Can't eat stuffing because you're gluten-free, grain-free, carb-free, or paleo? No problem! I have a delicious stuffing that is guaranteed to satisfy. Made with cauliflower "rice" & giblets, my Paleo Thanksgiving Stuffing is a delicious addition to any holiday table. It's also a great way to incorporate Turkey giblets into your meal.
Showing posts with label thanksgiving recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thanksgiving recipe. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
5 Delicious Guilt Free Sides for Your Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving doesn't have to be a binge-fest on unhealthy calorie laden foods. It can be an opportunity to enjoy delicious, healthy and fun dishes! Today I'm sharing with you 5 delicious sides that are gluten-free, dairy-free, & sugar-free that you enjoy guilt free.
5 Delicious Guilt Free Sides for Your Thanksgiving
1. Lemony Swiss Chard with Sesame-Garlic Salt
Ingredients:
1 bunch of Swiss Chard
1 tbsp duck fat or coconut oil
2 tsp of Selina Naturally Sesame Garlic Salt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Process:
1. Chop Swiss Chard and rinse
2. Heat oil in pan and add wet chard
3. Squeeze lemon juice and add salt
4. Saute for 8 minutes
5. Enjoy!
5 Delicious Guilt Free Sides for Your Thanksgiving
1. Lemony Swiss Chard with Sesame-Garlic Salt
Ingredients:
1 bunch of Swiss Chard
1 tbsp duck fat or coconut oil
2 tsp of Selina Naturally Sesame Garlic Salt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Process:
1. Chop Swiss Chard and rinse
2. Heat oil in pan and add wet chard
3. Squeeze lemon juice and add salt
4. Saute for 8 minutes
5. Enjoy!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Chinese Five Spice Turkey: An Ode to My Mother
This year's Chinese Five Spice Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe is an ode to my mother. When we immigrated to the United States from Latvia over 22 years ago, my mother was fascinated by the variety of cuisines that existed in America. We quickly assimilated to Sizzler and Chinese take-out. Over the years, my mother began attempting to create many of the dishes we ate at our favorite Chinese restaurants. Chow Mein, BBQ pork, Peking Duck, and Fried Rice became regulars at our dinner table. As a teenager with an eating disorder, I didn't appreciate the effort and creativity that was involved in creating such culturally foreign dishes. But now as a grown woman who also loves being creative in the kitchen, I do.
Like most people, Thanksgiving is all about family for me. I love that as immigrants, we always come together and celebrate this quitessential American holiday. For my family, the dishes on the table are always a hybrid of the world we left behind and the world that accepted us with open arms.
My mother was never a fan of making the Thanksgiving turkey. The large bird was somehow too foreign to her and because she refuses to follow recipes, her Thanksgiving turkey was often dry and flavorless. On my first Thanksgiving with my husband, he took over making the turkey (which came out crispy and juicy) and my mother was happy to pass the reins on to him from then on.
This year, I've decided to take the torch and create my own unique spin on Thanksgiving turkey while honoring my mother's creativity in the kitchen. And so Thanksgiving 2012's centerpiece will be a Chinese Five Spice Turkey.
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Like most people, Thanksgiving is all about family for me. I love that as immigrants, we always come together and celebrate this quitessential American holiday. For my family, the dishes on the table are always a hybrid of the world we left behind and the world that accepted us with open arms.
My mother was never a fan of making the Thanksgiving turkey. The large bird was somehow too foreign to her and because she refuses to follow recipes, her Thanksgiving turkey was often dry and flavorless. On my first Thanksgiving with my husband, he took over making the turkey (which came out crispy and juicy) and my mother was happy to pass the reins on to him from then on.
This year, I've decided to take the torch and create my own unique spin on Thanksgiving turkey while honoring my mother's creativity in the kitchen. And so Thanksgiving 2012's centerpiece will be a Chinese Five Spice Turkey.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Paleo Sandwich Wrap Recipe: How to Use Leftover Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce
Leftovers: that's the key to a good Thanksgiving! No matter how small or large the turkey, I usually end up with plenty of it to share with my family. But Thanksgiving turkey isn't the only part of the holiday meal that can be used in dishes in the days following Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving cranberry sauce can also be used for dishes that don't have turkey. Yesterday, I shared a great recipe for savory cranberry sauce and today I want to show you how you can use that sauce to make a delicious post thanksgiving, cranberry sauce filled Paleo sandwich wrap.
You can of course make this wrap with leftover thanksgiving turkey or any uncured meat of your liking, but I'm using US Wellness Meats Liverwurst! I got to try this stuff at the Weston A. Price Foundation Conference last weekend in Santa Clara, CA. Made with grass fed beef organ meat, like liver, heart, and kidney, this Liverwurst is one of the most delicious uncured "meats" I've tried in a long time. Organ meats are very high in B12 and other B Vitamins, which I wrote about last week and are a great way to get these vitamins into your diet.
