Tag: Gluten Free

Cauliflower Mushroom Risotto

IMG_0991Holy cauliflower! This “risotto” is amazing. It’s a perfect grain free and low carb option which is perfect for my dietary needs. I found this recipe on foodgawker (my favorite site to drool over.) Valentina over at the lovely “cooking on the weekends” blog posted this and I could almost taste the delicate creamy flavors as I her studied her recipe and photos.

I made a few ingredient swaps based on what I had on hand. I increased the butter, parm, and I also added a touch of cream. For the original recipe visit cooking on the weekends !

Spinach Bacon Gorgonzola Salmon, a Bonefish copycat

Hi friends! Oh my goodness, we have had a busy bunch of weeks. Baby Hash has been teething and growing like crazy, Mr. Hash has been working from home, we are moving to a real house in a few weeks, and I’ve caught a terrible crafting bug. Baby Hash’s first birthday has come and gone. I was inspired to create lovely little things to make her party super special which left me no time for writing and hardly time for cooking, with the exception of learning the secrets of making French macarons! I’ll be posting all about those lovely items in a few weeks. Let’s get to the spectacular salmon now.

Wanna know a secret? I only started eating salmon a few years ago. I’ve never been to keen on seafood but my mister is a fiend. I think he’d eat oysters, fish, or scallops everyday. We always buy wild salmon and the redder the better. TJ’s actually has a good frozen wild Sockeye salmon for a very fair price that we use often.

I really love how versatile salmon is. Seasoned with salt and pepper, a lovely dilly lemon seasoning, topped with the Pinterest fave of avocado salsa, you cant go wrong. Enter the fab combination of garlic, bacon, tomatoes, spinach, and Gorgonzola. I find this dish to be a satisfying dinner on its own but for the more hearty, and starch loving peeps, it is great with some pasta or roasted taters. Be ready to fall in love.

The Best Roast Chicken

Hi friends! I have so many things to share with you and I’m not sure if I can wait.

We have been getting some awesome goods from a local farm. This week a beautiful chicken, along with a big bag of produce, was waiting on our doorstep when Mr. Hash left for work. The Black Hog Farm fairy came while we were resting, YAY!

I’m always so excited to see what produce we get. Baby Hash loves her fruits veggies somethin’ fierce so I was pleased to see some peaches, pears, okra, and snow peas which will all be new to her tiny taste buds. We have followed the Baby Led Weaning approach to feeding Baby Hash since she started solids. It has been so great for our wee one. She eats what we eat sans salt. When I make myself and Mr. Hash a salad she gets the the protein, veggies, and fruits. When I make dinner I keep aside a portion without salt and then salt the rest for us, which has been a difficult task for me because I usually salt in stages as I cook.

Back to the Best Roast Chicken ever! Mr. Hash and I LOVE roast chicken and really, whats not to love!? Crispy golden skin, juicy meat, the most flavorful roasted veggies ever, AND when not GF or Whole30-ing (it’s a verb in our house, haha) chicken bread is absolutely amazing! I have to thank Ina Garten and Dorie Greenspan for their roast chicken inspiration. Ina has a fabulous Perfect Roast Chicken recipe that I have used for years and Dorie’s recipe for Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux calls for a few thick slices of crusty bread for your bird to rest upon as it roasts, the bread soaks up the juices and fat as the roasting magic happens which caramelizes the bread into one of the most decadent savory treats. You’ve gotta try it!

We had a Whole30 compliant version of this recipe and I was so happy with the results. Between the bacon grease and the great quality chicken from BHF it was the best roast chicken I’ve ever made and I won’t go back. Well, with the exception of chicken bread!