Recipes

Grain-Free Pizza Dough

  • 1 whole eggplant, grated and squeeze out water in cheese cloth or a clean kitchen towel.
  • 1/4 cup flax seed meal
  • 1/4 cup almond meal/flour
  • 1 egg
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp coconut oil

-preheat oven to 350 degrees

-pour grated, squeezed eggplant into a large mixing bowl

-add flax meal and almond meal

-beat egg in a small bowl and add

-mix ingredients until well combined

-pour batter out onto a parchment lined baking sheet (I recently found that spraying the parchment with a good quality coconut oil

spray  makes the whole process a breeze)

-smooth it out with hands into a thin layer about 1/8th inch thick.

-bake for 30-35 minuts

-remove the crust from the oven. Lightly grease another piece of parchment and place onto crust.  Carefully flip the crust and then slowly peel off the parchment from the bottom side.

-brush the flipped side with coconut oil and bake for about 15 more minutes

-remove from oven  and apply toppings and spices

-Bake for an additional 7-10 minutes.

 

Paleo Pancakes

1/4 cup coconut flour

4 eggs

1 tbsp coconut milk

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp grade B maple syrup (optional)

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-Blend all ingredients with a hand mixer

-you can make waffles or pancakes with this mixture

Enjoy!

Zucchini Pancakes

 

 

 

 

 

1 medium zucchini grated, with water squeezed out

1 medium size green onion chopped

2 large eggs

salt

2 tbsp coconut oil for frying

Mix all ingredients together and drop into frying pan by heaping tablespoons to make patties.

Guilt-free Pizza Bites

2 cups grated cauliflower 

1/4 cup egg whites

1 cup organic cottage cheese

1 tsp oregano

2 tsp parsely

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1 tbsp coconut oil

-preheat oven to 450 degrees

-stir fry grated cauliflower until softened and dry.

-blend all other ingredients together

-mix in cauliflower

-put mini muffin papers into a mini muffin pan and fill with mixture pressing down mixture firmly

-bake on 450 degrees until golden

-dip in marinara or pizza sauce

Grain-Free Granola

 

 

This is such an easy recipe and so great to have around. I love it for breakfast, sprinkled over my kefir…YUM! (I add stevia and cinnamon, too)

1 cup raw sunflower seeds

1 cup raw pecans

1 cup raw walnuts

1 cup raw pumpkin seeds

1 cup raw sliced almonds

1 cup unsweetened coconut, shredded

1 cup chopped dates

1 cup raisins

*Soak nuts and seed in water and a tablespoon of salt overnight for 10-12 hours.

*Drain and spread onto a baking sheet.

*Set oven temperature at 110°F, and dehydrate for 10-12 hours (if your lowest oven setting is higher than 110°F leave the oven door slightly ajar) You can also use a dehydrator.

*coarsely chop nuts and place in a large bowl.

*mix in coconut, chopped dates, and raisins.

*Mix lightly

*Enjoy! Store in an airtight container.

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Zucchini Pasta with Pesto

A year after discovering my zucchini spaghetti machine, I am still making that yummy dish. I’ve been trying so many variations.

My latest is with pesto. Mmmmm, so tasty.
– make 8 zucchini squashes into spaghetti, with the speghetti- maker.see my “zucchini spaghetti”
post.
-put the zucchini into a pot, drizzle 2 tbsp of liquified coconut oil, 1 tsp salt , and steam covered for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently until soft and spaghetti-like.
-Drain excess water, pour into a large bowl, mix with pesto
-Garnish with fresh organic cherry tomatoes, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
-Enjoy!

Apple-zucchini muffins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prep time: 10 minutes

cook time: 20 minutes
serves 9

* 1 medium zucchini, shredded (about 1 cup full)
* 1 apple, grated (about 1/2 cup)
* 1 cup almond butter
* 1/4 cup raw honey
* 2 organic eggs lightly beaten
* 2 tsps ground cinnamon
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 1/2 tsp nutmeg
* 1/2 tsp allspice
* 1/4 tsp ginger
* 1/2 tsp baking powder
*pinch of himalayan salt
-preheat oven to 350
-shred zucchini and squeeze out excess water
-shred apple
-mix well with all other ingredients
-put in muffin tray and bake 15-20 min or until toothpick comes out clean
-makes about 9 muffins
-enjoy!!

Banana (Grain-Free) Paleo Bread

  • 3 bananas
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp grade b maple syrup
  • ¼ cup spectrum palm oil shortening, or coconut oil.
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • a pinch of Himalayan salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda

– preheat oven to 350.
– Mix bananas, eggs, vanilla, maple syrup, and shortening in food processor.
– Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix until well blended.
– Put into a greased bundt pan.
– bake for 55-60 minutes or according to your oven.

This recipe is sooooo good and grain free!!!!

 

Collard Green Breakfast Wrap

This wrap is so healthy and delicious. You can seriously get creative with it.  Substitute whatever you would like and have fun! And follow along with me in my video, “How to Make Collard Green Wraps“.

  • 1 large or 2 small collard green leaves
  • 1 omelet made with 2 organic eggs
  • a few slices of organic tomato
  • a few slices of avocado
  • some alfalfa sprouts
  • probiotic fermented cabbage
  • 1 tsp soy-free healthy mayonnaise
  • some chemical-free black pitted olives for garnish

– trim the stem and fold over the collard leaf so you can trim it down.
– lay it flat and layer omelet, tomato, avocado, sprouts, cabbage
– smear on mayonnaise


– roll up, cut in half
– garnish with chemical free black pitted olives
– Enjoy!!!!

Zucchini Spaghetti

It would be great if we could all make vegetables the largest part of our diet. O how healthy we could be! Foods like zucchini pasta really help with that.

It took about 5 minutes to make a huge bowl of zucchini pasta with my (inexpensive) handy dandy zucchini spaghetti maker!

  • …….and talk about healthy…..Zucchini is a good source of
  • protein
  • vitamin A
  • thiamin
  • niacin
  • phosphorus
  • copper
  • dietary fiber
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin K
  • riboflavin
  • vitamin B6
  • folate
  • magnesium
  • potassium
  • manganese

Whew!!!!!!  You can cook italian style with onion, garlic, tomato sauce and Italian spices, or asian style…..whatever floats your boat! Always chew well and Enjoy!