For the wrap, you can use any gluten-free wrap of your choosing, but I'm using Pure Wraps from Improveat. This is the most innovative wrap product I've seen on the market in a while. You can use it for spring rolls, paleo wraps, wontons, burritos and whatever else you can think of. They are raw, allergen free and a great way to get more brain powering coconut into your diet!
Leftover Cranberry Sauce & Liverwurst Paleo Wrap
1 Pure Wrap
2 tbsp Thanksgiving Savory Cranberry Sauce
3 oz Liverwurst
1/4 cup butternut squash puree
1 romaine or butter lettuce leaf
1. Place wraps on the dry surface
You can of course make this wrap with leftover thanksgiving turkey or any uncured meat of your liking, but I'm using US Wellness Meats Liverwurst! I got to try this stuff at the Weston A. Price Foundation Conference last weekend in Santa Clara, CA. Made with grass fed beef organ meat, like liver, heart, and kidney, this Liverwurst is one of the most delicious uncured "meats" I've tried in a long time. Organ meats are very high in B12 and other B Vitamins, which I wrote about last week and are a great way to get these vitamins into your diet.
For the wrap, you can use any gluten-free wrap of your choosing, but I'm using Pure Wraps from Improveat. This is the most innovative wrap product I've seen on the market in a while. You can use it for spring rolls, paleo wraps, wontons, burritos and whatever else you can think of. They are raw, allergen free and a great way to get more brain powering coconut into your diet!
Leftover Cranberry Sauce & Liverwurst Paleo Wrap
1 Pure Wrap
2 tbsp Thanksgiving Savory Cranberry Sauce
3 oz Liverwurst
1/4 cup butternut squash puree
1 romaine or butter lettuce leaf
1. Place wraps on the dry surface
Thanksgiving Savory Cranberry Sauce: Sugar Free, Grain Free and Orange Free!
Thanksgiving cranberry sauce is on my mind this week. This year, now that I'm a full-fledged blogger, I will need to make two turkeys, one for you guys so you can have a delicious recipe for your Thanksgiving Dinner and one for my family on Thanksgiving to enjoy. The idea of having to brine and bake two birds is a bit overwhelming but I'm committed to providing you with a great Paleo friendly Real Food Thanksgiving Turkey. I've already ordered my practice bird from my butcher shop, Olivier's Butchery. I will be posting the recipe on Monday, November 19th. The plan right now is to make a Chinese Five Spice Turkey! I hope your mouth is watering.
In the meantime, I can concentrate on a savory thanksgiving cranberry sauce. When I develop recipes, I usually spend sometimes looking through all of my cookbooks to see if anything inspires me. Finding a savory thanksgiving cranberry sauce recipes without sugar and oranges was a hard task. I don't like oranges and am avoiding sugar, so all of the countless generic recipes I saw were not inspirational. But then I opened up my trusty, Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. In the book, Sally has a Cranberry Onion Compote, which sounded like an absolutely delicious savory thanksgiving cranberry sauce! I adapted the recipe to be dairy free and made some other changes to make it my own. Now I'm sharing it with you all so you can make it for your family during this Holiday season!
Savory Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce
3/4 Thompson Raisins
1/2 Sliced Prunes
1 cup hot filtered water
4 medium onions (sliced)
2 tbsp red palm oil
3/4 raw coconut vinegar or raw apple cider vinegar
1 cup white wine
3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp The Spice House Lemon Thyme
2 tsp sea salt
1 2/3 fresh cranberries
Process:
1. Melt 2 tbsp of red palm oil in a saucepan
In the meantime, I can concentrate on a savory thanksgiving cranberry sauce. When I develop recipes, I usually spend sometimes looking through all of my cookbooks to see if anything inspires me. Finding a savory thanksgiving cranberry sauce recipes without sugar and oranges was a hard task. I don't like oranges and am avoiding sugar, so all of the countless generic recipes I saw were not inspirational. But then I opened up my trusty, Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. In the book, Sally has a Cranberry Onion Compote, which sounded like an absolutely delicious savory thanksgiving cranberry sauce! I adapted the recipe to be dairy free and made some other changes to make it my own. Now I'm sharing it with you all so you can make it for your family during this Holiday season!
Savory Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce
3/4 Thompson Raisins
1/2 Sliced Prunes
1 cup hot filtered water
4 medium onions (sliced)
2 tbsp red palm oil
3/4 raw coconut vinegar or raw apple cider vinegar
1 cup white wine
3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp The Spice House Lemon Thyme
2 tsp sea salt
1 2/3 fresh cranberries
Process:
1. Melt 2 tbsp of red palm oil in a saucepan
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