Tasty Thursday~ Pork Chops w/ Ginger Jasmin Rice

This was really good, super quick & a total hit.


You will need:

6 chops about 1/2- 3/4 in thick
tin foil & backing sheet to fit the above

Mixing bowl & fork
1tbs soysauce (tamari, coconut aminos, your choice)
1tbs olive oil
1tbs sesame oil
1tbs sweet cooking rice seasoning
1tsp toasted sesame seeds

Rice cooker
1in piece Ginger(chopped/diced)
2cups Jasmine Rice
3cups water

Turn Oven on to High Broiler

Start your rice

Mix the liquids & seeds together
place chops on foiled pan
smear sauce onto both sides of meat
cook until golden brown starts, flip and finish off for a few more minutes

Serve Chops with Gingered Rice

I added Kimchi to my plate, Hubby ate his as is, the kids added rice sprinkles to theirs.

Enjoy!

Tasty Thursday~ Thai inspired Steak Salad

This is really good, not spicy at all, Gluten & Dairy free!

Yum Yum Yum

This feed my family of 6

Ingredients:

4 Steaks of your choice 1in think

Romain Lettuce

Spring Mix Salad

1 English Cucumber, halved & sliced

6 Cherry Tomatoes, quartered

4 Sweet Mini Peppers, seeded and sliced

1/8 of an Onion of your choice, thinly sliced

4 Big Limes, juice 3, half and slice 1

1pk/cup Fresh Mint Leaves, rough chop

1cup/handful Fresh Cilantro, rough chop

1pk Lemongrass, cut into 1in pieces

1/4 Sugar

1tbs Sweet Chili Sauce

1/3 cup Fish Sauce

1tbs Sesame Oil

1/4 cup Olive/Veggie Oil

In a large bowl combine-

Cucumber, Tomatoes, Peppers, Onion, Lime, Mint, Cilantro, Lemongrass, Sugar, Chili Sauce, Fish Sauce, Sesame Oil, Olive/Veggie Oil

Let your 3yo daughter stir ;)

In a hot pan-

Cook Steaks until medium, don't over cook

Slice into thin strips, combine steak and juices into the Veggie/Sauce bowl

Mix well

Cover and refrigerate 3 hours

When it's time to serve-

Chop Romaine and mix with Spring Greens

Pull out Lime slices and Lemongrass pieces from Steak/Veggie bowl

Mix Steak/Veggie mixture well, serve over lettuce mixture, spoon sauce over as a dressing

Enjoy!!!

Tasty Thursday~ Petite Pesto Pasta

Super quick and easy!
20 mins-serves 6

1 pkg bite size pasta
1 cup chopped chicken
(great way to get rid of leftovers)
1 cup chopped broccoli
1 jar/tub pesto sauce
butter or olive oil
Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta as directed,
Chop up your broccoli and get it started with a dab of butter or splash of olive oil,
Chop up your left over chicken and toss it in with the broccoli,
Once heated through add in your pesto sauce,
Once pasta is done drain & add to sauce mixture,
Mix & Serve w/ fresh shredded Parmesan.

Tasty Thursday ~ Bunless Burger

I'm sure by now you see a pattern with my food featured here on Tasty Thursday (previously Tasty Tuesday).
I eat Paleo style, Hubby eats Primal, my little girl is gluten free and the boys eat everything.
I also have allergies that most can eat with a paleo lifestyle, sadly, I am allergic too Shellfish & Dairy (casein), I am intolerant (waiting to test) to Grapes, Coconut, Gluten.
Occasionally I "cheat" with rice/corn/beans/potatoes. Those are cheats for me verses ice cream or candy or soda.

For years I didn't eat hamburgers, seriously I went about 8 years without a burger.

Today I'm posting a favorite of mine and my husbands.

Bunless Burger

 Mine is a spicy burger-
 
pickled jalapenos, sauteed bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, bacon, tomato, pickles placed inside two large green leaf or romaine pieces

I stack the lettuce one to the left and one to the right and build the burger on one end, fold lettuce over place toothpicks and slice in half.

Even my daughter eats hers this way, with pickle only, little stinker took out the bacon :P

Tasty Thursday~ Fried Green Tomatoes

With a twist that is.


Topped with bacon, egg, salsa, YUM!

Paleo style too :)
(grain free, gluten free, dairy free, coconut free)

 Slice your green tomatoes into your needed count
one bowl has almond meal
one bowl has scrambled seasoned eggs
 Lightly flour, then dip, then flour

I used EVOliveOil and browned up the slices.

Once cooked through on both sides I plated with bacon, pouched egg, fresh salsa

Tasty Thursday~ sausage and pancake sticks

These are so fun for the kids.
Quick grab 'n go in the mornings.
Great for batch cooking and individual freezing.

Grab your corn dog maker, turn on for preheating, spray or grease as you like.
We own this one.

Mix up your favorite pancake batter
Cook up your favorite sausage links

Pictured below is all three steps:
Back row is showing 1 spoon batter
Middle row I add sausage
Front row add another spoon batter

 Close & cook.

 Once they are cooled I throw 2 into snack baggies and freeze them, the kids grab a bag pop them on a plate and microwave for a minute, tada!!!

Tasty Thursday~ Pumpkin Pancakes

Paleo style
(Grain free, gluten free, dairy free, coconut free)

In mixing bowl mix together
1 Can Pumpkin puree
1/3 C Almond flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs

butter or coconut oil for pan
I used EV Olive Oil due to my allergies

Brown up one side then flip, you can see the color change of the pumpkin as it cooks, the first may be a tester as mine always seems to break, I try to turn to soon, these need to cook on medium slowly.
These aren't to big, just a spoon full of mixture.

Tasty Tuesday is now Tasty Thursday~ Asian inspired

* changing to Thursdays as I love to link up to a couple of linky parties and don't always want the linked posts to be food related. :)

Paleo Asian inspired that is.

Stir fry veggies, pork tenderloin, cauli/broccoli rice 

 Sugar snap peas, carrots, mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, squash, onion

sauteed with olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper & sesame oil if you'd like

in the back ground you can see riced cauliflower & broccoli cooked up with same seasonings just a tad of water too

2 pork tenderloins, one with a black pepper rub and the other with sesame oil, garlic powder, coconut aminos or tamari.

Totally hits the spot when I want stir fry or Chinese buffet (which sadly is a death trap for me even if I took the family out the possible cross contamination of shellfish alone is too much of a risk)