I'm not paleo (I'm lchf), but I love nomnompaleo blog. Here are a couple of the recipes I've tried of hers that we've liked: * Exported from MasterCook * ASIAN CHICKEN THIGHS Recipe By : Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Low Carb Poultry Quick & Easy Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 bunch scallions -- trimmed and cut into thirds 2 garlic cloves -- minced 8 slices fresh ginger -- each approximately the size of a quarter 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 3 tablespoons macadamia nut oil or fat of choice 1 tablespoon coconut aminos 1 tablespoon Red Boat fish sauce 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 2 teaspoons kosher salt Freshly ground pepper to taste 4 pounds chicken thighs feed 4-6 people: Dump everything except for the chicken into a blender or food processor and blitz until smooth. Then, bake the bird parts for 40 minutes at 400°F. The end! What?!? You want to see step-by-step pictures? Man, you guys sure are demanding. But if you insist… Break out your high speed blender or food processor and toss in the scallions, garlic, ginger, rice wine vinegar, macadamia nut oil, coconut aminos, fish sauce, honey, sesame oil, salt, and freshly ground pepper. Blitz until smooth. Place the chicken in a storage bag or bowl and pour in the marinade. Toss to coat the chicken thoroughly, and marinate it in the fridge for up to 12 hours. When you’re ready to cook the chicken, remove the marinated thighs from the fridge and preheat the oven to 400°F (or 375°F on convection roast). Place a wire rack on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and arrange the chicken skin-side down on top Bake the chicken for 40 minutes flipping the thighs over at the halfway point. The chicken’s ready when the skin is crisp and browned and the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Serve immediately. Oh, and make sure you’ve got some wet wipes on hand. You’ll need ‘em. Description: "Rather, this simple weeknight chicken dinner hits all the notes that you’ve come to expect from Asian comfort food. It’s savory, sweet, tangy, and packed with umami. And did I also mention that the marinade can be ready in just minutes?" Source: "http://nomnompaleo.com/" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : I used a drop of stevia glycerite instead of honey * Exported from MasterCook * PALEO Crab PATTIES Recipe By : Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Fish & Seafood Low Carb Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 pound canned pasteurized super lump crabmeat 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut flour -- plus more for dusting the cakes (~1/4 cup) 2 scallions -- minced 1 tablespoon Sunny Paris seasoning or Old Bay Seasoning 1 large egg -- lightly beaten 1/4 cup mayonnaise Kosher salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice Freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup coconut oil (Feeds 4): Place a pound of fresh or drained canned crab meat in a large bowl. (Handy tip: keep a couple of cans of crab meat in the fridge because they’re a steal at Costco and have a long shelf life. It’s great emergency food when you have no other protein available.) Add coconut flour, scallions, Sunny Paris seasoning, egg, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Gently mix with a rubber spatula to combine the ingredients. Line a platter with parchment paper and divide the crab mixture into eight portions. Form each one into a flat cake and place them on the parchment-lined dish. Refrigerate the cakes for 30 minutes to firm up. Once the cakes are chilled, heat the coconut oil in a large frying pan over medium heat until shimmering. Fill a shallow dish with coconut flour and dredge each cake lightly with coconut flour. Make sure you pat off the excess flour or the cakes will be too dry. Fry the cakes in two batches for about three minutes on each side. Remove the finished cakes to a wire rack so they don’t get soggy. Serve on a tangy slaw with some lemon wedges. Source: "nomnompaleo.com" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : I used fresh crab from Costco. I've never seen canned crab at Costco.

The flu is going around at work. Right now, it looks like coughy, achey, congested, etc. Not nausea, stomach stuff. The drs are telling patients something about how the flu vaccines weren't prepared properly and it's going to be a bad year. Makes me glad that I never get the flu shot. If it does go to your dd's chest, it could lead to bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. If she's having trouble breathing or it's painful I'd at least call. Editing to add that that last bit sounded a bit lame. If she's having trouble breathing or it's painful, she needs to be checked.

