meatloaf with baby broccoli and raw red bell pepper

the meatloaf recipe is based on the Everyday Paleo recipe for meatloaf

preheat oven for 350

mix 2 lbs of ground grass-fed beef with:

• 2 eggs
• garlic
• onion
• ground almonds
• ground macadamia nuts
• 3 tomatoes
• basil
• majoram
• pepper
• salt

oil up pan and put ground beef mixture into pan and form into a rectangular lump like a "loaf"

cook in oven for an hour

cook baby broccoli with ghee in pan on medium for 5-10 minutes stirring frequently and keeping covered

chop up red bell pepper

place all on a plate and serve!

also,  a great way to use left-over meatloaf - make a meatloaf salad!

yummy!!

roasted rosemary chicken with squash, zucchini and asparagus

• preheat oven for 350
• rub olive oil on whole chicken
• stuff a few sticks of fresh rosemary in chicken and sprinkle some on top
• roast for an hour
• cook squash, zucchini and asparagus in a skillet with olive oil, pepper and salt

serve and enjoy! yummy!

shredded beef & purple cabbage salad

SonRise Ranch grass-fed shredded beef cooked in a crock pot with purple cabbage salad with fresh dill, red radish, tomato, cucumber, parsley, and lime juice.

italian sausage & veggies

simple and elegant :)

SonRise Ranch italian sausage sauteed and simmered with asparagus, mushroom, tomato, italian herbs, crushed red pepper and olive oil. delish!!

chicken apple kale salad

chicken apple kale salad with lime juice! a bit random but i think it worked :)

beef short ribs & brussel sprouts

grass-fed beef short ribs from SonRise Ranch cooked in the crock pot with some sauteed and simmered brussel sprouts! yummy!

french appple sausage spinach salad

quick lunch salad!

SonRise Ranch french apple sausage sauteed and covered in a pan 6 minutes each side on spinach, sprouts, fresh dill, bacon bits and apple cubes with lime juice dressing. yummy!

chicken & veggie chana masala

i love indian food and one of the dishes i really love is chana masala. eating a paleo diet, i dont eat chickpeas, so i took the chana masala flavoring and applied it to something else!

of course, its an interpretation based on my research of what goes into chana masala. i think i got close to the taste ;)

chicken chopped up
broccoli
tomatoes
onion
garlic
coriander
cumin
cayenne
tumeric
paprika
ginger
salt
lemon
green chili
butter

stir fry in pan and cover to simmer for 5 minutes

yumminess! :)

pork & okra

i love my crock pot!! makes meat taste sooooooo good!!!!

this is slow-cooked pork from SonRise Ranch and one of my favorites, okra!! :)

the okra is lightly sauteed in a pan

as you can see above, my hubby organized his okra all neatly on his plate to eat :P haha hes so cute ;)

ribs and radish salad

SonRise Ranch pork ribs cooked in the crock pot on low for 8 hours

radish salad with celery and red bell pepper

home-made spicey dressing and mustard dressing

my first photo gig!

my first gig as a photographer! yay!

my friend had her two kids' birthday party this last weekend and she paid me to be the photographer of this lovely event :)

check out the photo gallery i put together!

xoxo

paleo party

hi guys!

last month we had a paleo party with some yummy paleo snacks and drinks!

here's some pics of the party food:

table with lots of paleo goodies and some paleo reference material

fatty guac deviled eggs

paleo cookies!!

fruit

italian sausage stuffed mushrooms

slow cooked port ribs

cabbage

raw veggies

more raw veggies

nut and raisin mix!

salmon brought by martha and tj :) thanks guys!!

modeling and fashion photography

check out the beautiful clothing i modeled! all clothing is designed and hand-made by my friend salwa owens ... here is her etsy site:

salwaowens.etsy.com

i feel so silly, but its fun to say, im now officially a model! haha!

plus, i now have fashion photography experience as we used my camera for the photos and i took the pictures of the other model, tan girl with dark hair.

xoxo

paleo guide page

hi ya'll!

i've added a paleo guide page for those of you who are interested in what all this paleo stuff is about ;)

check it out by clicking on "paleo guide" from the top menu bar or click on this link:
http://dancingheartdrum.blogspot.com/p/paleo-guide.html

enjoy!!

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