Primal Women in the Kitchen

Primal GUMBO!

2012-01-04T14:29:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
3 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices (I bought Chicken sausage from Whole Foods. Read Labels!)
7 tablespoons olive oil1 large onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic minced
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 stalks celery chopped1/4 bunch flat leaf parsley, stems and leaves, coarsely chopped, plus chopped leaves for garnish
4 cups beef stock (read labels! or make your own)
4 roma tomatoes, diced
2 cups frozen sliced okra
4 green onions, sliced, white and green parts
1/2 pound small shrimp, peeled, deveined and cooked
3 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Cumin
1 pinch black pepper
1 tsp. Cayenne pepper
1 tsp. Rosemary
1 tsp. thyme
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar (optional)
1 tbsp. anchovy paste (optional)
sea salt to taste

Directions:
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
Cook the chicken until browned on both sides and remove.
Add the sausage and cook until browned, then remove.
In a large pan heat the remaining oil and add the onion, garlic, green pepper, red pepper and celery and cook for 10 minutes.
Add beef broth and parsley, all spices, vinegar, and anchovy paste.
Add the chicken and sausage to the large pan.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add tomatoes and okra.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Just before serving add the green onions, shrimp and more chopped parsley.

I served this over a bed of cauliflower rice. It is a family sized meal.

Garlic Broccoli Stir Fry

2011-09-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Organic frozen broccoli (Trader Joes)

Light coconut milk

macademia oil

onion powder

dillweed

sea salt

garlic

ground chicken or turkey

almond butter

pumpkin seeds

This recipe was for one serving (and I eat more than an average woman I would say!)

Sautee (on medium heat) 1/2 bag of broccoli in about 1/4 cup light coconut milk and 2 tsp macadamia oil.

Lightly cover the top with onion powder, dillweed, sea salt and pepper and about 2 tsp crushed garlic. In a separate pan cook the chicken or turkey (I had precooked this so I had just enough for a serving for myself, I melted a spoonful of almond butter into the meat.

Then top that with the veggies and sprinkled pumpkin seeds on top. I seriously cannot believe how good this turned out and it was super simple!!!

Holy (guacamole) Eggs

2011-09-05T17:03:00.000-07:00

The deviled egg's worst nightmare!!!

Ingredients:

A dozen eggs

1 ½ large avocados

¼ c. cilantro- chopped

¼ c. onion- chopped

handful of cherry tomatoes (I used 6 from our garden)- chopped

2 tbsp. olive oil

2 tsp. minced garlic

1 squirt of lemon juice

dash of red pepper flakes

dash of salt

Directions:

1. Hardboil your eggs by placing them in a sauce pan full of cold water and bringing the water to a rolling boil.

2.Remove the pan from heat and allow them to sit for 15 minutes.

3.Move to an ice bath for another 15 minutes. This will make them easier to peel.

(Eggs that are a week+ old tend to peel easier but fresh will work too. )

4. Peel eggs.

5. Gently slice eggs in ½ placing the white on a plate and the yolk in a bowl.

6. Mix the avocado with the egg yolks and olive oil until creamy.

7. Fold in all other ingredients except the salt.

8. Spoon ping-pong ball sized dollops into the egg whites.

9. sprinkle salt over the top.

ENJOY! They didn’t even last 5 minutes in my house.

-hard boiled with love,

Katie

Banana "Ice Cream"

2011-08-20T19:06:00.000-07:00

A recipe from the woman who taught me how to cook......My mama!

Believe it or not blended frozen bananas taste like ice cream. They take on the consistency of soft serve ice cream. For a firmer ice cream feel, just pop the blended bananas in the freezer for 15 more minutes.

Tonight we ate this tasty treat is with a touch of honey, 2 scoops of almond butter, pecans, and pineapple chunks folded in. . But the sky's the limit - add in your favorite paleo nut or fruit maybe even some coco powder and enjoy!

Sorry there is no photo! We ate all of it before I could get one... it didn't even make it into individual bowls. haha.

Ingredients

4 ripe bananas
2 tsp agave syrup or honey (optional)
2 tbsp almond butter (optional)
1/4 c. pecans (optional)

1/4c. pineapple chunks (optional)

Directions

1. Cut the ripe bananas into 1-2" pieces and freeze for at least 1 hour.
2. Place the frozen bananas in the bowl of a food processor, along with any optional ingredients you choose to use.

3. Pulse until the bananas start to break apart, then switch on and blend for 2-3 minutes, scraping down the bowl, if necessary. The bananas will first break down into a sandy texture, before taking on the consistency of soft serve ice cream.
4. Top with any desired toppings!

SO CHEAP! SO EASY! SO YUM!

-Katie

Chicken Curry Salad

2011-08-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

4c.- Chicken, cut into 1 inch cubes

½ c- Green onion, chopped

½ c.- Celery, chopped

½ c. – Dates, chopped

½ c.- Almonds, sliced

4 tbsp- Olive Oil Mayo (see previous post)

2.5 tsp- Curry powder

½ tsp- Garlic powder

Dash of cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. On a skillet brown your chicken until it is fully cooked.

-if you have not pre-made your mayo, this would be a good time to multitask.

2. In a large bowl, while the chicken is still warm (heat helps release the curry flavor) mix all ingredients in a bowl together.

3. Cool in the fridge.

4. SO EASY AND SO YUMMY!

-Katie

Olive Oil Mayo

2011-08-19T11:37:00.000-07:00

This recipe has been great in my chicken curry salad and is also awesome with canned tuna. Let us know what other fun uses you come up with!

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 tbsp lemon juice

3/4 cup olive oil

Directions:

1. Put the egg in a bowl with the lemon juice and mix well.

2. With an electric mixer, start whisking vigorously while dripping the oil very slowly, even drop by drop in the beginning. You’re creating an emulsion and if you put too much oil at once, it will separate and will be very hard to save. Be patient, the emulsion will form and the mayonnaise will start to thicken and you can pour the oil faster at this point;

3. Store in the refrigerator!

Caribbean Citrus Strew

2011-07-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 can coconut milk

1 can water

1 white large onion

1/2 cup green onion, diced

2 tomatoes diced

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp basil

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp dillweed

1/2 tsp cumin

2tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp organic honey

a pinch of red chile pepper

sea salt to taste

9 thawed chicken tenderloins

Directions:

1. In a large pot pour in the coconut milk and water

2. Chop veggies, place into pot

3. Put in all of the spices

4. Let the veggies and spices lightly boil/simmer on medium-low

5. Cut chicken into small 1/2in pieces

6. Cook chicken with coconut or olive oil

7. Once chicken is fully cooked place into stew and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

This is great with the Coconut Rice! Place some of the stew on top of the rice and enjoy!!!

