Authentistic

This picture was taken nearly two years ago, on my wedding day.  It was a special day for obvious reasons, but also special for this particular food-related post because an amazing friend of mine and bridesmaid catered a meal for the entire bridal party, staff, and fam...

When anyone in this house isn't feeling good, the first thing that comes to mind is Chicken Noodle Soup.  Even if the someone was Levi.  LOL.  Any excuse.  We used to feast on Whole Food's version ready made in their prepared food section and buy it in multiples o...

Mee Siam translates to "Siamese Noodle" in Malay.  In Malaysia, it's the equivalent of the pad thai of Thailand, the fried rice of China, the sushi of Japan, the pizza of Italy, the hamburger of America.  And as far as national dishes goes, with some extremely minor tw...

Going gluten and casein free in my household has not been as hard as I originally thought it might be.  I guess because for the most part, we try to avoid eating wheat and dairy anyways, but always failed when it comes to sweets.  Sure there are great dairy free ice cr...

Also known as vegetable biryani, one of my most favorite Indian side dishes of all time.  Between biryani and chinese fried rice, I could just OD on rice, but it doesn't quite fit in with my health goals.  Do I deprive myself?  Absolutely not, just have to find a suita...

Chili in the springtime??  Oh yes.  All year, please.  I do not put away recipes that fall under the high protein/high fiber and one-pot categories at any time of the year, especially when it is in both categories simultaneously!

Since G and I got together, c...

Stupid easy.  My favorite. 

Short cuts?  They make the world go round. 

Convenience?  My heart.

You get it.  And I think you agree, yes?

For me, the number one situation where bad food choices are made are weekdays spent in the office.  That is when I'm the most distrac...

We had a slight delay in this house, getting started on our 2016 "recipe trial calendar" because G has been struggling with feeling well - and we recently found out she has a hyperactive gallbladder.  Super rare condition.  We have some 'band aids' in place to help her...

The ultimate one-pot-wonder, for anyone who loves Asian inspired food as much as I do.  This dish can easily be made paleo simply by exchanging coconut aminos for the soy sauce.  The rest is just high protein meat plus veggies.  High in protein, high in fiber, low in f...

The ease of one pot recipes are akin to the ease I feel when preparing something in a crock pot. There is a little more process involved and some moving parts, but without a million pots and pans to clean up afterward, I can have a zen, anxiety-free cooking experience....