by Saving Dinner | Sep 18, 2018 | Recipe
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Beef & Butternut Squash Stew
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add onion, garlic, rosemary and thyme; sauté until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
Raise heat to medium-high and add beef; brown on all sides.
Add beef broth and whisk up all of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
Add butternut squash and stir to combine well.
Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour until beef is cooked and fork-tender.
by Caroline Bergeron | Aug 3, 2018 | Easy Home Cooking, Healthy Meal Planning, Healthy Snack Recipes, Paleo, Recipe, Simple Healthy Recipes
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Curry Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocadoes
This is the perfect late summer meal! Cool, refreshing, PACKED full of flavors, and soooooooo so so dang easy to make! It'll quickly become a summer staple in your weekly meal plan!
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients EXCEPT avocado
Once fully mixed, place mixture into avocados and serve!
OR place it in a sealed container, put it in the fridge and let it sit for a couple hours or until the next day - it's always more flavorful after it sits for a little while!
by Caroline Bergeron | Jun 1, 2018 | Easy Home Cooking, Gourmet Food Recipes, Homemade Meals, Paleo, Recipe
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Pan Seared Butter Braised Pork Chops with Herb White Wine Reduction
This recipe is every inch as mouth watering as it sounds. "pan seared" - "butter braised" - "pork chops" - "herb white wine reduction" - what we didn't include in the recipe name (since it was already crazy lengthy) was we topped it with FRIED SAGE. Oh mama. Everything good exists in this scrumptious recipe. Pork chops can be real buggers to cook - often becoming tough or flavorless or both - not these beauties. The right combo of the right methods makes these pork chops perfectly juicy and flavorful.
Instructions
In a medium bowl, mix together first 4 ingredients (vinegar through rosemary), then set aside.
Season both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper, then place in large zipper topped plastic bag. Pour garlic mixture over the top, make sure chops are evenly saturated, let out excess air, seal and place in refrigerator to marinate for at least 1 hour (up to 48 hours).
At time of cooking, heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove pork chops from refrigerator and marinade, and once ghee begins to sizzle, add pork to skillet.
Sear for 5 minutes, not touching the pork chops, then flip and sear for another 5 minutes, again, not fidgeting with them.
After you've seared them on both sides, add the butter to the pan, along with a pinch of the minced herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage) - only a pinch, set the rest aside.
Using tongs, flip the pork chops, and then baste (with a basting brush) with ghee/butter/herbs in the skillet. Repeat this process for 5 minutes. Continuously flipping and basting as you go.
Then remove pork chops from skillet, and add the shallot. Sauté for about 2 minutes or until shallot is fragrant and translucent.
Deglaze pan with splash of the wine. Using a whisk to get all the good bits off the bottom of the pan, continue whisking for about 2 minutes, then add remaining wine, herbs, and broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil, and allow to boil until liquid has reduced by half, then reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 10 minutes.
Serve pork with a generous ladle of sauce and a couple fried sage leaves.
Recipe Notes
To fry sage:
Heat 1/3 cup olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Once it begins to pop, add a handful of sage leaves. Fry for 3 to 5 seconds (seriously, it fries crazy fast), then immediately remove and place on a paper towel covered plate. Continue until you have as much as you need. Season with a sprinkle of sea salt and you're good to go!
by Caroline Bergeron | May 25, 2018 | Easy Home Cooking, Gourmet Food Recipes, Homemade Meals, Recipe, Simple Healthy Recipes
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Parmesan Asparagus Risotto
Nothing says late spring like big bright stalks of asparagus! Grilled, sautéed, ribboned, or, our favorite, in a creamy risotto - this seasonal dreamboat of a veggie takes center stage for a few weeks out of the year and we're here to give it it's leading role! Not only is risotto a classic Italian comfort food, but it also is an excellent costar for our dear asparagus. The smooth buttery and wine flavored rice highlights the best qualities in asparagus - cooked to perfection and still slightly firm (no one likes mushy asparagus) - the two just compliment each other perfectly. Don't take our word for it, test this recipe yourself! You'll be singing praises about this seasonal culinary debut in no time!
Instructions
First, to "parboil" is to partially cook vegetables in boiling water. So when you parboil the asparagus, cook them in the boiling water for no more than 2 minutes, then immediately strain and rinse with cold water so they don't continue to cook, and set aside.
In a large sauce pan, over medium heat, add broth. Bring to a simmer (just before boiling), then turn heat down to low.
In a separate large sauce pan, heat ghee over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent - 2 to 3 minutes.
Add rice and stir constantly to ensure all grains are evenly coated in oil, sauté for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Add white wine to pan, continue to stir and cook until wine is fully absorbed.
Then begin to add broth, one ladleful at a time. Stir continuously between each ladleful, and only once the broth is mostly absorbed do you add the next bit of broth.
Once you're down to the last couple cups of broth, and the rice is slightly tender and still slightly firm to the bite with a creamy consistency, add the asparagus with the next couple ladlefuls of broth and be sure to reserve 1/2 a cup of broth.
Turn heat down to low and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until broth is mostly absorbed and asparagus is heated through. Then ad remaining ingredients: reserved broth, butter, Parmesan, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
To convert this into a paleo recipe:
Replace rice with 6 cups of cauliflower rice.
Only use 4 cups of broth, and it can be added at one time - just cook until mostly absorbed and cauliflower is tender and fluffs easily with a fork (since it cooks much faster than real rice, it doesn't require the same cooking method).
Then just replace Parmesan with nutritional yeast, and you're ready to go!
by Caroline Bergeron | May 11, 2018 | Keto, Paleo, Recipe
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Hot Melt (keto-approved) Spaghetti
We're gunna let you in a little secret: you can still enjoy spaghetti WITHOUT the gluten heavy noodles! I know, I know. You're shaking your head in disbelief, you're assuming I've lost my mind, you think "surely, THAT is impossible!" Ohhhhh it's possible. And guess what - we use ZUCCHINI for the noodles!! ZUCCHINI!!! Before you go and turn your nose up at what sounds like the most preposterous thing to ever cross your eyes, you've gotta try it. See how absolutely delicious spaghetti can still be without the soul-sucking noodles that are your thighs arch nemesis! The recipe is crazy simple, ridiculously yummy, and it's a comfort food that is actually GOOD for you!!
Instructions
First up, in a large skillet, heat the ghee and add the onion.
When the onion becomes translucent, now add the tomatoes, spices and simmer a couple of minutes.
Use a potato masher to smush up the tomatoes.
Add the garlic now and red wine and simmer another few minutes.
Add the zucchini to the pan and cover.
Allow to simmer for a few minutes until cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Now add the cooked sausage and mix altogether.
Serve in a bowl, top with parmesan if you like!