Lemon Bars

2011-06-02T19:46:00.000-07:00

I put this in the fridge at 11pm and when I woke up at 7am the pan looked like this.... I guess my husband liked them. ;) .... I hope you enjoy them as much as he did.

-Katie

Ingredients:

Filling:

6 whole eggs
1/2 c. honey
1 c. lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
1/2 c. coconut oil

Crust:

1 c. of raw almonds
1 c. of raw pecans
1/4 c. honey
1/2 c. of melted coconut oil
2 eggs

Directions:

Filling:

1. Whisk eggs, honey, and lemon juice together in a small sauce pan.
2. Heat on medium/high and add coconut oil. Stir until the coconut oil has melted.
3. Continue stirring until the mixture thickens and bubbles.
4. Remove from heat and place in a bowl in the refrigerator to cool and thicken further.

Crust:

1. Place nuts in a food processor or blender until finely chopped, do not puree. They should be in tiny pieces but not as fine as almond flour.
2. Mix the nuts with the remaining ingredients until they are well combined.
3. Spread over the bottom of a greased 8 x 12 pan. I used olive oil.
4. Heat oven to 400* and bake for 15-18 minutes. The crust will be done when you can insert a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean.
5. Cool crust completely before layering the filling over the top. Return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Easter Eggs

2011-04-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

Paleo "Oatmeal" Cookies

2011-04-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

I altered my macaroon recipe just a tad and it ended up tasting like oatmeal cookies!!

Makes: 9 cookies (small ones)

Which is good for me because I would eat an entire batch! LOL. So if you want more you can 2x or 3x the amounts

Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup coconut crystals
1 dropper pure vanilla stevia
3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

3/4 cup almond flour

Cinnamon (as much as you like! I used about 1/2 tbsp)

coconut oil to grease the cookie sheet

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325
Mix the egg whites and salt for 2-3 minutes. Hand blender/kitchen aid works best.
Then add in the coconut crystals mixing for another minute or so. Add in the flavoring and coconut and mix until all the coconut is coated, then slowly add in the almond flour and cinnamon.
On a greased (coconut oil) cookie sheet. Place rounded spoonfuls of the mixture about 1 inch away from each other, press the spoonfuls down into a small circular cookie shape.

Cook 15 minutes or until tops start to brown.

Fish Tacos

2011-04-10T16:59:00.000-07:00

Please click here for the Tortillas

Ingredients:

1 lb tilapia thawed

1 tomato

1 cup shredded lettuce or cabbage (I used lettuce)

Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime

Sea Salt

coconut oil

dried cilantro

organic creamed coconut

Guac:

avacado

garlic

onion powder

lime juice

Sauce:

Organic creamed coconut

Dried cilantro

Mrs Dash fiesta lime

sea salt

Directions:

Make 6 tortillas (so you will need to triple the tortilla recipe).

Then make the guac by smashing up one avocado in a small bowl. Add in 1/2 tsp of finely chopped garlic (you can do more if you LOVE garlic), slowly add in onion powder to your liking. Add in the lime juice 1/2 tsp at a time until its at a desired taste!

On to the fish!

Make sure it is thawed. Cut fish into small pieces and place into pan with approx 2 tbsp coconut oil (already melted)- you may need 3 tbsp, just make sure the oil is covering a majority of the pan. Pan should be on/around medium heat (a little over).

Load the fish with Mrs Dash fiesta lime and sprinkle sea salt. The fish should cook very quickly!

Taste test a piece and if you want more seasonings go for! Its up to you and your taste buds!

Sauce:

Follow the directions on the box for the creamed coconut. Pour about 1/4 cup into a small bowl. Mix in dried cilantro,fiest lime mrs dash, lime juice and sea salt--a little at a time, mix and taste test. Keep adding until your desired flavor.

Scoop some fish onto your tortilla, add chopped tomatoes, lettuce, gauc and sauce........ENJOY!!!!!

Makes 6 Fish Tacos!

Tortillas

2011-04-10T16:40:00.000-07:00

This serves 2 people.

2 LARGE TORTILLAS-

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon coconut flour

4 egg whites (set aside the yolks for later)

4 tablespoons water

olive oil

Directions:

(Use your best non-stick pan and a rubber spatula)

Mix the coconut flour, water, and egg whites. Whisk until all lumps disappear.

Heat a pan and grease with olive oil.

Pour 1/2 batter in center of pan. Tilt the pan around to spread the batter into a large circle, until it is large enough to be a tortilla.

Cover for around 30 seconds or until the underside is brown and then flip and cover for another 30 seconds. (repeat this with the rest of the batter)

Lay them out on a plate

Meatza

2011-04-06T08:10:00.000-07:00

I cannot take credit for this one, we got this off of crossfit.com and its great AND leaves a lot of leftovers!

Ingredients:

2 lb. ground turkey, bison or beef

2 eggs

¹⁄3 minced onion

1 ¼ tbs. chili powder

¾ tbs. Italian seasoning

2 tsp. garlic powder

24 shrimp

1 ¼ bell peppers, sliced

1 ½ zucchini skins, sliced

½ purple onion, sliced

12 mushrooms, sliced

5 garlic cloves, pressed and minced

1 ½ jalapeño, sliced

12 tomato slices

½ cup tomato sauce

½ cup tomato purée

Directions:

One piece of meatza contains approximately 3 protein blocks and

one half carbohydrate block.

1. Knead together ground meat, eggs, miced onion, chili

powder, Italian seasoning and garlic powder.

2. Spread meat onto 12" x 18" half sheet pan to create a crust.

3. Cook for 12 minutes at 350 F.

4. Fry shrimp in a pan while crust is baking.

5. Mix together bell pepper, zucchini, purple onion,

mushrooms and garlic cloves.

6. Steam mixed vegetables in the oven or in a pan for about

8-12 minutes. Drain excess juice.

7. Drain fat from meat crust.

8. Mix together tomato sauce and tomato purée and spread

evenly on meat crust.

9. Spread steamed

vegetables, tomato

slices, jalapeño

slices and shrimp on

meatza.

10. Drizzle extra tomato

sauce/purée mixture

over meatza.

11. Cook for 10 minutes

at 350 F.

Chili- YUM!

2011-04-06T07:54:00.001-07:00

Made with love by Jackie

Directions:

1 lb Grass fed beef cooked in a separate pan.

Put the rest in a big pot on medium:

2 cups turkey broth,

fiesta lime mrs dash (as much as you want for flavor),

2 tsp oregano,

2 tbsp chili powder,

1 onion,

3 roma tomatoes,

1 can tomato paste (no added ingredients),

sea salt to taste, pepper to taste,

3/4 tsp cinnamon.

Once beef is cooked fully add it to the rest and simmer for 3-4 minutes

Chicken Wrap & Kale Salad with Pineapple

2011-03-31T17:59:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Michelle for sharing this wonderful recipe! Last year I had a mommy-make over contest, Michelle was chosen out of 15 entrants. She received free online training from me for 8 weeks and made AWESOME progress and continues to live a healthy lifestyle!!

