Dandelion root chicory root tea

https://elanaspantry.com/dandelion-root-coffee/
Dandelion root chicory root tea

I made this this morning, but with unroasted dandelion root. It was good, not something I'd care about drinking normally, but I think taking dandelion tea is good for me since I don't have a gallbladder. I need a spice grinder to grind up the dandelion root more finely.

crustless quiche with bacon, swiss chard, and zucchini

Against all Grain: meals made simple p58.
crustless quiche with bacon, swiss chard, and zucchini

This was really tasty. I made it in a 9x13 pan and baked for 20 minutes. I also made hollandaise sauce (her recipe in the book) which was ESSENTIAL. I had some problems with it splitting, and I realized later the water should have been at a gentle simmer and not hard boil. But it turned out ok. Next time I recommend following this video for hollandaise (but not this quantity): https://youtu.be/VXoqN_NnDc0?

David really liked this dish.

Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

http://damndelicious.net/2015/03/13/garlic-butter-shrimp-pasta/
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

I made this with 6 T butter instead of 8. It was sooo good. I used gf fettucine. David was sick so had soup, and I took advantage and made this.

Easy Spaghetti

1 lb spaghetti noodles
25 oz jar marinara (pasta sauce)
1 lb ground beef

Cook ground beef, pour off any excess grease into trash. Stir in sauce.
Boil pasta in 5 quart pot on high boil (but not so it boils over), according to time in directions.

Serve with a vegetable. Half this recipe barely feeds our family...so a full recipe is probably necessary unless served with another side dish.

Banana Cream Pie

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/12151/banana-cream-pie-i/

Banana Cream Pie

I made this using the 3 T cornstarch option, and topped it with whipped cream (1/2 c blended with 1 T sugar). The pudding I reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup. The pie would have been disgustingly sweet with the whole 3/4. The pudding recipe is very similar to the Betty Crocker one I make a lot, which also uses 1/3 cup sugar.

Caramelized onion quiche

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/caramelized_onion_quiche/

Caramelized onion quiche

This was good, but took a long time and gruyere is a little too expensive. It is a good vegetarian option when needed though.

Mashed Potato Casserole

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/11/mashed-potato-casserole-crispy-baked-potato-topping.html
Mashed Potato Casserole

I made this (sans bacon and 3/4 of the recipe) last night for easter. I put it in my 2.5 quart oval casserole dish. It was great!

mini zucchini cheese bites

mini zucchini cheese bites p59 Sugar Free mom cookbook

These are great. Make sure to squeeze out the zucchini liquid.

Grapenut Pudding

http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipe/grapenut-pudding
Grapenut Pudding

I had some old stale grapenuts and we didn't want to eat them in a cereal, but they were great in this recipe. I love custard so this worked.

Steph's Corn Bread

This is awesome.

1 can creamed corn (15 oz)
one jiffy mix (or one betty crocker recipe dry ingredients--which is what I used)
1 egg
1/4 cup oil/butter
1 cup greek yogurt or sour cream
Bake at 350 or 375 in greased 9x13 pan.

Optional: add shredded cheese or green onions or olives or cinnamon, depending on mood.

Courtesy of Stephanie Lassen.

baked parmesan fish sticks

baked parmesan-crusted fish sticks

From sugar-free mom cookbook, p 82. 

My family really liked this. I used 1 lb trader joes cod pieces which I probably won't do again for this recipe. The pieces were too small and I ran out of cheese. Next time I will get 2 lb of full size cod/haddock and cut up like she says. The parmesan is really important and made it taste fantastic. I also made her Mayo-Free Tartar sauce which was great. You really need the full recipe of tartar sauce--I made 1/3 and wanted to eat it all myself.

Also, instead of drizzling oil over before baking I just sprayed with spray oil instead. 

This is David's favorite recipe for fish so far.

Cornbread Sausage Casserole

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/31984/cornbread-sausage-casserole/
I made this for a potluck. I probably would not serve this for dinner as it is too much bread. But a nice side dish for a party, it was great. I made a regular cornbread recipe instead of the jiffy stuff, and added a can of regular corn (drained) to the batter. I also did only half the cheese.

Ultimate Taco Salad

This recipe uses "Ultimate Taco Meat" from p23 of the Frugal Paleo Cookbook. Preview page here.

Prepare the taco meat as instructed in the recipe, along with the extra veggies. Chop the kale extra tiny (also, do NOT use 200g. Just get a couple big handfuls. I have an enormous bag of chopped kale that is 285 g, so I can't imagine 2 cups of raw kale equaling 200 g, unless you measured 2 cups cooked.) Instead of the scratch seasoning the cookbook has in the back, I used 4 T of store bought taco seasoning. Or you could use a taco seasoning packet if you don't have bulk seasoning.

I didn't have zucchini, so I just left that out and used an entire green bell pepper and onion, which i think made up for the missing cup. But it doesn't need to be that precise anyway.

I serve this over ribboned romaine lettuce for me, and the rest of my family makes burritos with it.

My favorite salad is this:
ultimate taco meat
lettuce
avocado (OR olives)
tomatoes
refried beans (a little)
yogurt ranch dressing.
chopped cilantro!!!

I don't care about sour cream or cheese when I have the other things. But I still serve them so others can have them.

Clam Chowder

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/new-england-clam-chowder.html

Clam chowder

I haven't made clam chowder before (i think), and I felt like trying it. I used salmon broth I made last summer instead of clam juice, so it had that flavor in it too. I used canned whole clams instead of chopped, which meant I had to chop them myself. It worked out ok. And I used 1/2 cup cream and then added some frozen corn for fun. I liked the corn in it.

I added some cornstarch/water mix at the end because it wasn't thickened at all. I used canned potatoes and a couple red ones I had lying around, so there wasn't the expected potato starch you'd have from russets that the recipe calls for.

This recipe worked fine.

Sausage and Peppers

Jessica's Sausage and Peppers (as emailed to me)

(this is a picture of leftovers, solely in here so i can pin it.)

1 med onion, diced
2 bell peppers, diced
1.5 tbsp garlic (or 3 minced garlic cloves)
1 tbsp butter
1 can mushrooms, undrained
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can tomato paste
Kielbasa Sausage, sliced in half circles
1 tsp salt
1/4-1/2 tsp pepper
1 tb Italian seasoning
8 oz pasta cooked

Boil water for pasta. Then start on sausage part.

Saute onions and garlic with butter
Add peppers
Add cans (with all juices)
Add seasonings (salt pepper Italian seasoning)
Sometimes I add 1/2 cup or more water if it looks to thick
Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes till whenever your veggies are as soft or hard as you want.

Enjoy.
Jessica's notes: sometimes we add corn, sometimes I use fresh tomatoes if we have them from the garden or our CSA
Sometimes I put a little chili powder if we want more of a kick. And sometimes I add a little sugar to off set the acidity


Serves 5, 368 cal/serving