Paleo Fudge
Ready for some quick and easy dairy free fudge? I know I am.
What you will need:
Instructions:
Maple Pumpkin Seed Clusters
I frequently get the munchies for something sweet and crunchy. This fills that spot perfectly and is quick and easy to make.
What You Will Need:
-1 cup pumpkin seeds
-1/4 cup paleo chocolate chips (We use Enjoy Life)
-4 tsp maple syrup
-4 tsp coconut sugar
-1/2 tsp cinnamon
-pinch of salt
Instructions:
Meringue Cookies
Hmm, I really want to eat a lot of something but I also don’t want to be immense when I am done. I am also not feeling the grocery store today. What do I have?
What you will need:
-2 egg whites
-1/2 cup maple syrup
Instructions:
Enjoy. If you want to get really weird? Make a bigger circle of meringue and bake it. Then use it as a dessert pizza crust. We have done this with raspberries and chocolate sauce. So good.
Mug Bread
We love bread here but don’t eat it often because you have to plan ahead a bit for it. It takes a little while to cook and cool. Here our the solution. We had mug cake/muffins, now we have mug bread! As you know by now, my main goal is to keep things super easy and as quick as possible. It is the only way we can make this kind of lifestyle work. So, bread in about 2 ½ minutes.
What you will need:
-1 egg
-1/3 cup almond flour
-1 Tbsp flax meal
-1 Tbsp olive oil
-1/2-1 Tbsp honey (depending on personal sweet preference)
-½ tsp salt
-½ tsp basil
-¼ tsp rosemary
-¼ tsp garlic
This is soft and flavorful bread. It works great on its own with some olive oil to dip in, as a side, or even to go with stew and soup and sop up all of that wonderful broth with. Enjoy.
Bored with water and tea? Just make it look more fun. It’s easy and makes an evening special.
I know it can also be awkward going to a bar with friends and just ordering water all night. Instead try this. Get the bartender to give you water (or seltzer) with muddled mint leaves and lime. It will look just like a mojito and tastes better than just plain water. I also make this at home with mint from my garden.
Another tastey treat. Brew your herbal tea stronger than usual and pour it over some ice. I got super fancy using a ball shaped ice mold and putting mint leaves and lime in it. (Looks like whiskey to me)
And finally the tastiest of them all in my opinion. This drink is made of Ginger People ginger soother mixed with lemon, water, about a tsp of honey, and a fresh squeezed orange. So good.
I hope you enjoy these and they manage to brighten up your summer and make social events for exciting.
This is really simple and could make a great side dish. I personally use it as a snack these days. It is quick and filling and I can eat as much of it as I want to. It’s versatile so I can switch seasonings and make it a new thing each time I make it. This is the way I end up making it most of the time. As usual don’t be afraid to switch the seasonings up and make it your own.
What you will need:
-cabbage (I use the precut cabbage slaw from the grocery store because the whole point for me was to find something that I could make quickly with little effort)
-1 TBSP cooking oil (I use either coconut or olive depending on the day and how I feel)
– 1-2 TBSP balsamic vinegar (I use a maple flavored one that gives it a great sweetness)
– Salt and pepper to taste
– Seasonings. Whatever your heart desires. My usual combo is garlic, basil, and turmeric (which I put in everything because of its amazing anti-inflammatory properties)
1) Heat oil in pan over med high heat.
2) Add cabbage and seasonings (not the balsamic though)
3) Cook till tender. Anywhere between 5-10 minutes depending on how crunchy you like your cabbage. Then add balsamic at the end. With about a minute to cook.
4) Done. I make a large batch and then keep it in the fridge and munch on it for a couple of days whenever I feel the need to snack.
Looks like I am just stuffing everything like some crazy turducken inspired dream. Find thing, hollow out thing, stuff something else in the thing, bake. Today, jalapenos. I bet these would also be great on the grill.
What you will need:
-the biggest jalapenos you can find (as many as you are planning on serving. I did four large ones and had filling left over for other meals)
-1 pound ground meat (I used chicken)
-1 avocado
-1 tsp garlic
-1/2 TBSP oregano
-salt and pepper to taste
-cooking fat (I used coconut)
1) Brown your meat with salt, pepper, garlic, and oregano. (Or if you are using leftovers, heat them up)
2) Remove from heat and mix in avocado.
3) Cut tops off the peppers and remove the seeds.
4) Stuff the peppers.
5) Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes.
Tomatoes are extremely heat stable as far as their nutrients go and should actually be eaten cooked at least a little bit. We could all use some extra lycopene.
What you will need:
– Cherry tomatoes
– Olive oil (enough to cover)
– 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
-3 cloves of fresh garlic
– 1 Tbsp basil
1) Slice tomatoes in half. Peel and chop garlic.
2) Toss in bowl with remaining ingredients.
3) Spread on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
Great as a side dish or a snack. 2 of us demolished an entire package on tomatoes in very short order this way.
Sounds like a contradictory right? Last week I needed a snack and didn’t feel like cooking or really putting any effort into it at all. I looked in the fridge and had mini cucumbers. Normally I would mix these with some mayo and be done with it but I didn’t want to make mayo. I looked around some more and this is what I came up with.
What you will need:
-cucumbers (I used 4 mini because I like eating cute little babies, but you can use whatever)
-1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
-2 Tbsp olive oil
-1/2 Tbsp honey
-1/2 Tbsp dill
-1 tsp garlic (or a couple of fresh cloves)
-1/4 tsp salt
-1/8 tsp turmeric (because it is good for you and make a pretty color)
1) Slice your cucumbers.
2) Mix all of your other ingredients together in a bowl and then add the cucumber slices. Either eat immediately or leave in the fridge for an hour or two. (If you can wait that long it is worth it)
Alternate versions
-add summer squashes or other veggies to the mix
-switch up the seasonings to your favorites
-cook them. We mixed a batch of this up and threw it in a frying pan to see what would happen and it was really good. I think we have made this 3 times in the week since I first made it.
It’s wabbit season!
It’s duck season!
Wabbit season!
Duck season!
I have no idea which season it is but I know it is not pumpkin season…and I don’t care. I want pumpkin bread and I don’t want to have to wait till the fall to have it. I know that we should eat in season but some days you just really want bread made from something with a face…what? Doesn’t everyone carve them before eating them?
What you will need:
1 cup almond flour
1 Tbsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
3 eggs
½ cup of canned pumpkin (but only because you didn’t want to take the time to give a real pumpkin a face)
3 Tbsp honey
1) Mix your dry ingredients in the food processor.
2) Add your wet ingredients and pulse till you have a nice evenly mixed batter.
3) Pour into mini loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 mins.
I still think it would have been better if you had carved a face on it and hunted it first.
last resort kitchen 