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Paleo Strawberry Pankcakes

| Published 2.25.2013

If you've been on pinterest before, I'm sure you've seen the two egg and one banana pancake recipe. It's intriguing to me because one, all the ingredients are Paleo, and two, it seems super easy. 
Here's my variation, which involves a bit more than the two original ingredients. 



You'll need

2 Bananas
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sliced strawberries
Coconut Oil
Maple Syrup for serving

Makes 8-10 small pancakes

Directions

I started by just putting my eggs in the blender and giving them a good whirl for maybe about 30 seconds. It think this helps keep the pancakes a bit more fluffy. 
Add the remaining ingredients (except the strawberries, coconut oil & maple).
Add strawberries and mix in by hand, don't blend them in. 
In a small skillet, over medium heat, heat up about a teaspoon of coconut oil. 
Add two tablespoons of batter and wait until pancake starts bubbling on top side before flipping. 
I found it easiest to use a bendable plastic spatula to flip these. 
Cook for about another thirty seconds on the other side.
Put the pancakes on serving plate, and continue until there's no remaining batter left. 
Serve immediately with lots of 100% real maple syrup.

While I, and Brian, think these are really delicious  I don't think that you'll fool anyone into thinking these are fluffy gluten filled pancakes. The texture is probably more spot on with a thick crepe. 

I think my recipe is winner though, Brian's requested I make them two days in a row. 


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Paleo Chocolate Hearts

| Published 2.13.2013


Guys, I love candy. I've always had this killer sweet tooth. I blame my mother, she's way worse than me. (love you mumsy!)

Valentines day is an awesome time for candy, weather it's from someone else or you "treat yo self".

Being Paleo though can be kind of a buzz kill. Leave it to me to find a sneaky way around it for this delicious treat.

1/2 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 cup 100% dark cocoa powder
1/2 cup almond butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
Candy Mold/Shaped Ice Cube tray

Start by melting your coconut oil, I just pop the whole container in the microwave for 30 seconds and pour out what I need.

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Stir until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.

Fill molds and set in freezer. You might want to lightly mist with some olive oil or non stick to help you remove them later. I picked up two heart shaped ice cube trays at the target dollar spot. You could use any mold or ice cube tray that you have. When I make this paleo chocolate for an everyday sweet tooth killer, I just half fill my silicone muffin liners.

Let set until completely firm, which takes about a 1/2 hour. I then remove them from the molds, and keep them in a freezer bag. Because they rely on coconut oil, I would at least keep them in the fridge (freezer is better) so they stay solid. That's if you don't eat them all right away.

Recipe Adapted from here

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Bacon Avocado and Tomato Deviled Eggs

| Published 2.03.2013

Happy Funny Commercial Day America! Some of you might know it as the super bowl, but since I have little to no interest in Football, I'm in it for the food and the laughs. I needed a peleo app to bring with to a super bowl party/puppy playdate. It also had to be paleo, and I really didn't want to have to buy anything special. My B.A.T. Eggs were born. 


You'll need:
-ten eggs
-cherry tomatos
-two slices bacon
-one ripe avocado 
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
-1/4 maple syrup 
- 2 Tbs. dill
-Paprika
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Directions: 
-Make hardboiled eggs! I set a pan, with eggs and enough water to cover them. Then I turn the burner to high and wait for it to come to a rolling boil.  Once it comes to a boil, remove from burner, cover, and set timer for ten minutes. After the ten minutes is up replace hot water with cold water from tap. Let eggs cool.

-Peel your eggs and slice them in half hot dog style. Remove the yolks and place in mixing bowl. To get the yolks out I poke at the egg from the white side and they normally just plop out into the bowl. 

-Remove the flesh from the avocado and place in mixing bowl with the eggs. Add all the spices, vinegar, and maple syrup. Mash up with a fork until everything is combined.

Put yolk mix into pastry bag and fill each egg half with a the mix. 

Cook bacon slices until very crispy. Break up into little pieces and stick into the yolk mixture in the eggs. 

Quarter the cherry tomatoes and place next to the bacon.  Garnish plate with sprinkling of paprika. 

Enjoy! Hope everyone has a safe and fun Super Bowl Sunday! 

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Paleo Buns

| Published 1.30.2013


I honestly don't miss bread. Don't tell my family though, I'm pretty sure it's a sin if you're Italian. Sometimes you just want a burger that's not wrapped in lettuce. I played around with a few recipes until I found something that was pretty awesome and delicious. Fair warning, I don't know if I would consider these "healthier" than the regular wheat bun. They're pretty high in fat (but that's pretty whatever when you're not eating any carbs), but they are an awesome Grain Free option. I also somehow picked up the nickname Paleo Buns in the process of making these, thanks brian. 

You'll Need
-Microwave
-Baking Sheet
-Cooling Rack
-2 heaping Tbs. Bacon Fat, melted (saved from the mass amounts of bacon you make during the week)
- 4 Eggs
-4 Tbs. Coconut Flour
-A few dashes of salt
-2 tsp. fresh spices (I used this) 
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Directions
-Set oven to 350
-Mix all ingredients together until completely combined
-Grease ramekin and put half of batter in. Should fill ramekin about halfway to leave room to expand.  If you're using smaller ramekins, just fill halfway. 
-Microwave for three minutes on full power (this might be different for your microwave).
-Flip out onto cooling rack. You might have to run a knife around the sides to get it to release. 
-Repeat for remaining batter.
-Once all the buns are nuked, using a serrated bread knife, cut the buns in half. It's easiest to go slow and have your hand placed on top of the bun to steady everything. Return them to the cooling rack. 
-Put the cooling rack on your baking sheet and baked the cut buns for about 10-15 minutes until they're just toasted. 
-Take the buns out of the oven and let cool completely. 

Makes 2 Buns using the 16 ounce ramekins

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Paleo Blueberry Sorbet

| Published 1.28.2013


Here in my home, were ice cream people. It was probably one of the harder things to give up, that being store brought ice cream. I can't even tell you how many dates Brian and I have had that ended with a milkshake. I actually received an ice cream maker for Christmas well before we knew we were going to stick with this paleo diet. I've actually gotten a ton of use out of it just creating paleo desserts as well. For the occasional treat this is one of my favorites! 

Ingredients

- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
-  3 Tbsp. lemon juice
-  1 1/2 cups of water
-  1/2 cup of pure maple syrup
-  1 pint blueberries
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Directions

-Throw everything in the blender and give it a whirl until it's combined. You'll still have flecks of the blueberry skin throughout. 
- Pop into ice cream maker until an ice cream/ sorbet consistency is reached. I have the kitchen aid ice cream attachment and I love it! 



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Coconut Encrusted Flounder

| Published 1.18.2013



I'm sharing my first Paleo recipe today, how exciting! While I'm sure I'm not the first person to make coconut encrusted fish, I didn't reference any recipe. This is 100% me just trying to use up what we had in the house before our big shopping day. For those of you who don't know what Paleo is, here's a great infographic! 

You'll need:
4 Flounder Fillets
Coconut Oil
1 Cage Free Organic Egg, whisked
tsp. Ground ginger
Tb red pepper flakes
Salt & Pepper

•Set oven to 435
• Take flouder fillets and pat dry using a paper towel
• Mix flour, coconut, ginger, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper in shallow dish or pie pan
•Whisk egg and put in separate pie dish
•Take flounder fillets and coat in egg, then dredging them in the flour mixture until thoroughly coated.
• Using the coconut oil grease a glass pan (9x12) and place dredged flounder fillets into it
• Cook for about 20 minutes or until golden brown
•Serve with drizzle of sriracha, greens, and sweet potato fries

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