Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Celery Root Puree

If you look at my posts lately, you'll see that I'm on a big puree kick.  I just love how easy they are to make and how comforting they are to eat!  I am a big lover of mashed potatoes and I'm always in search of a good substitute.  Celery root is great in that regard. 

Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Creamy Zucchini Soup or Puree

Enjoy a bowl of comfort.  

I call this recipe Creamy Zucchini Soup or Puree because it could be either a soup or a puree.  I find a bowl of this puree so comforting; and the leek, zucchini, marjoram combination is so delicious.

I've been making purees and soups a lot lately.  Why?  Because it's a great way to incorporate more veggies into your diet.  I like to make a double batch on Sundays to use throughout the week.  Easy to make, convenient to transport to work, or just to reheat with a meal.  Topping with garlic salt and pepper really enhances the flavor of this soup.  I hope you all enjoy.

Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Tortilla Espanola with Roasted Jalapeno and Cilantro

A slice of magic.  

This recipe is 13 years in the making.  Yep.  That's right.  And I think this might be the recipe I am the most proud of.  Ever.  Let me explain.

Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Paleo Cauliflower Puree

I have always loved mashed potatoes.  Always.  Since mashed potatoes aren't Paleo approved, I'm on the lookout for acceptable replacements.  I've created a lovely velvety cauliflower puree that almost makes me forget about mashed potatoes.  Almost.  And it's super easy to make.  

Jamie's Thoughts: Paleo Burnout and How I Turned it Around

I admit it--I'm late to the game on this one.  Many of you in the Paleo community have long since discovered what a useful tool Melissa Joulwan's book, Well Fed is.  I am in love.  Seriously.  This book is awesome.

Danielle Walker's book, Against All Grain is what first turned me onto Paleo.  I adore her book and her inspiring story.  That book will always hold a special place in my heart for introducing me to this thing called Paleo.  So will her Real Deal Chocolate Chip Cookies.  I also love food.  I hesitate to call myself a "foodie" because I think that term's overdone.  But I was a "foodie" long before the term even existed.  The amount of time I spend thinking about it, researching it, and just generally immersed in it--is probably abnormal.  I knew that to sustain this lifestyle I was going to need to make flavorful, creative dishes to keep me inspired.  I was so worried about falling into a Paleo rut, that I ended up with a little bit of Paleo burnout.

Paleo Product Review: Genuto: "100% Nut Based Gelato"

I took a much needed vacation for the Memorial Day holiday.  My roommates from college and I had what we have termed a "roommate reunion" every year.  I'm not exactly sure when we started, but it's been going on for nearly a decade now.  No boys.  No kids.  Just the girls, girl talk, silly games, and lots of yummy food.  We hang out at one of the roomie's vacation homes for the weekend.  Beforehand, I fly into NYC and hang out with one of the roommates for a couple days before we make the trek to the Poconos.   I had a great time.  I plan on writing a "traveling Paleo" blog post about it soon.  But in the meantime, I present a product review of one of my favorite dessert discoveries at Alameda Natural Grocery:  Genuto.
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Velvety deliciousness!

Here's the lowdown.  I'm going to give you the bad news first.  This product is not 100% Paleo.  Why?  One of the ingredients is organic cane sugar.  Not Paleo, I know.  It doesn't contain soy but apparently the probiotic in it is grown on a "soy medium." Okay.  We got that over with.  Now listen to the rest--which starts with a back story.

Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Easy Weeknight Paleo Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

This recipe is near and dear to my heart but not because it is a culinary masterpiece.  It's because it's the very first thing I taught myself to cook when I first learned about "cleansing" and detoxification in 2006.  I used to tell my coworkers (who were all experienced cooks in their own right) that I would make chicken with only salt, pepper and olive oil on it--and they used to laugh at my "famous" chicken recipe.

Paleo Recipe Review: Eating for Idiots Barbacoa

As usual, it's been a busy week and any recipe that can be done in the slow cooker is always a winner.  Eating for Idiots Barbacoa is one of my go to recipes.  It's fast, easy, and packs a ton of flavor in each bite.  FABULOUS recipe.  Plus, it helps satisfy that craving for Mexican I miss so much.

The first part of the recipe is quite easy:  just put all the ingredients in a food processor.  You end up with something that looks like the photo below.  It's a salsa-like consistency and if you have a little taste--it's a flavor bomb in your mouth.  I could stop right here dipping plantain chips in this little mixture and be completely content.  

Beginning to cook the barbacoa in the crockpot.

Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Paleo Yuca Puree

Today, I have for you a puree recipe made from yuca.  You see, mashed potatoes are my most favorite food on the planet.  But, of course, mashed potatoes are not Paleo.  So, I'm always searching for substitutes to satisfy that craving.  And my latest adventure in mashed potato substitute exploration:  yuca.

Fagan Eats Paleo Recipe: Paleo Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Corn Soup

A summertime soup.

So, yea.  Most bloggers are posting recipes using ingredients like watermelon and other spring-time summery treats.  And i'm posting a soup recipe. It's in my Pennsylvania Dutch blood.  I love soup. And this is a summer soup--PA style with a Paleo twist!