CALL THE PALEO POLICE!

I'm making sprouted whole wheat pizza for dinner tonight.  Why sprouted?  Grains contain phytic acid, which makes them very difficult for the human body to digest.  This protective function serves to naturally protect the grain so that it can be more viable - but when consumed, it does a lot of harm to us.  Whole grains actually REMOVE minerals from your body!  Teeth, bones, and blood all lose valuable minerals like calcium, magnesium, and iron thanks to the consumption of whole grains.  Not that white grains are any better - processed and refined to death, white grains are barely more than pure sugar.  The solution?  Consume grains sparingly, if at all.  Do not consider them a food group!  When you do consume them, choose organic, whole grains that have been traditionally prepared - soaked in an acid medium for adequate time or sprouted (which activates live enzymes within the grain, making lots of nutrients bioavailable).  I will not say that grains are "healthy" - even soaked and sprouted grains are considered a rare treat for us.  Arm yourself with information, make wise choices, and always remember that humans need PROTEIN and FAT - grains provide neither.

http://www.westonaprice.org/food-features/living-with-phytic-acid

DS3 will be with his papa for the evening, and since I'm the only other person in the house who can't do gluten, the big splurge is HOMEMADE PIZZA!

Here's the dough recipe:

http://www.fornobravo.com/pizzaquest/instructionals/59-written-recipes/223-sprouted-whole-wheat-pizza-dough.html

For myself, I'll make a coconut flour pizza dough - my very first attempt cooking with coconut flour.

http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/index.cfm/2010/1/15/herbed-gluten-free-coconut-flour-pizza-crust

It's a lot more fun when the boys get to help out with dinner, so I'll prep the dough ahead of time and present them with balls of dough, ready to pat down into circles and top with sauce and fresh veggies and a little raw cheese.  I'll be making a fresh green salad as well with broiled salmon and hardboiled eggs to make our meal a lot more nourishing.

I love cooking.  I really love cooking with my kids - I love to involve them, teach them, watch how they come up with fantastically creative ideas all on their own about what to do with food.  They have no fear or expectations when experimenting, no worry about mess or timing, they just ENJOY it.  And I love to witness that joy.

Lazy, easy, nutritious dinner :-)

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Chicken thighs from the freezer for dinner, in a quick marinade of yellow mustard, raw honey, coconut oil, and dried thyme.  Mix about a 1/3 cup of the first three ingredients, add 1 heaping teaspoon of thyme, mix together, dip chicken to coat and arrange in pan in single, even layer (mix the marinade in a 9x13 or similar pan, I use about 2.5 pounds of chicken thighs for each meal with this amount of marinade).  marinate at least 30 minutes, better all day in the fridge.

Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes.  flip once if you remember (but I usually forget, and they turn out fine).  goes well with asparagus or green beans (which I steam quickly over salted water), roasted carrots & potatoes.  plenty of sauce left in the bottom of the pan for spooning over while serving, too!


honey mustard chicken thighs

1/3 cup yellow mustard (prepared or homemade)
1/3 cup raw honey
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 heaping teaspoon dried thyme
2-3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs