WFD {What's For Dinner} Wednesdays

Hey there!  Remember last week when I said that Sandra was coming to visit and we had a very busy week planned?  Yeah.  That happened.  As a matter of fact, I only cooked two meals this week.  I did not cook a single thing from Wednesday to Saturday.

We ate out A LOT.   For me, it can be a bit defeating in the kitchen when Sandra is here.  She is used to eating all of the foods that we don't keep in our house, so it's very difficult to please her palate with my cooking.  So we ate out, where she could get what she wanted and we could make the healthiest choices possible.  Either that, or we ate leftovers.

The good news is, the two meals that I did end up making this week came out really yummy!

Sunday, I decided to cook dinner as more of a late lunch meal, since The Mister was driving Sandra back towards Louisiana that afternoon, and I wanted everyone to have full happy tummies.  I made the Pina Colada Chicken that is featured over at The Paleo Parents blog.

This recipe was posted by the Paleo Parents, but it is a review of the Pina Colada Chicken from the new cookbook, Well Fed 2.  I have the first Well Fed cookbook and I honestly love it, and I have to say that, after trying this recipe, I will surely be buying the new cookbook, too!  This stuff was delicious!

The recipe in the book suggests pairing the dish with some cauli-rice.  I didn't want to make plain ol' cauli-rice, so I jazzed it up a bit to go with the tropically inspired chicken dish.

I shredded the cauliflower as usual in my food processor.  Then, sautéed it in some coconut oil, the rest of the coconut milk leftover from the recipe, and some crushed pineapple with some of it's juices.  It was really yummy!

Last night, I set out to make a paleo version of shepard's pie.  In our PP {pre-paleo lol} life, I made a pretty tasty shepard's pie, and as I've mentioned before, my recreations haven't always come out so good the first shot.

Long story short, It.Was.Awesome!  So awesome, in fact, that it is already gone.  Which makes me kind of sad because now I will have to cook tonight {which is usually a night off for me}.  Just kidding.  I love being in the kitchen!

I made this paleo by using some beautiful locally grown butternut squash instead of mashed potatoes, and just adjusted the spices from my usual pie.

The only thing I would change here is, I usually add about a half cup of beef broth to keep the pie moist, but this time it seemed a little soupy.  Tasty, but soupy.  Today, as leftovers, it was not at all soupy.  So maybe the next time I make it, I'll leave the broth out or just use less of it.

Want the recipe?  Let me know!  I'm happy to make it again and create a post with tons of pics!

Comforty Goodness right here!

I know that I said I would spend some time this week working on some grain free mug cakes also, but to tell the truth, we ate so much junk that I just didn't feel up for baking any more sweets.  I did take one shot at a cake recipe I want to figure out.  It's definitely not ready to give out the recipe yet, but hopefully it will be soon!  See the sacrifice I make for you people?  I have to make all of these yummy cakes and then EAT THEM.  Tough life for this girl.

Can you guess what I'm working on here?

Well, that's it for this week!  I'm linking up again with The Pajama Mama, so don't forget to check her out along with any other blogs that have linked up over there!  I love that she lets her son, Mango, shop for his own items and then she actually came up with some things from items that he chose!  She is one cool mama!

What kind of meals were on your table this week?  Do you have "lazy" weeks where you don't cook much for your family?  What are some of your favorite cool weather comfort foods to cook up?

Hope you all had a delicious week!

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