Paleo Shmaleo

I have had a lot of people ask me lately where I go to get my Paleo recipes.

So here is a centralized place for me to list my favorite sites/blogs as well as links to my favorite recipes.  

1.  Everyday Paleo 

         Sundried tomato Chicken Bake

         "Lasagna"  (I reduce the meat to 1 lb sausage 1 lb beef.  3lbs seems like over kill)

         Ginger Beef w/ Mango Salsa   AMAZING!

         Creamy Spaghetti 

         Beef Bulgogi

2.  Paleo Plan

          Butternut Squash w/ cranberries

          Waldorf Salad

          Shepherd's Pie

          Chocolate Chip cookies

          Carrot Banana Muffins

3.  Multiply Delicious 

          Apple Coconut Waffle  (double the recipe)

          Cauliflower Carrot Mash

4.  Fast Paleo

5.  Paleo Parents

6.  Caveman Strong

7.  The Baboo

So there you have it.  If you have a favorite Paleo blog or recipe please share!

From the Cave, :)

        

School Lunch Blues?

Or just lunch blues in general?  

Lunch is one of the hardest meals for me to be creative with.  Cade LOVES, now when I say LOVES i mean LOVES peanut butter and honey sandwiches.  Seriously the kid is addicted and would eat them every day if I would let him.  I know there are worse things he could want but come on the kids needs a variety!  I'm not into packaged and pre cooked foods so the thinker gets put into overdrive coming up with fun new options.  

Well put the thinker away and get out this!

"Cooking With Trader Joes, Easy Lunchboxes"

It's a cook book full of colorful pictures and great ideas for school lunches, breakfasts and dinners.  It does have quite a few pre packaged things in it, but every once in a while it's nice to just take the wrapper off and call it good, and with these recipes you can feel better about it being from Trader Joes.  I have so many pages with post-it notes just waiting to be tried.  Fingers crossed Cade is feeling adventurous!

Cades school is selling these books and our favorite neighbor across the street, Katie Brandow has a 2 page spread in the book!  Check out page 64 & 65.  

I know it's only 2-3 weeks into the school year but if your running into the lunch packing blues, pick up a copy of this book and see the sunshine again

Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are AMAZING!  They are Paleo and they totally satisfy that sweet craving, they even bake up fluffy like a cookie should.

Yesterday I eat 8 of them and didn't even feel guilty!

3 cups almond flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup honey

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup coconut oil melted

1.5 cups Enjoy Life semi-sweet chocolate chips (or whatever you have on hand.  my favorite are the mini chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 375℉.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a small mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs, honey, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer, or wire whisk.

Pour wet ingredients slowly into dry ingredients and beat with mixer or fork until combined.

Add the melted coconut oil and continue to blend until combined.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop Tablespoon size balls of cookie dough onto prepared baking sheet.

Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes.

Breakfast of Champions

Since we have changed out life style to about 90% Paleo, breakfast has always been a challenge.  

It usually needs to be something pretty fast as 2 days a week I need to get Cade out the door for school and we are just plain starving when we wake up!  

This is our go to breakfast.  I make a giant batch and stick the extras in the fridge to pull out during the week. 

Apple Coconut Waffles

4 eggs

2 Tbsp maple syrup

2 Tbsp vanilla

1/2 C. water

3 C. almond flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. cinnamon

2 Tbsp Arrowroot Powder

1 apple, peeled and grated

Coconut (optional, I personally don't like the coconut in mine but Tyler loves it)

Mix wet ingredients first then add in dry.

In a preheated and greased waffle iron, scoop batter, top with coconut and cook until golden.

   

I love pairing mine up with a piece of fried ham and of course a cup of coffee!  

Starting the morning off right,

A Tasty Treat

Plum Sauce

1/2 cup plum preserves

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/4 cup apricot preserves

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

2 Tbsp. apple juice

2 Tbsp soy sauce

2 Tbsp ketchup

1 garlic clove, minced

In a small saucepan combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 10 min.

So far we have had this sauce over Pork and Chicken and it so yummy. Next I'm going to try it over some salmon!