I’ve been having a real problem the past couple of years with breakfast. My whole life, I’ve never really had a good, healthy breakfast (except on the weekends) and I feel like it’s really critical to start out my day. Especially because most mornings, I wake up hungry. I try to listen to my body…
Month: April 2016
Eggs in a Tomato Puree with Goat Cheese
I had a “Sleepover in the City” with three of my best friends this weekend. We had some amazing food while I was there, but this dish really hit home. It was something I could easily recreate in my own kitchen on a weekend and it had some of my favorite ingredients. This dish was…
Easter Brunch: Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Strata
I’ve never been a big fan of egg casseroles, stratas, frittatas… I just personally like my eggs and meat separate- I feel like the flavor of the meat permeates through the egg and all the layers of cheese and everything. If you don’t like the taste of eggs- then that’d be good for you. I,…
Braised Beef Short Ribs
I tried this recipe for the first time last week. The house smelled so good while I was cooking it! The house always smells good when I cook, but there was something about this recipe- there was a little extra magic in the air. Be warned- this is not a “get home from work and…
Slow Cooker Chicken
That’s right- slow cooker chicken. Didn’t know you could put a whole chicken in a slow cooker and eat like a king during the week, did you?? I sure didn’t. And I can tell you- I was impressed. This was a really easy recipe. The house smelled amazing when I got home from work and…
Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Plum Sauce
I cook a lot of chicken and a lot of beef. I’m always trying to incorporate other types of meat into my diet, but I find it hard because it’s not as familiar. How do I cook this? How do I know when it’s done? Is it supposed to be pink? This was the first…
Gluten Free Pizza Crust
Who doesn’t love pizza? I love pizza. That gooey cheese and that delicious tomato sauce all on top of that soft, yet crisp crust. Ever since me and my husband went gluten free, we have struggled finding a really great pizza crust recipe. We’ve tried pre-mixes, frozen dough, making our own. There’s always something not quite…
“Healthy” Fried Chicken
Healthy and fried usually don’t belong in the same thought, let alone the same sentence. But it IS possible to eat your favorite, unhealthy foods and cook them in a healthy way. This was honestly the best fried chicken I’ve ever had in my life. Of course it made a mess in my already messy…
General Tso’s Chicken
Eating healthy doesn’t mean you can’t have your favorite foods. My husband LOVES Chinese food. I’m not such a fan- God knows what the ingredients are… and don’t you think it’s weird that you’re full one minute, then the next you can go back and eat what’s left in your takeout container? Some kind of…
Roasted Red Pepper and Avocado Soup with Sausages
I’m back at it!! I’ve had several blogs over the past few years including PaleoWife, but I’ve decided to start paying for this damn website and make myself legit- and possibly force myself to keep blogging, since now I’m paying for it… I wanted to start you guys off easy for this first post. I’m…
Conscious Cooking with Jaqs! 