Granola or Just a Bunch of nuts

2c Almonds(sliced or slivers)

3c Nuts and seeds of your choice

1/3c Coconut oil

1/3c Raw honey

2tsp vanilla

1TBSP Cinnamon

1tsp Nutmeg

1c Coconut flakes(unsweetened)

On a cookie sheet dump all your nuts and place to the side.  In a small sauce pan add your coconut oil and melt on medium heat.  Add your honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the oil and bring to a boil.  Let cool for 5 mins and pour over your nuts.  Mix it up and get everything coated, then bake at 300 for 30mins.  Take out and then dump your coconut flakes on and mix around.  Then let sit to cool. Store in a zip lock bag.  Enjoy as a snack or even as cereal with some almond milk!

Pizza, Pizza, Pizza!!

I was on the hunt for the best grain free, healthy, and yummy pizza crust out there that wouldn't fall apart on me and that tasted good.  I have tried numerous ones from many different sources, and yes I found a few that were okay but just too "different" and a little to calorie heavy.  I decided it was time to experiment with my own recipes.  What do you know it only took two tries to get one I really liked that fit all my high standards; healthy, grain free, vegan friendly, detox friendly, easy to make, lower in calories and yummy!  So with out further adieu…

Thin Crust 

1c water 

1c almond meal

*1/2c tapioca flour

1/4c flax seed meal

*1 lg egg

*1Tbsp melted coconut oil
1TBSP garlic powder
1/2tsp salt
Add any spices you like

Pre heat the oven to 450.

Combine all the above ingredients in a bowl and mix together.  The batter will be runny don't fret.  On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper pour the batter on and spread to desired size and thinness making sure it doesn't have any holes.  Bake at 450 for 20 mins.  You can take out and freeze for later or add your preferred toppings and bake again until toppings are set and ready to eat(about 15-20 mins a@350).  Enjoy!

*tapioca flour can be sub for arrowroot powder, tapioca is just less expensive.

*you can sub for 1TBSP flax seed meal in 1TBSP water, premix 5 mins before making the batter.

*you can sub for any other oil you prefer such as olive oil if you don't mind it heated. 

Kale Chips

Kale(1 bundle)
*1TBSP Taco seasoning
1tsp Salt
1TBSP Olive oil














Wash your kale and drain.  Tear it from the stem and place in a large bowl.  Drizzle with olive oil and then top with spices.  Hand toss and make sure it gets well coated with the olive oil.  Then place in a dehydrator for 8hrs.  Once done immediately store in an air tight container.

*Taco seasoning: 1TBSP of ; cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, italian seasoning, red pepper flakes.

*You may also make these kale chips in your oven, I have just found that they do not stay crispy once they cool.  If you are going to make these chips and immediately consume, then go ahead and bake them in the oven at 350 for 20 mins or until crispy.

Healthy Scallop "Notatos"

Ingredients:

4 cups thinly sliced radishes (if you have a mandolin slicer this is your easiest choice)

3 tbsp organic grass fed butter

3 tbsp arrowroot powder

1 1/2 cups almond or coconut milk

1 cup raw grated cheese (I used white cheddar)

Dash of cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp salt

If you don't want your end result to have a red hue, peel the radishes first (I don't mind so I skipped that step).  In a pan melt the butter and stir in the arrowroot powder until well mixed.  Add in your milk and stir occasionally until it's boiling slowly.  Turn down the heat and add in the grated cheese, cayenne pepper, and salt.  Stir with your whisk until cheese has melted. Then in a lightly greased casserole dish add in a layer of sliced radishes and cover with your cheese sauce, and repeat. You should have enough to do only 3 layers.  Cover the top layer with the remaining bit of cheese sauce, and sprinkle with cayenne pepper and salt.  Bake in the oven uncovered for one hour.  The sauce will be a bit red if you didn't peel the radishes, but it does not effect the flavor at all.  Enjoy!

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
4-6 cucumbers (if on the smaller size use 6)
1 green bell pepper diced
2 small cans sliced black olives
1/2 red onion diced
2-3 roma tomatoes diced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Sea salt and pepper

First peel your cucumbers and cut into small squares.  In a large bowl combined all ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.  Toss until well mixed and serve chilled.  Enjoy!

Rasberry Recovery Smoothie

1c of frozen Very Cherry Blend (found at Trader Joes, our just a mixture of cherries, black beries, and raspberries). 1 c of frozen pineapple chunks (which replenishes your body after a workout). 1/2 c of organic plan full fat yogurt, 1/2 c of water. 5 ice cubes. 5 fresh strawberries. Blend and enjoy for a great after workout recovery drink.

Deviled Scottish Eggs

1 dozen free range eggs
1c flax seed meal
2lbs turkey sausage(or ground turkey)
1 avocado(ripe)
1 TBSP Yellow mustard
1 TBSP Spicy brown mustard
1tsp salt
1 tsp pepper









Pre heat oven to 350.   Hard boil the eggs.  Mix in one bowl your flax seed meal, salt and pepper.  After you eggs are boiled run cold water over them and peal.  Make patties with you trukey sausage and wrap it around the hard boiled eggs.  After you have all your eggs covered in trukey roll them in the flax seed meal mix, coat them wel.  Place on a cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven for 20 mins.  When they cool cut each of them in half and scoop out the center yolk.  Put all the yolk centers in a food processor with the mustard and scooped avocado.  Blend until creamy, then sccop into a zip lock bag and cut one of the corners off and fill all your halved eggs with your creamy mix by squeezing it out of the corner of the zip lock.  Sprinkle all of them with a touch of peprika or cayanne pepper.   Enjoy!!

