This Is What Happened In My Kitchen

Hello 2014!

Here is a fact about me, I love recipes!  Love them!  I love reading them, even if I know I will never follow them.  I am very excited about some of the cooking that took place in my kitchen and I decided to share these happenings with you...my six followers...lol

First up is Olive Oil Mayo.  When I first attempted the Whole30, I only made this mayo as a basis for an avocado sauce.  Oh how I was so naive, so blind.  Hold up I know you might be thinking like I did, I don't use that much mayo regularly why would I use it in the Whole30????  Because it is more of a sauce than just mayo!  I love to make a Pale, Whole30 compliant pumpkin sausage soup and put a small dollop of Olive Oil Mayo on my serving....delish!  It adds a lovely hint of creamy lemon flavor that rocks my world.  I have had some fun experimenting with this mayo to figure what works and what doesn't.  I will say it is lovely in a traditional sense to make coleslaw & cucumber salad.  I will note that I use a pasteurized egg because I am married to a health inspector and every time I eat something that may have a raw egg in it or runny yolk, he asks me, "Why do you want Salmonella?!?!?!"  For the record I am not living life on the edge with every bite of food thinking, will this be the day I get Salmonella?

Second, Blueberry Breakfast Sausage, I know the title sounds scary, but it is in fact yummy and Whole30 approved!  I have one go to sausage recipe I have used A LOT!  But, I was looking for breakfast items for my hubby & I and I came across this Blueberry Breakfast Sausage paired with a Coconut Carrot Souffle.  I have not made the souffle yet, because vanilla bean is super duper expense at the one grocery store I could find it at.  Thank you Internet for helping me find Beanilla, who was having a great sale & my vanilla beans should be here very soon.  I'm not sure how the snow will affect their delivery time.

Sorry, back to the sausage!  I had gone to the store, bought the ingredients and was excited about trying a new recipe.  Then my husband & I had dinner with some friends where he mentions that he isn't a big fan of anything blueberry!!!!  I decided to make it anyway to see if he would even notice the blueberry.  He loves this sausage recipe!!!  Why?  Because it rocks the house!

Third, Silky Gingered Zucchini Soup.  Actually that is not true!  I made chicken broth so I could make this soup.  I have searched far & wide for chicken broth/stock & beef broth/stock that doesn't contain sugar.  Oh my word is it exhausting and aggravating!  I did find a beef broth at Whole Foods, but it is at Whole Foods.  I am rarely in Kansas.  Sorry, I just can't believe how much stuff has sugar in it!  HyVee had whole chickens on sale for $0.88 a pound.  I bought one and made some broth and I was able to use the chicken meat to make the next recipe....don't scroll down and ruin the surprise...just kidding.  I would've totally scrolled down.  The soup is lovely.  As a matter of fact we had it for breakfast with a side of Blueberry Breakfast Sausage for breakfast yesterday and today. 

Fourth, (I would say last, but I have a pork roast that I'm planning on putting in the oven soon) Buffalo Chicken Shepherd's Pie.  I realized that after I put this in the oven that I only used half of the amount of cauliflower called for.  This did not bother me because I love spices & flavor explosions.  This didn't bother my man because he despises cauliflower & the cauliflower taste was hardly detectable.  I love this dish.  I can't wait to make it again.  I love spicy food & did not need to add hot sauce to this dish.  Oh I almost forgot I did not use buffalo sauce, I substituted Louisiana Hot Sauce.

I will apologize for the fact that there aren't pictures of the food I made on this post.  I am really bad about taking pictures of food I cook.  I love sharing pictures of food others cook or I eat out.  I guess I'm just weird that way.  Try these recipes they are yummy!!!!