Egg Muffins

Spray a muffin/cupcake pan w/ non-stick spray.
... Fill with anything you want: ham & broccoli, chicken & carrots, spinach w/ feta & tomatoes, steak & bell peppers....whatever you have in the fridge. (Note: add all veggies RAW - they will cook to perfection during the baking process)
Mix approx 1 egg per/muffin in a blender w/ a splash of milk. Pour directly into each cup just below the rim.
Top with shredded or sliced cheeses of your choice.
Bake at 425 degrees for approx 20 min.
Let cool before removing from pan
These can be stored in your fridge for up to 3-4 days! Simply warm in the microwave for a quick breakfast on-the-go!

Avocado Pesto

Avocado pesto blends the both of avocados and well, pesto in a really tasty and creamy combination.

Serving suggestions: mix into zucchini noodles, use as a dip for veggies or spread over eggs.

Prep time: 10 min     Cook time:  0 min     Makes: ~2.5 cups

Ingredients:

• 2 large ripe avocados, peeled
• 1 cup basil leaves, packed
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, depending if you’re married or single (kidding)
• 1/2 cup pine nuts (or a mixture of pine nuts and pistachios)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• ~1/3 to 1/2 cup olive oil (I like Kasandrinos)

Directions:

1. In a food processor combine all the ingredients except the olive oil. 
2. While the food processor is running, drizzle in the olive oil. Add less if you like a thicker pesto and more if you want it thinner.

Almond Butter Balls A great dessert snack, these balls are delicious and very healthy at the same time. Very easy to make, these balls are a great addition to any lunch. What You Need: ½ cup coconut oil
½ tsp sea salt ½ cup creamy almond butter 2 cups pitted dates ½ cup shredded coconut ½ cup flax meal 2 cups raw almondsWhat to Do: Melt coconut oil. Place all the ingredients except coconut oil in a food processor. Pulse until ingredients become paste. Add coconut oil.Add mixture to mini muffin trays. Chill in fridge until mixture hardens. Serve and enjoy!

What You Need: 12 organic turkey hot dogs 2 eggs ½ tsp stevia 11/ 2 tsp sea salt 4 tbsp coconut butter 3 cups almond flour What To Do: Mix almond flour, eggs, stevia, salt, and coconut butter together until it forms a dough.Cut turkey dogs into small pieces and wrap with dough strips. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden. Enjoy!

Homemade Salsa - Canned

☆.•♥• Delicious Homemade Salsa Recipe!•♥•☆

I Stopped buying the jar stuff once I tasted this homemade salsa. 

Simple and delicious: 

8 cups tomatoes, peeled, chopped and drained
2 1/2 cups onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups green peppers
1 cup jalapeno pepper, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons pepper
1/8 cup canning salt
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1/3 cup chopped Italian parsley or Cilantro if you prefer*
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste

Directions:

1
Mix all together and bring to a slow boil for 10 minute.
2
Seal in jars and cook in hot water bath for 10 minute.
3
This is a medium salsa. This is also a chunky salsa so if you want a smoother salsa cut your veggies into smaller pieces.
4
Yields 3-6 quarts or pints.
Add 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice and salt and peper to taste.

Mix everything together and let sit overnight for flavors to mel

Paleo Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 3 ripe Bananas
• 6 Medjool Dates
• 6 Eggs
• 2 tbsp. Maple Syrup, Grade B
• 1 tbsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup Coconut Flour
• 1/4 cup grass-fed Butter, melted
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Peel the bananas and break them up into equal-sized pieces (I did mine in thirds). Place them in a food processor with the pitted dates, and mix until well-blended. (You will notice the brown date bits become smaller and smaller.)
• Next, add the eggs into the food processor and combine with the banana-date mixture.
• Throw the rest of the ingredients (Coconut Flour, Maple Syrup, melted Butter, Cinnamon, Sea Salt, and Baking Soda) into the food processor and combine.

• Pour into bread pan. This recipe makes one large loaf (8.5” pan), or 2-3 mini loaves).
• For one large loaf, bake for 50-60 minutes.
• For mini loaves, bake 40-45 minutes.
• Test with a toothpick & when it comes out clean, the bread is baked.
• Cool completely on a cooling rack.

