Fried Calamari

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Fried calamari was one of my all-time favorite things to eat at a restaurant.  Growing up, I had a close friend whose parents owned a restaurant, and whenever we would hang out upstairs in the “apartment” above the restaurant while her parents worked, they’d feed us.  9 times out of 10 I wanted the fried calamari (I think my other choice was baby back ribs…what can I say, I was a growing boy).  Since changing up my diet and staying away from grains and legumes, I haven’t done much in the way of fried foods, so this dish left my life.

Hasenpfeffer

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Rabbit is one of the foods Heather and I first attempted to cook once we started being more mindful of our diet and health.  By cutting out the staples in our diet (pizza, pasta, Chinese, etc.) we found ourselves with a gap.  Luckily for us, we filled that gap with trying new foods.  Rabbit was something that we had never eaten, so when I suggested it to Heather, she was all ears, unlike the rabbit we received.  My favorite thing is that we were able to include the giblets in our chili for the week and used the ribcage along with the carcass from our succulent roast chicken to make stock, so nothing went to waste!

Cod Fritters

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One Saturday night, Brent and I watched episode after episode of Anthony Bourdain’s show, A Cook’s Tour. I was nearly asleep when episode 7 of season 1, “Cod Crazy,” began. Anthony was traveling in Portugal, where salted cod has a historical and cultural significance. I woke up at the word cod. It caught my attention because just that afternoon we had bought cod. We didn’t have the slightest idea of what to do with it.

Cauliflower Rice

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The other day on our Chicken & Shrimp Paella recipe, someone asked how it is that we make the cauliflower rice that goes with the recipe.  We realize that there are probably a million other cauliflower rice recipes out there, but I wanted to add my two cents into the proverbial arena.  (Google confirms 8.84 million results for “cauliflower rice”)

Beef Barbacoa

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When in a pinch, I will occasionally visit the local Chipotle for a quick lunch; their carnitas or barbacoa salad with extra salsa, hot sauce, and guacamole is extremely filling, and not too hard on the wallet when it comes to healthy eat-out options.  The other day, I wanted to attempt to recreate some of what I love about barbacoa at home.