Well it's Minnesota which means it can go from sunny and 70 to cold and snowing overnight. While the weather wasn't THAT nice yesterday it has gotten colder, as I sat at work today I watched the rain turn to snow in just seconds. This weather makes me (and I think many others) want to curl up next to a fire and take a nap. It also makes me want to go to town cooking! Nothing sounds better than a big bowl of comfort food with family and/or friends. So with the weather turning I've been busy looking for new recipes to experiment with but I haven't had any time to cook! This fall is crazy busy and I'm just ready for a long day spent in the kitchen with my best friend. I think we might get that chance on Sunday!! Woohoo!!
Anyway... just thought I'd throw out there some of the things I've been dying to make and will hopefully be posting about in the near future when I can manage to squeeze in some much needed cooking. Recently I've been pretty interested in this whole Paleo thing so I figured I'd try and make some crazy paleo recipes. I'm always entertained as I see all the Paleo versions of food that everyone loves but isn't necessarily the best for the body. I've kind of always had the theory that if you're going to eat something that's bad (meaning delicious, probably high in fat and maybe sugar too) then you should just go all out and not try to make it healthy. It's not a bad thing to indulge every now and then! However, there are some pretty interesting Paleo things that represent some of these 'bad' foods we all love. I'm fairly certain that these treats are still meant to be eaten in moderation but hey, if you can make something delicious and healthier than it's non-Paleo counterpart... I'm all in.
The other day I got a bunch of Almond flour and Coconut flour, these seem to be the base in most Paleo baked goods. I'm excited to try my hand at this in the next few days so here are some of the things I'm looking to try out.
Baked Goods:
Pumpkin Spice Bread
Almond Zucchini Bread (Paleo)
Paleo Pumpkin Pancakes
Paleo Pumpkin Muffins
Can you tell I'm into the whole pumpkin thing right now? It's fall... gotta go with the fall flavors!
Dinners:
Pumpkin Cashew Coconut Curry over Coconut Rice
Enchilada Chicken Stew
Brazillian Curry Chicken
Ok for real... that's barely a dent in the real amount of recipes that I want to make...not just at some point in my life but right NOW. I think I have a lot of work to do in the kitchen... maybe I just need to quit my jobs and cook? Ha! Maybe one of these months (January? when fire classes are over??) I'll be able to have more time for some serious cooking but for now I'll just have to be content with whatever time I can actually get!
Time for some family and football. Hopefully you'll be seeing a few of these recipes in the next week!
Melissa
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