I started cooking on Sunday afternoon with the intent of making a pot of soup and some chicken thighs. These were two items on my weekly menu that I hadn’t made yet and all the ingredients were in the frig, so I dove right in. Somehow something clicked and I just kept going.
Over all I made a pot of soup, fruited chicken thighs, roasted cauliflower, bacon wrapped dates and carrot banana muffins. All of these recipes are from PaleoPlan, as I mentioned in my last post, they are a great meal planning service as well as a great source of information on Paleo in general.
Here are a few pictures of my kitchen adventures on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Western Oregon.
Fruited Chicken Thighs, Roasted Cauliflower, and Beef Soup.
Bacon Wrapped Dates, these are so easy and Brian loves them as a snack in his lunches throughout the week. (As do I!). We get our bacon from a local butcher shop, they have a great selection of nitrate and sugar free bacon and jerky.
I have made these Carrot Banana Muffins quite a few times. They are another great item to cook for lunches through out the week, or breakfast on the go. When we first went to a Paleo lifestyle I was a little intimidated by almond flour. The consistency is different, it doesn’t look or feel like “real flour” and I had no idea how it would react when it baked. It is different and it just took some getting used to. I also had to realize that the things I make now are not going to be like traditional baked good. But, we feel much better and these muffins are still delicious.
We have finally found the perfect truck to add to our farm this week. We have been looking for months for the exact model that Brian wanted. We were not in a rush and wanted to buy something that would fit our needs for the long haul as well as be reliable. All of these criteria were met with a 1996 F-250 Diesel. As you can see by the look on his face, he is happy with what the wait provided.