Healthy Chicken Wrap - Serves 1
1 chicken breast pounded to 1/4" thickness
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. seasoning salt (you could use sea salt)
2 mini portabellas sliced
1/2 Red bell pepper. (I used a frozen mixed variety I had in my freezer the second time and it still tasted great...almost better)
4 asparagus' spears trimmed

Heat oven to 375
Pound out chicken & season if you would like with S&P.
Heat a Tbsp. of olive oil in a saute pan and saute garlic until it starts turning brown.
Throw in the mushrooms, bell peppers & asparagus spears, oregano and seasoning salt & saute until soft.
Once vegetables are soft, arrange them in the center of chicken and roll. Secure with a toothpick. If any left over vegi's doesn't stay in the chicken, place it on top of the chicken for a pretty topping. Bake for 30 minutes and serve it with some vegi's such as this Kale Salad drizzled with EVOO & fine sea salt. Topped with fruit of choice. Mine has pineapple here, mango is my favorite so far! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Muffins

2011-03-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

Made with paleo love by Jackie

Preheat oven to 350

Ingredients:

5 eggs

1/2 cup 100% maple syrup

1/4 cup coconut crystals

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 cup coconut oil (in its liquid form)

15 ounce can of pure pumpkin

3 tsp cinnamon

1 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup flax meal

Directions:

Place eggs, maple syrup, coconut crystals, pumpkin and oils into a blender- if you have a kitchen aid--PERFECT! If not, place into a bowl and use a hand mixer. Mix very well!

Then slowly add in the coconut flour and flax meal. Lastly add in the cinnamon.

Grease your muffin pan well- I used olive oil. Fill up each muffin space 3/4 the way full of the batter- the batter is a somewhat thick consistency, its not runny. Place into the oven and cook 20-25 min. (I went with 25, but checked it at 20).

These are PERFECT without icing on top. But if you have a crazy sweet tooth you can make this:

"Brown Sugar" Icing

Ingredients:

8 oz coconut milk

1/2 cup coconut oil

1 tsp pure vanilla

1 cup coconut crystals

Directions:

Put all ingredients into your mixer and let mix 3-4 minutes. You will be putting the coconut oil into the mix in its solid form.

If the coconut oil doesn't mix all the way and you see a few lumps, you can stick it into a bowl and put it in the micro for 10-20 seconds. Mix well. Then stick in the refrigerator to thicken. It will not be as thick as real icing, but it works! It tastes like brown sugar to me ;)

Banana Pancakes

2011-03-21T05:32:00.001-07:00

Made with love by Jackie

This was bfast this morning! My hubby LOVED them!

* Makes 8-10 pancakes

Ingredients:

Flax Meal

1/4 cup Unsweetened coconut flakes

6 whole eggs 2 egg whites

1 tbsp coconut oil

banana

cinnamon

Liquid Vanilla Stevia (or you can use pure vanilla- or even just omit)

100% maple syrup

Directions:

*Heat your pan or pancake griddle ( I use a griddle around 300 degrees)

In a bowl mix eggs, 1/4 cup coconut flakes, 1/2 of a mashed up banana, 1/2 dropped liquid stevia.

In a separate small bowl or cup melt the coconut oil in the micro, then pour into the mix.

Then, slowly add in flax meal, mixing as you add it. Get the batter to a consistency that you like. If you accidently add too much and it turns out thick, just add in a little water.

Next add in the cinnamon, as much as you like!

Pour on pan, cook a few minutes on each side.

Once all pancakes are made, slice up the remaining 1/2 banana and top the pancakes with them plus a small amount of 100% maple syrup.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

2011-03-16T21:53:00.000-07:00

From, this primal woman, Katie

The family tradition of a St. Patty's Day "Green Meal" has been ongoing as long as I remember. Every year my mother cooked an entirely green meal for all of us on St. Patrick's Day. Typically, the meal would include things like pistachio salad, dyed green mash potatoes, and dyed rice crispy treats, she even too the time to dye green butter, water, and milk. This was always something that my siblings and I have enjoyed and I hope this sparks a new tradition in some other homes.

This year, I thought to myself.... "PALEO GREEN MEAL!" I have been so excited to make these posts. Below, you will find several of my paleo-st.patty's-recipes! I hope you enjoy them as much as my mom enjoyed getting the evening off this year. ;)

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVERYONE!

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!

- and Old Irish Blessing

Stuffed Bell Peppers

2011-03-16T21:49:00.000-07:00

A slight variation of my stuffed mushrooms.

Ingredients:

6 Green Bell Peppers

1.5 lbs of uncased Italian sausage (make sure it is paleo... I get mine at whole foods. It can be easily made with ground turkey, red pepper, and Italian seasonings)

1 jar or can of Marinara Sauce (again! make sure it is paleo...or make your own with tomato sauce and seasonings)

1 flat of mushrooms, sliced (please wash mushrooms before you cook them. It is truly disgusting if you fail to do so... think about it.)

crushed red pepper (optional)

oregano (optional)

salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Remove and discard the tops, seeds, and membranes of the bell peppers. Fill a large pot with salted water and bring it to a boil. Submerge peppers in the pot for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove, drain and lightly salt the insides. Set aside. Brown and season (to taste) the sausage on a skillet with mushrooms. When sausage is done add enough marinara to coat the sausage completely. Spoon this sausage and mushroom combination into the bell pepper casings. Allow them to cook in the oven for an additional 20 minutes.

Fruit Salad (with a twist)

2011-03-16T21:35:00.000-07:00

These ingredients added to a fruit salad can give it some extra flavor. Fruit is good on it's own but tastes even better like this.....

2 tbsp honey

2 tbsp lemon juice

3 sprigs of mint, chopped (I cut the leaves with kitchen scissors)

Mix into any fruit salad. I often use cantaloupe, strawberries, and mango for this too. The fruit salad pictured includes 1 honeydew, 5 kiwis, and 3c. of green grapes. I suggest using fruit that does not brown when left sitting.

Caesar Salad Dressing

2011-03-16T21:33:00.000-07:00

***warning: can be spicy

Ingredients:

4-5 cloves of garlic

1 ½ tbsp anchovy paste

1/4 tsp onion powder

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 egg yolks

1 c olive oil

2 tbsp almond meal

Sea salt

Black pepper

Directions:

Blend garlic in blender or food processor until minced. Add seasonings, paste, vinegar, lemon juice, almond meal and egg yolks. Blend again until it is well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Lightly drizzle over a salad, not much is needed! You should have plenty of leftovers.

Key Lime Pie

2011-03-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Crust:

1.5 cups sliced or whole almonds

5 pitted dates

1 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Put all ingredients into a food processor or blender. Blend it until it is almost like almond butter, a few chunks are fine. Grease a standard pie pan with olive oil and press the mixture into the bottom of the pan. Allow it to bake alone in the oven for around 9 minutes and then remove.

