Veggie quiche cups. About ten years ago, the Husband and I went on the South Beach Diet.
I was getting ready for my spinal fusion surgery and one of the things my doctor said would aid my recovery was not having any excess weight for my spine to support. I enjoyed South Beach overall, and lost the ten pounds I needed. A lot of the recipes became favorites (although I still think they should recommend stevia over Splenda) until I went sugar-free, then gluten-free, then vegan. Now that I’m eating in a very similar manner to South Beach Phase 1 (which is grain-free and sugar-free), I went back to my books for inspiration. One favorite recipe was these veggie quiche cups, which can be baked, frozen, then microwaved as needed for fast weekday breakfasts. I got the chance to try Nest Fresh Eggs, which is a new brand of sustainable, humanely produced eggs (100% are cage free) offering a few different varieties: organic, pasture-raised, and non-GMO.
Roasted Lemon Pepper Turkey Breast - Simple Roots. I am blessed to have a hubby who enjoys cooking, maybe as much as I do.
He never hesitates to whip up a meal (or a dessert…he has a sweet tooth) in time of need, as long as I give him a general direction of what we have to cook. Most of the time cooking supper is my saving grace from a crazy day of watching three kids, changing dirty diapers, breaking up fights and crying. O the crying! This day in particular happened to be a preschool day, and that means we have one very tired three year old by five o’clock. And although I would have rather been cooking, I needed to deal with the constant sassiness that was happening in our house so I let Payton take a break and cook.
It may be sad to some of you that cooking and baking are stress-relieving in this house. I frankly thought he put them on the pan to humor me as I love the flavor of tomatoes, especially roasted tomatoes. Roasted Lemon Pepper Turkey Breast - Simple Roots. Simple Roasted Radishes. Roasted radishes add a splash of color to any spring table.
There’s still a chill in the air every morning, but my kitchen is already shifting toward summer. I find myself eating lighter meals – often vegan – and when I do cook meat, I’m using the grill. J. has had the smoker going the last couple of weekends, and this afternoon he’s cooking up a pork shoulder for carnitas that I’ll roll in up the butter lettuce I’ve got growing on the deck.
With fresh produce rolling in at the farmers markets and our summer CSA program starting up in a couple of weeks, I’m also using fewer ingredients, letting the natural flavor of the vegetables we’ve been missing all year shine. In that vein, here’s a quick and easy recipe for roasted radishes, which are plentiful at our local markets lately.
In addition to the lovely radishes I bought from Breezy Willow, I also brought ground beef, Canadian bacon, and Greek turkey sausage from Orchard Breeze Farm. Wondering how to serve roasted radishes? Ultimate Bacon Hash. This breakfast meal is based on my friend's Bacon Hangover Cure recipe.
It's easy and quick to prepare and very popular in my house, almost as much as my Brussels Sprout & Bacon Hash :-) It's also great when served on top of a slice of toasted Low-carb "Rye" Bread! It's definitely one of the healthy options for my 30-Day Clean Eating Challenge. If you follow my challenge to get fit for summer, just avoid the "rye" bread and use coconut milk instead of cream. Preparation time: Hands-on: 15 minutes Overall: 20 minutes Nutritional values (per serving): Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (5.4%), protein (15.2%), fat (79.4%) // Net carbs without orange juice: 4.9 g per serving Ingredients (makes 2 servings): Note: When looking for ingredients, try to get them in their most natural form (organic, without unnecessary additives).
Instructions: Slice the mushrooms and roughly chop the bacon. Coconut flour Paleo Anzac Biscuits. Anzac Day is the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand where we cast our hearts and minds to those who have fought for our country at war.
The day is a national public holiday and across the country there are numerous dawn services that are held attracting both the young and old in the wee hours of the morning. Anzac Day wouldn’t be complete without Anzac biscuits which history claims they were apparently made by soldier’s wives to send to them abroad. After spending the last three months with my days off being filled with wedding planning, it is such a treat to have these days returned to me to indulge in whatever activities I please. It has been a while since I have made any effort in the kitchen so with both the fur children supervising from their cat scratch post I scanned my pantry for some inspiration. Coconut flour Paleo Anzac Biscuits (gluten free)