It's been too long!

So, it's been awhile! I had a lot of birthdays and congratulatory type festivities and kind of fell off the 'ol wagon... I'm back on! My darling husband, Brian, has been great. Unlike me, he did not fall off the wagon, he has been going paleo strong. Even for his birthday! He had a fruit salad instead of a cake. He is such a good boy! :) I envy him at times. :)

So fast forward to now...

Back on track, and I want to contribute to the blog daily if I can. Hopefully if I can't, my husband will. (hint hint)

Tonight for dinner we had some yummy grub! My very first Shephard's Pie.... EVER. I got the recipe here and it was DELISH! We used some Elk we had (also my first time eating that) so I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't taste gamey. I also LOVE the cauliflower mash that was used for the topping. I am a potato lover, so I am a tough nut to crack when it comes to finding something comparable. This was it! I was afraid since I don't care much for cauli-rice, that I wouldn't like this mash, but it was so freaking good!


Here is what it looked like:

Then I made some dessert.... :)

Maple Cinnamon Soft Serve It was pretty good. I am finding that with these recipies that call for banana, you can really taste the banana... I have problems with banana (semi allergic; makes my mouth itch but no swelling or anything) So this will not be something I eat frequently, maybe special occasions only? I made two servings, and in my husband's serving I omitted the maple syrup per his request. And the banana really had enough sweetness to it to make the dish still.... delish. :) I will warn you... like most paleo dishes it doesn't look pretty... but it is good.

We heard that a Cross-Fit gym had opened up just a few streets down from our house. Brian went and checked it out. So, we know it's there now. He is kind of interested. I need to build up my strength before I could even think about doing such things....


Until tomorrow,
Hunt, Gather, Cook, EAT!!