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Instant Pot Colcannon

May 5, 2021 By Becky Leave a Comment

Instant Pot Colcannon

Instant Pot colcannon is the easiest, most delicious way to add some greens to your mashed potatoes. Add sausage for a simple and complete dinner!

Here I am in May with a blog post I meant to get up for St. Patrick’s Day! Luckily, colcannon is a welcome addition to the table any time of year. What’s colcannon, you may ask? It’s a traditional Irish dish that’s basically mashed potatoes with the addition of cabbage or kale, and sometimes scallions or leeks as well.

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Filed Under: gluten free, Instant Pot, recipe, sides Tagged With: kale, potatoes, scallions

Monkfish with Lemongrass-Scallion Sauce

June 17, 2014 By Becky 4 Comments

Disclosure: I received this product as part of an advertorial.
Have you ever tried monkfish?  It’s also known as “poor man’s lobster”, and it’s a mild, firm, white fish that won’t fall apart when you cook it.  I am calling it “starving grad student lobster”, and it’s my new favorite fish.  Inspired by the color of my new Ozeri Green Earth pan, I smashed lemongrass, scallions, olive oil, and pepper into a paste for the sauce.  This stuff will make you pucker your lips after the first bite and want to lick your bowl after the last.
In addition to being a wonderful, mood-lifting shade of chartreuse, the Green Earth pan is special because of its health- and eco-friendly design.  The nonstick ceramic coating is free of PTFE and PFOA, so it won’t release harmful chemicals.  The bottom of the pan has a raised honeycomb pattern that enables you to cook with very little oil and makes sure that nothing sticks to the pan.  You can find out more about Ozeri’s products on their site.

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Filed Under: gluten free, paleo, recipe, whole30 Tagged With: ACW original, dairy free, fish, grain free, lemongrass, monkfish, product review, scallions

Braised Chicken with Leeks & Scallions

May 8, 2014 By Becky 5 Comments

Braised Chicken with Leeks & Scallions | acalculatedwhisk.com #paleo #glutenfree #grainfree #whole30
Coq au vin is one of my favorite classic French dishes.  Chicken braised slowly in wine of any kind is almost guaranteed to be delicious, and I’ve made this coq au riesling recipe several times over the past year.  It’s become my go-to dish for whenever company is coming.  However, wine is not truly part of a paleo diet, and many people try to avoid all alcohol, even in cooked dishes.  The question on my mind was this: can you make coq au vin without the vin?  Without any wine, is braised chicken still something exceptional?
Braised Chicken with Leeks & Scallions | acalculatedwhisk.com #paleo #glutenfree #grainfree #whole30

You may have guessed that my answer is a resounding yes. This recipe is proof: wine is not necessary for making delicious braised chicken.  In fact, I liked this dish even more than the coq au riesling I’ve been making, and to me, the chicken and sauce still had all the flavor benefits of dishes made with copious amounts of wine.  I’m eager to see if you agree, so if you try this recipe, please let me know what you think!

Want to know why this recipe is so good, even though there’s no wine in it?  My theory is that it’s because of the following three reasons.  First, this recipe uses Pure Indian Foods’ organic, grassfed ghee.  Ghee is by far my favorite cooking fat, because it has all the delicious flavor of butter paired with the higher smoke point of oil.  In fact, I think ghee tastes even better than butter, and it’s also a much healthier choice than canola or vegetable oil.  If you haven’t heard me talk about the wonders of ghee, you can read more about what it is and how it’s made here.

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Filed Under: dinner, gluten free, paleo, whole30 Tagged With: ACW original, bouquet garni, braising, chicken, ghee, grain free, leeks, lemon, mushrooms, Pure Indian Foods, scallions, sponsored

Paleo Pad See Ew

March 17, 2014 By Becky 4 Comments

I love Thai food, and my favorite dish to order is Pad See Ew.  It’s kind of like Pad Thai’s lesser-known but cooler little sister, and it’s so good.  It’s traditionally made with wide, flat rice noodles and dark sweet soy sauce, and often has broccoli, carrots, egg, and some sort of meat or tofu.  I’m not totally sure why, but I’m completely in love with wide, flat rice noodles.  They’re just so big and chewy, and a great vehicle for soaking up whatever delicious sauce they’re paired with.
This paleo version of pad see ew is made with homemade “noodles” that are actually tapioca crepes sliced into strips.  They work perfectly in this dish.  The texture is not exactly the same as the texture of rice noodles, but it’s pretty close!  Coconut aminos and honey make a delicious paleo and gluten-free replacement for the dark sweet soy sauce.  

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Filed Under: dinner, gluten free, paleo, uncategorized, vegetarian Tagged With: broccoli, carrots, dairy free, grain free, noodles, scallions, tapioca starch, thai, vegetables

Orange Ginger Chicken Thighs & Yu Hsiang Eggplant

August 22, 2013 By Becky Leave a Comment

Chicken thighs are my new favorite dinner.  They are easy to make, not very expensive, and very hard to overcook.  Since I’m paranoid about undercooking chicken, I like a cut that can stand up to my tendency to cook things a little bit too long.  Chicken thighs are also delicious, and the perfect size–not huge and dry like chicken breasts often are.

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Filed Under: dinner, gluten free, paleo, recipe Tagged With: Asian, chicken, dairy free, eggplant, ginger, orange, peas, scallions, vegetables

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