Tonight there is no recipe to share. For dinner I frankenstien'd various leftovers from other recipes but it was basically spaghetti squash "noodles" with a homemade sauce (my husband makes the best marinara) and plain meatballs. I have to say it was pretty good.
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Last week I found a recipe for spaghetti squash "noodles" I was so excited, and a little nervous to try it. I have never been a fan of squash, but I really wanted to find a good replacement for pasta, something other than sweet potatos-I want to build an arsenal of veggie alternates to pasta. The picture looked yummy so I decided to give it a go (to the utter shagrin of my husband, he hates squash). Well, let me just say it was a fail. Not an utter fail because now I know I like spaghetti squash, but a fail nonetheless. You see this yummy looking recipe took 2 hours!!! I couldn't believe it! Seriously, WHAT?! OK, a little background on me. I am not a great cook-I rely on recipes, I can't just open the cupboard and imagine everything simmering sweetly on a pot atop my stove. That said, why oh why would I even attempt a recipe that takes 2 hours? I pretty much have recipe ADD. After 30 minutes I am restless, 45 minutes and I find myself trying to combine it with other recipes or just give up altogether. But I swear the recipe said it would take 45 minutes. So I am not sharing it. I won't be making it again, and I am sure no one else wants to spend 2 hours making it either. So I will find one that it awesome and post it at a later date.
Not being a foodie, or a naturally good cook, I rely on finding recipes that look simple and easy yet pack a lot of flavor...that's what I plan on sharing on the Healthy Flamingo (although no fish, seafood shellfish etc., recipes-unlike a healthy flamingo, I don't eat any of those. Ever).
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Paleo has become quite the buzz-word lately so it's difficult to know what's real out there and what's just trying to get to the top of the search engine results. And Since there's not a yummy recipe tonight, let me share some of my favorite and trusted Paleo recipe sites and resources.
The Clothes that Make the Girl - awesome site! One of my favorites. All the recipes I've tried from this site have exceeded my expectations and when I get confused about Paleo ingredients, I know I can try this site first to see what she's used and I know it'll be Paleo compliant. Plus, she now has a cookbook. I have not yet bought it, but I will for sure!
PaleOMG - also an awesome site for recipes! I have been seeing more and mmore recipes from this site popping up in the instagram feeds I follow as well as some of the Pinterest Boards. I have already tried a few and loved them and I have so many more to try.
Robb Wolff - a MUST read! He's one of the world's leading experts on Paleo. 'nuff said. You'll want to bookmark this site for sure.
Those are just a few of my favorites, I hope they become a favorite of yours as well.
-Hilary
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