Do you like eating fish? I’ve never been a huge fan but I’d really like to try to eat more. Salmon just taste too fishy to me. I’ve tried it a few different ways but wasn’t a fan. Latest in Paleo ( great podcast by the way ) talks about eating Mashed Sardines with Kale Chips. I just don’t think I could go there…yikes! If you might want to try, go check it out here. Where was I? Oh yeah ..So I bought some Wild caught Mahi Mahi Fillets and thought Id make a recipe I saw for fish with Avocado Mango Salsa. (Find the complete recipe  here on Cupcakes OMG blog ) I figured even fish has to taste great with avocados and mango’s right?? Her fish was all in one piece after she seared it in a pan ..I ended up feeling like mine wasn’t cooked enough inside so I broke it all up to be sure. I think i’m actually a little phobic of undercooked fish..ha in the end this is how my dish looked

Not Perfect but yummy. I cooked it in Coconut oil instead of olive. The Salsa has

2 mangoes, cubed

1 avocado, cubed

a dash of cilantro

1/2 red onion, diced

juice of 1/2 a lime

Mixed all together and chilled

The Family Approved of the dish over all. The 5 yr old ate 3 helpings but pushed the avocados out of the salsa. Really I figured she wouldn’t like the fish so it was a win in the end. We have some more Mahi Mahi in the freezer waiting for the next time I feel up to taking on my fear of fish

Do you have any tips on cooking fish? I’d love to hear them

Be Well   Eat Well,

Donna

My Favorite cookbook right now is  Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat   By Melissa Joulwan .  So far all the recipes I’ve made have past the family test.

You can download a  30 page pdf sampler of her book over on her site. That’s what I did & loved it so much I bought the book right away..

The first recipe I tried was Caramelized Coconut Chips

They are so good..Don’t they look amazing.  I’m Pretty sure this recipe is included in the sampler.

Whats really Great about the book is she Has a “How To” on doing a weekly cookup and setting up Your Paleo Pantry..Great Stuff. Have I said great too many times??

All but one of her recipes in the book are Whole30 approved. which is even better.

check out the Char Siu ( Chinese BBQ Pork )

I’ve made this twice so far ..it was that good.

Who says eating good means sacrificing..not me ! I love making new things. If your new to eating Paleo or just  started not eating Processed foods don’t ever feel like theres nothing out there left to eat but salads. I don’t have enough time to make all the fabulous recipes I find. I’ll start posting some of the yumminess we cook up around here so you can get lots of ideas.

Be Well   Eat Well,

Donna

Hello!

What Better day then New Years Eve to have a new Beginning! This the Birth of My Blog baby. Its so exciting yet terrifying at the same time just like a real birth. Well its not as painful thankfully. I’m new to blogging and learning as fast as I can. I want so much for this site but mostly to have resources that are helpful to the people I meet everyday that need a starting point and also a way of documenting the journey my family is on with Eating real foods and Living well.

Its an interesting path for sure because I can’t eat Gluten, Corn, Soy, Nuts, Milk or eggs. There is no eating processed food for me. I have recently found the Paleo Diet and it has been working really well  so I don’t eat grains now either. To make it more interesting I Balance a full time crazy Job, 2 small kids and 1 Junk food Loving Husband . Its a little more detailed than that but we will get into all that soon enough..So welcome to my blog :) feel free to comment ,give me ideas or tell me about your life and how you eat.

Donna