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Sweet Potato Linguine with Sage and Mushroom Chicken

Okay folks, here it is. The moment you've all been waiting for... ...it's recipe time! Over the weekend I was experimenting with some new flavors. I have been trying to eat less red meat and more chicken and seafood to keep my triglycerides under control (I've determined red meat, egg yolks, and stress are the culprit of my higher-than-I-would-like triglycerides). But when you're accustomed to eating bacon every day, chicken is boring. There. I said it. Live chickens would be much more fun, but I still haven't gotten hubby on board with letting me have a chicken coop in the backyard. Not sure how the neighbors or the HOA would feel about that either... but I digress... I promise it tastes better than it looks. Sweet Potato Linguine Topped with Grilled Chicken Smothered in Sage and Mushroom Sauce (A working title) Serves 4, or 2 with leftovers for lunch Ingredients: 1 large Sweet Potato (or 2 medium), cleaned and peeled 4 tbsp organic Butter...

Sunday Fish Fry

A Fish Fry is a meal which typically consists of a battered or breaded fish, french fries, coleslaw, hush puppies and dessert. Seeing as how I haven't tried any paleo hush puppy recipes yet (although now I'm determined to find one), my Sunday Fish Fry consisted of only the fish and fries with a side of sugar snap peas! Aw, snap! The Fried Fish recipe is fairly similar to my fried chicken recipe , but with a few tweaks. Fried Fish Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 pound cold water, wild caught fish (In this instance, I used Flounder) 1.5 cups of Blanched Almond Flour 2 tbsp Ground Lemon Pepper 2 tsp Paprika 2 tsp Parsley Flakes 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1 tsp Iodized Sea Salt 1 Egg Coconut Oil for frying Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk the egg in a separate bowl. Melt coconut oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat (just enough to coat the bottom of the pan). Dip the fish fillet in the egg, coating the fish. Lay the fish in...