Paleo Bread!

I want a BLT. No offense to the whole using a romaine lettuce leaf as the bread part but I need the texture or else it is not a true BLT.

I have never made bread before - Paleo or non Paleo. This was a very exciting time in my life (no, I don't get out much). I have only tried this one recipe and can say that it is pretty darn delicious (from www.elanaspantry.com <-- have you checked out her site by the way?! It's amazing!).

If you are in need of "bread" - try this! 

Next stop - Almond butter and strawberry jelly sandwich!!

PREP: 8 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Total: 38 Minutes

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups blanched almond flour

2 tablespoons coconut flour

¼ cup golden flaxmeal

¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

5 eggs

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

DIRECTIONS: 

Place almond flour, coconut flour, flax, salt and baking soda in a food processor and pulse ingredients together

Pulse in eggs, oil, honey and vinegar 

Pour batter into a greased 7.5 x 3.5 magic line loaf pan

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes 

Cool and serve

 
Please note: if you use a loaf pan that’s bigger than the size recommended above, your loaf of bread will be wider and shorter than the loaf in the photo above.

Enjoy!

-- ALl the Best

Recipe from www.elanaspantry.com

Blueberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dang sweets. Ok... not really.I love sweets. I decided to try these lovelies. Being as they have fresh blueberries in them and all. They were pretty good! I admit- I ate about 90% of them. I'm weak, don't judge me. 

This would be a fun dessert to make with kids! It comes out purple!

PS- I'll have a fish taco recipe tomorrow. I would eat desserts all day and everyday, if they wouldnt hate me in return.. Check back tomorrow!

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves: 15 (Mine made 17) 

INGREDIENTS

2 cups blueberries

1 cup walnuts (I didn’t have walnuts in the house so I used pecans)

2 tablespoons walnut oil (or almond or coconut oil- I used walnut oil- since I bought it special for this recipe- but then found out I didn’t have any walnuts when I got home. Doh.)

1.5 cup almond flour

1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

3 tablespoon maple syrup

1 egg, whisked

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Dash of salt

DIRECTIONS

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees 

Place the two cups of blueberries in a saucepan over medium heat and cook for 6-8 minutes, make sure to stir often  

While your blueberries cook, toss your walnuts (pecans) to your food processor and puree until they are turning into a thick nut butter 

While your food processor is still running, add your walnut oil to make a walnut butter 

Add your blueberries to your food processor with your walnuts. Puree until they are completely mixed together (careful those blueberries are hot!)

2 TBS will make big cookies!

Pour your batter into a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients and mix well

Use a spoon (I used a TBS measuring cup) to scoop out 1-2 tablespoon sized blob of batter. Place each blob on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet

Bake for 23 – 25 minutes. Your cookies will be soft, so they may not look done- but they will be! 

Let cool. Mine stuck a bit when I tried to move them to a container. Try using a soft flipper or spatula

 Enjoy!

-- All the Best!

Recipe: www.paleomg.com (LOVE this blog!!)

Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes. It is 8:56 a.m. and I am having one of these amazing treats. Don't judge me.

I would never lie to you. These are seriously some of the best cookies I've had. They taste just like "normal" chocolate chip cookies. Add a small glass of coconut milk and it will take you away on whatever dream world you want to go on. Or at least it will make you smile and solve your sweet tooth.  It's the simple things that make us happy. This is a very simple recipe = me happy!
 
PREP: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 - 20 minutes

Total: 25 - 30 minutes 

Makes between 24 - 36 cookies. If you do the TBS scoops, it'll make closer to 36!

INGREDIENTS  

Pictures never do justice!

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

1 ½ cup Dark Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup Coconut Oil, Organic, unrefined

1/2 cup Maple Syrup, Grade B

2 whole Eggs

3 cup Blanched Almond Flour 

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375°F

In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine dry ingredients

In a small mixing bowl beat eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer (I used a spoon on my second batch- worked just fine)

Pour wet ingredients into dry and beat with hand mixer until combined (again, used a spoon and it worked)

Melt coconut oil, pour into batter, and continue to blend (stir) until combined

Stir in chocolate chips. It may seem like there are way too many chocolate chips with how much dough there is - but it is the perfect amount. Besides, is there really ever a scenario that there's too many chocoate chips?? If so. We may not be friends anymore

On a parchment-lined baking sheet, drop balls of cookie dough, about a tablespoon in size

Bake for 15 - 20 minutes. Keep watch. I set the oven for 15 then bumped it up 4 more minutes just to get a nice crisp on the outside

Let cool and don’t forget the small glass of coconut milk!

Enjoy!

-- All the Best

Recipe from: http://beta.primal-palate.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-cookies/

Paleo Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

Name one person who doesn't like buffalo chicken. Ok. Don't. I'm sure there are those people out there but they may change their minds after trying this delicious dish! We sautéed zucchini and broccoli on the stove top. Who knew you can sauté broccoli? With a little bit of EV olive oil and salt. nom nom nom...

PREP: 5 minutes

Cook: 30 - 35 minutes

Total: 35 - 40 minutes

Serves: 2-4

INGREDIENTS

1lb ground chicken

1 egg

3 tablespoons coconut flour or 1/2 cup almond flour/meal (I used coconut flour)

3-4 tablespoons hot sauce (I used sriracha- only 4 TBS- don't get crazy)

2 stalks of celery, diced

1/4 small yellow onion, diced

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon celery salt

salt and pepper, to taste 

Side note- If you have never heard of sriracha, you have not lived, my friend. It may be (I think it absolutely is) the best thing on earth. Earth is big too. Think about it. Try it. It can go on anything yoru heart desires.

DIRECTIONS

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees

Place all ingredients in a bowl and use your hands to mix thoroughly – this is the best way to mix it

Form your meatloaf’s? meatloaves? (anywho…)  into oval shaped balls and place on one large pan (I doubled the recipe, so I was able to make 4 small loaves)

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked through- use a temperature gauge (your chicken needs to be a minimum of 165 degrees) or cut one of them to see if they're done (if the juice runs clear, its done)

Let cool off a bit and enjoy!

-- All the Best!