Hi :flowerforyou:

Well, my heart goes out to you! It is certainly no fun when we as the cook are all i"into" it, but then the family gives it the ole thumbs down. :noway:

I've begun making many more dishes in the crock pot....meat, vegetables, etc. More traditional flavorings....my people don't seem to afraid of it and I know it is paleo. So, we are happy.

What never worked for me and my family was trying to "bake" paleo foods, they never turned out....bacon and eggs - no one complains.

Keep it simple as they say and see if they come around? Don't give up, Paleo/Primal foods are good eating :happy:

It's been my experience that a lot of paleo recipes are seriously under-seasoned and spiced, but I also tend to think that a lot of paleo recipes that are blogged are ones that have only been made once before being posted. Sometimes you need a little tweaking before sharing it publicly and to make sure you get all of the steps and ingredients down properly. I also try to stick with blogs that were cooking blogs before they became paleo cooking blogs - it seems like their recipes turn out a little better and are more family friendly to me.

I guess it depends on what your family likes. I never go wrong with meat and veggies. What type of recipes are you looking for? Crock/pot, casserole, deserts, baking????

For a "one dish" I make an eggplant/ground beef chili - hot. We decided we really don't like stirfrys - for us they did not have enough flavour thats why we mostly go with meat and veggies (raw or cooked). I make pulled pork that we have over mashed cauliflower. I am planning on making some lamb curry soon. We love our occasional yam fries in duck fat. I never follow recipes to the letter (not since I first started cooking!). I tend to go with my own sense of what I like and substitute spices as I see fit. Luckily I only have my spouse to feed and he likes what I do.

Well Fed cookbook and paleomg.com. I have almost never made a recipe that wasn't amazing from either of those two sources.

http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/
http://www.paleomg.com
http://www.health-bent.com/
http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/


have all been amazing for me!!

And, I would add nomnompaleo.com

I have loved everything of hers that I made, and trust her recipes. Whenever I want to cook something, I search her site and her iPad app first.

Maybe instead of cooking exotic paleo recipes, try looking for familiar recipes with a paleo adjustment? Google and pinterest are my best friends there.

I usually keep it simple...a protien and a veggie

Last night it was sliced sausage fried up in some coconut oil and some cabbage slaw (http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/03/recipe-for-thai-style-spicy-cabbage.html - I used double the amount of fish sauce and lime in the marinade and used chopped raw almonds instead of peanuts)

Tonight is salmon (going to throw it in the oven with some spices on top) with roasted broccilli

Spices are a big thing for me - I have a ton and love to use things like Trader Joes Everyday Seasonins or 21 seasoning salute - throwing that in with some frozen veggies for a stir fry makes a big difference

Well Fed cookbook and paleomg.com. I have almost never made a recipe that wasn't amazing from either of those two sources.

I second this!!
EVERY recipie I have made from Well Fed has been awesome!!! she also has a blog clothesmakethegirl.com

This. So excited she's working on Well Fed 2.

I heard the Practical Paleo cookbook is supposed to be really good, I am on the hunt for it now
I have also used nomnompaleo website, and threedietsonedinner website

I have had some great successes and some spectacular failures in trying out new Paleo recipes. I've always had an adventurous side with cooking though and regularly have "Experimental Food Night" where I try out new recipes or completely new foods.
That, and for me, a recipe is more like a guideline rather than a set of rules...I always change something up or add something in. I just try to make a note of it for next time.

If anyone is interested, I have a PAF (Paleo as f*&$) tag on my Pinterest boards....I collect recipes and have tried almost all of them that are on there with that tag. I also have a board for cooking ahead Paleo style (I will cook big batches of things and freeze them.)

I highly agree with the Paleo Comfort Foods cookbook recommendation. It's wonderful!!

I'm pretty picky about what recipes I will try off of a blog as like someone mentioned, they are often recipes that have only been made once and perhaps fit that person's tastes, but not necessarily someone else. I do use theclothesmakethegirl.com/Well Fed and nomnompaleo and have never had something bad from there.

My general rule of thumb when it comes to blog recipes is....are there comments where someone else actually tried the recipe and reviewed it? Or are they just "this looks yummy!' comments. If there's no reviews of the recipe from someone, chances are I won't try it. That's why I like recipe sites like allrecipes.com. Lots of reviews and people comment about what tips they used to make it better!