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Buffalo Liver Pâté

Buffalo Liver Pâté

Serves 8-10 humans Ingredients 3 tablespoons grass-fed butter1 large onion, sliced3 garlic cloves, mincedcoarse ground sea salt, to taste8oz grass-fed buffalo liverpaprika, to taste5-6 celery ribs, sliced into thirds Instructions Melt a tablespoon of butter in a…

Basic Marinara

Basic Marinara

I love this “dump and walk away” marinara sauce—it’s versatile enough to use on anything from zoodles to eggs to paleo pizza. If tomatoes are in season, try using 3 to 4 pounds (1.4 to 1.8 kg) of fresh, ripe ones instead. Prep time 15 minutes Makes about 11/2 to 2…

“Roasted” Garlic

“Roasted” Garlic

Roasting garlic in the oven is easy, but using a slow cooker is good for large batches if you don’t have the time to “babysit” it. Also, it’s much more forgiving and won’t burn as easily as it does in the oven. Roasted garlic is such a versatile, flavor-boosting…

Paleo Tortillas

Paleo Tortillas

In my hunt for a respectable grain-free tortilla, I mostly found glorified crepes and thin, flat omelets. I wanted a tortilla with a more substantial texture, one with some bite—more like a regular tortilla. After tinkering with some alternative flours and eggs, I…

Orange-Maple Carrots

Orange-Maple Carrots

Here’s a side dish that would be great as a potluck offering or as part of a holiday meal in order to free up some precious stove space. These sweet carrots make great baby food, too. My youngest ate these nearly every day for a week, and I was glad to have something…

Salt-“Roasted” Beets

Salt-“Roasted” Beets

One of my favorite ways to eat beets is roasted and finished with a vinaigrette. I used the components of a lemon-Dijon dressing to flavor the beets as they cooked, resulting in tangy, mustardy, tender fuchsia bites. These would make a great winter side dish,…

Chorizo Shepherd’s Pie with Orange-Scented Sweet Potatoes

Chorizo Shepherd’s Pie with Orange-Scented Sweet Potatoes

I have never been very excited about traditional shepherd’s pie, so I decided to make a spunkier version with some Spanish influence—spicy chorizo, piquillo peppers, and saffron-scented sweet potatoes with a hint of orange. It all blends together beautifully, and it…

Sloppy Joes for a Crowd

Sloppy Joes for a Crowd

The benefit of using a slow cooker for sloppy joes is its portability (potlucks!) and the ease of keeping food warm. Eating sloppy joes paleo-style with a couple of lettuce leaves gives “sloppy” a whole new meaning. We’ve branched out into making sloppy joe salads…

Sweet Potato Foil Packet “Tacos”

Sweet Potato Foil Packet “Tacos”

This recipe won the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission’s Blogger Recipe Contest (Kid-Friendly Category) several years ago! I created it with my two daughters, who were about two and four years old at the time. They loved assembling their own packets. These would…

Shredded Barbacoa Beef

Shredded Barbacoa Beef

Here’s another take on tender shredded beef. I guess you could say it’s a knockoff of the barbacoa beef served at the Chipotle Mexican Grill, a popular restaurant in North America and some parts of Europe. It’s spicy, but not too spicy, and the herbs and spices give…

Asian Beef Short-Rib Lettuce Wraps

Asian Beef Short-Rib Lettuce Wraps

The first time I had beef short ribs, they were prepared in a manner similar to this. These deep Asian flavors mixed with the spicy, cool bite from the slaw is still my favorite way to eat them. If your short ribs aren’t so meaty, throw in a couple of extra ribs so…