Roasted Garlic Red Pepper Pesto Tilapia

Food, food, food. Paleo Paleo Paleo!

 

baby, baby, baby!

 

 

Last night's dinner was HOLY CRAP GOOD. I am not a fish person, so the fact that I loved it means even more.  To my surprise, tilapia does not taste fishy at all....unlike salmon; that's a work in progress for me still.

 

We're still trying tons of news recipes all the time because we've only been eating Paleo for like two months.  Some are total bombs and end up in nose plugging just to get it down and not waste the pounds of meat and veggies we just bought and spent hours cooking. Okay not hours, but sometiems for this 31 week pregnant woman it feels like hours.

 

Roasted Garlic Red Pepper Pesto Tilapia!

 

Worth every hour minute in the kitchen!

 

Followed by some non-paleo toll house cookies (for moi!) & Duck Dynasty. Gees, what a great night :)

 

Chicken Tortilla Soup



Chicken Tortilla Soup

(I garnished with olives and cheese instead of avocado)

 

Featuring my mom!

 

We LOVED this! And even froze leftovers for easy-to-grab lunches. Also, we learned that plantain chips are GOOD! And found atTrader Joes, not WinCo :)

Chicken Apple Sausage, Bacon, & Brussel Sprouts

So our Paleo Journey continues....Zach loves it and is more committed to it than I am--which makes sense because it was his idea, not mine.  Which let me tell you, is CRAZY! I used to be the "health nut" in our family, but he's taken over that role, which leaves me speechless at times. For example "Hey babe, just FYI, that recipe called for Paleo friendly ranch....I couldn't find it west of the Mississippi, so I used normal ranch." HUGE mistake..not in using it, but in telling him. He's so sweet about it too "Babe, don't take it personal, but I can't eat that!" So funny. He did eat it, because I told him afterwards. Intentional? I'll leave that up in the air :)

We cook Paleo dinners every night and just make alot so we/Zach can eat it for lunch the next day, too.  I'm posting the recipes we like because sharing is nice! We haven't liked more than 50% of the tried recipes thus far (boooo). But here's one that was a hit!

disclaimer: you can always assume these are someone else's recipes because I am not a chef--just a wife tryin to make a good meal!

Chicken Apple Sausage, Bacon, & Brussel Sprouts

Go Paleo!

 

Paleo Tacos!



 

We used this recipe for the "tortillas" (thanks to my cousin!) and then just browned a pound of ground turkey, seasoned it with some onions, chili powder, paprika, cumin, and crushed red peppers...throw some lettuce and hot sauce on top and voila--Paleo Tacos!

Oh and by the way---for their WOD yesterday, Zach and the guys did the baseline test they did a couple of weeks ago and Zach improved his time by 24 minutes!!! He went from a 38 something to a 14 something minutes. So proud!

Paleo COOKIES!

We attempted our 1st Paleo treat this weekend and it was a success!

Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chunk Cookies via Paleomg.com w/ Vanilla Almond Milk

 

 It is shocking how many treats exist that are 100% Paleo! When you think of Paleo (meat, veggies, fruits, and nuts) you dont exactly think chocolate chip cookies or brownies or crepes or ice cream. But its true, Paleo treats are real people; and they're good.

 

Finding the ingredients for these bad boys was quite an adventure.  I had my 1st experience with an actual Vanilla Bean Stem and we now are the proud owners of a food processor. Winning!