Primal Pizza

Why "primal," not "paleo?"  This is because I add a little cheese to my pizza.  What else do I have on my pizza?  Pizza sauce, seasoned ground beef, peppers, onions, mushrooms and olives.

 

This is the best pizza crust I've tried.  I use the larger version on my rectangular stone.  Be sure to generously grease the stone with butter, it tastes great & makes it much easier to remove from the stone.

Soup & Cookies

 
I'm fighting a cold, bummer!  Anyway, I decided to make this soup for our family and a couple special guests for lunch today.  No recipe, just a dump together soup!  I also made a batch of dark chocolate almond butter cookies.  I add about 1/2 cups of raw or toasted chopped pecans.

Lemon-Raspberry Pancakes

 
This is another family favorite.  Since today will be a work day for my kids, I can at least start the day with lemon-raspberry pancakes!  The only thing I do different from the recipe, is use the lemon-raspberry as a topping instead of mixing it in the batter.  I found it burnt to my pan when cooking when it was mixed in.  As I've mentioned before, my family believes you must always put something on top of the pancakes, so this works better for us.

A few thoughts about tapioca flour:
I use tapioca flour sparingly.  It is plant based and gluten free and gives things a great texture.  It is considered paleo.  I use it infrequently because it is a carb that lacks nutrition compared to some other options.  Want to learn more about tapioca flour? 

Grillin'

 
This warm spring day called for grilling!  My daughter grilled hamburgers and Brussels sprouts.  Sauteed baby portobellos are on top of the burger.  We also had salad and corn.  Corn is not strict paleo, but I eat it since ours is pesticide free and we had a bumper crop last year.  This would still be a great meal if you omitted corn. 

How to saute mushrooms:
Clean and slice any kind of mushroom (white cap, portobello, baby portobello, shitake, etc).
Saute in about 1 Tbsp of coconut oil until the moisture releases and there is water in the pan.
Splash in a few Tbsp of dry wine (I have used white or Cabernet with success).
Cook until the liquid cooks out and the pan is dry.
Season as desired (I used sea salt and Simply Organic all-purpose seasoning).

LOPS

For lunch today, we ate L.O.P.s (Leftovers On Purpose).  I heard this acronym and loved it.  A great way to make sure you have healthy meals around for busy days is to make LOPs.  Happy Weekend!

Paleo English Muffin

 
I tried making this English muffin today.  The consensus from the fam was that they were good, but.....they didn't taste a bit like an English muffin.  They did request I make them again. One of my go-to breakfast ideas are eggs and avocado.  They are the best cooked in coconut oil!  In an effort not to disillusion anyone, my children will not eat avocados on their eggs. 

Brownies

I have not been home for an evening for 11 consecutive nights!  Since I am tonight, I decided we needed these brownies.  These are so good, my whole family loves them.  Do you have a favorite brownie recipe?  Please share, I'd love to give it a try!