I also had 2 home miscarriages with no medical intervention. I don't want to give you medical advice, but it is definitely doable to wait to see a doctor. I didn't see a doctor until the 3rd pregnancy. Be sure to go in if you have any issues. I'm so sorry for your loss.

I made the following recipe for a potluck at work and also for Christmas. I love it! Instead of putting cocoa on top, I used a microplane to grate some dark chocolate. This is a low carb recipe, but I'm sure you could use any recipe for the cookie cups and sub sugar. I used DaVinci sugar-free kahlua syrup instead of the liqueur, and didn't need the guar gum. Even the filling all by itself is yummy! * Exported from MasterCook * Tiramisu Cookie Cups Recipe By : Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Christmas Cookies Gluten Free Holiday Holidays Low Carb Quick & Easy Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Cookie Cups: 2 cups almond flour 1/3 cup Swerve Sweetener or other erythritol 1 tsp espresso powder or instant coffee 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 6 tbsp butter -- melted 1 large egg 1/4 tsp stevia extract Tiramisu Filling: 1/4 cup whipping cream -- chilled 1/3 cup powdered Swerve 1 tbsp coffee liqueur (preferably [homemade sugar-free coffee liqueur) 1/8 tsp stevia extract 6 oz mascarpone -- room temperature 1/2 tsp guar gum (if necessary -- to re-emulsify) (1/2 to 3/4) Cocoa powder for sprinkling Yield: 24 cookie cups Serving Size: 2 cookie cups For the cookie cups, preheat oven to 325F and grease a mini muffin tin (24 mini-muffin capacity). In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, erythritol, espresso powder, baking powder and salt. Stir in butter, egg and stevia until dough comes together. Form by hand into approximately 1-inch balls and place dough balls into prepared mini-muffin tin. This recipe will make exactly 24 so if you've made your balls too big or too small, go back and redistribute the dough. Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of each mini-muffin hole. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are lightly brown and cookie cup is puffed up a bit. Remove from oven and use the end of a wooden spoon to gently create a nice well in the center of each cookie cup. Let cool. For the filling, whip cream with powdered erythritol until it forms stiff peaks. Stir in coffee liqueur and stevia extract. Gently fold in room-temperature mascarpone. If it separates and gets clumpy, beat in guar gum 1/4 tsp at a time until comes back together. Spoon or pipe filling into cooled cookie cups. Sift cocoa powder over top and refrigerate 20 minutes to set. Serves 12 (2 cookie cups each). Each serving has 5.5 g of carbs and 2 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.5 g. Description: "Creamy tiramisu filling in little coffee-flavoured cookie cups. Tiramisu you can eat with your fingers! Low carb and gluten-free." Source: "http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I just ordered this book this morning because of Stacia's suggestion. I was placing an order on Amazon anyway and just couldn't resist this one. I can hardly wait!

One of the department's at work had their potluck last week and someone brought sliced ham in a crock pot. I thought it was an awesome idea as it was something that I could safely eat and had minimal prep. This is what I bought: http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2013/12/chicken-satay-meatball-recipe.html I took them in a crockpot. If you don't want to take an entree, then your plate idea is a great one.

A few years ago, I friend made these great book marks. It's basically a strip of cardstock folded in half with magnets attached so that when you put it mark your place in the book with it, the magnets keep the bookmark from falling out. She's quite the artist and painted the bookmarks so they're quite lovely. But, this is my FAVORITE bookmark and I haven't lost it yet. It's a simple craft that kids could do, too.

We've always done pjs and a book. As dd has gotten older, I've tried to make it a very special book. Most years it's been signed by Santa.

I really hate it when people do this. I know it's the easy way out, but it defeats the whole purpose of a cookie exchange. Anyone can go buy the cookies.