Mexican Layered Casserole

Ingredients
1 head of cauliflower, mashed with 6 cloves garlic
1 sweet potato, hashed
2 tomatos, diced
3 avocado, diced
1/4 head lettuce, diced
1 14oz can sliced black olives
2 lbs 85% grass fed ground beef
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 Tbsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder

Method

Chop cauliflower into pieces.  Steam head of cauliflower until soft (about 10 minutes)

Meanwhile season meat in a skillet with spices (chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, smoked paprika, cumin, chipotle chili powder, salt, and pepper) until browned.

Mash garlic into cauliflower while allowing meat to rest.  We used this masherand it was surprisingly effective.

Sauté hashed sweet potato in fat/seasonings left over from sautéing the ground beef.

Prep olives, tomatoes, lettuce, and avocado into diced pieces.

Layer in a serving bowl: meat, cauliflower, sweet potato, lettuce, black olives, avocado, and tomato.

Scoop out into a bowl, and enjoy!

http://vahuntergatherers.com/2013/07/10/mexican-layered-casserole-paleo/

Thyroid Foods/ Juice

Hypothyroidism happens when the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone. The disease affects both sexes, but is most common in women over age 50. The thyroid gland helps regulate the metabolism. Low thyroid levels cause the body to slow down and affect everything from appetite to body temperature. Left untreated, hypothyroidism can cause serious health complications.
Eat foods high in B-vitamins and iron, such as whole grains (if no allergy), and sea vegetables such as kelp and nori.
Increase your intake of foods that are rich in Vitamin A such as carrots, squash and eggs.
The general rule is to eat fresh and organic foods high in antioxidants (such as blueberries, cherries, beets and tomatoes) and vegetables rich in Vitamin A.
Avoid foods that interfere with thyroid function such as broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, soybeans, peanuts, linseed, pine nuts, millet, cassava, and mustard greens.
Try this healing juice to help you with hypothyroidism.
Juice:
1 carrot
1 beet
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
2 stalks of celery
1 apple
Note: Use organic ingredients
Drink once day on a regular basis
Combine by adding 1 raw and organic meal. No refined sugars or fatty meals and no leafy greens.
As always: Consult your health practitioner before changing or including anything new to your diet.

Huge credits to stepintomygreenworld for this awesome info!

Snickerdoodles -Guilt Free

Snickerdoodles 

(Paleo,Vegan, egg/grain/dairy free)

Ingredients:

2 cups blanched, fine ground almond flour (such as Honeyville)

scant less than 1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
4 tablespoons coconut oil, softened or liquid (5 Tbls for a softer cookie)

1/4 cup mild honey (like clover) or vegan alternative,*see note
1 tablespoon GF vanilla extract

Cinnamon coating:
2 tablespoons raw coconut crystals, such as Coconut Secret or Maple sugar (optional)
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

This may make more than you need. We keep the extra for sprinkling on grain free bread or butternuts quash. YUM!

Directions:

Preheat the over to 350 degrees F and line and grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Note: When measuring almond flour, remember to use the "dip & sweep" method for best results. Dip the measuring cup in to the loose almond flour and drag a knife of flat edge over the top. Pouring into the cup can result in too much or even too little AF in the recipe.

In a medium sized bowl, combine dry ingredients; mix together well. In a separate bowl, mix together the oil, honey and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the almond flour mixture and mix till combined. 

Combine the coconut sugar crystals/maple sugar (optional*) and the ground cinnamon in a small bowl.

Note: Coconut sugar crystals or maple sugar ARE optional. The cookies look and turn out great with just the cinnamon as well. 

Using a rounded tablespoon, scoop out the dough, then gently form into a ball. Roll in, or sprinkle all sides with, the cinnamon mixture. Place the balls of cookie dough on a parchment lined baking sheet, about 3 inches apart. 

Using a mason jar or your hands, slightly flatten each cookie. Dip the bottom of the jar in some of the sugar & spice mixture to help keep the cookie form sticking. to the jar.

Note: If the dough is still sticking to the jar, lightly grease the bottom of the jar. You may need to give the jar a little tap to remove the cookie (if your house is very warm, they will tend to stick more). 

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-9 minutes. Leave cookies on the cookie sheet while cooling. They may seem under-baked at first, but they will firm up to just the right texture as they cool.

