A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fish & Seafood Choose only wild-caught fish whenever possible. In some cases, it may be more expensive, but it is better for you. Farmed fish is generally not the healthiest choice, with the exception of some shellfish. It’s best to choose sustainable seafood. Visit www.seafoodwatch.org to learn more. Oily fish,
Basics & Staples
Amy’s Perfect Roast Chicken with Lemon Thyme Reduction
This is how we prepare our roasted chicken every Friday night. It’s so delicious and we eat the leg/thigh for dinner that night and then over the weekend have breast meat for soups (like Chicken with Wild Rice, Caldo de Pollo or Avgolemono), homemade pecan chicken salad (made with lemony mayo), soft tacos, or whatever we want
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Main Dishes & Entrees
How to Cook Beef Bourguignon- Gluten Free!
Perfect for cold nights (and days!), beef bourguignon (or French beef stew) is an incredibly savory way to warm you up! This version is gluten-free and is full of nourishing foods. Gluten-Free Beef Bourguignon by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 1/2 lb uncured (nitrate-free) bacon Coconut oil or high-quality lard (non hydrogenated from pastured
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Main Dishes & Entrees
Chicken Mole
Mole Chicken by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 pastured chicken breasts, boneless and skinless or 8 pastured chicken thighs, boneless, skinless and butterflied Unrefined sea salt, freshly ground pepper Organic garlic powder, chili powder and cumin, to taste 2 TBL organic butter or high-quality lard (non hydrogenated from pastured pigs)
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Chicken Mole Enchiladas
Mole Chicken Enchiladas by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Serves 6 (12 enchiladas) Ingredients: 2 TBL organic butter or high-quality lard (non hydrogenated from pastured pigs) 4 pastured chicken breasts, boneless and skinless 3 1/2 cups prepared Mole Sauce Unrefined sea salt, freshly ground pepper Organic garlic powder, chili powder and cumin 12 organic
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Main Dishes & Entrees
Savory Mole Sauce- a traditional red mole
Rich, dark, complex, mildly spicy and faintly sweet with a touch of pleasant bitterness, mole sauce is the perfect accompaniment to chicken, pork or in enchiladas. Mole (pronounced moh-lay) sauce is a delicious gift from Mexico that has a rich and historic past. Several Mexican states claim to be the originators of the sauce and there is debate over
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Main Dishes & Entrees
Steamed Mussels in White Wine with Basil and Bacon
Mussels have been cultivated for almost 800 years and have been used as a food source for more than 20,000 years. It is truly a time tested food. (1) They are also pretty easy on the pocketbook, giving you a lot of nutritional bang for your buck! Mussels offer several health benefits. They are high in
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Main Dishes & Entrees
Balsamic Orange Chicken with Rosemary
This dish is a favorite at our house! It utilizes pastured chicken thighs, which are an economical choice for dinner and the dark meat is a fantastic nutrient-dense food. You can use breasts or other poultry as well- duck would be fantastic! Balsamic Orange Chicken with Rosemary by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients:
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Breakfasts
Easy Swiss Chard Frittata (or crustless quiche)
Great for breakfast, brunch, lunch or even dinner, this dish is a winner. It reheats well, so often I will make a double batch of swiss chard with bacon and garlic over the weekend, eat half with dinner and save half to make the frittata/quiche so it’s ready to eat on busy weekday mornings. Simply reheat