Pie Filling:

1 1/2 tbsp of lime zest (use a real lime and get to grading)

1/2c 100% lime juice

4 tbsp agave syrup (can also use honey or a couple packets of truvia)

2 tbsp coconut flour

3 eggs

1c Coconut Milk

1/2c unsweetened coconut flakes

Mix all ingredients well with a whisk. Pour mixture into your already prepared pie crust and put back in oven for another 25-30 minutes or until the filling has set up and does not jiggle too much when you move it. Cover the top with coconut and briefly return it to the oven until the coconut begins to brown. Remove and allow it to cool in the refrigerator.

Coconut Fried "Rice"

2011-03-16T18:22:00.000-07:00

This recipe is just for the rice.

You can make the fish by following this recipe: Curry Tilapia

Makes 2 servings.

Ingredients:
3 tbsp Coconut Oil (solid form)
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 head of cauliflower
1/2 tsp garlic powder
*sea salt optional- just a sprinkle

Directions:
Heat a frying pan on your stove top to medium heat.
Add in 3 tbsp ( I used actual silverware, a cereal sized spoon) coconut oil and let melt.
Spread it evenly on pan.
Using 1/2 of a head of cauliflower, take off the florets and chop in a slap chopper- as fine as rice.
Put it into the warmed up/oiled pan.
Add in the 1/2 cup of the coconut flakes and the garlic powder.
Turn heat up to med-high and fry mixing constantly until the "rice" begins to brown.

Other options:
Adding in 1/4 cup of finely chopped almonds ( I used my slap chop). Its amazing with the almonds, but also with out.
You could also add in 1/4 cup chopped pineapple, I haven't tried this but it sounds like it could be tasty!

I topped mine with my curry sauce, you can find that in the Curry Tilapia recipe .

Curry Tilapia with a fresh walnut strawberry salad

2011-03-15T12:52:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Tilapia

coconut oil

1 can coconut milk

curry powder

sea salt

pepper

garlic powder

sweetener: maple syrup or honey

Salad:

Arugala

Strawberries

Walnuts

Lemon Juice

Directions:

For the sauce (and this will make a lot so you can store it in tupperware and save for other recipes!)

In a small sauce pan mix 1 can coconut milk, add curry powder (the curry powder I have is a mix of cinnamon, curry and a few other natural spices) and sea salt to your liking. You can also add in a small amount of garlic powder. Add in just enough of the sweetener to give it a little sweet taste, nothing crazy!
Heat up and lightly boil for 1-2 minutes. Then take off the burner and let cool. It should thicken up slightly.

For the fish:

Make sure its thawed if you buy frozen.

Put 1 tbsp coconut oil (I used the solid) in a frying pan and heat up on medium heat. Place 1-3 pieces of tilapia in the pan and sprinkle generously on top pepper and garlic powder.

Cook a couple of min, until the bottom begins to turn white. Flip, and cover the other side generously with garlic powder and pepper. Make sure there is still coconut oil in the pan when you flip the fish over, if not then add in a little more! Cook until white all the way through.
Put fish on your plate and top with the curry mixture!

Salad:

fill a cereal bowl with arugala, chop 6 strawberries in half and place on top.

Chop a small handful of walnuts into fine pieces. Add on top. And then add a couple squeezes of lemon juice to the top.

Enjoy!

Nut Encrusted Cod

2011-03-14T11:44:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped almonds (I used slap chop)

1/2 cup flax meal

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 1/2 tsp Mrs Dash Italian Medley

3 eggs

Pepper

Sea Salt

Olive Oil

1 lb Cod cut into 3-4 sections

Directions:

Place oven rack to the second from the bottom

Preheat oven to 475

In a shallow bowl beat the three eggs together.

In a separate bowl mix:

all of the nut/flax/and all seasonings.

For the pepper and the sea salt I used 15 turns on the grinder.

Place a cooking pan on the stove on medium heat with 2 tbsp olive oil.

Dip the cod into the nut mixture to coat both sides. Then dip into the egg mixture. Then dip back into the nut mixture so it is fully covered then place onto the pan. Do this to all 3-4 pieces.

Let sit for 3-4 minutes. Flip to the other side, add 2 more tbsp olive oil and cook another 3-4 minutes.

Carefully move the fish with a spatula to a cooking dish and place into the oven. Cook 5-10 min, depending on how thick your cod is. I took mine out at 5 and had to put back in for another 5.

I enjoyed mine with a side of asparagus, it was delicious!

Berry Muffins

2011-03-10T17:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Nicole Spitzack for an awesome recipe!!!!
I did make some changes and what I used is in the parenthesis ;) ENJOY!!! They are yummy!

Preheat oven to 350

Grease up some souffle dishes (I used a muffin pan) with coconut oil.

Chop up a couple of apples and put in bottom (of each muffin dish) . Sprinkle with cinnamon.

In bowl mix together:

1 whole egg ( I used two whole eggs)

4 egg whites

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/3 cup blueberries ( I used 1/2 cup)

1/3 cup sliced strawberries ( I used 1/2 cup)

1/4 cup coconut flour ( I used 1/4 cup egg white protein powder- unflavored)

1 cup chopped almonds, walnuts, cashews: Just put some nuts in a Slap Chop-Not flour consistency, but crunchy small pieces. ( I used walnuts and almonds only)

1/4 cup Udi's Gluten Free Wheat Free Granola ( I used 1/4 cup flaxseed meal)

2 tbsp Unsweetened Coconut Milk ( I used 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp almond milk)

I filled up muffin pan so that each once was almost to the top, then I used one packet of truvia and lightly sprinkled the top of each one before putting into the oven.

Bake for 20-30 minutes. ( I cooked for 30 minutes)

Berry Ice Cream

2011-03-10T17:39:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
1 can coconut milk (regular not lite)
1 tbsp lemon juice
4 packets of truvia
6 drops of liquid vanilla stevia (you can sub this with a cap full of pure vanilla)
1/2 cup blended strawberries and blueberries (blend in blender or food processor)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and add into your ice cream maker.
If you do not have an ice cream maker you can probably just add it all to your blender, if you use frozen berries it will make a tasty thick shake almost like ice cream ;)

My ice cream maker only takes 20 minutes so I usually put it all in while we eat dinner so its ready when we finish ;)
Top each serving with 2-3 sliced strawberries and a small handful of blueberries.

Quick Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

2011-03-02T21:04:00.000-08:00

This recipe is dedicated to the loving memory of my Aunt Ann Marie Guffy.
March 13, 1975- Aug. 2, 2001

(I made some slight adjustments to her recipe to make it paleo-friendly.)

