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!

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