Are you tired of reading about sweet potatoes? I hope not as I could live on them. I’m not sure why my taste buds love them so much.
These sweet potato latkes (pancakes) were moist and used very few ingredients to make.
Sweet Potato Latke
They make for a great paleo breakfast or even a snack and can be served with pure maple syrup if you’re so inclined. Â I didn’t really need to add maple syrup to them though as they were sweet and moist enough.
They are fried instead of “on the grill pancakes” but didn’t taste too oily for me.
On the paleo diet we’re on, we try not to eat too many sweets but occasionally my son will throw in something sweet that doesn’t use gluten and usually uses honey or pure maple syrup instead of sugar.
Recently he made pumpkin gingerbread cupcakes that had a maple icing. They actually turned out pretty good. The spices remind of the Thanksgiving holidays when we use more cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
Paleo Pumpkin Gingerbread Cupcakes
We’ll have these again I’m sure as they were quite tasty. The spices used always seem to give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside — like it’s Christmas without it being Christmas.
This is the second recipe we’ve tried with bison, the first one was for bison and turkey sausages.
This Bison Chili was quite hearty, thick and used ground bison with a LOT of tomatoes. I think next time I probably will cut down on the tomatoes a bit though as it was too tomatoey for me and, although I like tomatoes, it would have tasted better with less of them.
Paleo Bison Chili
With this soup, we had an Endive, Pear and Walnut Salad. The original recipe calls for feta cheese but since we’re eating paleo, we excluded the cheese. The endive tasted a little bitter at first but once I tossed it a little in the dressing, it was fine since it had honey added to it also.
Endive, Pear and Walnut Salad
The older I get, the more I like salads that have nuts and fruit in them. Cranberries, pears, apples, walnuts … they all seem to taste really good in salads.
I wonder if that means I’m a fruity nut now. Â (hahahaha)
Uh, yes … I agreed to try bison for the first time ever in my life. Have you ever tried it?
These Bison & Turkey Sausages were really good and a nice change from the usual breakfast food of fruit, paleo muffins or plain ‘ol eggs. They do complement eggs very well though which is how I had them a few times.
Paleo Bison & Turkey Sausages
The sausages didn’t taste like bison. Well, I can’t really say that with a straight face as I hadn’t tasted bison before. I guess what I should be saying is that it didn’t taste odd or unpleasant but was a really good sausage. How good? Well, I could probably have them every morning. (laughing)
Seriously! They were that good and perhaps part of the reason was some of the ingredients that were used such as maple syrup, cinnamon and sweet onion. Check out the recipe for yourself to see.
Then, by all means try them.
The National Bison Association says that bison has a slightly sweeter and richer flavor than fine beef. Now, if anyone should know bison, shouldn’t it be them?
“Nutritionally you are getting more protein and nutrients with fewer calories and less fat.” The National Bison Association
If you decide to try them, let me know what you think. I don’t believe you’ll be disappointed.
After having our taxes done this year, we settled into a local St. Paul, Minnesota restaurant called the Downtowner Woodfire Grill.
Downtowner Woodfire Grill
Upon entering, we were seated almost immediately by a hostess who would become our waitress. She was very efficient at her job and served us our drinks/water immediately and then took our orders.
The restaurant has a quiet ambiance and I especially liked the fire that they had going. It made it seem relaxing to me — almost like I was at home.
Our food came quickly and looked quite scrumptious until I took my knife and cut into the sirloin steak that I had ordered. Unfortunately, as seems to happen more often than not, it was not well done as I had ordered. So, the steak went back and they returned it in a timely manner.
It’s always uncomfortable for me when this happens as I sit there and eat what’s left on my plate — in this case, it was garlic mashed potatoes and veggies. The feeling is one of incompleteness which I guess shouldn’t be an odd feeling since my meal is incomplete. (Is there a philosophical sentence in there?)
Anyway … everything tasted pretty good. My husband had Pork with Basmati Rice and Vegetables …
Pork with Basmati Rice
My son had the Tenderloin Filet with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables …
Tenderloin Filet with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
I’m not a big fan of horseradish and had never heard of it being added to mashed potatoes, have you?
I had the Sirloin Steak with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables …
Sirloin Steak with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The steak does look a little overdone on the outside, doesn’t it? It actually tasted a little charred but good.
We would definitely eat here again if we’re in the area. It is a little pricey though — the Tenderloin Filet was $29.95.
The mashed potatoes were a treat for us because we’re not eating potatoes on our paleo diet — unless it’s sweet potato or yams.
I recently read a CNN article online that caught my attention.
The iPhone is being used in Tanzania to diagnose intestinal worms in about 200 students. How’s that for using technology in an innovative way?
The article states “scientists recently created a microscope using an iPhone, tape, flashlight and camera lens” with which they were able to diagnose these worms.
According to the article, this can work with any smartphone that has a good camera and zoom feature.
Check out the article below. I found it quite fascinating.
Here’s another salmon recipe for you to try. It’s called Salmon Charmoula and we had a baked sweet potato with it.
Salmon Charmoula with Baked Sweet Potato
The dressing for the salmon was interesting as it had quite a few ingredients like cumin and cilantro which gave your mouth a nice burst of flavor when you put it on a fork and slid it in your mouth.
The only thing I would have changed about the dressing was the amount of green olives it had as it made it taste quite salty. But I do love green olives!
We have been eating more and more sweet potatos/yams as they are quite healthy for you with their high content of vitamins such as B6, D and C.
Hmmm … I wonder if anyone’s ever had a sweet potato smoothie. Â Anyone?
If you like garlic (like I do) then this recipe is for you! It uses approximately 20 garlic cloves so make sure the one you’re next to also has the same meal so you don’t scare them away. (laughing)
Side-note: I’ve heard that garlic has cancer-fighting properties. Have you ever heard that? (You can “google” the benefits of garlic to see what information is out there regarding that claim.)
Using a slow cooker is such an easy way to make meals because you start the meal early in the day and simply forget about it. And that’s the best thing about this recipe — it’s both easy and tastes great.
The salad was not my favorite although I do like green beans. I think the combination of the basil and the onions made the salad too complicated for me. In addition, I don’t think the basil went well with the green beans.
So, if you decide to try the green beans and you don’t want onions and basil in it, try other herbs and vegetables until you get the right one for you.
A couple years back, I attended a small church in Seattle. The nice thing about small churches is that everyone was able to use their talents to the fullest if they so desired.
For a few years, we had a gentleman attending who had a beautiful voice and sang for us during our “special music” time. One of the songs he sang that I really enjoyed was Word of God Speak by MercyMe.
I’m including a video of the song so you can hear it and enjoy the visual that goes with it.
This Slow Cooker Shredded Beef recipe was easy to make (isn’t everything that’s made in a crockpot easy to make?) and tasted so delicious that I asked my son if we could please have it again as soon as possible. Â (It hasn’t happened yet as he wants to continue trying new recipes).
The ingredients have a little something for everyone. Like guacamole? It’s there. Fresh salsa? Yup, it’s there too. Seasoned beef? You got it!
Shredded Beef
We did not use tortillas because we’re still on the paleo diet so instead we piled the beef and other ingredients on top of lettuce.
I am still longing for the day when my son makes this again as it is at the top of my recipe list.
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