Grass Fed Beef Chili (bean free)
2 TBSP coconut oil 1 pound grass-fed ground beef 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed 1 large onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped (about 3/4 cup) 2 TBSP chili powder 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp hot sauce or 1/4 tsp chipotle pepper powder (optional) 1 (28 ounce) package crushed, chopped, or strained tomatoes 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce Heat the coconut oil in a stock pot or large Dutch oven over medium heat & crumble in the ground beef. Add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, and cook stirring frequently until beef is evenly browned. Stir in the chili powder, oregano,...
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FOR MY VEGETARIAN FOLLOWERS: While my diet has been evolving, yours may not be! I don’t want to bore you with too many meaty recipes, but please be aware that I do have quite a bit of catching up to do to even out the vegetarian slant of this website (as it no longer accurately represents my current eating habits and nutritional philosophy). That said, I still have plenty of non-meat recipes to post, and will try to include them along side the meaty ones as much as possible (there will be one such, very delicious post directly following this one). From a nutritional standpoint, if...
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OK, this isn’t a real recipe, but laughter is good nutrition too, so I thought I’d share a quickie…… 1977 – Mrs. Marshall’s third-grade class: I received my graded essay back with only three spelling mistakes (which was pretty good for me). As I turned the pages to see where I lost points… Oh wow – I realized Mrs. Marshall had actually made a mistake! One of the words she had marked with a big red check was definitely spelled correctly. Just as I started to raise my hand to point this out, in an instant, my cheeks turned bright red, and the...
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one 4 – 5 lb roast (chuck, rump, or round roast) 1 TBSP pure salt 2 tsps freshly ground black pepper 3 TBSP coconut oil 1/2 cup water 2 cups tomato sauce, fresh or packaged 1 onion, coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 TBSP natural, brown sugar (optional) 1/2 tsp dry mustard 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup high quality ketchup (no high fructose corn syrup!) 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce Combine the salt and pepper and rub into the roast. Heat the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the roast, about 3 mins per side. Place the...
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