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Paleo-Friendly Orange Chicken

Cherie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:26:49 +0000

I love chinese food. After I went gluten-free 9 years ago (wow, it’s really been 9 years. Seems like a lifetime ago!) I figured chinese food, like pizza, was out. Permanently. For ever. Cue weeping and much sadness. So imagine my overwhelming joy at discovering PF Changs a few years …

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Food in technocolor

Cherie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:16:23 +0000

Our food has never been so colorful. So full of flavor. We recently watched the documentary Forks Over Knives (wow, I just now get what the title means. Am I the most clueless person ever? I’m thinking yes. Forks over knives. Eat food that requires use of forks instead of …

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All about onions (and other gross stuff)

Cherie — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:05:42 +0000

There are a few different veggies that you’ll never see on my blog. Onions, eggplant, hot peppers, copious amount of garlic. Since onions are used in practically every single dinner recipe known to mankind, this might strike you as odd. Am I an onion snob? Do I think I’m better …

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Shrimp Hot Bowls

Cherie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:05:37 +0000

I do love shrimp. Especially the jumbo size. Those little guys – not so much. They are far too “fishy” tasting for me. And they smell ripe as well. But jumbo shrimp? There isn’t much better. Meaty, sweet, chewy, sublime. Mmmm… Today got off to a rough start due to …

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Egg Scrambles with Veggies

Cherie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:29:52 +0000

What to eat for breakfast? For many people looking to eliminate things from their diet, this creates a definite quandary and is likely possible for failure before even leaving the starting gate. Breakfast for the typical person consists of one or more of the following: cereal, oatmeal, toast, pancakes, waffles, …

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Spice Trail Chicken

Cherie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:55:26 +0000

As I stood over the hot stove, I heard hubby behind me exclaim “what. is. that??” in a very surprised and hopeful tone. “It’s dinner.” “Oh, it smells soooo good!” I just smiled. Of course it did. Dancing through the condo was a veritable marketplace of eastern spices, simmering and …

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Chicken Thigh Stir Fry

Cherie — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:18:40 +0000

Let’s get something straight. I. Hate. Dark. Meat. Chicken, turkey – doesn’t matter. I’m a white meat gal. Always have been. Always will be. The thought of a chicken or turkey leg fills me with an overwhelming urge to gag. Possibly even vomit. It’s slimy. Stringy. Very tendon-y. Really, truly, …

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Hollandaise Sauce with Coconut Oil

Cherie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:07:38 +0000

What a day. I spent hours. Countless hours working on this blog as I transitioned it from a gluten-free site to a whole-foods/paleo site. Midway through, I began to lose the will the live and I swear I felt hives forming on my feet and hands as the tediousness of …

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