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Chicken Kale Soup

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With the recent chill in the air in San Diego (FINALLY), I was wanting something warm, specifically soup. I decided to use ingredients I had at home and throw something together, which is why soup is so awesome-use what you have! I ended up with Chicken Kale Soup.

Chicken Kale Soup

  • Chicken broth (I used organic free range)
  • Shredded/chopped chicken
  • Kale salad
  • Grass-fed garlic butter (Kerrygold)
  • Diced white onion
  • Loosely chopped whole garlic cloves
  • Thyme
  • Pepper

I first put a 1/2 a stick of Kerrygold grass-fed garlic butter in the pot and let it start to melt. Then I added 2 containers of chicken broth, and let it come to a boil. I added the diced onion, about 3/4 bag of kale salad (it’s an organic small bag of prepared kale salad, that has shredded carrots and purple cabbage in it), garlic, cut chicken (again making use of the chicken Seth roasted on Friday night). I let it simmer for a bit, added a generous portion of fresh black pepper and dried thyme. It is tasty and there is plenty leftover!DSC_0004DSC_0009

Dairy free, except for the grass-fed butter. Gluten free. Grain free. Not to mention-packed with nutrients!

Quick Sunday Lunch

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I’m getting back into the swing of things since returning home from our trip to Africa. It’s tough! After having every meal cooked for you, for 17 days, I’ve found it challenging to get back into the kitchen, even though I do love it.

I had a massage first thing this morning (YAY alternative, beneficial, health therapies), then I went to the commissary to replenish our food. When I got home, I was starving, but didn’t want a difficult meal, so I could continue with the other things I need to get done. I ended up with an egg white, chicken, garlic stirfry with avocado.

Egg White, Chicken, Garlic, Stirfry with Avocado

  • Whole garlic cloves
  • Tri-color bell peppers
  • Red onion
  • Sliced mushrooms
  • Shredded chicken
  • Kosher salt/pepp
  • Oil
  • Avocado

I started by sautéing loosely chopped whole garlic cloves in oil, with a sprinkle of kosher salt/pepper. Then I added the tri-color peppers and red onion. I added the mushrooms, and sautéed everything for about 5 minutes. Last, I added the shredded chicken (Seth roasted a crockpot full of chicken on Friday evening, nothing but chicken, pepper, salt, garlic cloves and a little oil in the crockpot. Now we have a full container of chicken in the fridge to use at our disposal). Once everything was warm (but not mushy), I added the egg whites. I continued stirring until everything was cooked, and topped with a fresh sliced avocado. The avocado is the perfect addition to replace dairy, and add the creamy texture!

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Better yet-I have enough leftover for breakfast tomorrow 🙂

10 Minute Side Dish-Garlic Buttered Broccoli!

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I have no fruits or vegetables at home after returning from Africa, and can’t get to the grocery store until this weekend. Therefore, last night’s dinner ended up being the one vegetable I had left in the house (in the freezer), steamed: Broccoli. I had a frozen bag of broccoli on reserve just in case, and it finally got used! Much to my surprise, I inhaled the entire bag, and this will be a new quick side dish I add to our meal rotations, it was that tasty.

Garlic Buttered Broccoli

  • 1 bag frozen broccoli (or 1 head fresh!)
  • 3 TBSP raw butter or ghee
  • Garlic powder
  • Kosher salt/pepp

I dumped the frozen bag of broccoli into my vegetable steamer, and steamed for 10 minutes (to prevent mushi-ness). In the meantime, I melted roughly 3 tablespoons of raw butter. Once the broccoli was steamed, I dumped the butter on it, sprinkled generously with organic garlic powder, black pepper, and light kosher salt, and tossed. Amazing.DSC_0019

Broccoli is one of my least favorite veggies (and I don’t veggie discriminate, at all), as historically it’s always upset my stomach, but I’m trying to gradually work it back in for the health benefits. This dish, helps 🙂

Go To Dinner

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On the heels of my post yesterday about what to have for dinner last night in light of being pressed for time, I ended up grabbing a coffee while out and waiting to eat a healthy meal until we got home. I ended up with an egg white scramble (avoiding egg yolks, as they cause problems for me and contain anti-nutrients) with mushrooms and pancetta, and topped it with truffle salt. Not only was it easy, but very flavorful and healthy!

Egg White Pancetta Scramble

  • Sliced mushrooms
  • Diced pancetta
  • Egg whites
  • Oil
  • Truffle salt

Saute the mushrooms and pancetta in a little oil until they start to brown:DSC_0674

Add egg whites and continue stirring until no longer runny:DSC_0680

Top with truffle salt (CRACK):DSC_0678

Enjoy!

Cranberry Almond Upside-Down Cake

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This is one of the recipes I made while I was on vacation last week, experimenting in the kitchen: http://www.wholeliving.com/210931/cranberry-almond-upside-down-cake

I did not measure anything (baking is not an exact science for me, never has been and I’m not sure why it’s always worked for me?), and made a few substitutions:

I used an entire bag of fresh cranberries. Instead of the cane sugar, I used organic 100% pure maple sugar (that stuff is amazing!). When I put the almonds in the processor, they were not completely ground fine, and I actually think I preferred the nutty texture of the larger pieces. I didn’t make 4 mini loaf pans, I made 2 mini, and 1 large (went with what was available to me).

In step 2, it says that the sugar and butter will be pale and fluffy-mine wasn’t, probably because I used a different sugar, but it turned out just fine.

The only thing I would add is that the 2 TBSP of maple sugar I used when sautéing the cranberries, still left it pretty tart. This was fine with me, but it did prompt me to warm up a slice for breakfast and drizzle a little raw honey on it 🙂 I’d also probably call it Cranberry Almond Upside-Down Loaves!

I will definitely make this again, and variations of it, and honestly, I still can’t get over the awesome moist texture of bread it had! No dry almond flour flakiness here 🙂