What are your 2013 GOALS?

  Helllooooooo my pretty little bliggity bloggers! I hope you are all having an amazing Sunday. Mine has been filled with this wonderful little thing called family time. *sigh* It is quite fantastic. Starting the day with the whole family at church is always a good way to guarantee that your day will be amazing. =)
  Today, I urge you to think about your goals for this year. Lets just throw out the word resolution. Ew. Bleh. An almost sure-fire way to make sure something doesn't get accomplished is to call it a New Year's Resolution. Soooo.... we are going to have 2013 GOALS. I hope that everyone has at least one goal this year of being healthy. I don't really care about being "skinny". Please, for the love of Pete, don't tell me that you have "being skinny" on your list of to-do's this year. Skinny is a ridiculous word, and to be completely honest, it irritates the crap out of me when people say they wanna be skinny. Now, don't get me wrong, I used to be one of those people. BUT, being healthy and fit is SO much more important. Getting littler in size is a added plus of being fit and healthy. So, let us write down a list of goals. Start small, short term, and then go up to long term. Little milestones are a good way to keep on track. Make sure you accomplish your goals one by one. You can do it!
  On to the yummy goodness of the day. I found this recipe in my Eat Like a Dinosaur cookbook. Yet another thing you'd be wise to buy. Now, as I told you in my last blog post, I have an over abundance of ham in my freezer, so today's recipe, once again, is a hammy one. =) The original recipe calls for bacon. Mmmmmm bacon. Make it either way, they're both DELISH!

Sweet Quiche

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb nitrate-free bacon, diced (I used about a pound of ham)
• 2 apples, peeled and diced (I used green, use whichever color you prefer)
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 2 cups spinach
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions:

1. Saute' chopped bacon over medium-high heat until fat begins to render, about 3 minutes.
2. Turn heat to medium and add apples and cumin to bacon.
3. Cook and stir occasionally until apples soften, about 5 minutes.
4. Add spinach and keep tossing until it begins to wilt, about 2 minutes - remove from heat and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
5. In a bowl, combine eggs, coconut milk, salt, and pepper - whisk until bubbly.
6. Lay vegetable mixture into greased pie pan.
7. Pour egg mixture over vegetables.
8. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees, then turn oven down to 300 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.
9. DEVOUR. =)

    For some reason, my computer isn't allowing me to upload the pic. Hopefully I'll get it fixed soon! I promise, I wouldn't lead you astray when it comes to food. Try it, you'll like it. =) Cale even ate the spinach in it, which is unusual for a 3 year old... at least my 3 year old.
  Now, go... my little ones. Write down your goals... and start achieving them! Until next time peeps.

HAPPY 2013!!!!

  Holy super-busy-and-freakishly-fast-end-of-2012 Batman! I just logged on here and realized it has been MONTHS since I posted last. MONTHS. Ridic. and completely unacceptable. So. Here we are. 2013. Twenty thirteen. Suck on THAT Mayans... I mean really.
  I hope you all had a fantastic holiday season. I did. It was filled with family, fun, laughs, busy time, and an over abundance of completely un-paleo and un-healthy food. Andddd I ate a lot of it. Bleh. We were set to host Christmas for the first time ever at Casa de Stanford. However, that terrible crap sickness that has been going around stuck my Grandparents and put a damper on the hoard of people that were supposta come. Guest list went from 12 to 6 in the blink of an eye. *blink* Yep. That fast. But, of course, the guest list was slimmed only after I had purchased enough food to feed a small army. So, there I was, with a 15 lb ham and 5 adults and 1 three year old to eat it. Needless to say, we've been eating a lot of ham-based meals since. BUT, the good news for you is, that it has forced me to get creative. Alas, bringing you my first recipe of 2013. =) I literally made this crap up. andddd much to my surprise, it was freaking AMAZEBALLS! I urge you to try it. Stan even went for seconds... so it couldn't have been all that bad. Enjoy my little bliggity bloggers! ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 lb-ish Ham (sliced and diced, ready to cook)
1 regular sized sweet potato (or large if you prefer more in the mix)
1/2 yellow onion (sliced and diced)
1 tablespoon coconut oil (or whatever fat you prefer)
1/3 cup canned coconut milk
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
6 eggs
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
*Preheat your oven to 375*
1. Heat up your coconut oil (or desired fat) in a large skillet.
2. Add diced ham and onion and some salt and pepper.
3. While your ham and onion mixure is cooking, whip out your food processor and shred your sweet potato.
4. Let the sweet potato hang out in the food processor until you need it. Next, whisk together your coconut milk, onion and garlic powder and salt and pepper.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk your eggs.
6. Add milk and spice mixture to eggs, whisk together.
7. Once your onions are translucent, add the shredded sweet potato to the ham mixture. 
8. Thoroughly mix your ham and sweet potatoes, then dump them into a 8x8 baking dish.
9. Dump the egg mixture over the top of the ham and potatoes. 
10. Bake for 25 minutes or until eggs are cooked all the way thru.
11. BAM! Eat it. =) 

  Making up a recipe is new to me... so I hope this makes sense. LoL And, once again, I apologize for the picture. Food photographer, I am not. BUT, I promise it is yummy! 

  My 2013 pledge to all of you is to blog more regularly. =) Happy eating peeps!