Butternut Squash and Beef Chili Stew

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Bowl of butternut squash and beef chili stew

It’s been a while since I shared a recipe! As you can tell I’ve been busy redesigning the blog! It took a while to get here… who knew changing up a blog would take up so much time! Well at least I learnt some things along the way, like the fact that getting someone else to redesign your blog can set you back hundreds, even thousands of dollars! No thanks! I still had to pay something towards the redesigning but it was worth it! I’m hoping to add a few add-ons here and there but for now I’m happy with the result.

In other news there’s just over 3 weeks left until we’re off home to Australia! The closer it gets to us going the more excited I become! I’m wondering how much Melbourne has changed and I’m looking forward to visiting all our old hang outs and of course seeing family! I’m trying to get some guest post bloggers on board for while I’m away to be able to still share posts with you but not sure how I’ll go. No idea how much blogging time I’ll get over there but I will hopefully still have the Facebook page going!

Anyway this recipe I’m sharing with you today I made a couple of weeks ago and have been waiting to share it since! It’s the perfect dish for this Autumn weather! I’ve been using the homemade chili spice seasoning in this recipe in other dishes as well, one of my favourite ways to use it is brushed on chicken thighs which I then bake in the oven. SO GOOD! [Read more…]

Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken with Grilled Peaches

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Slow cooker spicy chicken with grilled peaches

Is it just me or does it feel like the warm weather just flew by in a flash? I’m not sure how it is where you live but it’s definitely getting much colder in our part of England! I should be grateful though for the fact that we had a pretty decent summer by English standards this year… and I am, grateful.

With Autumn (Fall) upon those of us living in the Northern hemisphere, it’s time to switch up those light summer recipes into the cosy warm recipes that Autumn has to offer. When we were living in Michigan, this was my favourite season. I loved seeing the leaves on the trees change colour and all that was involved in the Season over there. Americans definitely go out all out when it comes to these things, much more than the Australians and the English as I’ve seen so far! I LOVED all the pumpkins everywhere during this time in the States… I’m glad I had a chance to experience that! [Read more…]

Pork Red Curry (Guest Post)

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Bowl of pork curry

HAPPY FRIDAY!  Here we are at the end of another week and I’ve got another excellent guest post for you today! This one comes from my wonderful friend Alisa over at Paleo in PDX. Alisa and I connected via our blogs a while back and since then through common interests and similar likes/dislikes we’ve cultivated a friendship, I truly hope that we get to meet in person some day, wherever in the world that may be.

When Alisa and I got to talking about her guest post I asked her if she would do a curry recipe for my readers. To be honest with you I’ve never made a curry in my life! I know that might come as a shock to a lot of you but I’ve just never eaten it… well that’s a lie! I have eaten it before but only a few times and each time I didn’t really like it so I guess that’s why I stayed away. Alisa on the other hand loves making and eating curries and since I’m already a HUGE fan of her other recipes, I trusted that she would create a delicious recipe to share with all of you. I’m going to take the leap and make this recipe she’s sharing here… who knows I might end up liking curries after all!

I’ll leave you with Alisa now 🙂 [Read more…]

Apple Tarragon Meatballs

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Plate of apple and tarragon pork meatballs with zucchini noodles.

It’s been a great first week in our new place! We’re pretty much settled in and unpacked which always feels nice. Both Joe and I feel so much more content and happier in this place than the last one… we both keep saying we wish we were living here from the start but I’m sure we appreciate it that much more because we had to go through living in a not so nice place with lots of problems at the start.

Yesterday we went for a bit of a wander around the neighbourhood and I snapped some photos so I’ll share those in another post some time this week hopefully. Also for those of you who aren’t following me on my Facebook page you might not know that we are now living pretty much across the road from a castle! Crazy huh?! We even get free annual passes to the castle which we collected yesterday, which means we can pop over whenever we like! So yep overall life is good 🙂

So on to the recipe! This is the first one I’m sharing from our new place… YAAAYYYY!!! For this recipe I got to thinking about classic flavour combinations, specifically two or three ingredients that go REALLY well together and that have stood the test of time. Things like salt and caramel, garlic, tomato and basil or chocolate and bacon… YEP! All fantastic flavour combinations.

One of the quickest and easiest things I make are meatballs, we buy a lot of ground meat, it’s cheaper than a lot of other cuts of meat and convenient as it can be prepared a number of different ways. Plus you can flavour it in SO many different ways that personally I find it hard to get sick of. Plus I think if you’re looking at going paleo and are finding it daunting because you think grass-fed/pastured meat is expensive then using ground meat is a great option!

Anyway back to the recipe! So since we had some pastured ground pork in the freezer I decided to use that as the base for my meatballs, then I thought about what flavours go well with pork and I decided on apple and tarragon. I mean talk about a classic combination! Pork and apples together are AMAZING but the addition of tarragon makes it even BETTER!

Apple Tarragon Meatballs

Apple, Tarragon and Pork Meatballs

Ingredients:
  • 500gm/1.1lbs ground pork (preferably pastured pork).
  • 1 Pink Lady apple or apple of your choice (Pink Ladies are one of my favourite apples!).
  • 2 tsp dried tarragon.
  • Himalayan salt, to taste.
  • Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.
Method:

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Line a baking tray with foil or parchment paper.

Place ground pork into a mixing bowl.

Wash, core, peel and grate the apple on a box grater or in a food processor. Add the grated apple to the pork.

Add the tarragon and season with the S&P.

Using your hands mix everything together well.

Form medium sized meatballs with your hands with the mixture and place onto the lined baking tray as you go.

Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through.

Serve with spiralised zucchini noodles and enjoy!

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