Ingredients:

4-5c. All natural chicken broth
2-3 good sized chicken breast, raw and cut into small cubes.
1 tsp. Thyme
2 tbsp. fresh, finely chopped Basil
1 tsp. Rosemary
Pepper
2 Bay leaves
1-1 1/2c cooked spaghetti squash

Directions:

Bring broth to boiling, and add chicken. Add all spices. (My measurements are estimates, season your soup to taste). Let it simmer for about 10 minutes and add spaghetti squash. Cook on medium low setting for an additional 10 minutes and Enjoy!

Upside Down Berry Pie

2011-03-02T20:42:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

3c. Blue Berries
1c. Black Berries
1/4c water
5 truvia packets
cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1tbsp. lemon juice
1c. almond meal
½ c. sliced almonds
1/4c. crushed pecans
1 dash cloves
1 tbsp. coconut milk
1 tbsp. olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350* and place oven rack 3/4 of the way up (close to the top but not too close).
2. On the stove, in a sauce pan, combine berries with water, 3 truvia packets, 1 tbsp of cinnamon, vanilla and lemon juice. Bring ingredients to a boil, stirring frequently.
3. Using a straining spoon, divide berry mixture into 3 ramekins equally (around an inch high). Be sure not to transfer too much excess juice. (***save the left over juice if there is a lot, it makes a great paleo pancake syrup!)
4. In a seprate bowl, combine almond meal, sliced almonds, pecans, cloves, 2 tbsp. cinnamon, 2 truvia packets, coconut milk, and olive oil into a bread crumb-like consistency.
5. Top your berry filling with you nut mixture.
6. Place ramekins in the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Remove, allow to cool, and enjoy!

Paleo Pizza

2011-02-27T15:53:00.000-08:00

How did I miss putting this up?!
This is one of my favorites!

Paleo Pizza Crust:
2 cup almond flour (or ground almonds)
2 egg
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp sea salt
I added in garlic powder and italian seasonings to taste
Preheat oven to 400.
Beat egg then form dough with all ingredients.
Press onto a baking sheet and shape into a "pie" (sometimes I have to oil my hands with olive oil so the dough doesn't stick to me)
Bake for 15 minutes
Take out of the oven THEN:
Put a tomato paste or sauce (that has no sugar added and the only ingredient is tomatoes and natural spices- then you can season however you like with natural herbs/spices) on top and then top with your favorite toppings. (Cheese is NOT paleo) There are endless possibilities! Stick it the oven for another 3-4 min to warm everything up!

As you can see in this photo I used chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes and peppers- I cooked my chicken with italian seasoning.

Lemon Blueberry Pancakes

2011-02-27T15:20:00.000-08:00

Makes about 10 regular sized pancakes

Ingredients:
4 whole eggs
6 egg whites
3/4 cup almond meal
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp creamed honey
1 1/4 tsp lemon extract
1 tbsp coconut crystals
1 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh- I used frozen)
3 tbsp water

Directions:
Mix all of the above ingredients into a mixing bowl until well blended. Let sit about 5 minutes before pouring any onto the pan so that it will thicken.
Set the pan to med or medium low depending on your stove top. If you have a non-stick pan there is no need to grease the pan, however a small amount of olive oil works well. PAM is NOT paleo.
Cook just like a regular pancakes, couple minutes on each side. Watch well so that you do not burn!

"Syrup"
1 1/2 cup blueberries (frozen) microwaved for 2 minutes. Juice will form in the bottom of the bowl.
Place in a mixer with 2 packets of truvia and blend for a couple of minutes. Pour on top of pancakes and enjoy!
Sometimes I just pour the blueberries on my pancakes right out of the micro, you do not have to mix them if you don't want to ;)

Easy Green Chicken

2011-02-23T09:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
1 lb Chicken
Spinach
Asparagus
Paprika
Sea Salt
Pepper
Dill Weed
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Olive Oil

Directions:
On medium heat place chicken in pan with a tsp of olive oil. Spread the chicken out evenly.
The spices aren't science in this one: Using the Dillweed, cover all of the chicken with a thin layer, do the same with the paprika.
It will look like this:

Very lightly, add in sea-salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder. Let cook until half the chicken is white, then flip each piece.

Do the SAME exact thing on the other side- then layer on top 1 cup frozen spinach, and 24 spears of asparagus. Cover and let sit until chicken is cooked through and veggies are hot!

Top with 1/2 a fresh tomato

Enjoy!!

Pork Green Chili (con huevos)

2011-02-22T17:13:00.000-08:00

Serves 6 to 8 people.

** When buying stock, canned, and packaged ingredients be sure to READ LABELS. It is 100% possible to find packaged and canned foods without additives. Look for labels that read “All Natural” but beware of added sugar.

Ingredients:

Protein

3 lbs pork roast, cut in 1-2 in cubes
Eggs- 2 eggs per person (optional)

Produce

1 red onion, diced
1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
3 celery ribs, chopped
1 -2 cup green onion, chopped as garnish
4 tomatillos, diced
1 anaheim chili, diced with seeds
1 jalapeno pepper, dices with seeds
2 serrano peppers, diced with seeds
4 roma tomatoes, diced
4 -6 garlic cloves, diced

Canned

2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chilies
1 (4 ounce) can whole green chilies, drained and chopped

Chili Seasoning

1 (1.5 ounce) package fajita seasoning mix (READ THE LABEL! Beware of sugar and crap you can not pronounce)
3 tbs taco seasoning (READ THE LABEL! Beware of sugar and crap you can not pronounce)
1 teaspoon cayenne powder (optional)

Pork Seasoning

2 tablespoons sage
1 tablespoon oregano
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon basil

Stock

3 -4 cups chicken stock
1 cup beef stock

Directions:

Prep all fresh ingredients and place into 2 bowls. 1 bowl for the peppers and 1 bowl for the rest
Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil, in a 5 quart (large and deep) skillet, over medium heat.
Season and toss pork with all pork seasonings above. Place in skillet before oil begins to smoke. Cook until pork it is medium rare. (pink center)
Stir in all fresh ingredients, except peppers. Let it simmer for 2 minutes.
Add all canned ingredients and other seasonings, stir and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add peppers and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
Add stock, and let it simmer over low heat for at least 30 minutes (or move to 6-8 qt crock pot and add stock, simmer over med-low heat for at least 30 minutes but as much as 6 hours.)
In a separate pan heat 2 tbs olive oil and pan fry 2 eggs over-easy per person. (optional)

Banana Bread Bars

2011-02-09T20:48:00.000-08:00

Dedicated to/Requested by: April, my big sis

Ingredients
2 eggs
3 over-ripe bananas-mashed (A banana that is more brown than yellow is over-ripe. Great for baking, but no longer very pretty to eat... over-ripe bananas are super sweet and very soft.)
1c. Coconut flour
1c. Almond flour
1/2c. Coconut milk
1/2c. olive oil
1/2c. chopped pecans
1/4c. all natural/unsweetened apple sauce
4 truvia packets
1 tbsp. vanilla

Directions
Preheat oven to 350*. Grease a 9x13 baking pan. Combine eggs, oil, coconut milk, truvia, vanilla, and apple sauce in a large bowl. Gradually add in the coconut and almond flour. Mix into a thick paste-like dough. Mix in the 3 mashed bananas. Finally, mix in the pecans to the batter. Cook for 45 minutes or until the top has browned and you can insert a knife and remove it cleanly (I live at a high altitude so adjust as needed). Allow to cool and ENJOY!

