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Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Muffins

Like seriously so easy and damn good. Throw all the ingredients except chocolate chips in a blender and you're done. I used 365 brand creamy peanut butter. Baked in regular muffin tin for 12-14 minutes. Made 7 regular muffins. Would double the recipe next time!! These were so delicious! It's

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Chicken wings

Chad adored these chicken wings from Primal Palate. Like, I think he would marry them if he wasn't already married to me. We plan to make these again very soon! Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 45 minutes Ready In: 50 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 lb Chicken Wings, Buffalo Cut 1

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Paleo Tortillas

These tortilla substitutes are easy to make, they don't break when you try to wrap them up, and taste great. The recipe is from Stupid Easy Paleo. I made these to use as soft tacos with some shredded pork and they were awesome! I can also see how adding some

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Thai Coconut Soup (Tom kha kai)

This recipe for Thai Coconut Milk Soup really hit the spot when I was craving my favorite soup from Cafe Equator. Ingredients 3 cups homemade chicken stock (or fish stock) 3-4 stalks of lemongrass (the lower white parts only- about 6 inches long) Large piece of galangal (Thai ginger), sliced

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Burger and Fries

Tonight we had bacon jalapeno burgers and sweet potato fries for dinner and it was everything I hoped it would be. :-) Deeelish! Jalapeno Bacon Burgers This recipe made about 16 burgers. We cooked up 10 of them and froze 6 of them between sheets of wax paper. Ingredients 1/

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Sausage, Shrimp, and Okra Gumbo

I follow Poppy Tooker's famous recipe which also reminds me of my mom's method. For Christmas, I make Poppy's seafood gumbo with crabs, shrimp and oyster. The recipe below is for shrimp and okra but if you click the link above you'll have the seafood version. Both are great! However,

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Braised cabbage

This braised cabbage will literally melt in your mouth. So good. ingredients 2 tablespoons melted lard, ghee, or bacon grease for coating the baking dish 1 medium head green cabbage (about 2 pounds) 1 large red or yellow onion, peeled and thickly sliced 2 large carrots, peeled and cut in

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Literally the best sour cream and onion dip ever

Alton Brown's sour cream and onion dip is so delicious, make it for your next party! Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 cups diced onions 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 cups sour cream 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon

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Baked Apples

This tastes like Fall to me and reminds me of baked apple pie without the unhealthy pie crust! Ingredients I did not measure anything out for the filling so below are my estimates of what was used. You want to end up with a large heaping spoonful or two of

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Cracklin' Chicken

Cracklin chicken I served this with baked sweet potatoes and sautéed green beans. From the author of nom nom paleo: Some key tips for this recipe: Buy bone-in, skin-on thighs—they’re inexpensive. Plus, the bones are easy to remove, and the crispy skin is what makes this dish. I

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Porky Meatloaf

Meatloaf doesn't sound appetizing to many people, but this recipe from Nom Nom Paleo will change all that. I always double the recipe. It's that good. The recipe below is doubled, so it makes a good bit. I end up having to put some of the meatloaf into a cupcake

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Quick and Easy Thai Curry

This is an easy go-to recipe if you're not sure what to cook and it always comes out delicious. The recipe is from Steamy Kitchen. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rice or for us going without rice, I substitute kelp noodles or cauliflower rice. 1 teaspoon cooking oil like coconut

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Keema (Indian Comfort Food)

This recipe for Keema is so delicious, but be prepared for your house to smell of the Indian spices for a day or two. I think it smells wonderful! It's basically a mixture of ground meat, onions, tomatoes, and spices. I served it with her recipe for Curry Cauliflower. I

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Black Pepper Steak and Shrimp Stir Fry

When I first started cooking, I made a lot of Steamy Kitchen's recipes. She has a great way of showing you all the steps and breaking it down so it's very easy. Her recipes are pretty tasty and simple, too. Here are a few I like which provided the inspiration

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Smashed Potatoes

We don't eat white potatoes very often so this was a delicious treat on Friday night. We caught some red potatoes at the St. Patrick's Day parade and needed to use them up. Pioneer Woman's recipe was a hit. Ingredients 2 tablespoons crab boil 12 whole New Potatoes (or Other

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Emeril's Braised Cabbage

I needed a recipe for the cabbage and carrots I caught over the weekend at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Metairie. This recipe from Emeril uses beer so I thought it has to be good! It turned out awesome!! Chad loved it. He said, "I don't even like

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Creamy "Alfredo Pasta" with Spring Vegetables

This "fettucine alfredo" came out exactly as I was dreaming it would. YUM!! It seriously tastes like alfredo sauce but doesn't have any dairy in it. I will be making this again and doubling the recipe! Recipe from Against All Grain Serves 4. I will definitely double it

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Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Mushrooms

The Spinach and Artichoke dip that I make most often is from Joyful Abode. It is a deliciously creamy dip that is very simple to make and always a hit at parties. I decided to make stuffed mushrooms for the first time, and since we wouldn't dare use breadcrumbs, I

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Baked Catfish with Zucchini and Mushrooms

Recipe adapted from the Food Network. So I received a request for "MOAR PICTURES!" and I would like to comply with the request; however, I must confess my pictures are very bad. I promise they will suck. I know nothing about lighting and composing. Not to mention that

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Banana Pancakes

Adapted from Against All Grain's Grain-Free Pancakes recipe. I follow Against All Grain (Danielle Walker) on facebook and she posts all kinds of awesome recipes. I happened to come across this one today before we had eaten, and I had all the ingredients on hand (love when that happens!) So

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Orange Sesame Chicken

I adapted this recipe from the Against All Grain cookbook. The recipe below is for about 4 servings. I ended up doubling everything because Chad and I like to eat leftovers! The sauce in this recipe is delicious and it came out great. I used chicken thighs with the bone