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How To Cook Already Smoked Ribs

February 24, 2016 by Andrea Mabee 3 Comments

How To Cook Already Smoked Ribs

If you are able to buy smoked ribs from your local or butcher I highly recommend you give them a try. They are full of flavor and already cooked low and slow making it possible to have delicious, tender ribs on a weeknight. These ribs I got from Jildert. You might remember him from my… 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Main Course, Old-Fashioned Favorites, Paleo Tagged With: baking, bbq, weeknight

Sausage Meatballs

February 10, 2016 by Andrea Mabee 3 Comments

Sausage Meatballs

I find that making meatballs is usually a weekend activity. You set up a production line, set out all your ingredients and get to mixing and shaping. This is exactly how I would normally make meatballs and I would make a whole bunch and freeze them in portions sizes just right for Jonny and I… 

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Grilled Smoked Pork Chops with Balsamic Onions

February 2, 2016 by Andrea Mabee 3 Comments

Grilled Smoked Pork Chops with Balsamic Onions

These smoked pork chops are so full of flavor and perfectly juicy. Served on top of some lightly oiled pea shoots and topped off with some balsamic sauteed onions makes for a delicious and quick weeknight dinner.

Filed Under: Gluten Free, Main Course, Old-Fashioned Favorites, Paleo Tagged With: bbq, stovetop

Gluten Free Pasta Dough

November 25, 2015 by Andrea Mabee 5 Comments

Gluten Free Pasta Dough

Okay guys, I’m going to try to reign this is but I am soooo excited about this recipe. This is perfect… like exactly what I’ve been wanting. It all starts with last year when my mom (best mom ever) gave me the pasta roller attachment for the KitchenAid stand mixer. I had already owned a… 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Main Course, The Basics, Vegetarian / Vegan Tagged With: egg

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

October 15, 2015 by Andrea Mabee 4 Comments

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

There is this restaurant in Welland that makes a pot of loaded baked potato soup that is to die for. It is thick and rich and sticks to your ribs. I don’t think I ever finished a whole bowl but that made Jonny happy knowing he could finish it for me. When I realized I… 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Main Course, Old-Fashioned Favorites, Vegetarian / Vegan Tagged With: butter, dairy, potato, soup, stovetop

Grilled Steak in Rosemary Port Sauce with Blue Cheese

April 2, 2015 by Andrea Mabee 1 Comment

Grilled Steak in Rosemary Port Sauce with Blue Cheese

This rosemary port sauce is amazing on just about anything but especially your favorite cuts of steak. This original recipe was designed around beef tenderloin but I have also had amazing results with strip loin, rib-eye steak and  top sirloin. The combination of the sweet port wine sauce and the tangy and sharp blue cheese… 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Main Course, Paleo Tagged With: beef, stovetop

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

February 23, 2015 by Andrea Mabee 3 Comments

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Every Spring pork goes on sale for a ridiculously good price. Often 1/10th the regular price or even less and this is the time of year that I fill up my deep freezer. Last year I scored 7 pork shoulders that were marked down to 78 cent a pound. This is a LOT of pork… 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Main Course, Old-Fashioned Favorites, Paleo Tagged With: crockpot, pork

Garden Vegetable Soup

January 26, 2015 by Andrea Mabee 7 Comments

Garden Vegetable Soup

The last few weeks I have been crazy visiting with an endless amount of nights out which I am beginning to feel too old for. I need a rebound. I need something healing, energizing and low-calorie. And ideally something hydrating to help me recover from the extra drink or two I have had. We have… 

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Healthy Bites, Main Course, Old-Fashioned Favorites, Paleo, Vegetarian / Vegan Tagged With: soup, vegetarian

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