We are kicking off the new year with recipes from Sarah Fraguso’s Everyday Paleo. We got this book at the beginning of 2013 in a quest for non-dairy, non-grain recipes. Sarah does not disappoint. Though she may be disappointed in us as we often add grains, tofu, and even sometimes dairy (gasp!) to her Paleo recipes.

A few changes to this year’s meal planning: rather than planning over the weekend for the upcoming week, I am doing my planning at the end of the week. That way I am not burned out over the weekend and can tackles some of the more time intensive recipes (armed with a glass of wine).

Also, I should mention that we are including some standby recipes in our meal plan. These standby’s are recipe-less meals we make on a regular basis.

Week 1 Meals

Fish with homemade french fries, shredded cabbage tossed with apple cider vinegar, sauteed zucchini, shitake mushrooms, white button mushrooms, and onions. Originally I was going to make coleslaw, but was far too lazy. I tossed some red cabbage with apple cider vinegar and it was a nice accompaniment to our salads.

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry from Everyday Paleo: We actually made this last night. I didn’t have enough chicken (recipe called for 2 lbs) so I used a ton more veggies (celery root, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, red pepper, onions, and mushrooms). A few things worth noting:

– rather than a heavy curry sauce, the sauce was 1 can of light coconut milk (another modification from the 1 cup full fat coconut milk called for in the recipe) 1 cup homemade broth, 2 tablespoons curry powder, 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 heaping tablespoon of chili garlic sauce. I was concerned it would be bland. Not. The. Case. Holy freaking spicy! I couldn’t believe it. I was actually thinking of grinding some up for Baby G, but there was no way I could have done that. Way too spicy for a baby!

-I didn’t thaw the meat or the broth and it turned out fine. I don’t believe in thawing meat when using a slow cooker. Takes away the easy aspect.

-That red cabbage tossed with apple cider vinegar was an awesome accompaniment to the spice of the curry (along with brown rice and fat free Greek yogurt).

Paleo-Inspired Chopped Salad: In her book, Sarah gives some great ideas for chopped salad ingredients: red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, nuts, olives, artichoke hearts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, romaine lettuce. We are going to add some of our own twists- fried tofu, hard boiled eggs, goat cheese, spinach, and our own favorite dressing. We are going to make this Sunday night so we have all the ingredients chopped for the rest of the week.

Everyday Paleo Pork and Pear Stuffed Winter Squash: This will also use up a bunch of CSA stuff: ground pork, celery, carrots, squash. I am super excited about it. Hope to have some nice pics from it as well, make sure to check the Facebook page.

Paleo-inspired Sweet Potato, Salsa, and Egg Saute– This is kind of a hash and eggs type of dish that comes together fast and will be great for the end of the week when we are tired and want some comfort food.

New Year’s Eve Cranberry White Chocolate Bark: I need to bring a dessert for a NYE party. I am thinking something with fresh cranberries, toasted walnuts, and white chocolate. Will keep you posted!

 

Baby G Eats

Baby G is eating 3 times a day and I try to make sure she is eating different colors at each meal. This week Baby G is eating:

Super strained homemade yogurt (closer to cream cheese consistency than yogurt)

Squash

Sweet Potatoes

Green Peas

Hard boiled Egg Yolks

Blueberry Nanner (Handful of thawed frozen blueberries, 1/2 ripe banana, 2 tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce, splash of water pureed together)

Unsweetened Applesauce

Parsnips and Carrots Puree

Avocado

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I will keep you updated throughout the week on the Facebook page and will report back (with standout recipes) at the end of the week. Happy cooking everyone! And because I’m curious, how many of you plan your meals, give me a simple yay or nay on meal planning. 

 

 


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