Hey Good Lookin’! What you got cookin?? If you said – chicken and
broccoli – again… Then I highly suggest you KEEP READING!!! Let me be
the first to tell you, there is more to life then a dry piece of plain
meat and soggy vegetables or a bowl full of spinach. AND, contrary to
what you may be thinking, you do not need a culinary degree or non-paleo
ingredients to achieve a higher level of dining. There are quite a few
really great paleo cookbooks on the market – Paleo Comfort Foods, Well
Fed, Make it Paleo and of course the cookbook that started it all – Everyday Paleo by Sarah Fragoso.
Well, Sarah’s at it again and she has definitely raised the bar with her new Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook. Seriously, just paging through it is enough to make your mouth water. From the very beginning it’s awesome – I’m not joking – the Table of Contents is done in PICTURES!!! It’s genius! There are thumbnail photos of EVERY recipe on the very first pages of the book! There is also an extremely handy “Basic Food Guide” that breaks down the different options in each food category (meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, fats and spices. Talk about an EASY way to make a shopping list!
Recipes, we’ll get to those in a second, aren’t all you get though. If you have a family and kids you know that getting everyone on board can be tough (if not seemingly impossible!). Sarah offers some great tips and strategies on how you can ease the transition and make the paleo lifestyle (not just the food) work for your entire family. There are also some really eye-opening statistics about the current state of our ‘entertainment’ habits – Did you know that the average American child spends 1500 hours/year watching television? Compare that with the 900 hours/year they spend in school. Um, yeah… Sarah also tackles quick and easy meal ideas, lunch box menus, pantry and refrigerator stocking, and provides a one week meal plan sample with a shopping list. There’s a lot of good stuff going on here!
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… THE RECIPES!!! What kind of deliciousness can you look forward to? Oh, where to begin! Here are some of the highlights from each section:
Sauces and Dips:
Well, Sarah’s at it again and she has definitely raised the bar with her new Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook. Seriously, just paging through it is enough to make your mouth water. From the very beginning it’s awesome – I’m not joking – the Table of Contents is done in PICTURES!!! It’s genius! There are thumbnail photos of EVERY recipe on the very first pages of the book! There is also an extremely handy “Basic Food Guide” that breaks down the different options in each food category (meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, fats and spices. Talk about an EASY way to make a shopping list!
Recipes, we’ll get to those in a second, aren’t all you get though. If you have a family and kids you know that getting everyone on board can be tough (if not seemingly impossible!). Sarah offers some great tips and strategies on how you can ease the transition and make the paleo lifestyle (not just the food) work for your entire family. There are also some really eye-opening statistics about the current state of our ‘entertainment’ habits – Did you know that the average American child spends 1500 hours/year watching television? Compare that with the 900 hours/year they spend in school. Um, yeah… Sarah also tackles quick and easy meal ideas, lunch box menus, pantry and refrigerator stocking, and provides a one week meal plan sample with a shopping list. There’s a lot of good stuff going on here!
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… THE RECIPES!!! What kind of deliciousness can you look forward to? Oh, where to begin! Here are some of the highlights from each section:
Sauces and Dips:
- Ranch Dressing (I kid you not!!)
- Cauliflower Hummus (Not a chickpea in site and it’s awesome – I tried it!!)
- Ketchup, Mayo, and BBQ sauce
- Family Style Short Ribs (This is a slow cooker recipe!)
- Scrumptious Seafood Chowder (Shrimp, clams, sweet potato and coconut milk – need I say more?)
- Hungarian Stew (It’s enough to satisfy even the ‘Hungar’ianest of appetites)
Meaty Meals:
- Best Ever Chicken Wings (Look out Hooters!!)
- Savory Salmon with Peach Salsa
- Sloppy Joes (and there’s a bun – that part’s a surprise, but there are no ‘alternative flours’ involved!!)
- Vietnamese Lamb Lettuce Wraps
Sides, Salads and Small Plates:
- Kale and Sweet Potato Chips (I betcha can’t eat just one!)
- Sushi Rolls (Rice Free!!!)
- Carrot French Fries and Zucchini Sticks
- Roasted Beet Salad
Fruity Creations and Sweets:
- Pumpkin Pie!!! (No alternative flours needed and it’s got a crust!)
- Fruit Parfaits (There is ‘whipped cream’ involved and ZERO dairy!!)
Are you hungry? That’s just a ‘taste’ of what Everyday Paleo’s Family Cookbook
has in store. So if you’re looking to expand your culinary repertoire,
want to add to your cookbook collection, or you just don’t feel like
‘chicken tonight’ (the dry kind with soggy broccoli); then order this
book! Your family and your taste buds will thank you!
What you got cookin’?
