june 9, 2013 dinner

belated dinner celebration for my dad's 60th: lamb/beef meatballs over cauliflower rice (dusted with chopped pistachios), alongside a crisp spring salad of lettuce, radishes, and avocado. no complaints here!

july 28, 2012 dinner

oysters on the grill! dinner at my dad and stepmom's, out on their deck.

a pretty plateful of sirloin steak, lamb heart, japanese eggplant, caulliflower, mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes and blueberries. the veggies were basted in garlic oil and i wanted more of them. i only had a nibble of the heart (not feeling lamby) and half the steak.

saved room for my stepmom's homemade blueberry ice cream, made with fresh blueberries, coconut and rice milk. perfect!



june 6, 2012 dinner

we currently have a ton of shrimp in the freezer, so decided to go with coconut shrimp for dinner. i dredged the thawed, shelled and deveined shrimpies first in beaten egg, then a crumbly mixture of almond meal, coconut flour, finely shredded coconut, salt, pepper, and paprika. they baked up nice and crispy on a greased cookie sheet in the oven (400 degrees for about 12-15 minutes). they turned out not only cute, but delicious too! for sides, we roasted up a head of cauliflower and sauteed up some rainbow chard. i usually cook my greens with garlic/onions/shallot, but tonight, i used only chicken broth during cooking. when it was all nice and wilty, i took it off the heat and added a smashed garlic clove and a drizzle of olive oil, as well as a bit of salt and pepper. (go easy on the salt, since it was cooked in broth.) nice, mellow flavor. try it out the next time you cook up a mess of greens!