***Note: These are banana bread BARS and not banana bread. They will much thinner and more moist.

Paleo Pesto

2011-02-09T17:18:00.000-08:00

Lets face it.... pesto could make cardboard taste good. This is great on shrimp, scallops, chicken, asparagus, broccoli... etc.

Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts or walnuts
4 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Combine the basil, olive oil, pine nuts, and garlic in a blender. Blend until it is a nice puree.

DONE! So easy and it makes everything taste like a gourmet chef cooked it.

Cinnamon Apple Crumble

2011-02-07T19:47:00.000-08:00

(I’m thinking that this would be amazing with a scoop of Jackie’s Almond Ice Cream!)

Ingredients:

6 large apples (I love pink ladies)

1/3c. honey

1/8c. 100% maple syrup

4 packets of truvia

2 tbsp cinnamon

1c. almond meal

½ c. sliced almonds

1 dash cloves

1 tbsp. coconut milk

1 tbsp. olive oil

Directions:

Peel and core the apples and roughly dice them into small chunks.

In a large saucepan, mix apples with honey, maple syrup, 4 truvia packets, and 1 ½ tbsp of cinnamon.

Cook apple mixture on medium low heat until the apples are thoroughly cooked.

Put the apples into a greased serving dish and allow them to cool.

Preheat the oven to 350.

In a bowl, combine almond meal, sliced almonds, gloves, the remaining cinnamon, 2 truvia packets, coconut milk, and olive oil into a bread crumb-like consistency.

Top apple mixture with the crumble topping and place in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until the topping has become dry.

Allow to cool.

Eat. Enjoy.

Spaghetti Squash

2011-02-07T16:58:00.000-08:00

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375.
cut into fourths and scoop out the spaghetti squash guts
Place skin side up and cook for 40 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes or long enough so you can hold the squash.
Begin scrapping the squash with the fork it will easily come off into spaghetti like pieces!

Top the squash with Jackie`s Red Sauce!

Sauce for Spaghetti Squash

2011-02-07T16:52:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie

Ingredients:

1lb grass-fed beef

1 tsp walnut oil

2 cups chopped tomatoes

6oz pure tomato paste

6 oz coconut milk

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

(you can use fresh onion and garlic, I was lazy and didn't want to chop it all up, lol)

3 tsp Italian seasoning

*sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Add the oil to the pan, brown the beef on a medium- low heat.

Add in the tomatoes once the beef is browned. Then add in the rest of the ingredients. Lower the heat so that everything simmers for about 10 minutes.

Once finished place on top of warm spaghetti squash!

Veggie Dip

2011-02-07T16:36:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped butternut squash

1 cup mixed sliced zucchini and yellow squash

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp marjoram

sprinkle of chili powder

pepper to taste

Directions:

Boil all of the squash for approx 10 minutes or until nice and soft.

Place in a mixer until everything is nice and creamy.

Add in all of the spices and blend well.

Place into a small bowl with some veggies on the side to dip, works great with carrots!

"Granola"

2011-01-26T08:21:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie

Preheat the oven to 350.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup almond flour
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup chopped almonds
2/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 1/2 tbsp raw honey
2 tsp walnut oil
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp coconut crystals dissolved into 2 tbsp of water
1 dropper of vanilla stevia

Directions:
Mix up all of the dry ingredients into a bowl.
Then add in the honey, oil, and coconut crystals. Mix together so that some of the mixture starts to make little clumps.
Place the mixture in a baking pan and spread out evenly. Last, fill the vanilla stevia dropper and put little drops all over the mixture until empty.

Bake for 15 minutes.
Let cool for 15-20 minutes then transfer into tupperware.
You can enjoy this as a snack, or you can use 1/2 cup of the mixture with some almond/coconut milk and enjoy some "cereal." It is delicious!

Coconut "Syrup/Sauce" for pancakes or waffles

2011-01-23T06:43:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie
Ingredients:
Coconut water (separated from the cream)
1 tbsp Raw coconut crystals (if you want it sweeter you can do 2 tbsp)
Liquid Vanilla Stevia

Directions:
Take the creme out of the coconut milk (can) and pour the water into a bowl
Next measure out 1tbsp coconut crystals and mix into the coconut water
Top off with 1/2-1 dropper full of the liquid vanilla stevia
Mix together and put in the microwave for 30-40 seconds before topping on your pancakes.
If you want it thicker, just add in a small scoop or two of the coconut cream.

Here is a photo of the liquid stevia (which has nothing artificial added) and the raw coconut crystals. If you live in the VA Beach area, I get these at the Organic Food Depot

Almond Ice Cream

2011-01-20T18:50:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie

Servings: 2-3
Mix all into a bowl:
1 can coconut milk
1 tbsp raw honey
1 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
4 egg whites
3/4 egg protein ( this was added for extra protein, but can be omitted)

Directions:
Put all ingredients listed above into the ice cream maker once its nicely blended.
Once finished
top with some finely chopped almonds and a sprinkle of unsweetened cocoa powder-

tastes like gelato!!

Banana Ice Cream

2011-01-20T18:44:00.001-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Servings 2-3

Mix in bowl:

1 can coconut milk

1 smooched up banana

3-4 truvia packets

Throw in ice cream maker and watch the magic!

Then enjoy! ;)

Coconut Curry Chicken

2011-01-20T18:36:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie
Servings: 2-3
Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts: about 9-12 oz total
1 garlic glove chopped up
3/4 cup chopped mushroom
1 small roma tomato
1/2 can of coconut milk
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt

Directions: Saute the chicken and veggies until chicken is fully cooked, then add in the coconut milk and spices and let marinate on low for 5-8 min.

I added asparagus as my side, but you can add any veggie you like!

Enjoy!!

Egg Drop Soup

2011-01-20T18:31:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Servings: 1-2

Ingredients:

1 cup of broth- either chicken or turkey: making sure there are NO artifical ingredients, no sugar added or salt. SEA salt is okay

1/2 cup of water

2-3 oz of chopped up/shredded chicken (already cooked)

1/4 tsp minced garlic

dash of ginger

1/4 tsp caraway

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 eggs

Directions:

Put everything but the eggs into a pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 3-4 minutes.

While it is boiling whisk together the two eggs in a separate bowl.

