Poultry - Ancestral Nutrition

Blog February 10, 2015

Paleo Italian Turkey Meatballs

There’s an Italian restaurant in downtown Silver Spring that I love called Olazzo. I regularly go there after work to get a glass of wine and hit up some of their happy hour specials. One is meatball sliders. I obviously don’t eat bread so for me it’s just meatballs. It’s actually one of the only places I’ve ever had meatballs and they are SO GOOD. Unfortunately, whenever I’ve tried to make meatballs at home, they never come out as well. Until now. I’ve literally never cooked with ground turkey before but it may be my new go-to. The texture is unbelievable. While my ground beef meatballs were tough, thick and dry – these are soft and moist (literally the worst word ever but it’s fitting here). The flavor is awesome too. I don’t mean to go all Chris Traeger on you, but I thought the turkey tasted just as good…

Blog December 22, 2014

Pork Belly Burrito Bowl

It wasn’t that long ago that I first tried pork belly. Which is odd considering that I’m a pretty adventurous eater. I guess I kind of thought it was like bacon, and why would I get pork belly when I could get really amazing bacon from a great farmer at my farmers market? And then I saw that they had pork belly. So I decided to try it. My first reaction was literally “Holy shit.” While it is sort of like bacon, it’s also not. It has the fattiness of bacon that I love but it’s not smoky and it has a texture similar to a pork chop in there as well. Plus it has a crispy skin. It’s just so, so good. People have all these fancy ways of cooking pork belly, but most people cook it at a high temperature and then turn it down to a low…

Blog December 15, 2014

Paleo BLT Wraps

I looove BLTs. I also love mayo. I know some people hate mayo, and I tend to agree when it’s that gross mayo made with GMO vegetable oils. But homemade mayo is where it’s at. It’s got all that creaminess and is rich in fat soluble vitamins (A, E, D and K – plus choline which is great if you’re preggo). I can’t take credit for making the wrap, but since I bought (eight packages) of them, I’ve fallen in love. They’re made with super healthy ingredients (click the link below to see) and don’t fall apart like other paleo wraps I’ve tried. Paleo BLT Wraps These are hands down the best paleo wraps out there – filled with pastured bacon, homemade mayonnaise and tomatoes! The perfect office lunch! 1 pure wrap (see notes)1 tbsp homemade mayo1-2 pieces pastured bacon3 tomato slices (small)iceberg lettuce Make the mayo. It’s actually incredibly easy…

Blog December 11, 2014

Spinach, Apple, Blue Cheese & Turkey Salad

This was one of the things I made with the approximate 7,475 pounds of leftover turkey I have from Thanksgiving. It was simple, crisp, healthy and tasted really good. What more do you need in a salad? I’m honestly usually not the biggest fan of salads. I’m not the best at making them. I like when you go to a restaurant and the salads are huge with all these cool ingredients and topped with a tasty protein. I know most people shy away from salads because they’re boring and don’t taste that interesting, but this has all ya need. Greens, sweetness from the apple, creaminess from the cheese, crunchiness from the walnuts and all topped with turkey (protein) and olive oil (fat) to keep you full. Check out the recipe: Spinach, Apple, Blue Cheese & Turkey Salad This easy and healthy salad is a great way to use up leftover…

Acne December 8, 2014

Paleo Honey Sesame Chicken

I looove Chinese food. I grew up eating it; my best friend, Jennifer’s mom would it order it weekly for us. That was back in my days of eating white bread topped with margarine topped with sugar. That’s not a joke. I actually used to do that. No wonder why I had such severe acne as a kid. These days, I don’t eat Chinese food, ever. Eat it at a restaurant or order it, that is. This is for two reasons. One, it DESTROYS my stomach. I have a weak stomach. Filling it with MSG, vegetable oils, high fructose corn syrup and who knows what else is not only unhealthy, it physically hurts me. The other reason is because once I was reading about these college kids who collected leftover food from restaurants to make compost for their plants. They found that without fail, every time they used leftover Chinese…

