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This original Texas Caviar recipe creates a colorful, cold and crunchy side with zesty, fresh flavor. Black-eyed peas, mushrooms, celery, tomato and onion marinate in flavorful Italian dressing, making an easy and popular dish that is sure to become a family favorite. Ok everyone. I should have gotten this up on the blog, like, a week ago, but in order to provide delicious, scrumptious pictures I would have had to make it, and then of course eat it, and that would have (selfishly) ruined it for me for Thanksgiving because I wouldn't be craving it anymore. YES. I seriously plan out my craving vs. eating schedule and weigh it's importance higher than my editorial schedule. I am pregnant, ok? So, there are a lot of impostor Texas Caviar recipes online and on Pinterest that add silly things like mayonnaise, peppers or corn. While all of that is good and well, it needs to stay the HELL out of my Texas Caviar. This recipe is an original, from my wonderful grandmother Maxine, an...

Ok, OK. This is NOT a paleo recipe. Not only did we eat this on yummy, bad-for-you white bread, but some of the ingredients are also not caveman-friendly, SO SHOOT ME. On the 82,583th day of winter, we were sick of all of our go-to soups and casseroles, so my husband brought back this favorite from our childhoods - the sloppy joe. (I'm not going to tell you what my husband calls these, but it rhymes with joes. and starts with an "h") (.... sloppy _______) (get it?!?!?!) Anyway. This was delicious, but not for the faint of heart on the spice. It's not too hot, but if you don't like the heat, just don't put in the habanero. But then, you can't call them sloppy habanero  joes; you'll have to call them what my husband does. Sorry, those are the rules. Ingredients: (Serves 8) 2 lbs ground chicken (or you could use turkey or beef) 1/2 cup of chopped onion 1/2 cup of chopped green bell pepper 1/4 cup of ketchup (we used the organic stuff) 1/4 ...

Hi! My name is Tara, and I watch too many cooking shows. Apparently not enough though, because I'm fairly certain that the title of this recipe is false advertisement . Really I created a tomato salad to go with dinner the other night, and in doing so, I realized that many of the ingredients I used where also what we used to make our delicious salsa... so hence the term "deconstructed" came into play. Anyway, it's delicious and fresh, so you shouldn't care! It is also easy to make, so that is a plus as well. So, this is super simple. You are going to grab these items: - 2-3 plum tomatoes (I like these because they are firm and hold up well when you dice them up. Also minimal tomato guts in these.) - 1/2 large white onion - 1-2 jalapenos (cored or not cored, depending on your preference of heat, I left mine uncored because we like it hot.) - 1/2 green bell pepper - 1 garlic clove (don't want it to be too garlic-y, so I left it at one) - oli...

I am one of those weird people who LOVE brussel sprouts. Like, Tara-and-brussel-sprouts-sittin'-in-a tree-type love. So, for me to say this recipe is delicious doesn't necessarily say much, but trust me y'all... it's really good.  Last week, I was really happy to see a decent selection and quality of produce at our local commissary. It is hit or miss with the produce section. They had beautiful brussel sprouts (somehow calling food beautiful makes me feel old), so I filled up a bag and decided to make them for dinner that night with  these spicy chicken sweet peppers . Instead of my go-to shredded brussel sprouts with pancetta and shallots, I decided to venture outside the box, and boy am I glad I did!! Ever since I made the  caldo de pollo  that called for lime juice at the end, I've had this obsession with lime juice. (Interesting fact: I also was obsessed with lime juice during my pregnancy with Beulah.) I just love how it brings this different flavor to f...