After the soup has boiled for 3-4 min, take off burner and immediately pour in the eggs- slowly.

As you slowly pour them in, use the whisk to slowly stir the eggs, they will "ribbon"

Immediately pour into a bowl- use sea salt and pepper before you serve. Add as much as needed for your taste/liking.

Substitutions:

You can make this without the chicken.

You can use turkey instead of chicken.

You can also add in 1/3 cup chopped/shredded spinach (frozen)- I like this add in a lot!

Chocolate Protein Ice Cream

2011-01-20T18:06:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

2-3 servings

Ingredients:

‎1 can coconut milk

1 tbsp raw honey

1 tsp stevia

2 eggs

1 scoop egg protein powder (if you don't have this, you can omit it from the recipe)

unsweetened cocoa powder!!! (as much as you want chocolatey!)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Slowly add the cocoa powder and adjust the chocolate to your liking.

Once its to your desired chocolatey-goodness then add to your ice cream maker!

Enjoy!

Fried Apples

2011-01-20T17:55:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Ingredients:

1 Apple

4 packets truvia

cinnamon (as much as you like)

1 tbsp avocado oil

Directions:

Slice one apple into rings (I just cut around the seeds on each piece)

Mix 4 packets of truvia with cinnamon (as much as you like)

Coat each apple front and back with the mixture.

Place in pan with 1 tbsp avocado oil on medium heat. Let cook 1-3 min on each side- just watch it so it does not burn.

Reminded me of eating a cinnamon roll ;) ENJOY!

Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream

2011-01-20T17:50:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Serving 3-4

Ingredients:

1 can REGULAR coconut milk (the light melts really fast, and doesnt freeze as well- I tried!)

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon

4 tbsp all natural apple sauce

1 tbsp raw honey

2 packets of truvia

1/8 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Mix all of ingredients together and place into ice cream maker.

While its freezing- make the fried apples recipe.

Chop up all up two slices and put into the ice cream maker about 5-7 minutes before its finished.

Once finished- top your serving with chopped walnuts and one WARM fried apple. SO good!!!!! ENJOY!

Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken

2011-01-20T17:40:00.000-08:00

Made with love by Jackie
Servings: 2-3
Ingredients:
2-5oz chicken breasts-thawed and chopped
1/2 can coconut milk
2 roma tomatoes- chopped up
1/4 cup mushrooms
1 tbsp basil
2 cloves of garlic-chopped up
About 5 turns on a sea salt grinder

Directions:
Place the chicken and coconut milk into a pan over medium heat. Chop up the tomatoes and mushrooms and place those along with the seasonings into the pan. Stir constantly so that the coconut milk does not burn.
Once the sauce begins to thicken turn the burner down to a simmer. And continue to cook until the chicken is cooked all the way through.

We ate ours with a generous serving of asparagus on the side!
Enjoy!

Tomato Basil Egg Scramble

2011-01-20T17:25:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie
Serving size: 1
Ingredients:
3 whole eggs
1/8 cup coconut milk
1 tomato- chopped up
4 turns on a sea salt grinder
1 tsp Basil

Mix all together in a bowl, then place on non stick cooking pan at medium heat.
Continually stir until eggs are fully cooked-

Make sure to enjoy with a side of carbs (I like my fruit in the morning)

Tomato Basil Chicken and Broccoli

2011-01-20T17:12:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie
Thaw and cook:
1 1/4pound of chicken tenderloins- cooked in pan with 1 tbsp olive oil
While the chicken is cooking add in:
3 chopped up tomatoes
1 chopped up white onion
1 tbsp basil
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 cup water
1 tsp sea salt
Cover and cook until chicken is cooked through and veggies are soft-
Serves 2-3.

Side with broccoli!
I cooked mine on a grill pan with sea salt-

Brownies

2011-01-20T14:20:00.000-08:00

Preheat oven to 350

Mix in a bowl:

1/3 cup oil- I used olive

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Mix this well so that it looks like chocolate syrup

In a separate bowl mix:

6 eggs

2 oz unsweetned apple sauce

2 droppers of vanilla stevia- (if you don't have this you can just use a little more of the maple syrup or another sweetener)

1 tbsp coconut milk

2 tsbp 100% maple syrup

1/2 cup coconut flour

mix until all clumps are gone!

Once the clumps are gone mix in the chocolate mixture.

Pour into an 8x8 greased baking pan.

Use olive oil.

PAM is NOT paleo!

Bake for 20 min or until fork comes out clean when poked through the middle

Apple Cinnamon Crepes

2011-01-20T14:13:00.000-08:00

Created with Love by Jackie
Make the paleo tortillas - by the wonderful Katie
This is only one serving size- so double the amounts if you are feeding two ;)

Filling:

Slice up an apple into small chunks.

Place in pan with a small amount of olive oil and plenty of cinnamon.

Fry on pan until the apples are soft.

Paleo Whip Cream:

Place coconut milk in the fridge 1-2 days so that it seperates.

Scoop out on the hard part and place into a bowl.

Mix well until creamy

To flavor:

You can use any sweetner: stevia, truvia, raw honey, avage---just a little amount

On this recipe I used two droppers of vanilla stevia and a little bit of cinnamon (got this idea from my friend Nicole Spitzack)

Place apples and a little dab of the paleo whip cream into the tortilla- roll the tortilla up and enjoy!

Breakfast Burritos

2011-01-19T10:14:00.000-08:00

This serves 2 people.

2 LARGE TORTILLAS-

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon coconut flour

4 egg whites (set aside the yolks for later)

4 tablespoons water

olive oil

Directions:

(Use your best non-stick pan and a rubber spatula)

Mix the coconut flour, water, and egg whites. Whisk until all lumps disappear.

Heat a pan and grease with olive oil.

Pour 1/2 batter in center of pan. Tilt the pan around to spread the batter into a large circle, until it is large enough to be a tortilla.

Cover for around 30 seconds or until the underside is brown and then flip and cover for another 30 seconds. (repeat this with the rest of the batter)

Lay them out on a plate.

FILLING-

Ingredients-

Left over yolks from the tortillas

2 large eggs

1/2 green pepper

1/2c mushrooms

2c sausage or chorizo

1/4c onion

dash of red pepper

Directions:

Cook and saute pepper, mushrooms, onion, and sausage. Add yolks+eggs and scramble. Season to your loving! Fill and wrap your tortilla.

***This is what I did this morning.... I would just add whatever you have in the fridge that sounds good.... spinach, tomatoes, chicken, turkey.... GO FOR IT.

Stuffed Portabellas

2011-01-19T10:09:00.000-08:00

These are good if you are eating paleo or not. This is also the lazy man's way of making this dish..... you can always make your own sausage and marinara. (but who has time for that?) This serves 6 people.

