Summer Eats - Cajun Chicken Salad

Photo by Simply Recipes

The transition to cooking food for summer takes a few weeks for me. I poured through cook books and magazines and then went to my trusted resource, Simply Recipes to find this delicious recipe for Cajun Chicken Salad! I added more lime juice and opted for red and orange bellpeppers over green. My hot sauce of choice was Crystal. This was absolutely delicious, my husband loved it and so did I! Full recipe at Simply Recipes...

Simply Recipes Eggs Nested in Sauteed Chard & Mushrooms

Simply Recipes posted a meal idea after my own heart. I have every one of these ingredients most of the time and LOVE this combination of flavors. Eggs Nested in Sauteed Chard and Mushrooms

photo by Simply Recipes

Asparagus and Poached Eggs - friends forever :)

Photo from Martha Stewart

 Oh how I love ASPARAGUS and POACHED EGGS!



Whatever the season, time of day or mood I'm in -  I never grow tired of asparagus and perfectly poached eggs.

Here's a tasty recipe from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food for Asparagus with Poached Eggs and Parmesan! I like to add a squeeze of lemon or heck, why not hollandaise sauce.

Photo from Joyful Abode

My favorite easy hollindaise recipe comes from Ina Garten aka the Barefoot Contessa :)
 
I found this beautiful photo from another Paleo friendly blog - Joyful Abode!

A few blog posts I've been enjoying...

Photo by Larry Miller aka my dad!

Winter weather means lot's of indoor reading and after eating BBQ Pork last night I really enjoyed this post about Healthy Pork Lard from blogger Memphis Que this morning.

My new Paleo pal Kristy DeVaney of CakeGrrl.com has been tempting the Facebook group Sacramento: Beyond the Paleo with photos of delicious delights such as Deviled Avocado Eggs with cumin and curry and Roasted Tomatoes with oregano, garlic, basil and olive oil!

I'll be trying this recipe for Macadamia Oil Mayo from the Food Blog who posted it to Jimmy Moore's Facebook wall..... yummy!

I'm just running out of my store bought mayo and salad dressings and will be whipping up my own recipes this week so I'll let you know how it goes!

Where have you been finding inspiration and recipes? Leave a comment and let me know :)

Delicious Dinner this weekend...

On Saturday we celebrated our friend Damon's Birthday at an awesome Korean Restaurant called Jong Ga House in Oakland. I was excited to find this delicious dish on the menu - steak tartar with sesame oil, raw sliced garlic and a raw egg yolk. I drizzled a touch of the mustard sauce on it, broke the yolk and savored the tender chopped beef.

Easy Italian Wedding Soup

My go - to soup for a chilly night! 
Even BETTER the next day :)

Ingredients:
1 - 1lb Roll New York Style Brand hot Italian sausage
(or your favorite Italian style sausage)
2 boxes Kitchen Basics Original Chicken Stock
(my favorite stock with no weird ingredients)
2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
2  large organic eggs and 1 t-spoon oregano
1 head cabbage or bunch kale
1 yellow onion, 3 cloves garlic, 1 bunch celery
1 bunch flat leaf Italian parsley