Blog December 2, 2014

Paleo Leftover Turkey Salad Recipe – Sweet & Spicy

An easy and healthy paleo turkey salad recipe great for using up leftover turkey meat from Thanksgiving! Ideal for meal prepping. When life gives you leftover turkey – make this easy paleo turkey salad recipe! So. I have a giant, barely touched turkey in my fridge. Our Thanksgiving dinner consisted of five people, only three of which actually ate turkey. We bought a thirteen pound bird. That’s over four pounds per person. So to say I have a lot of leftover turkey on my hands is a bit of an understatement. I basically have an entire bird to eat myself because Scott doesn’t eat turkey. I am dying to make bone broth out of the carcass though so I have to come up with easy and healthy recipes to use the actual turkey meat on it. I recently went to a girlfriend’s baby shower and her mom made really good…

Blog February 21, 2014

Paleo Chicken Nuggets with Sriracha Mayo

Who doesn’t love chicken nuggets?! Especially if you’re a kid. They’re the perfect snack and they’re so easy to make. Unfortunately, a lot of people just pop some Tyson chicken nuggets into the oven and call it a day. I mean, their commercials say it’s healthy, so it is right? Wrong. Tyson chicken nuggets come from birds fed GMOs. And the ingredients aren’t so stellar either. Chicken, water, salt, and natural flavor. BREADED WITH: Wheat flour, water, wheat starch, white whole wheat flour, salt, contains 2% or less of the following: yellow corn flour, corn starch, dried onion, dried garlic, dried yeast, brown sugar, extractives of paprika, and spices. Breading set in vegetable oil. Gluten, vegetable oil and GMOs galore. Lucky for you my chicken nuggets are super easy to make and only take a few minutes. Paleo Chicken Nuggets with Sriracha Mayo Who doesn’t love chicken nuggets?! Especially if…

Blog February 12, 2014

Healthy Chicken Tacos

I love me a good taco. Who doesn’t? They’re the Mexican version of sandwich and they’re spicy and delicious. Also, it’s WAY easier to make a grain-free version of a taco and make it taste good than it is to make a grain-free version of a sandwich. Have you tried grain-free bread? Not so good. Have you tried my taco shell recipe?! It’s freaking awesome. I use tapioca flour, which is a safe starch and easy to digest. I like to add garlic and chipotle powder to the taco shell, but you can use any spice you like. Or not. Do your own thang. Healthy Paleo Chicken Tacos Try my easy recipe for healthy paleo chicken tacos! They are so easy to make within minutes and a great way to use up leftover chicken! Taco Shell2 eggs3 tbsp tapioca flourdash of garlic powderdash of chipotle powderdash of salt1-2 tbsp…

Blog January 6, 2014

Tomato & Artichoke Chicken

Ya’ll know I’m a fan of easy, simple dinners. We got back from Roatan late Saturday night and I have never been happier to sleep in my own bed. It was amazing and I was exhausted. By Sunday I was feeling better from a week’s worth of cooking that wasn’t my own, but after going to check out a wedding venue and grocery shopping, I was not feeling my usual Sunday meal prep. I recently had a salad with artichokes and grape tomatoes, so I was dying to turn that into some sort of dinner. This dinner was only 5 ingredients and took about 2 minutes to assemble and throw in the oven. Plus, you can cook the entire thing in a cast iron pan; I love not having to clean up multiple pots and pans! It was awesome, and now I have leftovers. I’m telling’ ya people, make enough…

Blog November 5, 2013

Paleo Orange Chicken

I used to really love PF Chang’s. I mean, have you had the lettuce wraps? And the orange chicken? It’s all awesome. My favorite entree was orange peel shrimp. I’d get it every single time I went. But then I learned about health, and ingredients, and rancid vegetable oils, and sugar, and wheat and all that junk that goes into restaurant food. And I haven’t been back since. I recently figured out I could make my own version of the sauce that tasted pretty damn close to the original, no wheat, sugar, or vegetable oils involved. You can make this with shrimp or chicken, I made it with chicken because that’s what I had on hand. Pf Chang's Copycat Paleo Orange Chicken Lovers of Pf Changs Orange Chicken will love my paleo version! It uses no refined sugar – just oranges and butter as well as a dash or sriracha for spiciness! …