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Grilled Peaches…best served with homemade ice cream!
Grilled Peaches with Homemade Ice Cream 2-4 fresh ripe peaches Honey Sea Salt Cut peaches in half and remove the pits. Lightly brush the flesh of the peaches with olive oil to prevent them from sticking to the grill. On medium-high heat, grill the peaches for 6-8 minutes. (For gridline grill marks, cook halfway and…
Read MorePatriotic Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Patriotic Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing: 4 cups baby spinach 4 cups mixed lettuce 1 cup fresh raspberries and/or blackberries 1 ½ cups fresh chopped strawberries 1 cup fresh blueberries ½ cup of Feta cheese crumbles ½ cup sliced almonds and/or walnuts ½ cup sunflower seeds *Layer all ingredients starting with the greens. Toss with…
Read MoreTuna Salad Lettuce Wraps
Tuna Lettuce Wraps: 10 oz cooked tuna ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 1 celery stalk ¼ cup diced red onion ¼ cup diced dilled pickles 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard Lemon juice Salt & pepper Lettuce leaves Directions: Cook tuna. If using canned tuna, tuna in water is a healthier choice. Dice your vegetables. Mix all…
Read MoreThe Importance of Amino Acids
Amino Acids are essential compounds that play an important role in our bodies. Often associated with aiding in protein utilization and rebuilding/repairing of muscle, but amino acids are vital to our body’s nervous, reproductive, immune, and digestive systems. There are 20 amino acids, while 9 of those are considered essential. The human body does not…
Read MoreNatural Gardening Tips
So you’re a gardener…or maybe a startup gardener! Wherever you land, there are some basic things that seem to apply to everyone during the stages of their gardening journey. Things like weeds, pests, and bad harvests show up in every garden You’ll have tricks up your sleeve that will help you succeed from the day…
Read MorePaleo Broccoli & Bacon Quiche
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Course: Breakfast/brunch Cuisine: Paleo Servings: 8 servings Ingredients 1 Paleo Pie Crust recipe baked for 7 minutes (see recipe below) 5 slices bacon nitrate free, cooked and crumbled, OR cooked ham, if preferred 3 TBSP cooking fat of choice bacon fat, coconut oil, ghee, etc, divided 3 1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets chopped into small bite-size pieces 1 small onion sliced thin 2 cloves garlic minced Sea salt to…
Read MoreCoconut Curry Chicken with Cauliflower Rice
2 lb Chicken breast or thighs, boneless skinless Frozen organic cauliflower rice 1/4 cup fresh chopped Cilantro 3 cloves Garlic 2 tbsp Ginger 1 Red-bell-pepper, large 1 Yellow-onion, medium 1 can Coconut-milk, full-fat 1 can Coconut cream 2 tbsp fresh Lime-juice Sea-salt and freshly cracked pepper, fine 3 tbsp Olive or coconut oil 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper…
Read More4 Ingredient Black Bean Patties
4 Ingredient Black Bean Patties 1 can Non-GMO Organic Black Beans 2 Medium Sweet Potatoes 1.5 cups Coconut Flour 3 Tbsp Ground Flax Seeds Olive Oil Optional: black pepper, garlic, onion, diced peppers, mushrooms (You may have to adjust the flax and coconut flour, based on your additional vegetables) Coat sweet potatoes with olive oil…
Read MoreGluten-Free (Dairy Free) Double Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour 1 cup Monkfruit Sweetener 1/2 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 2/3 cup cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum, leave out if your flour already has it 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 large eggs, room temperature 1/3 cup butter, melted (for…
Read MoreType 3 Diabetes
Type 3 diabetes is not a term we often hear. Most often when talking about diabetes we refer to Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes. More recently in the medical world, there was a discovery linking type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer’s disease. The brain cells become insulin resistant causing them to die which affects…
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