Rebecca Danger

What's Cooking?

Yum! I bought the Paleo Parents cookbook, Eat Like a Dinosaur, last week and I am in love with it! I don't think I have mentioned it on the blog here before because I think I went silent right as we have been figuring it out, but apparently we are the proud parents of the allergy kid. Peanut is allergic to gluten, dairy, peanuts, and possibly soy and other nuts. That doesn't leave much left to eat! Since it is not fair, and fairly difficult, to eat foods around him he is not allowed to have, we have been eating Paleo for the majority of meals in our house. We also are coming to notice we feel better not eating the foods he is allergic to. I guess those allergies have to come from somewhere, right?!

Anywho, I have been cooking more than usual this week thanks to this great cookbook. I made the "Eggs in a Nest" this weekend, "Anytime Cookies," yesterday, and the "Graham Cookies," today. The Graham Cookies are what are in the picture above. I am getting arrowroot powder tomorrow and will make the "Frozen Waffles" then! It is so nice to have these sub ins for P's store bought favorites, all homemade so I know exactly what's in them. And, his special foods get expensive! It is also nice to find a cookbook like this that inspires me to get into the kitchen. It has made me come to realize cooking doesn't have to be a chore, it can be a creative outlet like the rest of my creative ventures. Or at least sometimes, I still struggle to get dinner on the table most nights...

Hope you all are having as tasty a week as we are!

 

That's How I Like My Veggies: Delivered

I saw a mousepad on the internet while Christmas shopping this last year that said "I Want It All And I Want It Delivered." I can't seem to find it now, but I almost ordered it for myself because it could easily be my mantra.

So when we met the local Dandelion organic delivery at a craft fair at Christmas, I decided it was time to sign up. Now we get a whole bin of awesome organic fruit and veg on our doorstop every two weeks (though we could do more). Awesome. Now I just need to get the grocery store to deliver as well. Although I must admit I take care of most of our non-perishable grocery items on Amazon. Yes I do.

You know the only thing better than getting vegetables delivered? Figuring out a recipe to use up a good chunk of those veggies! I spied this the other day:

Source: bettycrocker.com via Rebecca on Pinterest

 

Looks perfect for tonight's dinner! So potatoes and celery from my bin will go in, and I am going to add carrots and chard from my bin as well. We're doing turkey bacon instead of real bacon and we'll be good to go. Yum! And you know what is better than yum? Figuring out things to do with my veggies. It gives me such a feeling of contentment, you know like when you get to the end of a complicated lace row in your knitting and all your stitches come out right? That feeling is what keeps me knitting. Maybe if I get it with my delivered veggies I will cook more. Maybe.

Mmm, mmm, mmm

It is so snowy and freezy cold here today! I don't think it has made it out of the teens all day, which we just don't get around here. The ice and snow put me in the mood for some warm, yummy comfort food, so I decided to make some homemade mac and cheese. Thanks to Pinterest I thought this looked good so I gave it a try. Yum.

We didn't have any macaroni (we rarely eat pasta) and there was no way I was going to the grocery store. The street in front of my house is a large sheet of ice so I am staying indoors until this storm clears up. Although I am starting to get a little cabin fever I must admit. We had some spinach pasta, I don't know what type, it is like shorty, wavy fettucine, so that's what I used. All I can say is yum. Mr Danger agrees too. We sprinkled on a little of that pre-cooked, pre-crumbled bacon next to the baco's in the store, and that made it even better. Although, bacon seems to make everything better. Says the person who was vegetarian up until 2 years ago.

If you are looking for an excellent mac and cheese recipe, this is in the running for my favorite ever. And if you want it gluten free, it would be easy enough to sub in quinoa pasta or something like that.

And, as an added bonus, the camera was in the kitchen and Mr Danger managed to snap one of my favorite pictures of The Kid ever while I was cooking.

So, despite cabin fever, it was a great day. Which is good since I have been cranky for a good week or so now!