Well, kids, at this point it looks like most recipes going forward will be either a salad or a hunk of meat on the grill. It’s just that time of year. So here’s another lettuce-based dish for you. I don’t do much with ground beef beyond the expected: burgers, chili, lettuce-leaf tacos. Lately I’ve been […]
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Tag Archives: Dinner
Recipe: Steak Salad w/ Lime-Cumin Yogurt Dressing
06/03/2011 
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Whenever steak’s on the menu, I’ve started cooking more than I know we can eat. Steak leftovers will never go to waste in this house: steak n’ eggs, steak and avocado, steak stir-fry. It’s easily repurposed into something drool-worthy. Like this BAS. Dressing sound familiar? It is (here), but slightly retooled for the steak. I […]
Read more Recipe: Grilled Sausage BAS with Lemon-Feta Dressing
05/27/2011 2 Comments
My neighbors must think I’m crazy, but anytime the sun peeks out for a nanosecond between cloudbursts, I’m out there on the back deck grilling. Soon, we’ll have nothing but months of sunshine, but until then, I’m taking advantage of every sunbeam I get. I had some amazing Moroccan-spiced goat sausages in the freezer, so […]
Read more Recipe: Fajitas
05/25/2011 1 Comment
Ain’t nothin’ more primal than a slab of beef and some peppers sizzled up in lard in a cast iron skillet. Bring it on. This can be simple and quick, or you can gussy it up for company. Either way, no one will miss the grains. If you were feeling generous toward the heathens, you […]
Read more Recipe: Chicken Puttanesca
05/23/2011 1 Comment
Shut yo’ mouth! *Ahem.* Do you know the literal translation of “puttanesca”? Let’s just say you don’t have to visit a brothel in Italy to get the amazing combo of tomatoes, garlic, and olives. Pre-Primal, I loved cooking Italian food because you could magically make an entire meal with ingredients from your pantry: capers, olives, […]
Read more Recipe: Enchilada-Spiced Pulled Chicken
05/20/2011 0 Comments
You have to understand, I’m a native New Mexican. I’ve been eating enchiladas since I was a chica gringa pequeña. Where I grew up they were slathered in a red chile enchilada sauce, accompanied by salty refried pinto beans, and topped with copious amounts of gooey yellow cheese. They swam in pools of technicolor-orange grease. […]
Read more Recipe: Good Ol’ Fashioned Spaghetti (Squash)
05/16/2011 1 Comment
I’m not gonna lie. Cracking open a spaghetti squash was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done in the kitchen, and that’s counting all the cuts and second-degree burns I’ve had. It took both my husband and I, several different knives, and about 20 minutes of grunting to hack that thing open. I had […]
Read more Recipe: Grilled Ribeyes and Asparagus
05/13/2011 7 Comments
Don’t get mad at me when you see how easy this recipe is. It’s almost embarrassing that I’m featuring it at all. But we’re finally having some decent weather and I’m officially grill happy. Besides, the lick of flames makes everything taste like a special occasion. Yeah, yeah, I hear ya: “Karen, why don’t you […]
Read more Backyard Tandoor
05/12/2011 0 Comments
When I switched over to Primal, I began to run through my favorite types of food to see what I could still eat. I got to Indian food and after a brief semi-panic (No naan! No chickpeas! No potatoes! No lentils! No rice!), I realized with a sigh, “Ahh…tandoori!” Now, the NY Times is telling […]
Read more Recipe: Mustard-Apricot Pork Shoulder
05/11/2011 4 Comments
A friend of mine mentioned she was cooking pork one night and wasn’t sure what to do with it. I suggested that mustard and apricot are good flavors for pork, and it sounded so good I went home and concocted a recipe that had both. I borrowed the technique from Melissa “Melicious” Joulwan, since I […]
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