Paleo Shake N Bake

I'm working on finding paleo friendly recipes that I can freeze for later. Before starting this paleo journey, most of our meals came from a bag (I know, cringe) and it is awfully nice to be able to go to freezer and just grab something.

I've found a few different chicken nugget type recipes, and have experimented until I found this one that works very well for us. The breakthrough came the day I accidentally spilled what I thought was way too much paprika in the bowl, and it turned out delicious! What's great is that I can either coat the chicken ahead of time with this mixture and freeze a bag, as well as just keep the coating on hand in the pantry in a sealed container (no guarantees, but I've kept this for a few months and it still smells and tastes like the day I made it).

Coating:
2 cups shredded coconut
1/2 cup almond meal
1 tsp garlic salt
3 tbsp paprika

To bake: Coat as many chicken tenders as you like with the coating using a ziplock. Cook some and freeze the rest.

Cleaning your Demarle

So I've got on before about how awesome Demarle is (seriously, every paleo kitchen needs Demarle). Easy to cook in, easy to clean. However, I have noticed that sometimes, especially after cooking fish, that it's hard to get the smell out of my pan.

My microwave was really dirty, so naturally I turned to Pinterest for an easier way to clean it, and discovered the vinegar trick. Take 1 cup of white vinegar, 1 cup of hot water, put it in a pyrex and then put it in your microwave for about 5-10 minutes. Once it's done, just wipe it out with paper towel. Easy peasy, worked great.

It dawned on me that this same procedure should work since Demarle is microwave safe. I put my large Demarle pan in the microwave with the vinegar/water mix and turned it on for 5 minutes. Wow! Looks like it's new and the smell is completely neutral. You would want to experiment with the amount of water needed for different shapes/sizes.