To help prevent burning on the bottom of the cookies you can double up on your cookie sheets.

- See more at: http://urbanposer.blogspot.com/2012/06/snickerdoodle-cookies.html#sthash.OZawP8di.dpuf

Negative Calorie Soup

Negative Calorie Soup Recipe 1:
1 head green cabbage, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 medium onion, peeled and diced
4 large carrots, peeled and sliced
4 stalks celery, sliced
4 turnips, peeled and cut into cubes
2 zucchini, peeled and cut into cubes
2 cans green beans
32 ounces beef stock or chicken stock, or 16 ounces tomato juice and 16 ounces water
Direction:
Combine all ingredients in a stock pot and bring to a boil. Add water, if needed, to cover all vegetables. Reduce heat to a moderate simmer and cover. Cook about 1 hour, or until all vegetables are tender.

Negative Calorie Soup Recipe 2:
Ingredients:
6 onions
2 green peppers
2 cans whole or crushed tomatoes
1 head cabbage
1 large bunch celery
2 pkg. dry onion soup mix
Directions:
Cut vegetables into medium size pieces, add soup mix and cover with water. Cook on high for 10 minutes, then lower heat and simmer until vegetables are tender.
Eat as much soup each day as you want. The more you eat the more you lose. (You may add seasoning such as oregano, thyme, old bay or whatever you like. Varying the seasoning varies taste of soup so you don’t tire of it.

Cucumber and Tomato Salad

1 large cucumber
3 tomatoes (about 1 lb)
small handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
juice from 1/2 lime or more to taste
salt and freshly cracked pepper

Wash and peel the cucumber if it has a lot of wax coating it. Cut into small dice and place into a non reactive bowl.

Wash and dice the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes and chopped cilantro to the bowl as well. 

Dribble the olive oil over the salad and start off with a small amount to freshly squeezed lime juice as well as a bit of salt and pepper. Toss the salad and adjust the quantities of lime, salt and pepper until you are happy with the balance and taste.

Allow to the salad to sit for a few minutes or more before serving. This gives the flavours a chance to meld a bit.

Watermelon Smoothie

Watermelon smoothie!
This is on my To Do List today!

4 cups seeded cold watermelon
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp honey
4 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Creamsicles

1 can coconut milk
1/4 cup raw honey
1 1/2 cups mixed berries
1 tsp vanilla

In a small saucepan, heat honey, berries and vanilla on medium heat.  ”Smoosh” the berries against the side of the pan while they are heating. Continue until desired “chunkiness”.  Remove from heat.

Add coconut milk to saucepan.  Stir.  Pour mixture into popsicle molds (or paper cups with popsicle sticks).

Freeze overnight.  Enjoy!

Camping Ideas

http://www.thedatingdivas.com/food/101-camping-tips-ideas/

Homemade Pedialyte Recipe

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/01/31/homemade-pedialyte/

Homemade Pedialyte Recipe

Mix together:

• 1 quart water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Note: If you fear your child will think this drink is too plain consider adding in a couple splashes of orange Juice. Also, the sugar and salt may dissolve more easily if you warm up the water first.

Homemade Seasonings

Make your own Ranch, Dry Onion Soup Mix and Taco Seasoning and store in small mason jars....This is soooo much HEALTHIER than those you buy at the store!! They contain a TON of stuff that is not good for you!!

Taco Seasoning:
1/2 cup chili powder
1/4 cup onion powder
1/8 cup ground cumin
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon sea salt
Put ingredients into a jar and shake.

Dry Onion Soup Mix:
2/3 cup dried, minced onion
3 teaspoons parsley flakes
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Mix all ingredients in a jar, then give the jar a good shake. I’d recommend shaking the jar to mix the ingredients well before each use.
Use 4 tablespoons in a recipe in place of 1 packet of onion soup mix. Store this in a dry, cool place.

Ranch:
5 tablespoons dried minced onions
7 teaspoons parsley flakes
4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix together and store in an air tight container.
For dressing: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 1 cup mayonnaise and 1 cup buttermilk or sour cream.
For dip: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 2 cups sour cream or Greek Yogurt.
Mix up a few hours before serving, so the flavors all blend.