Category Archives: Recipes

Granola Protein Bars

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: March 29, 2012

This recipe is super delicious, super easy and versitile. Feel free to substitute almond butter for peanut butter or change up the seeds with nuts (if i were using walnuts or other big nuts i would chop them). If you have a little food processor, it is really nice to grind up the oatmeal some […]

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Chinese New Year menu

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 31, 2012

HAPPY YEAR OF THE DRAGON Last year I cooked up a storm for Chinese New Year. This year I was busy doing other things  (see next post). Chinese New Year menu: Steamed Pork Buns aka Banh Bao Steamed Dumplings with Shrimp and Pork Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce Fresh Vietnamese Summer Rolls Hoisin Sesame Dipping Sauce Spring […]

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Slow Cooked Steel Cut Oats

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 13, 2012

Get this together before you go to bed and you will wake up to the BEST oatmeal. In a pyrex, ceramic or metal bowl, combine: 1 cup steel cut oats 4 cups water pinch of salt Put the bowl in the slow cooker. Add enough water in the bottom of the slow cooker (under the […]

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Slow Cooked Chicken Coconut Curry

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 13, 2012

The house will smell so good when you get home if this is in the slow cooker. Toss the together into the slow cooker and cook 6-8 hours on low: 4-6 bone-in chicken thighs or 3 chicken legs (the marrow in the bone makes a tasty broth and is chock full of nutrients)* 6 shallots […]

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Really, Really Good Apple Cake

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 13, 2012

  When I asked my son what he wanted me to make for a little tea party we were having, he said “really, really, really good apple cake.” I said ok, and here it is. I found this recipe to be very quick – I just threw everything into the mixer bowl, one by one. […]

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Cucumber sandwiches

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 2, 2011

This is one of my son’s favorite (healthy) snacks. Schmear a little goat cheese between two slices of cucumbers.

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Grilled Grass-fed Fillet Mignon

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 2, 2011

We keep it pretty simple, just rub with a little salt and pepper on the beef fillet, let sit till room temperature (or close). Then put the fillet on a heated grill on medium-high for 3-5 minutes on each side to cook rare or medium rare. Grass-fed beef can be a little tricky to cook […]

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Spicy Lemongrass Beef Salad

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 2, 2011

Make the first part of this salad the night before – when it marinates overnight the beef will absorb the flavors and ‘cook’ in the lime juice. Marinate: ½ pound grilled rare grass-fed beef, preferably fillet mignon, thinly sliced 1 stalk lemongrass, minced (use white part only) * 2 shallots, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, […]

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Dad’s Mahi Mahi recipe

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: September 30, 2011

When I was a kid we would go fishing off the east coast of Florida and cook up some fresh fish when we got home. This is my favorite of my father’s recipes. Put one mahi mahi steak on a piece of tin foil. Smear with mayo, shake some salt & pepper and then top […]

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Mark’s Grilled Salmon

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: September 28, 2011

Here’s how my husband grills salmon without it sticking to the grill: Put several pieces of thinly sliced lemon on the non-skin side of the salmon. Grill with the lemon side down first and flip after just 3 minutes. Cook about 6 minutes on the skin side so it separates from the flesh. Viola. Note: […]

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