*I served these for the first time at a party tonight and they were a huge hit.

Sugar Free BBQ Sauce

3 Cloves of garlic
1 Red onion
2 Serano peppers
1c beef broth(1 cube+1c water)
2(12oz) can tomato paste
1TBSP Dijon mustard
1TBSP Yellow mustard
2TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar
1TBSP Olive oil
1/4tsp Whole leaf stevia






Love BBQ Sauce, but hate the ADD SUGAR?  Well here you go, a very simple and tasty BBQ sauce.  Put the garlic, onion, and peppers in your food processor and get them will minced(you can scoop out some of the seeds so you get the flavor and less heat).  Then in a medium sauce pan add 1 cup of beef broth, bring to a low boil.  Add 1 1/2 can of tomato paste, dijon mustard, yellow mustard, apple cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt, stevia(if you don't have any stevia you can use 2tbsp of honey).  I used stevia to totally be sugar free, yes honey is better for you but your body treats it the same as sugar, and if you are closely watching your sugar intake as I am you will be better off just steering clear of all types of sugars.  Add your food processor items and let this simmer for 15 mins so you get all the flavors blended well.  There you have it, enjoy with you chicken nuggets or on some turkey meatballs.

Easy Healthy Chicken Salad

1lb Chicken breast
1 Avocado(ripe)
2 TBSP lemon juice
1 TBSP spicy mustard(optional)
1/2c black olives(diced)
1/2 red onion(diced)
1 stalk celery(diced)
1tsp salt
1tsp of black pepper
1/2 tbsp of chipotle powder







Grill your chicken breast.  Add your ripe avocado and all of your ingredients and mash it by hand or with a few pulses in your food processor.  Thats it, enjoy!

Turkey Meatballs

1lb  Ground Turkey
1/2 c Flaxseed meal
1 egg white
1 mince garlic clove
1tsp of salt
1/2 tbsp of cayanne pepper(or your choice of spices)

Pre heat the oven to 350.  Mix together all ingredients by hand and then roll into 1 inch balls, brown on a medium heated frying pan.  Then put in the oven at 350 for an additional 15-20 mins of cooking.  Top with your homemade tomato sauce or a brand that is sugar free(Trader Joe's), also great with some spagehtti squash.

Crackers

1c almond meal
1c flax seed meal
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 TBSP Italian seasoning
2 TBSP Garlic powder
1/4c water
2 TBSP olive oil 











Pre heat the oven to 350. Combined all ingredients in a large bowl, mix by hand until you can form a solid ball. Place the "dough" on a large piece of parchment paper, enough that you can fold it over the top of the dough ball. Roll flat, until you get it to about 1/4 an inch or smaller. Place on a cookie sheet and cut into squares before you bake. Place in the oven at 350 for 10mins then turn the oven off and let them sit in there until cooled. Pull out and enjoy with your avocado chicken salad or hummus.

Meatloaf

*2lbs ground lean beef
1 egg white
1c Flax seed meal
160z Frozen chopped broccoli
1 pack prosciutto
8oz tomato paste
1/2TBSP Cayenne pepper
3 Cloves minced garlic
Salt & Pepper to taste

In a large bowl mix your meat, egg white, and flax seed meal together and gather into a large ball.  Place a large piece of aluminum foil on the counter and begin flattening out your large meat ball on it.  Flatten out to about 1 inch thick, then add on top your chopped broccoli making sure to spread out.  Over top the broccoli you will place the pieces of prosciutto.  Once all your layers are complete you are going to pick up one end of the foil and lift the meat, begin to roll it up.  One completely rolled up pinch the ends closed and place in a baking dish( I use my 9X13 Pyrex pan) and cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 50mins, the last 10mins you want to uncover and you may place on top some cheese if you like(totally optional).  Enjoy your meat and veggies all in one!

*You may mix up the kinds of ground meat you use.  We normally use 1lb ground beef and one ground turkey.

Hummus

1 head of Cauliflower
1/3c Tahini
2 cloves garlic
spices of your choice











Pre heat the oven to 500.  Cut the cauliflower into 1 or 2 inch cuts and lightly coat with olive oil.  Bake for 25-30mins.  Its okay if it gets a little brown it adds to the flavor.  Remove from oven, place in your food processor and add in 1/3 cup tahini.  You can buy tahini at ethnic stores or sections in your grocery stores. After you mix it all in your food processor then add your spices, I use a litte cayenne pepper and some red pepper flakes cause I like my hummus with some heat. Some cumin       gives good flavor as well. Cut up some of your favorite veggies and enjoy, or enjoy with some flaxseed crackers!

Chocolate Pudding

2 Avocados(ripe)
1 Banana(ripe)
1/4 c Coconut milk/Almond milk
*1/2c Raw cocoa powder
2 tsp Vanilla extract
2 TBSP Raw honey
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp sea salt











Combine all the above ingredients in the food processor and blend until smooth.  Take out and top with blueberries and chopped pecans or almonds.  Also a delicious snack all by its self.

*1/4 c Raw cocoa powder for milk chocolate and 1/2 c for Dark chocolate lovers.
* Lasts only about 2-3 days if stored in a well sealed container in the fridge.