructions: Sauté onions and bell peppers in coconut oil over med-high heat in a large dutch oven or soup pot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. About 5 minutes.
Add beef and garlic and cook until brown. About 7 minutes.
Add tomato pureé, tomato sauce, coffee and spices. Bring to a bowl, then reduce heat and simmer 1-2 hours.
Enjoy! Makes 6 large servings.
This was a great chili recipe...a little spicy which I like. I think that is because the chili powder I have is a lot spicier then my old chili powder so I forget and keep putting in extra like I used to. I think next time I might try to incorporate this chili recipe with the one I made last week with the butternut squash and cocoa powder. Lets see how much I can fit in my pot.
Oh and don't worry, I set the smoke alarm off again roasting veggies. Whenever I get a little confidence in my cooking skills I spend five minutes waving a towel at the smoke alarm.
This was a great chili recipe...a little spicy which I like. I think that is because the chili powder I have is a lot spicier then my old chili powder so I forget and keep putting in extra like I used to. I think next time I might try to incorporate this chili recipe with the one I made last week with the butternut squash and cocoa powder. Lets see how much I can fit in my pot.
Oh and don't worry, I set the smoke alarm off again roasting veggies. Whenever I get a little confidence in my cooking skills I spend five minutes waving a towel at the smoke alarm.
