Frugal In Florida

This recipe comes from  Paleo Girl 99  who I found on Instagram ... doing the Whole30 had introduced me to a whole new class of bloggers! So. The first time I made this, I didn't have the deyhdrated shallots, but had dehydrated onions, so I improvised and used the onions. Yeah. Hubby was in love.  Asked me for 3 days if this was really the only thing that I did to make it taste so good. Was I sure it was just the dehydrated onions and not the "fried onions"  and on and on. Good grief. He just can't accept that something so simple would be so tasty. I did NOT share that this was  Whole30  approved as some things just don't need to be said out loud. Then I put this on the menu again and said, hmmm, let me just order some shallots from Amazon. Well. The first thing that popped up was $1xx.00 to buy. No thank you ... so I kept shopping and finally came across a  $12 bottle . Thank you one click ordering! So, here's how I made it the first tim...

Ready for a NEW recipe? Me too! #JanuaryWhole30 Yes, I do have a Whole30 Compliant chili recipe but Hubby isn't a HUGE fan of the chocolate in it ... as minimal as it is ... so when I saw this recipe , I thought, sure, why not, lets give it a whirl. I'm glad I did! AND ... it's perfect for the Sunday Soup theme! Here's how I did it! 2 pounds ground beef 1 onion, chopped fine (hubby hates chunky onions) 4 tbs tomato paste (you know to freeze your leftovers in a Ziploc bag and just break off what you need, right?) 3 tbs chili powder 1 tbs garlic powder 2 tbs cumin 1 carton of beef broth 2 14 oz cans of roasted fire roasted tomatoes or just plain diced tomatoes. The fire roasted ones are really worth looking for though, trust me! generous dash of salt & pepper In large pot, cook your ground beef and onions til no longer pink. Drain the excess fat from the pan.  Add the rest of your ingredients and stir well to combine a...

Here we go again! #JanuaryWhole30 Even though I wasn't actively doing a Whole30 recently, I still asked myself a few questions before I ate something:  Is it healthy? Is it Whole30'ish? Is it Paleo? Is it healthy?? Yes, twice I asked myself that question. That kind of puts me WHERE I want to be eating ... I just wish I could truthfully say that I eat that way 100% of time ... instead of 75% ... or maybe 70%.  If only beer was Whole30/Paleo, I'd have it made. Oh ... yeah, them stupid frosted sugar cookies too ... that would be nice. But they aren't. So. That brings us to this recipe.  All I had to pick up was the zucchini. Yes, zucchini. With ground chicken. And garlic, salt and pepper, cumin and a little olive oil. Weird. Even weirder is that Hubby liked it.  You know he doesn't do squash AT ALL ! But he ate this. And was ok with it.  I guess, maybe, he's showing support ... or maybe he was just freakin hungry? :-) Whatever, I don't ...

This recipe comes from Paleo Girl 99 who I found on Instagram ... doing the Whole30 had introduced me to a whole new class of bloggers! So. The first time I made this, I didn't have the dehydrated shallots, but had dehydrated onions, so I improvised and used the onions. Yeah. Hubby was in love.  Asked me for 3 days if this was really the only thing that I did to make it taste so good. Was I sure it was just the dehydrated onions and not the "fried onions"  and on and on. Good grief. He just can't accept that something so simple would be so tasty. I did NOT share that this was Whole30 approved as some things just don't need to be said out loud. Then I put this on the menu again and said, hmmm, let me just order some shallots from Amazon. Well. The first thing that popped up was $1xx.00 to buy. No thank you ... so I kept shopping and finally came across a $12 bottle . Thank you one click ordering! So, here's how I made it the first time with GREA...

For years, and years, like every other veggie out there, I wouldn't go near asparagus ... that's like, a tree stalk, right?  It's right up there with the green tree shrubs ( broccoli ) and that funky white stuff ( cauliflower )! #JANUARYWHOLE30 And then, I tried these little skinny stalks with garlic and olive oil and since then, I've been addicted to asparagus ... I'm the one in the produce section tossing the fat things aside, looking for the wimpy, skinny things. Yup. That's ME!! Hi! Sorry if I held you up!  If nothing else, Whole30 has made me branch out and try all kinds of different veggies ... that in itself is a NSV, you know? So a few weeks ago, Aldi's had asparagus. Imagine that!? $2.99 for a one pound bag. Now, mind you've I've seen asparagus there before, but it was either, you guessed it, fat and woody OR the tips were all mush which is a no-no in the asparagus world. So whenever, I see them model thin stalks, I scoop them ...

*Repost Alert AND it's WHOLE30 COMPLIANT!* You all picked up that I'm sort of still on a Pantry / Freezer Challenge, right? The fact that we are now a single income household (AGAIN!) and the potential, hopefully soon upcoming sale of the house and move to a much smaller place with only ONE, maybe TWO refrigerator/freezers, I kind of need to be eating down the Pantry and Freezers. W ell, I've got this lovely hunk of beef in the guest kitchen freezer taking up a LOT of space ... so why NOT make this really yummy, super easy crock pot recipe!  I didn't realize this was tied until AFTER I pulled it out of the crockpot! I've shared this recipe before but it's definitely something to keep on hand as it's so  easy, it's not even funny. Just a heads up though, if you do NOT like your food spicy, then do NOT dump the juice in from the pepperoncinis! Are you ready to get this super duper, yummy recipe underway? Here's what you need: 3 lbs or ...

#JANUARYWHOLE30 *Repost alert! This is made all the time, even when I'm not doing a Whole30 ... it's just yummy, healthy eating!* Did you see my excitement a few weeks ago when I finally found the bags of riced cauliflower at Trader Joe's? I made a bag of that stuff that very night without any thought ... that's how excited I really was ;-) It was really easy too since the cauliflower was already riced ... all I had to do was zest a lime, chop some cilantro, juice the lime and cook the "rice". I have turned so many people on to this stuff in the past few weeks that I may never find it again at the Trader Joe's by my house! *Type 1 Diabetics should be stockpiling this stuff with only 3 grams of carbs per serving! This isn't really a recipe, so to speak, but more of a process. And I'm looking forward to making it again! Here's what you need: 1 12 oz bag of riced cauliflower (or you can certainly rice your own, it's just...