Coffee Needs Coffee

I do apologize for not keeping better records, last week.  The truth is, we didn't do a lot of cooking; what we did cook, was something we'd purchased preassembled or preseasoned, so there wasn't anything mine to throw in.

But, I have been making smoothies and trying out different recipes.  I got a new blender.  It's a very nice blender, for my purposes.  I also got an attachment that allows me to make single-serve smoothies.  I've been digging smoothie-making.  I haven't made anything, yet, that has wowed my taste buds, though.  In fact, I did quite the opposite.

Today's one of those days.

I can tell because I didn't sleep well last night, I was running the air conditioner in the bedroom and not cooling down, and my coffee needed coffee.

My husband and I put together a bunch of baggies of, essentially, salads for me to blend together.  On the baggies, I would write what was in them and what liquid to add, as well as if I needed to add a protein to it (like bacon).  Today, I grabbed a baggie that said "+liquid," meaning, add any liquid you like.

So, I decided to add my cup of coffee.  Because yesterday morning, during a management meeting for a hobby radio station, I thought, wouldn't it just be easier to make a smoothie with coffee?!  I know it's possible...

Just because something is possible, does not mean it is a good idea.

Back to the smoothie.  The baggie indicated that there was 1 bunch of spinach, 1 bunch of kale, a handful of walnuts, and + bacon, + liquid.  I filled my smoothi container to the appropriate line for liquid, stuffed my veggies and walnuts in, then added my one strip of bacon.  Blend!

I don't think I've ever tasted anything quite like this.  It was like drinking coffee (Don Francisco's Vanilla Nut coffee, specifically) with a very bland salad.  On top of that, it didn't mix well.  It's very...separated.  So, I thought maybe I could tone down the bitter taste by adding coconut cream (since that is, apparently, what I have in my fridge).  That really didn't go my way, either.

Not everything is going to be perfect, and that's okay.  Life is a series of adventures, strung together to help us get the most experience for our time.  We'll see what dinner brings!  Maybe something tasty.  I'll have to re-visit the coffee smoothie thing, sometime.  It seems a good idea...

Fish 'n' Chips

Okay, so I'm sorry I've not posted for a couple days.  It's not that I haven't eaten anything; it's more that I have discovered a new allergy in a rather...explosive...way.

White fish.

This makes me very sad since I really do enjoy fish 'n' chips!  But, no more!  I think my husbeast said I had about 45 minutes of power vomiting on Monday night, after dinner.  So, there's that mental image.  You're welcome.

I'm still going to give you our recipe for the fish, though.  It's very tasty and it works well for chicken tenders, too.  We had traditional chips with dinner; if you want to keep it paleo/primal, then go for sweet potato fries, instead.

I don't have pictures of this meal.  I don't think I want to be reminded of this meal, either.  So, you'll have to imagine it.  I've been drinking liquid salads for the past couple days, trying to regain energy and keep my stomach from doing more backflips.  I apologize for the lack of good recipes.

So, here's a great recipe that you can use with chicken, too!

Fish 'n' Chips (GF)

1lbs white fish (we used sole) or chicken pieces

2T coconut oil

2c. almond flour or gluten free panko bread crumbs

2c. grated Parmesan cheese

1/4c. ground black pepper

salt to taste

1.  Heat a large skillet over medium heat with about 2T of coconut oil.

2.  Mix about half the amount of your dry ingredients together and dredge as much of your fish or chicken as you can. 

3.  Fry up your fish or chicken to your desired doneness.  If you still have more to fry and you're low on mix, get the rest of it together and repeat.

NOTE:  You can take the chicken piece and put them on skewers and bake them.  I think you'd pre-heat the oven to 350*F then bake them for 30minutes.  I'll double check with the husbeast on that one.  Either way, these are very tasty!

Before anyone points out there is cheese in this recipe and, therefore, what I could be reacting to, this is a recipe we use all the time for chicken.  I had a reaction back in January to some tilapia, as well, that didn't have any cheese or even grain-based spices on it.  So, I'm pretty sure it was the fish and not the other ingredients.

Regardless, do enjoy this one!  It's quick, simple, and quite tasty...at least the first time.