Football Recipes White Queso Dip

January 27, 2013 By

If you are anything like my husband you love the Football! And that means I need to have wonderful Football Recipes on hand for him and his friends while they watch the big game. Larry has become the master of the smoked wing and I have gotten pretty good at making White Queso Dip. This has become one of my favorite go to Football Recipes of all time. I found this basic recipe on Homesick Texan

White Queso Dip

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Football Recipes White Queso Dip
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Recipe type: Dip
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 6
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 3 jalapeno peppers, diced
  • 3 Serrano or other medium to hot peppers, diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons of GF flour blend like King Arthur
  • 2 teaspoons cumin (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • ½ cup of cilantro
  • 2 cups of shredded Sonoma Jack Cheese or Monterrey Jack Cheese
  • 2 cups of shredded White Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 cups of Queso blanc, shredded
  • ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
  1. In a medium pot, melt the butter.
  2. Add the onions and peppers and cook over medium until the onions become translucent.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for a minute longer.
  4. Add the GF flour, cumin and chili powder (if using) and cook for one minute more.
  5. Add the milk and cook until mixture thickens, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  6. Add the tomatoes and cilantro.
  7. Lower the heat and slowly add the cheeses, allowing each addition to melt before adding the next.
  8. Once the cheese has been fully incorporated and melted, add the sour cream and mix.
  9. Serve immediately.
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Paleo Pork Tacos

January 22, 2013 By

Paleo Pork Tacos

Paleo Pork Tacos

We LOVE tacos in our home. Matthew is particularly fond of anything Mexican, but we needed to move away from the beans and corn that come in traditional tacos or other Mexican fare. That is when we decided to make Paleo Pork Tacos. I love the idea of using lettuce cups instead of tortillas. There are so many great reasons to love this change. First it is low calorie for people like me that are watching their calorie intake. Secondly it is super low in carbohydrates, again for people like me that may have diabetes or other reasons to stay away from simple carbohydrates. Thirdly, they meet the Paleo criteria which allows you to stay on a Paleo diet easily (the lettuce cup is a great Paleo trick ~ been around for ages). Lastly, the kids love it. They think it is neat to eat their food all rolled up in lettuce leaves. A bit messy, but who cares?

Pork anyone?

My husband loves pork tacos so I opted to use our pork he ground for us a few weeks ago when he smoked us a pork shoulder. These tacos turned out flavorful, not too spicy for little ones, and just perfect for a quick evening dinner. I hope you like them as much as we do. Feel free to adjust the spice, or throw some Cholula on the table so people can spice theirs up as they like.

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Paleo Pork Tacos
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican Paleo
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 Tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 Tablespoons cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 lb pork, ground
  • lime juice from ½ a lime
  • cilantro, chopped
  • lettuce, leave cut out to make cups
  • tomato, chopped
Instructions
  1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
  2. Melt coconut oil.
  3. Once hot, saute onions and peppers until onions begin to caramelize.
  4. Add seasonings and cook for a few minutes.
  5. Add pork and cook until pork is thoroughly cooked.
  6. Add lime juice.
  7. Add cilantro and cook a few minutes more.
  8. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  9. Serve in lettuce cups topped with tomatoes.
  10. Wrap lettuce around filling like a burrito.
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Paleo Braised Brussel Sprouts Recipe

January 15, 2013 By
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Paleo Braised Brussel Sprouts Recipe

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Since I started Weight Watchers a few weeks ago I have lost 6 lbs. One of the things that I think is very different this time around (yep, I’ve tried WW before) is that I am only eating REAL food like this Braised Brussel Sprouts Recipe. None of the packaged stuff for me. I have noticed that I don’t have the nagging hunger like I had with diets where I used pre-packaged foods. I think it is because I can control my blood sugar by eating a lot more lean protein.  My husband and I have been moving toward a more Paleo type diet for years. Since we started Matthew down the path of biomedical healing, and we have seen the success that comes with proper diet, we have been slowly making our way to this sort of lifestyle.

The New Motivation

Just last week I went to visit an endocrinologist. I thought I had an under active thyroid and I wanted him to confirm it. But that isn’t quite how it played out. He thinks I may be a diabetic. I have had gestational diabetes with all three pregnancies and type 2 diabetes runs in my family, so I’m not overly surprised. But I have NOT happy about this.  So that is a huge motivation to lose this weight and eat right.

Braised Brussel Sprouts

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Paleo Braised Brussel Sprouts Recipe
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Brussel Sprouts, cleaned and cut in half
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • Coconut oil (several tablespoons - I used about 4)
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ cup red wine (controversial item may or may not be paleo)
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
  1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Melt coconut oil.
  3. Cook the Brussel Sprouts, onions and allspice until they the vegetables have started to caramelize.
  4. Add the red wine, red wine vinegar and honey.
  5. Adjust heat so that the sauce thickens and coats the sprouts.
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Pear Salsa WW Points 1

January 4, 2013 By

My husband decided to make a lovely pork carnitas the other night and since I’m using Weight Watchers I thought it might be nice to make my own salsa to accompany it. We have lovely seckel pears from our CSA that needed to be eaten so I chose them for the salsa; and pear salsa was born. The beauty of this fresh salsa is that each serving is only 1 Weight Watchers point! I hope you enjoy this salsa and make it frequently while pears are in season.

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Pear Salsa Recipe

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Pear Salsa WW Points 1
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 4 seckel pears, ripe
  • 1 small to medium white onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 roma tomatoes
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 3 Tablespoons lime juice
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • fresh cilantro
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan over medium to high heat, combine all the ingredients except the cilantro.
  2. Cook until mixture begins to boil.
  3. Lower heat to low-medium and simmer until tomatoes are tender and juice begins to thicken a bit.
  4. Allow to cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  5. This serves 12 and each serving is 1 Weight Watchers PointsPlus Point.
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