I've been LCHF for almost two years now. No grains whatsoever. I do have his book, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. LCHF is how I have to eat and is not a fad for me (or many others).

Friday night I finished Shift (Wool trilogy) and just started Dust. There were a couple of months between reading Wool and reading Shift, and because of the way the books are written, I really wish I had read Shift right after Wool. It still worked out fine and I totally enjoyed Shift. I have Allegiant waiting in the wings to read next and that will complete another trilogy. Because of these weekly threads, I have a bazillion books piled on and around my night stand just waiting to be cracked open.

Thanks! I wouldn't have been aware of any of this. The school doesn't offer or require anything. She needs a tablet so that she can be more time efficient in class taking notes, etc, and out of class when studying. I know that some of her classes do require her to access info online. My manager at work has a Windows tablet (don't know what kind) that she bought for school and loves. She bought it through the Dell website but doesn't think it's actually a Dell. She doesn't seem to know very much about it.

She's replacedthe battery but there are still issues. It's an older laptop. She can still somewhat use it at home, just not at school or elsewhere.

Thanks, again! I hadn't even considered the fact that she'd need java to access online class info. Hopefully it will go on sale!

Thank you. Yes, it is for school. Her lap top just isn't cutting it anymore. It's having battery issues, etc. I was leaning towards the Surface just because of all the ads I see. It sounds like you've talked with people who have it and are happy with it?

I'm planning on buying dd a Windows tablet for Christmas for school (college). I know nothing at all about tablets. Does anyone have a recommendation? Will they go on sale before Christmas? I checked at Costco, and they won't be carrying them this year - in store or online. Is it best to buy from a local store in case of a problem?

I fell asleep during the last 10 minutes. Can anyone give me a review of what happened? I can't believe I fell asleep...

Thanks, Jenn!! I've never cooked a standing rib roast. Is that what prime rib is?

I've always loved holidays with my extended family. We always get together for Thanksgiving and Christmas and even though we've all got our weirdnesses and issues, we somehow managed to make the holidays work. That's not to say there weren't stressful or uncomfortable moments, 'cause there have been many. And, part of the fun of getting everyone together is rehashing some of the craziest moments. And it's made for some very memorable moments for dd (both good and bad). But, I'm not looking forward to the holidays this year. My dd is in college and living 2 hours away. My mom died a few days before Thanksgiving last year. I have to work on Thanksgiving so dd took a dog sitting job for that whole weekend, so I probably won't see her until xmas. The rest of my family decided to get together at a sister's house which is too far for me to go on Thanksgiving. I'm also feeling overwhelmed at the loss of my mom right now. You'd think that after almost a year I'd be over it. Anyway, Thanksgiving is just going to be dh and me and I know I'm not going to feel like cooking a big turkey dinner for just the two of us. Actually after working all day, I'm not going to feel like cooking at all. And, since I have to eat lchf, I can't eat a turkey dinner anyway. I'm considering cooking a prime rib - please tell me that's easy to do. I'm hoping that we'll have our normal, dysfunctional xmas, though. Big venting whine over...

DANG! I LOVE the show and picked up the book at Costco a couple of weeks ago. I guess I should have checked reviews before buying.

We just had our floors done. I do have one of those mat things in front of the sink. I just figured that is where most of the water will be dripped or spilled and wanted to protect that one area. It stays flat so is not an issue with tripping. The rest of the main floor - no rugs. But, I did just order one to go by the front door and a runner for another area. I hate to vacuum and I hate dirty rugs.

Oh, my gosh, I hadn't noticed either. Thanks for pointing it out. Now I'm going to watch for the references.

Me too! But, before opening the thread I could read where she mentioned losing a lot of weight so I thought it was some new diet using rocks. Eat clean rocks and feel full??

What about the trail of blood? Were they killed first and then dragged outside?

Thanks for looking at it JanieGrace!! I'm really leaning towards this one. I won't make a decision for sure until after work today, but I'm afraid I won't find another one I like.