Meatloaf gets a real food makeover. Grass-fed beef, with a touch of almond meal, lovely bright orange pastured egg yolks and homemade ketchup (or at the very least, organic) and onions, celery, carrot and zucchini makes this a delicious and nutrient dense meal! Perfect with our favorite green beans. Gluten Free, Grassfed Beef Meatloaf by
Real Food Diet
Chipotle vs. Moe’s – and the coconut oil campaign
Have any of you have been following the discussion over on Primal Toad about Moe’s Southwest Grill winning out over Chipotle for most primal friendly fast food? There’s been some lively discussion over whether or not Moe’s Southwest Grill (www.moes.com) IS better than Chipotle (www.chipotle.com) as it’s come to light that although Moe’s (currently) serves grass-fed beef
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Real Food Recipes
Gluten Free Onion Rings
Onion rings, strings or “nests” are fantastic under grass-fed burger patties, eggs or even on their own. You don’t have to form a nest- and then you would just have fried onion rings or strings. These are great toppers for said burger patties, or casseroles (especially green bean casseroles at Thanksgiving!) or as a great french-fry
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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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Breakfasts
Breakfast Tacos- Mexican style (gluten-free)
Breakfast Tacos- Mexican Style by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 TBL organic butter (raw from grassfed cows preferred) 1 TBL high-quality coconut oil or lard (non-hydrogenated from sustainably raised pigs) 1 TBL organic red onion, diced 3 very small red potatoes, diced small 3 pastured eggs 1 TBL organic milk
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Desserts, Sweets & Treats
Over 50 Varieties of Chocolate Truffles
We decided yesterday, rather unexpectedly, and rather innocently I might add, to try out a truffle recipe. At first, I was planning on using the traditional roll-ins- some coconut, some cocoa powder, and maybe a few different types of nuts. Somewhere along the way, however, my creative nature took over and somewhere between mixing Indian
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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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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
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Real Food Recipes
Carmelized Broccolini with Garlic Butter
Carmelized Broccolini with Garlic Butter by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 1 TBL bacon drippings (from organic, uncured bacon) or lard (high quality, non-hydrogenated from pastured pigs) 1 large bunch broccolini, washed, ends trimmed 2 TBL organic butter (raw from grass fed cows preferred) 1-2 cloves garlic, peeled or ¼ tsp organic garlic