Tag Archives: Dinner

We don’t have a smoker BUT we made delicious smoked salmon!

We learned this trick from my brother-in-law Matt. We used our regular gas grill and purchased some wood chips from Whole Foods. We wrapped about a dozen of the chips in tin foil and poked holes  in the top. Then … Continue reading

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French Fries

So, Collin (age 7) still loves french fries. I have taken all chips (corn ships, potato chips ect..) out of his diet(everyone’s diet)but I still make homemade fries for him and fry them in coconut oil. I really wanted to … Continue reading

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My favorite EASY lunch.

This is one of my favorite lunches. About once a week my husband will bake a bunch of chicken breasts. We just throw them in a baking stone dish with some grape-seed oil and sea salt and pepper or a … Continue reading

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Easy Dinner

Tonight I made a quick EASY meatloaf. This is so very versatile. I used about 1/2 pound of ground turkey, 1 pound of organic ground bison and 1/2 pound of organic ground grass fed beef. I chopped up about 1/2 … Continue reading

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Yummy Dinner!Chicken with Sauteed Spinach and Capers.

I was not in the mood to follow a recipe last night so I threw this together last minute. It was amazing. I cut chicken breast in half to make them thinner then rinsed them in water and dredged them … Continue reading

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Very Meaty Jambalaya

I adapted this recipe from Cooking Light. I used Cauliflower rice instead of grain rice. I also used chicken and sausage and the recipe called for shrimp. I think all three would be GREAT! We loved this dish. It is … Continue reading

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Ribs!!!!

I got this sauce from Natural Foods warehouse.(http://bonesuckin.com) I bought ribs from Trader Joe’s and used a Pamper Chef stone baking dish and lid bowl to seal the ribs in the oven and cooked them on convection for about an … Continue reading

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Grape-seed Oil and Great Wolf Lodge Update

So I have been using a lot of grape-seed oil in my cooking over the past 3 weeks. I have checked it out at all the places I shop and this Trader Joe’s 17oz bottle for 3.69 is a good … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Rice….my new favorite staple

This is so EASY to do. We put it under a chicken curry dish last night. It was delicious. Take one head of cauliflower and break it or cut it apart and wash it really good. Put the florets in … Continue reading

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Coconut Chicken Soup. Delicious!

Good Ole Elana’s Pantry!!! I made a double batch and loaded in more chicken as to up the protein content and have leftovers! Garrett really liked it. The kids had Buffalo burgers and strawberries as they did not want this … Continue reading

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