Category Archives: Pork

Sausage and Cabbage Delight

My Sausage and Cabbage Delight is a perfectly light and flavorful meal. We have had this meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner and it has worked perfectly for each of these. You can keep it simple by only using cabbage and sausage or take it up a notch and add the carrots and onions. Totally up to you and great either way. Enjoy!

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Here’s what you need: 

1 head of cabbage, chopped into bite size pieces

4 large carrots, shredded

1 large onion, thinly sliced

2 packages smoked sausage (no msg), diced

coconut oil

2 tsp sage

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp salt

2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

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Here’s what you do:

1. Heat wok (or any pan) with 2 tbsp coconut oil on med-high heat.

2. Brown sausage and stir for about 15 minutes. Set aside.

3. Heat onions in pan and stir for 5 minutes.

4. Add cabbage, carrots, and seasonings to pan.

5. Stir well and cover.

6. Cook for about 15 minutes until veggies are soft, stirring occasionally and keeping covered.

7. Add sausage back to pan and stir until combined.

Serve and enjoy!

Sawsage-n-Peppas

Like many of my recipes this is a super easy one that I almost feel silly laying out… but then I remember when I first started eating healthy and every molehill seemed like a mountain. I loved checking out even the easiest of recipes for inspiration and new ideas to share with the fam.

This is one of those easy meals and a favorite at our house. Last night we roasted these sausages on our fire pit instead of the normal bowl and fork way and let me tell you… so much better! However you choose to cook this meal, inside or outside, cook it!

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Here’s what you need: 

2 packages smoked sausage (minus the msg), sliced into rounds

2 bell peppers, thinly sliced

2 onions, thinly sliced

1 tbsp cumin

1/2 tbsp garlic powder

salt

pepper

4 tbsp coconut oil, divided

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Here’s what you do: 

1. Brown sausage in 2 tbsp coconut oil until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Set aside.

2. Brown onions and bell peppers in same pan with an additional 2 tbsp coconut oil for about 10 minutes.

3. Sprinkle onions and bell peppers with cumin, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. Stir completely.

4. Add sausage back to pan and stir well.

Serve and enjoy!

Paleo Sausage Gumbo

My dear friend Gina gave me her recipe for gumbo and it sounded so good I couldn’t pass up making it. Of course, I took on the challenge of making it a healthy, wheat-free gumbo with plenty of veggies and spice. I believe I was successful! Thank you for the inspiration and encouragement Gina!

Here’s what you need: 

2 bunches of celery, diced

4 onions, diced

3 tbsp minced garlic

About 140 ounces of chicken stock, or 10 cans of low sodium chicken stock

1 cup (or so) almond flour

1 cup light tasting olive oil

1 cup arrowroot flour

4-5 lb thinly sliced smoked sausage

Creole Seasoning 

Salt

Ground file (You can find file on the spice aisle. Don’t skimp on this ingredient!)

Here’s what you do:  Continue reading →

Whole Family | Carne Asada

Another new Mexican recipe that the “Whole Family” LOVES!!! 

Carne Asada!!!

This is such a SIMPLE, flavorful, comfort-foodie, kick up your senses kind of meal. You will want to make it again and again.

So let’s get started.

I started this recipe with a crock-pot pork roast that I seasoned with salt, pepper, comino, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and oregano. After 8 hours of cooking the pork in it’s own juices it was falling apart and was perfect to shred and use for my carne asada.

If you don’t have a roast you can always use the carne asada dressing on raw meat, marinade and then cook or grill. Turns out wonderful!

Here’s what you need: 

Dressing:

2 jalapeños, diced

3 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp dried oregano

2 limes, juiced

1 orange, juiced

3 tbsp olive oil

a dash of salt and pepper

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1 pound pork (or meat of your choice)

1 onion, sliced

1 bell pepper, sliced

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 tomato, diced

1 avocado, sliced

lettuce leaves for tacos

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Whole “Mexican” Family” | Stuffed Poblano Peppers

If you have read our Day 20 Daily Eats! you know that this meal was a risk. A big risk. On many levels. Why is this a risk? Well, first of all I’ve never made them. Second of all, I’ve never eaten them! Yes, I know, it’s humiliating. I was not the most risky of an eater growing up. I was the kid who went to a mexican restaurant and ordered the chicken strips. Sad. Very sad. As I grew up and matured by leaps and bounds I began trying, and loving, new foods. One food I never did get around to trying was stuffed poblano peppers. Well, I guess I can’t say that anymore. I know not only have made them, I have EATEN them too!

Oh, to get back to my risks. The third reason this meal was a risk? The kids. I am blessed with non-picky-for-the-most-part kids but stuffed poblano peppers? I really was happily trudging along until I took a bit of one and realized DANG, these have a kick to them! Yeah, the kids…it was now an issue of would these be too hot for the kids?!

By the kids third plate each I figured the “too hot” concern had been catapulted out the window. Too hot?! My kids DEVOURED them!!! They couldn’t get enough of them! They’ve even asked me to make the peppers again! I really was is shock.

I told Jeremiah, my 8 year old, that I had been worried that he wasn’t going to want to eat the peppers because they would be too hot and guess what he told me? Oh dear. He said, “Of course they weren’t too hot! Mommy, I AM Mexican, you know?!” These kids…they never cease to amaze me. So long story short, my stuffed poblano peppers were a hit!

I know they will be a big hit at your house too!  Continue reading →

One Pan Pork and Apple Fry

I found a recipe in this cookbook I found, called Brain Foods for Kids. It’s a great book with great ideas…that are juuuust a tiny bit off. So… I thought I would try tweaking a recipe yummy looking recipe to be Whole30 approved and hope for the best. Hope won! I took a few things out (actually a lot), added a few things in (more than a little, but come on, who’s counting) and voila! A wonderful, healthy, warm, comfort-foodie recipe that the “Whole Family” enjoyed. I hope your whole family does too. Enjoy! Continue reading →

Paleo Pizza Recipe

Here’s a new, super yummy, pizza recipe. Enjoy! 
Ingredients:
(This recipe makes a large pizza, cut in half to make a small)
4 cups almond flour
4 eggs
4 tsp olive oil
2 tsp salt
 6 pinches of any of the following spices:
basil, oregano, rosemary, garlic powder, herbs do provence
Pizza sauce (either homemade or store bought, just watch out for citric acid.)
Toppings!
* We try new toppings every time. For instance, one pizza will be fresh sausage and peppers. Another pizza will be mushrooms and fresh tomatoes. Still another will be pepperoni and broccoli. Have fun trying new things!
Paleo Pizza made by Simone with Pampered Chef
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Whisk the egg until light.
3. Add other ingredients and mix well until the mixture forms a ball.
4. Press it into a pan until it is thin and bake for 15 minutes or until it starts to brown. (I usually use my pampered chef rectangular pan with sides and it fills the whole pan.)
5. Take the crust out after it is slightly browned, and smear it with as much sauce as you like.
6. Top with whatever toppings you’re using.
7. Put it back into the oven for 10 minutes, or until it seems done to your liking.
Paleo Pizza cut in half and made on a pizza stone
Enjoy! 

Whole30/Paleo Cucumber Roll Ups

These are a fun snack that we all love. They are so easy and simple and always hit the spot. All we do is peel a cucumber, cut it in half, and then slice it into strips. Then we wrap it in whatever sliced meat we have on hand. These were wrapped in sliced ham. We sometimes use a toothpick to hold it together and top it with a cherry tomato. You can also make them smaller, top them with a tomato and take it as an appetizer for a party. Enjoy!