Spaghetti Squash

We took the plunge and tried spaghetti squash. It makes a visually different spaghetti, but it turned out very tasty. And it was EASIER than noodles!

I halved the squash (I used two) and threw it on a lightly oiled pan and baked it at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. I was shooting for 30 minutes, but life happened.

Then cooked up my beef (1.5 pounds)/jarred spaghetti sauce (1.5 jars) while shredding the insides of the squash.

Mixed it all together and let it simmer 5 minutes to soften up the squash the last little bit.

The husband B, notorious picky eater, ate it right up! And my kids were done before I had time to settle the twins. Next time I'll try to get a picture so you know what to expect. :)

Stuffed Peppers. Nom.

Updated with picture... these ARE delicious!

I don't have any pictures today, it's a snowy clingy child sort of day. One twin is sleeping and one is making typing complicated. One toddler is sleeping and one is loudly reading himself a book (complete with sirens and noisy traffic crossings).

In between the mayhem were a few moments to prep dinner... Stuffed Peppers!

Grain Free Stuffed Peppers
2-3 chicken breasts/thighs
1 onion
1-2 cloves of garlic
1 Head of Cauliflower
2-3 tomatoes
salt/pepper
1 cup spaghetti sauce

I used my handy dandy food processor to chop up a small onion, threw in a (large) clove of garlic and cooked some chicken in the onion/garlic with coconut oil and salt and pepper in the skillet. I pulled out the chicken and threw in a head of cauliflower that I "riced". (threw in the food processor.) I cooked the cauliflower until tender in the skillet with a little more salt and pepper and parsley because it was handy. Once things were cooked up... threw in the diced chicken, some diced tomatoes and leftover spaghetti sauce. Stuffed it in my peppers (my kids ate the tops) and sprinkled with some Parmesan cheese. I'm going to bake them later for 45 minutes at 350*. The filling was DELICIOUS... I'm resisting just eating that for a snack.

Healthy Chocolate?

So my goal is to eat better, you know that from scratch thing. Also Primal/Paleo. But sometimes I fail because I like grains... and dairy. A LOT.

But I NEED chocolate, and I found my new (healthy!) love...

Paleo Hazelnut Fudge
2/3 Cup of Almond Butter
1/3 Cup of Coconut Oil
1/2 Cup of Cocoa Powder
1/2 Cup of Honey
1 tsp of Vanilla
1/2 Cup crushed Hazelnuts.  

Mix it all together and throw in an 8x8 pan in the freezer. Cut and eat by the handful. This does need to stay in the freezer as it melts super easily!