Stuffed Poblano with Green Chile and Pork – Paleo Chile Relleno
A New Mexican-style dish fit for a Paleo Plate? And with green chile! Sign me up! Stuffing poblano peppers with pork and green chile is easy to make, yet so flavorful. This version of chile rellenos is...
View ArticleSweet Potato and Herb Meatloaf
How can you make a meatloaf look as good as it tastes? Is it the actual photo that makes us salivate or are we just reminded of a comforting and super tasty meal? Maybe it’s the latter. When I see a...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Sweet & Smokey BBQ Pulled Pork
I’ve spent a good portion of my life in the South, so of course I’ve been exposed to some amazing BBQ pork. Which of course has spoiled my taste buds. The further north I went, good BBQ became scarce....
View ArticleNew Mexican Chili
I was in New Mexico last week for a lovely family wedding. I got to relax with awesome folk and enjoyed yummy New Mexican cuisine especially spicy red and green chile flavors. My husband is a huge...
View ArticlePolynesian Coconut Meatballs
School is starting soon and new students are filing into their dorms. Some smaller towns feel the impact more than cities and become a “college town.” I spent my college years in one of the greatest,...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Saffron Pork
This Monday, I will partake in the Lurong Living Paleo Challenge. Sixty days of strict Paleo ingredients and ten Crossfit (probably very awful) WoDs. One thing that makes a Paleo challenge easier, or...
View ArticlePaleo Pancit Japchae
I envisioned making a Paleo Pancit for the longest time, but didn’t know what to use for grain free noodles. Then I found some dried sweet potato noodles in an Asian food store. Simple noodles made...
View ArticleHoney Balsamic Dijon Pulled Pork
I need something easy and plentiful to feed us over the cusp between Christmas and New Years. A mass quantity of meat slow cooked in a crock pot is an obvious choice. The combination of honey and...
View ArticleChorizo and Green Chile Frittata
I bought a cast iron skillet a long time ago explicitly for frittatas, and nothing compares to it! A tough heavy skillet is the perfect host for a rugged egg breakfast with New Mexican staples, chorizo...
View ArticleWinter Squash Pork Stew
Winter squash pork stew, because winter is not over and there is no end in sight. So our city is clouded with flurries, trains can’t move, piles of plowed snow are dumped onto precious parking spots,...
View ArticleHawaiian Pork Spare Ribs
I had this recipe in the back burner of my mind for months. Then pork spare ribs were on sale and it sparked my cooking impulses hot enough to prepare these beauties. As if anyone needed an excuse to...
View ArticlePork Char Sui
Marinate, roast, glaze, and pork dinner is served! I completely underestimated the wonderful art of marinating. Tender pieces of pork loin bathed in a sweet aromatic sauce, infusing exotic flavors into...
View ArticlePork and Lotus Stir Fry
On my recent visit to Japan, I noticed lotus root is commonly for sale in the supermarkets. As I admired all the exotic ingredients in the produce market, I thought of all the things I could do with...
View ArticlePaleo Swedish Meatballs
I will admit to adoring things from IKEA. Some things. The meatballs? That sorta fell off the good list some point since my 20s, which wasn’t that long ago! The IKEA Swedish meatballs at one point used...
View ArticleMenudo – Filipino Pork Stew
Boston needs to have more Filipino restaurants. It makes me happy to see that star chefs in my neighborhood are cooking with everything nose to tail and fish sauce. This concept is becoming...
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