All the comfort and health of a roasted chicken supper with half the work and time!  Winner, winner, sheet pan dinner! I’ve become a bit obsessed with easy sheet pan cooking.  So far I have shared Sheet Pan Fajitas,  Crispy Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner and Chocolate Cherry Sheet Pan Cake. I threw in parsnips, carrots and…
Paleo Recipes
We are experts in Paleo recipes! Meat and veggies combined into easy and delicious meals
Chicken Avocado Burger
It’s a big day for Laughing Spatula.  You see this is my 200th post!  I know, I know, it’s a pretty big deal.  Banners are flying, confetti is falling, the paparazzi are hovering outside. It’s like the freakin’ Oscars or something!  Red carpet, little gold men…oh wait, that’s just my neighbor.  He’s a bit…
Lime and Garlic Salmon
Salmon topped with lime and garlic then baked for a super healthy fast and fresh dinner.  Did I mention easy?  You can have this ready to eat in less than 30 minutes! I have become a morning cook. I like to get all my cooking done in the a.m. When I worked at a ‘real job’,…
Cold Poached Salmon
“Your poached salmon is only as good as the broth you cook it in” – words of wisdom from my Mom. The title of this post COULD be misleading- it is poached salmon, served cold. But tomato-tomahtoe- it is delicious and fresh. I would recommend you use fresh herbs– it makes such a difference in…
Chimichurri Sauce
This super simple and healthy recipe for Chimichurri Sauce will quickly become your favorite condiment! Â Simply toss fresh ingredients into a blender or food processor and it’s done! Â Healthy and delicious ! Chim chiminy, chim chiminy, chim-chim-churri – this sauce is as tasty, as tasty can be! Â (if you didn’t see that coming –…
Chicken Avocado Burgers – Whole30 and Paleo
Chicken Avocado Burgers ! Â Ground chicken with fresh chunks of avocado mixed right into the burger before grilling! This is really a one of a kind burger! Â The avocado is mixed right into the ground chicken and becomes all warm and soft…it’s a burger bomb that’s super healthy and delicious! Â Why we love these…
Frozen Herbs
Hate to see all those fresh herbs in your garden go to waste? Â Check out this unique idea on how to freeze your fresh herbs! Â I am not much of a gardner but I have somehow managed to grow an abundance of herbs every year! Â As the season comes to an end and I watch…
Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce
Maybe I should change the name of my blog to risataspotola.com? That’s laughingspatula.com in Italian!  (that google translator feature really works! 🙂 This sauce was so rich and flavorful. With only a few ingredients and your trusty slow cooker you can make a big old batch of some of the most tasty Bolognese I…