These spicy chicken stuffed peppers are yummy and easy to make. I whipped them up in seriously 15 minutes. and I don't have skillz :) Warning: This dish is *highly customizable* - I hope you don't mind. :) What you will need: - a food processor - toothpicks - 2 chicken breasts* - 2 jalapenos* - smoked chipotle tabasco sauce - 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese* - 20 sweet peppers *the meat, pepper and cheese that you stuff with can be whatever you have on hand 1. Cook chicken breasts, and chop it up in the food processor to your ground consistency of choice. 2. Dump chicken into a stove top pan on low heat. 3. Put two jalapenos (I didn't seed or core mine because I like the heat) coarsely chopped into the food processor to chop more. Add jalapenos to the ground chicken in the pan. 4. Add 1 cup of shredded cheese. 5. Add 2-3 tablespoons of smoked chipotle tabasco sauce. 6. Heat up on pan and stir until cheese has melted and the mixture is all mixed up...

Caldo de Pollo is a delicious dish that is absolutely perfect for a cold, wintery day like today has been in Chicago. It is a basic chicken soup, but let me tell y'all - it is far from basic-tasting!! Other than a considerable amount of prep work because of cutting up all the vegetables, this is a relatively easy one pot recipe (which translates to a quick clean up - extra points given there!). Traditional caldo de pollo is served with rice, but my version is completely paleo. Let me tell you that I honestly didn't miss a grain of rice one bit. Without further adieu, I present the yummy recipe for paleo-style caldo de pollo! Ingredients for soup: - about 2 lbs worth of chicken (I used organic skinless, boneless breast tender strips) - 3 liters of water - 7 chicken bouillon cubes (opt for low-sodium for healthier option) - 3 zucchinis - 1/2 white onion - 1 bunch of celery - 4-5 carrots - a package of sliced mushrooms - 1 floret of broccoli - 2-3 garlic cloves...

So, I think we can all pretty much agree that bacon is awesome. So, when I saw these amazing  bacon bowls  (affiliate link), I knew that they had to be mine. Well, amazingly enough, my husband thought the same thing, and these bad boys ended up wrapped under our Christmas tree this year for ME! Yesssssssssssss. So, this morning, Chef Husband did some culinary magic in the kitchen. Not only was this magic paleo, but it also looked awesome. So, the crowd appeal factor here is high, people. Paleo Bacon Bowls 1. Start by putting your bacon bowls in the oven. We made 3 bacon bowls, and used 9 stripes of bacon (3 strips per bowl). The steps to crafting your bacon bowls are relatively easy, but even if you don't have a  bacon bowl  (affiliate link), you can also follow these instructions to make bacon bowls with an inverted muffin tin on Cave Girl Eats ' blog  here .  2. While the bacon bowls are doing their thang, you can start crafting you...

  Today, I made some mashed garlic cauliflower to go with our steak dinner. What goes awesome with steak? Obviously the all-American answer is potatoes, but what if you can't even look at a carb without blowing up (like me)? Or maybe you are looking for a more paleo-friendly option? Look no further!! I have made mashed cauliflower several times, and I *think* I might have finally perfected it. And to make it even better, this recipe is also dairy-free and gluten-free.  For this recipe, you will need the following:  - a head of cauliflower - several cloves of garlic ( I used 4-5 cloves) - 1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut milk (or almond milk, also unsweetened) - salt and pepper to taste - food processor  - steamer 1) Start by chopping up the head of cauliflower and rinsing. Also, peel several cloves of garlic. I like garlic a lot, not to mention it is GOOD for you, so I peeled this many, but as you can see, three of them were little! ...

Boyd Meets Girl presents Better Homemade, a mini-series of recipes/DIY instructions I will be sharing of things that are just that - better homemade than buying at the store. It might be better because it's healthier, cheaper, or easier. But it's just better, ok?!?! Tonight, I'm sharing with you one of my favorite new recipes. My husband and I are going on this journey together of  eating better. We are eating food that is better for us and less processed. We found the inspirational recipe from one of my favorite paleo blogs,  PaleOMG . Seriously, if you guys are in need of some SCRUMPTIOUS recipes that are paleo-friendly, this is an awesome resource for you.  We used her recipe for  Sweet Potato Chips , but made a couple of tweaks to make it our own. (When I say "we" what I really mean is my husband.) Anyway, "we" grabbed the following ingredients: - 2 sweet potatoes  - 2 T coconut oil  ** melted down - sea salt and seasoned ...