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Winter Vegetable Soup

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016by Heather Schrader2 Comments

Despite the 60-degree and sunny weather this past weekend, I was craving soup. I think my body subconsciously wants winter to stick around a little longer; with snow in the forecast for this Friday, it just might get its wish. How do we have balmy weather one weekend and snow the next? I don’t know—that’s the mid-Atlantic region and global warming for you. But I digress.

This hearty soup is sweet and savory; and, like most soups, it gets better with age. So, make a batch of this on a Sunday and enjoy it through the week (if you can keep yourself from slurping it all up in one sitting!).

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Lobster Cauliflower Risotto

February 17, 2016February 23, 2016by Brent Schrader3 Comments

Sunday was our first Valentine’s Day together as a married couple. Honestly, I nearly forgot it was coming. We have been so busy with work and getting settled into the new house, it seemed to sneak up on us. We don’t normally put a lot of stock into Valentine’s Day, but it crossed my mind that maybe we should have planned something nice.

But, I simply grabbed a few extra special ingredients at the store and we spent Sunday normally. We went to the gym, cooked a few recipes, and watched a movie. Still, something was extra special that day. Maybe it was the magic of Valentine’s Day. Or, maybe it was the magic of this recipe. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

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Balsamic Pork Pizzaiola

February 3, 2016February 9, 2016by Heather SchraderLeave a comment

This past weekend, we moved into our new home. It was a long but exciting weekend. Admittedly, we ate out or ordered in a few times, much more than we normally would. Then, Sunday afternoon, we realized our stovetop was not working.

So, today’s recipe came from a necessity to be creative with our cooking plans. While we wait for the stove to be fixed under our home warranty, we’ll be using our Instant Pot a lot this week—Tomato Soup, Split Asparagus Soup, maybe an adapted version of our Hearty Stovetop Chili, and we might even make this recipe again. We hope you like it, too!

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Spicy Bloody Mary Mix

January 27, 2016January 26, 2016by Brent SchraderLeave a comment

This past week the east coast, and our area in Washington DC, experienced a significant snow storm unlike anything we had seen in recent years. We were hit with over 2 feet of snow, and it caused the federal government to close for 2.5 days. When we realized we were stuck in the house with nowhere to go, we decided to experiment with a few recipes—this bloody mary mix is one of them.

We used the amazing buffalo sauce from Tessemae’s, a local Maryland company, to put this mix together. It has amazing flavor with or without the vodka. Make it for your next Sunday brunch, and savor the goodness.

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Chicken Tetrazzini

January 20, 2016January 19, 2016by Brent SchraderLeave a comment

A fairly uncommon, but amazing, meal I had growing up was Chicken Tetrazzini. I loved the flavor of the chicken, mushroom, and peas—yes, peas—in this creamy sauce with noodles. The smell filled the house like nothing else. “But, Brent,” you insist, “aren’t peas a legume, and a sacrilege to all things paleo?” Technically yes; but, in practice, it depends on your philosophy. We believe that perfect can be the enemy of good, and the occasional grey area food (for many people) will not cause much upset, but your mileage may vary. That said, you can always leave the peas out and/or substitute diced carrots. If you’re curious as to why we are comfortable with fresh/frozen peas in our diet on occasion, you can read this thorough explanation from Mark Sisson.

We hope you’ll give this recipe a try—and maybe even give peas a chance. Chicken Tetrazzini is delicious, and we think you’ll enjoy our paleo spin on this classic.

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