Curried Chicken Soup for 2...

I absolutely adore curry. Vegetable curry, chicken curry, seafood curry, and my personal favorite, lamb curry. I could literally eat it every.single.day and never get sick of it. I'm sure Michael gets tired of me constantly asking to go get Indian food when we actually get to go on a date (but thankfully he loves it too). ;-)

I was in one of those food funks today and couldn't figure out what to eat for lunch. I realized I had all the ingredients to throw something together. :-) Here is my delicious "concoction". Enjoy!

1-2 cans full fat Coconut Milk (start with 1 can and add more as needed)
1-2 large boneless chicken breast(s), cut into bite sized pieces
1-2 Tablespoons coconut oil
1/4 cup natural chicken stock
1-2 teaspoons curry powder (depending on how strong you like your curry, start with 1 teaspoon and add more as you like)
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon cardamom
1/4-1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Sea salt to taste
2 cups loosely packed baby kale

Saute the chicken in the oil at medium/high heat. Slowly deglaze the pan by adding stock and let it boil. Add coconut milk and spices. Cook until thickened somewhat and add kale. Stir well and serve! Add salt to taste. Enjoy the variety of flavors!

* Yes, you can see bacon in the picture. That was a last minute add because hey, everything is better with bacon right? But just in case you are doing whole30 or avoiding sugar, skip the bacon (unless you are using sugar/nitrate free of course) ;-)

Not-Your-Grandma's Sausage Gravy...

As a girl who grew up in Florida (it IS the South whether you like it or not. There are parts of Florida as rooted in Southern culture as Tennessee or Mississippi), I love my grits, biscuits and gravy.

Now that I'm 100% paleo all of the time (and sometimes I am doing Whole30), it's hard to see other people eating good ol' southern cooking and know I can't join in! There just isn't anything like the smell of southern cuisine!   

I still can't have my comfort grits, but I *am* happy that I can smell my gravy and eat it too, even when I am doing a Whole30 (and occasionally served over an almond or coconut flour biscuit when I'm just basic Paleo). 

I really hope you like my Sausage gravy alternative!  

*Dairy/Grain free Southern Sausage Gravy* 

1 lb homemade turkey or pork sausage (I use THIS recipe) 

1 can full fat coconut milk (stirred well) 

1/4-1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (I would start with this amount and then add more as desired) 

Salt to taste 

1/4-1/2 teaspoon Arrowroot powder  

*Directions*

1. Saute sausage, crumble well, and drain (do NOT rinse). Set aside.   

2. Bring coconut milk and pepper to a medium boil (not a full boil). Add sausage and stir well.

3. Whisk in arrowroot powder (start with a 1/4 tsp and use more if it doesn't thicken). Stir well until thickened to your liking, add salt to taste (be careful because the sausage is already salty) and serve over eggs, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, or Paleo biscuits! Enjoy your downhome experience and don't forget to let me know how you liked it!