Ingredients:

6 large portabellas

1.5 lbs of uncased Italian sausage (make sure it is paleo... a lot of the store bought stuff had sugar in it... BIG NO NO)

1 jar or can of Marinara Sauce (again! make sure it is paleo... NO SUGAR!)

crushed red pepper (optional)

oregano (optional)

0live oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Wash and remove stems from the portabellas. Dry them with a paper towel. Lightly brush the portabellas with olive oil and place on a greased pan and allow them to begin to cook while you make the sausage. Brown and season the sausage on a skillet. When sausage is done add enough marinara to coat the sausage completely. Remove portabellas and spoon sausage into them. Return to oven until the mushrooms are completely cooked.

Done! These are easy and we eat them ALL the time.

Creme Brulee

2011-01-19T10:06:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

5 egg yolks

2c. coconut milk

5 truvia packets

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Preheat over to 300 degrees. Whisk the coconut milk, egg yolks, vanilla, and 4 packets of truvia together in a bowl. Mix it up until it is nice and creamy. Pour the mixture into ramekins. I had it evenly distributed between 4 ouncers. Place the ramekins in a baking pan. Fill the baking pan with hot water, about halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Place the pan with the ramekins in the over for 1 hour. continue to check them every 10 minutes until they are done. You will know they are done when you can stick a knife into one and it comes out clean. Remove the ramekins from the baking pan, and let them sit for 15 minutes or so.

Put them in the refrigerator and let them chill overnight.

Set your oven rack to the highest possible shelve. Set your oven to broil. Sprinkle a thin layer of truvia over the top (1 packet is sufficient for all 4 of them). Set them in the oven on the top rack for 1 MINUTE. This will allow them to brown and the truvia to melt.

Paleo "Cereal"

2011-01-19T09:05:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Ingredients:

1/4 cup almonds

1/4 cup walnuts

1 tsp honey

1/8 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

1/4-1/2 cup almond or coconut milk ( I have used and love both)

Directions:

Place the nuts in a Slap Chop or food processor and chop up finely--not too fine, you don't want it to be like flour.

Pour the chopped nuts into a bowl.

Sprinkle the coconut and honey on top.

Pour in the almond/coconut milk just enough so the mixture is covered. Stir with a spoon so that the honey dissolves and enjoy!

Spiced Muffins

2011-01-19T08:50:00.000-08:00

Preheat oven to 350.
This makes 6 muffins

mix all into bowl:
3 egg
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 tsp stevia
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 tsp pure lemon extract
3 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Fill up muffin cups (paper) 3/4 full.

Cook for approx 20 minutes. The tops should start to brown.

Topping:
mix in a bowl:
1/2 cup of apple sauce
a dash of nutmeg
and cinnamon to your liking--I like a lot!
Top each muffin with this mixture thenStick in the microwave for 30-45 seconds, or until its warm.

Enjoy!

French "Toast" made with eggplant

2011-01-18T18:43:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Now, we all have our own french toast recipes so there are endless combos
Here is mine:
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/8 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp all spice
1 tsp cinnamon
2 packets truvia/stevia
Eggplant

Directions:
Peel the skin from the eggplant and slice into as many pieces as you want to use. (Don't make them too thick!)
Now just use that like your bread and ta-da! Mix the eggs, spices and truvia together in a bowl and dip each eggplant slice into the mixture so the back and the front is covered. Immediately place into a oiled (I used olive oil) pan (appox medium heat). Cook enough so that the egg mixture starts to brown a little on the edges, then flip.
We topped them with 100% maple syrup- veryyyyy small amount.
Enjoy!!

Side with fruit and eggs for a complete meal!

Macaroons

2011-01-18T11:40:00.000-08:00

Altered with Love by Jackie

I found a macaroon recipe on the back of my shredded coconut, it sounded so yummy! So I did what I had to do....altered it to make it paleo!

Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup raw honey
1/4 cup 100% maple syrup
1/4 tsp pure vanilla
1 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325
Mix the egg whites and salt for 2-3 minutes. Hand blender works best.
Then add in the honey and maple syrup mixing for another minute or so. Add in the flavoring and coconut and mix until all the coconut is coated with the sweeteners.
On a greased (olive oil) cookie sheet. Place rounded spoonfuls of the mixture about 1 inch away from each other. The first batch will make approx 9.

What I did with the left overs was add in about 1 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder- you can add more or less depending on how much chocolate you like. Once the first batch came out, I cooked the rest of the macaroons the same way, just in chocolate flavor. Both are really delicious!!

Cook 15 minutes or until tops start to brown.

Crispy Coconut Chicken with Sweet & Spicy sauce

2011-01-18T07:50:00.000-08:00

Made with Love by Jackie

Preheat Oven to 400.

Begin by thawing 1 lb of chicken tenderloins

Mix in a bowl:
1/2 cup almond flour
3/4 cup coconut flakes
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder

In a separate bowl put in one whole egg and whip so the yolk is mixed together with the white. Dip each tender into the egg, then roll into the coconut mix covering entire tenderloin and immediately place on cookie sheet that is lightly oiled (olive)

Cook for 20-25 min. Flipping about half way through.

Dipping Sauce: In a blender mix,
1/2 peach
2 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp chile pepper
1 tbsp coconut milk
splash of water

Make sure to add in a bed of veggies of your choice to top this off for a perfect meal!

Garlic Lime Chicken with a Mango-Pineapple Salsa

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Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 large lime

4 garlic cloves

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 cups of raw spinach

Servings Size

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Mango-Pineapple salsa

1 ripe mango, peeled and chopped

1 cup finely diced fresh pineapple

1 ripe tomato, chopped

1/3c sweet red peppers or 1 yellow sweet pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1 finely diced jalapeño (only use as much as the amount of heat you can take)

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 lime, juice of

salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions:

Marinate the chicken w/ the juice of one lime and the oil and garlic in a zip lock bag in the fridge for at least 2 hrs or overnight.
For the salsa- mix all the ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste, set aside for the flavors to blend,
Grill the chicken breasts on low heat till no longer pink.
Place chicken breast on a bed of spinach and then divide the salsa amongst the 4 plates and serve.

Crock Pot Curry Stew

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Made with love by Jackie

Ingredients to be placed into crock pot:

10 chicken tenders (frozen)

2 chopped tomatoes

1/2 cabbage chopped

1 small yellow onion chopped

1/4 cup fresh cilantro

8oz can of bamboo shoots

Ingredients to be mixed in a seperate bowl:

1 can coconut milk

1 tbsp curry powder (yellow)

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp Extra Spicy Mrs. Dash

1/4 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp pepper

Once these are all mixed together, taste test and if you need to add more curry or more spices to your liking, go ahead! Then pour the mixture on top- no need to stir for a couple of hours.

Set your crock pot to low and cook 4.5-5 hours, then either set to warm or turn off.

You can mix it after its been sitting for about 2-3 hours.

ENJOY!!!