April 26, 2012

Guacamole is good for you!!





Ingredients:

  • 4 organic avocados
  • 2 chopped organic roma tomatoes
  • 1 organic lime
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped organic onion
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped organic cilantro
  • 2 minced cloves organic garlic
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • optional 1 pinch cayenne pepper or 1 organic jalapeno 
Directions:
  • Mash together pitted avocados, squeezed lime juice, sea salt and garlic in a large bowl.  
  • Mix in onion, cilantro and tomatoes.  
  • For optional spice, add pinch of cayenne or jalapeno.
  • Can be served immediately or refrigerated for later enjoyment!

April 19, 2012

Paleo Bacon Meatloaf



Ingredients

  • 2 lbs organic grass fed ground beef
  • 1 lb organic ground pork
  • 1 c organic coconut/almond flour
  • 2 organic eggs
  • 16 oz organic tomato sauce
  • 1 lb organic bacon
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped organic onion
  • 4 cloves minced organic garlic 
  • 1 T sea salt
  • Dash organic pepper
Preparation Instructions
  • Set oven rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the ground meats, flour, eggs, 8 oz tomato sauce, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.   Mix well with hands and spread into loaf pans.   The meatloaf will shrink significantly so the pan can be stuffed to begin with.  Top with bacon!
  • Bake for 45 mins then for 10 more mins with the broiler on to get the bacon crisp.
  • Heat additional tomato sauce in a pan to top over finished meatloaf.

April 5, 2012

No Bake Paleo Brownie!


The No Bake Paleo Brownie!!




INGREDIENTS

  •     1 cup pecans, lightly toasted
  •     1 cup dates, pitted
  •     5 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  •     4 tbsp. shredded coconut, unsweetened
  •     1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  •     dash of sea salt
  •     1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  •     2 tbsp. honey


 PREP

  •     Process pecans until small and crumbly
  •     Add in dates and process until blended
  •     Process in remaining ingredients until well combined
  •     Press mixture into a 8×8-inch baking dish
  •     Freeze for 1 hour, or until firm in refrigerator, then cut into squares


Nutrition info

  • 1 cup pecans = 712 kCal, 74g Fat,  14g Carbs, 10g Protein
  • 1 cup dates =  502 kCal,  1g Fat, 134g Carbs,  4g Protein
  • cocoa powder =  60 kCal,  4g F,  15g C,  5g P
  • shredded coconut = 133 kCal, 13g Fat, 5g Carbs,  1g Protein
  • honey = 128 kCal,  0g Fat,  35g Carbs,  0g Protein


Totals

  • 1535 kCal
  • 92g Fat
  • 203g Carbs
  • 20g Protein


Per Serving (9 servings)

  • 170 kCal
  • 10g Fat
  • 23g Carbs
  • 2g Protein