i kale about you so much

Show some love to the one you are with by feeding them a healthy meal that fills them up without weighing them down. Look beyond red meat and wheat pasta and check out your local grocery store’s healthy living aisle with your favorite mealtime staples substituted with different ingredients that give you the same great taste, without the nutrient waste. My mom found a new brand of dried pasta made from sweet corn, squash and carrots to give you a #glutenfree and #paleo meal that the entire family will love. I love to make zucchini pasta, but Trey thinks the fresh vegetable texture is not comparable to real spaghetti. Now with this new dried paleo pasta in my cupboard, I can fold in ground turkey and garden, fresh kale to let everyone in my family know that #ikaleaboutthemsomuch and praise my delicious, paleo dish.

Dried Vegetable Pasta with Turkey and Kale

1 box of dried vegetable spaghetti

1 lb. ground turkey

1/c c kale, chopped

1 sweet bulb onion, diced

1 clove of garlic, minced

2 Tbsp. EVOO

1/2  c dairy-free French onion dip

Kosher salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

1. In a medium saucepan, sauté  onion and garlic in EVOO until tender. Brown turkey and season with salt and pepper.

2. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Cook pasta until tender and drain. Set aside.

3. Combine onion dip and drained pasta in medium saucepan with ground turkey. Fold in kale.

 

 

cauliflower calling

Bread crumbs from my garden to my kitchen countertop.”

As my winter garden nears the autumn of its garden life span, I start to long for spring vegetables with new flavors. To get out of my over-veg funk I started researching new ways to cook old favorites. A little cauliflower calling shook up my dinner and my chicken cutlets too.

Cauliflower Breaded Chicken 

1 lb. chicken tenders

2 c cauliflower florets

1/4 c EVOO

1 egg

1/4 c buttermilk

1 clove of garlic, minced

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using a food processor, minced cauliflower. Spread out on non-stick baking sheet for one hour, turning every 15 minutes. Put aside in medium bowl.

2. Turn oven up to 425 degrees. Beat egg and buttermilk together. Add minced garlic, salt and pepper.

3. Coat non-stick baking sheet with EVOO. Dredge chicken in egg mixture then cauliflower crumbs and place on baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Recipe modified from Mom Foodie.

criss cross homemade applesauce

One of my best friends brought me a “sick day” care package full of saltine crackers, Redbox movies and cinnamon applesauce when I caught what the rest of the state of Texas seemed to have all season long. I forgot how much I love applesauce, so when I ran out of my six-pack I decided to try it on my own. A simple enough recipe that allows you to experiment with different flavors to show off your creative core.

Cinnamon Applesauce

2 c chopped apples (peeling optional)

1/4 c water

1 lemon half

2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 vanilla bean

2 cinnamon sticks

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch of salt

1. Over medium high heat, in a large saucepan, combine apples, water, juice of lemon, vinegar, vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks. Bring to boil then simmer for 10-12 minutes until apples are tender. Remove from the heat discard vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks.

2. Mash apples. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.

Recipe modified from Chocolate Moosey.