Living Insanity's Loving Food

We spent the past few days visiting Boston.  We ate at many yummy places along the way.  Here are my reviews. Friday Antico Forno , in Boston's Little Italy area.  We were in the area for lunch.  I wanted to go in Fanueil Hall and check out the holiday decor in the area.  It was seriously busy with people shopping so we left to find a quieter spot for lunch.  Hubby and I shared a salad at the restaurant.  I think you probably can't go wrong at any of the Italian places along these streets.  I had ossobuco with saffron risotto.  It was fabulous!   Hubby and walked to the Aquarium.  We waited in line to get tickets for about 50 minutes.  I really do enjoy going to aquariums though and I thought the one in Boston was nice.  They don't have a huge shark tank like the National Aquarium in Baltimore though. I highly recommend Franklin Cafe (southie) They were pretty great with gluten free paleo friendly food.  Hub...

4 Bone in Chicken Thighs Honey plus a little coconut balsamic vinegar Spice mixture:  I had some chili powder, cumin, paprika, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, and I think I threw in some dried parsley. Baked in the oven.  Look at how the honey got black and yummy! I've made the recipe twice now. Served with mashed cauliflower and roasted brussels. Served with a little garlic spinach and butternut squash. This recipe adapted from this blog!

Sunday breakfast!  I usually make bacon for breakfast but we finally found a store that sells Logan's sausage.  We tried it at the Metro Cooking Show and almost all of their sausage is sugar free. The one that is not is sweet Italian. Eggs Spinach Logan's Argentine Spicy Chorizo (no added sugar) Pacific Rose Apple

I coated the pork chops in spicy brown mustard, black pepper, and rosemary.  Then I let them chill in the fridge for a few hours.  Bake the pork chops for about 30 minutes and serve with roasted brussel sprouts.

I made m&m sugar cookie bars for my work secret santa.  She said she liked baking and liked plain m&ms :) I hope she liked them!

Boneless Chicken Breasts Carrot Onion Celery Cauliflower, pureed in the food processor.  I did not get a rice like texture I was trying for in the soup. Salt free organic chicken stock Everything tossed into the crockpot :) I usually cook on low for 6-8 hours

The problem with store bought pesto is it has parmesan cheese in it.  I don't mind having a little of the hard cheese but it's not strict paleo.  If you made your own pesto you could leave out the parm!  I was lazy and going for a quick dinner. Rack of Lamb Salt and pepper Olive oil Store bought Pesto I followed the cooking directions on this blog In a pan, heat olive oil and sear lamb on all sides. Heat over to 375 and cook about 30 minutes.  I felt ours needed a little more cooking time.  It depends on your preferred doneness.  On a steak I'm always a medium well girl.  On roast beef and lamb it can be more pink. Served with some purple turnips, onion, and mushrooms.

I must blog this recipe because I have it on a little card from a cookie swap and the cookie was so good! Pumpkin Gingersnap Cookies Yield 3 dozen Cook time 10-12 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, room temp 1 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for rolling cookies 1/2 cup pure pumpkin 1/4 cup molasses 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups AP flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions: 1. In stand mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar together until creamy and smooth.  Add the pumpkin, molasses, egg, vanilla, and mix until well combined. 2. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking soda, spices. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until combined. Refrigerate dough for an hour.  Can be chilled for 2-3 days. 3. Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.  lace sugar in a small bowl.  Roll tablespoon sized ball...