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I need to write this dinner down because it is tasting so good! Homemade Taco seasoning -black pepper -salt -oregano -cayenne -chilli powder -cumin -ground coriander Mix all the spices together in a small bowl Taco Filling -olive oil -ground turkey -onion, diced -green pepper, diced -minced garlic In a large skillet, heat olive oil.  Add the onion, garlic, and green pepper and stir.  Let the veggies soften a bit and then add the ground turkey.  Toss the seasoning on top of the ground turkey.  Heat until the turkey is cooked through. Salad Toppings tomato, diced mixed greens spicy guacamole- I buy this as a two pack at Giant.  It really is spicy with jalapenos in it plantain chips (mine were the coins but I have strips too) In a bowl add the plantain chips, then the mixed salad greens, top with diced tomato, add ground turkey mixture, and squeeze on some spicy guacamole. It tasted like heaven.  I needed that crunch of somethi...

I am eating a sweet and crunchy snack.  I bought 100% organic carrot cake super cookies made by Go Raw, Real Live Food.  I found them at Roots Market.  There are a few other flavors but I've only tried carrot cake so far.  They are about the size of a quarter.  I've had the bag for about a month and I only dip in when have a snack attack. 

It is hard to avoid soy when you are wanting to eat Chinese food.  My husband fried chicken using almond flour and made a fantastic stir fry sauce.  It turned out to be a little more curry and Thai than Chinese but it tasted so good! "Peanut" Sauce ------------- 1/2 cup coconut aminos (in place of soy sauce) 2 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp orange blossom oil 1/4 cup iced tea or orange juice 1/4 cup raw cashews 3 tbsp orange blossom honey 2 knobs ginger, peeled 1 clove garlic, diced Sriracha to taste salt Coconut Curry Vegetables ------------- 2 carrots, sliced or julienned 1 onion, sliced and quartered 1 red bell pepper, sliced and quartered 1 green onion, sliced 1 tbsp curry powder 1 tbsp chili pepper flakes salt pepper 1 head broccoli, stems removed 1/2 cup of water 2 tbsp coconut balsamic vinegar Crispy Chicken ------------- vegetable oil 1 package chicken tenders, cut into thirds 2 eggs 1 tbsp yellow mustard 1 1/2 cups (or more) almond fl...

My husband had breakfast duty for his work.  He made breakfast tacos and a paleo pumpkin pie.  He does paleo and one of his coworkers is gluten free so they were both going to be able to eat this pie along with everyone else. I used this recipe for the best paleo pumpkin pie.  Unfortunately I only have a photo of the crust and not the finished pie!  The crust was perfect, the pie filling was good, but maybe a few too many spices for us.  I'd like to try just pumpkin pie spice next time.  I also had leftover filling that didn't fit into my crust so I baked just some filling on the side in a baking dish. I think it'd be nice to just have the filling baked in individual ramekins for friends. I followed the recipe as written.  I did the suggested substitution of pecans for walnuts. Pie Crust 1 ¼ cups raw walnut halves (you could also substitute pecans) 1 cup almond flour 1 egg white (keep the leftover yolk for the pie filling) pinch of salt ...

I didn't actually make anything for this dinner.  I used store bought artichoke pesto, I sandwiched it between two chicken breasts, and baked it at 400 degrees for about an hour until the chicken was cooked through.  The broccoli was just steamed on the stove top.  It was a good easy dinner!

I was inspired by this recipe !  I only bought two little chicken thighs and didn't make a huge batch of chicken and ribs but I definitely will someday.  The chicken was so tender and wonderful.  The sauce was also very good.  I served the chicken with some diced sweet potatoes that I tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper and baked in a pan next to the chicken.  Two bone-in chicken thighs Less than a cup of unsweetened iced tea (I didn't have any apple juice which is what the recipe calls for)   4 tablespoons maple syrup (I actually used hickory syrup because that's what I had) 2 tablespoons olive oil (instead of vegetable oil) 2 tablespoons coconut aminos (in place of soy sauce)   3 whole cloves (I didn't have star anise)   1 cinnamon stick broken in half   6 cloves garlic that I did smash a little and peel Throw all ingredients into a ziplock bag and refrigerate for as long as possible.  Mine marinated for about 4...

I found a riceless stuffed pepper recipe from Shape magazine.  I tweaked it to suit me. Stuffed Peppers - 2 green peppers cut in half and seeds and membrane removed -olive oil -1 pound ground turkey -1 sweet yellow onion, diced -garlic, 2 cloves minced -1 small zucchini, diced -a handful of brown mushroom, diced -1 tomato, diced In a skillet brown the turkey, onion, and garlic with some olive oil until almost cooked through.  Drain the fat from the pan.  Add the zucchini and mushrooms to the pan until tender and turkey is cooked through.  Turn off the heat and stir in the tomatoes.  Add the stuffed pepper filling to the pepper halves.  Put a little water into the bottom of a baking dish and bake the peppers.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes with the baking dish covered in tin foil.  After 35 minutes remove the tin foil and continue baking for another 30 minutes. 

I had a huge chocolate chip cookie craving one night.  I found this recipe for paleo chocolate chip cookies but I didn't have the dark chocolate to cut up.  I used our cocoa nibs instead and didn't get the melty chocolate taste of a chocolate chip.  They tasted nutty, not chocolatey.  I now have some nice dark chocolate in the house so I can try this recipe again! Ingredients 1 cup almond meal ⅛ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon baking soda 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon almond milk ¼ cup chopped dark chocolate pieces Combine all of the cookie ingredients together in a bowl.  Place a silpat on a baking sheet.  Scoop about 10 cookies onto the silpat.  I got exactly 10 out of the recipe.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 11 minutes.  The edges should be starting to brown.  Remove from oven and let cool.  They will be very soft so let the cookies rest on ...

We went apple picking and I just had to make an apple pie.  I found this recipe for a paleo pie crust.  The crust tasted good but it was pretty crumbly when I was cutting the pie.  I want to try to cook just the apple filling and then crumble this topping on top towards the end and bake it like a crumble next time. 1 Paleo pie crust 1 1/2 C Almond Flour 1/2 C Coconut Flour + more for dusting the board 1 tsp Raw Honey 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 C Coconut Oil 6-9 Tbsp Ice Water In a bowl combine flours, honey, and salt.  Cut in the solid coconut oil.  Next add the water a tablespoon at a time until crust forms.  I used the entire mixture to make a bottom pie crust.  I smashed it into the pie pan with my fingers instead of trying to roll it out.  My dough was too sticky to try to roll. Bake at 325 degrees for about 35 minutes. 1 Apple pie filling About 8 apples peels and sliced thinly About a cup Coconut palm sugar 1/3 cup Coconut flour...