All Things Foodie

The Farm CSA share program I'm doing at Farmer Joe's here in Wallingford, CT has been wonderful so far.  I only did the 1/2 share and I'm finding it's not enough to make it through the week.  I usually end up buying some extras like this week's eggplant.  Every week when I pick up my share there is usually a small sample of something they've cooked up with one of the vegetables from that week.  This week's recipe was Eggplant Chips and after tasting it I promptly bought some more eggplant for myself to try it out.  I think it's the first thing that didn't have some kind of sweetener added to it so I was doubly happy.  I dubbed this recipe "Paleo Eggplant Chips" since it fits the requirements.  It's basically just REAL food!  I happened to have some awesome lime flavored olive oil so that made them even more delish.  So here goes: Eggplant 1 clove fresh garlic, finely minced or sliced very thinly as shown in the photo. 1 Tb

Easter Pie (not Paleo as this recipe uses a crust and processed sausages and if you are following no dairy this is a definite no-no).  Otherwise leave out the crust and you have a very nice lo-carb meal. Recipe: Ham - a 1" chunk of imported ham , or a shank ham bone (2-1/2 lb) and dice up the ham 3/4 lb. proscuitto sliced thick 1 cup parmesan cheese 1 basket cheese 1 stick hard dry sausage dry or sweet depending on what you like 1/2 lb pepperoni 12 eggs course black pepper to taste Crust:  make your own or use any store made dough Cut up the meat ingredients to small pieces.  Beat the eggs, add black pepper  and mix in with the meat and cheese mixture. Grease pan, line with pre-made crust.  Pour mixture into pan.  Top with crust.  Bake at 350 degrees F for about an hour or until an inserted knife comes out clean. This recipe made enough to fill a 9x13" pan as shown below Our Paleo Easter Dinner  Roasted brussels spro

Skinny Margarita Los Mariachis Mexican Food in Wallingford, CT.  This place is the real deal.  Family run, freshly made food with an in-town feel and a place to go and just relax. No hustle and bustle of corporate food thankfully!  It's a new/old favorite restaurant of ours.   The bar area has recently been repainted in darker colors and expanded into a horseshoe shape.  Much better for conversation and holds a few more people than before.  We like to go to Los Mariachis and eat at the bar for a quick, informal meal once in a while.  There is a great happy hour special Sunday to Thursday from 4 to 7PM that includes a margarita and an appetizer.  YUM!  My favorite appetizer food are the tamales.  They are so good!  They are the real thing, perfectly held together with the right consistency of a home made tamale.  You can even see the lines from the dried corn husks that held them together.  Stuffed with pork and hot or mild (you can one of each) the hot ones are perfectly

Water's Edge Resort and Spa - Sunday Brunch - Westbrook, CT Sunday brunch is a favorite meal of mine.  Well, almost every meal is a favorite of mine but don't tell anyone! That said, someone in the house (alright, yes it was me) wanted to go to brunch to celebrate January, burn some birthday cash, drink some mimosa's, and enjoy some wonderful food at one of my favorite places on the shoreline of Connecticut.  My husband was eager to enjoy the food as well - thank God! The last couple of times we were here for brunch it was for a holiday event, like Father's Day or Easter.  We expected that it would be scaled back some for a normal Sunday.  Not! I admit I am not doing a Paleo diet 100%, but I was going to keep as close to it as possible.  Thankfully, Water's Edge has plenty of Paleo and lo-carb choices including this spectacular selection of fresh shrimp cocktail.  They were perfectly crisp and cold and there were plenty of them.  I was pleased to see a be

Starting the new year with breakfast egg muffins. I found the recipe on paleospirit.com . It's an awesome paleo site chock full of good stuff for body mind and spirit. Basically for these egg muffins it's cooked crumbled sausage, scrambled eggs (I use eggs from a local farm) some fresh herbs (you choose) and split grape tomatoes. Cook at 350 F for 20 mins or so, then cool. Make sure you oil the muffin tin first. I didn't and they didn't stick too much but a little coconut oil or ghee would add to the flavor.