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Chocolate Molé Sauce

I am cooking for some close family friends this weekend and really wanted to create a special dinner for them to enjoy. I wanted to make a warm, inviting, and rich flavored meal. I figured that everybody loves chocolate, so let’s put some spices into the mix and create our very own Mole sauce.

This recipe will provide a slight kick of heat with Ancho chilies but not too much to overpower the smokey and deep spiced chocolate flavors. With a hint of sweetness, the sauce will balance out the bold flavors marinated into beef or chicken.

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Tonight’s Dinner (November 14, 2014)

Tonight’s dinner was strictly Whole 30, like most of my dinners. It was a simple marinated grilled beef steak with a healthy portion of pan fried sweet potatoes, and sauteed kale with a touch of raisins.

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Light & Sweet BBQ Pork Roast

This BBQ recipe has complex flavors but simple cooking, that will deliver a sweet light BBQ taste the whole family will love.

Dates are my secret ingredient, delivering a subtle sweet flavor to the sauce and the pork.

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Butternut Squash Soup

This butternut squash soup recipe will bring out the scent and flavor of the Fall season, promising to warm your stomach and your senses.

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Home-style Chicken Soup

There is nothing like a hot bowl of broth soup to warm the soul on a chilly evening and that is exactly what it does, with my simple version of an old family favorite. Like many broth based soups, this recipe is very simple and straightforward.

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Citrus Pulled Pork Roast

There are some wonderful flavors and aromas in this recipe that will invoke the Caribbean.

Whole lemons are the secret ingredient with this recipe, which blends well with garlic and all spice to balance flavors and entice taste buds.

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Classic Beef Pot Roast with Creamy Mashed Cauliflower

This is the ultimate comfort food recipe.

If you were afraid to cook Paleo or Whole30 for guests, this recipe should remove those fears. The pot roast is full of flavor and tender, while the mashed cauliflower is creamy and has a whipped texture that is only matched by its wonderful buttery taste. Prepare to entertain and eat clean!

My classic beef pot roast with creamy mashed cauliflower.

My classic beef pot roast with creamy mashed cauliflower.

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Savory Cranberry Turkey Meatloaf

As we approach the holidays you will begin to see turkey in all forms more prevalent in your grocery stores. What if I told you that you did not need to roast a turkey for a whole day to get that same holiday flavor?

This recipe uses ground turkey breast, seasoned with fragrant herbs and cranberries, to bring holiday flavor to your table in just a couple of hours.

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Braised Short Ribs

This rich and flavorful recipe is fire and forget: season and sear, then walk away while the ribs simmer for a few hours.

The secret ingredient to this recipe calls for red wine. But is that “Paleo”? Technically, any alcohol is not considered Paleo by the strictest of purists. However, considering we burn off the alcohol and what is left is the flavor of our wonderful grapes marinading our beef, I am not too concerned about going off the clean eating bandwagon.

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Spice Rubbed Pork Belly

Or what I call “2.5lbs of bacon”. This recipe brings big bold flavors out in the pork’s meat and fat. With the spices we rub into both sides of the pork belly, it is guaranteed to to fill each and every bite with great taste and texture.

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