Easter

Enjoy today everyone, today is a day to relax and enjoy...  Desert tonight is Carrot Cake with the new Cool Whip Cream Cheese Frosting.

Spaghetti

Tonight is spaghetti made with spaghetti squash and sauce made with ground turkey topped with parmesan cheese.

Fruit Rollup

Easy Peasy homemade fruit rollups
24 ounces applesauce
1 small box of sugar free flavored jello
Spread on sheet for food dehydrator
Dry at 135 degrees for 8 hours

Gluten Free Bananna Pudding tart

Happy Pie Day.

Props out to Elana's Pantry again for Dessert tonight.

Jen took the recipe from the link below and made the crust and then filled it with sugar free Banana pudding and sliced bananas.The kids were not real thrilled about the crust, but i thought that it tasted just fine by itself and even better as a whole Pie...

http://www.elanaspantry.com/gluten-free-tart-crust/

Guacamole

Ok, didn't post last night because we ate poorly due to the fact that we were at Gordon Biersch in Flatirons grabbing dinner before The Jeff Dunham show...laughed straight for 2 plus hours!!! But the sweet potato and garlic fries were delicious!

Today homemade Guacamole reminiscant of our old favorite Southwestern restaurant Ocotillo...sure do miss that place.

Next time we might add Black Beans, Roasted Corn and Whole Roasted Cloves of Garlic....but, even I enjoyed this and I'm not a guacamole fan.

Chipotle Orange Chicken

Since i am not sure what my wife and i are doing for dinner tonight, I will post dinner from  a time before I started the blog. I may post again once that decision is made.... LOL....

This is the same site we got the Paleo Brownies from...

Here is a direct link to the recipe from its website

Chipotle Orange Chicken

I will include the recipe as well..

Enjoy!

1 whole chicken (2-3 pounds)
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1 tablespoon herbes de provence
¼ cup agave nectar or honey
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 tablespoon chipotle chile powder
1 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry with a paper towel
2. Place chicken in an 9 x 13 inch baking dish
3. In a small bowl, combine garlic, herbes de provence, agave, salt and chipolte
4. Pour orange juice over chicken
5. Rub mixture onto chicken
6. Marinate chicken in the refrigerator, time permitting for up to 3 hours
7. Bake at 350° for 1.5 to 2 hours
8. Serve.

Carmenere

Ok, no cooking tonight.... So instead I'll promote one of my favorite wines. I enjoy all of their varieties. Carmenere is my favorite of this Chilean brand. Website is www.pknt.com

Paleo Brownies

Tonight we are gonna move straight to desert, these tasty treats are made with Almond Butter and Agave Nectar and contain no Flour...

This recipe is courtesy of 
http://www.elanaspantry.com/

Ingredients

16 ounces almond butter, Creamy Roasted
2 Large Eggs
1 1/4 cups Light Agave Nectar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Directions

1. In a large bowl, blend almond butter until smooth with a hand blenderBlend in eggs, then blend in agave and vanilla
2. Blend in cacao, salt and baking soda, then fold in chocolate chips
3. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dishPour batter into dish

4. Bake at 325° for 25-40 minutes

Spicy Breaded Pork Chops

ok, I posted Desert last night and forgot to post Dinner.... LOL....

Dinner was from here...
http://www.paleoplan.com/2009/12-29/spicy-breaded-pork-chops/

ok so in the below recipe I combined Chipolte Pepper (Instead of Cayenne) with the flour and used olive oil to coat the chops and cooked in an oven.... next time i will try the way the recipe states,
They were good though!!!!

sorry, no Pic for this post....

Ingredients

• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 Tbs coconut oil/tallow/lard, divided
• 1-1/2 cups almond flour
• 4 pork chops (6 oz each)

Instructions

1. Mix cayenne pepper and 2 Tbs coconut oil/tallow/lard in a shallow bowl and coat both sides of each pork chop.
2. Pour almond flour into a shallow pan and dip both sides of each pork chop in almond flour until covered.
3. Heat 1 Tbs coconut oil/tallow/lard in a skillet over medium heat. When pan is hot, cook pork chops on both sides until fully done.

BBQ Bananas

Got this from www.thepalelmom.com didn't have the nuts, but the still looked delicious...
2 large or 3 bananas
¼ cup chopped raw pecans
¼ cup chopped raw walnuts
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp ginger
¼ tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp cardamom
Dash salt

1. Chop nuts fairly finely (it’s okay if they aren’t completely evenly chopped). Combine chopped nuts with spices and mix to evenly coat. 2. Slice bananas lengthwise about three quarters of the way through the banana (careful not to cut the peel underneath). Spread the banana open and fill the groove with the nut and spice mixture. 3. Barbecue on a medium to moderately hot grill for 14-18 minutes (time will vary based on the size of your bananas and how hot your grill is). The peel will darken (and maybe turn completely black) which is normal. You know they’re done when the peels are dark, the banana is bubbling away and they smell fantastic! 4. Alternatively, place stuffed bananas on a cookie sheet (line with parchment paper, tin foil or a silicone liner to make clean-up easier) and bake at 425F in the middle of the oven for 12-14 minutes. 5. Remove from the grill (or oven) and enjoy warm! Eat with a spoon scooping right out of the peel!

 

Jalapeno Poppers

Ok, normally I leave these tasty treats whole. Stuff them with a cream cheese/shredded cheese mixture and then wrap bacon over the top and secure with a toothpick. Put them in a vertical chili roaster and slow cook them on the BBQ. Today same principle but split them filled them and placed a piece of bacon on top and then cooked them at 350 for 30 minutes...

Gluten Free Vegetarian Pizza

Ok, dinner tonight was made with Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Pizza crust. It is pretty tasty considering that it is gluten free. Make sure your hands are wet when handling it though. I and you have to par bake it before you can top it with sauce and choice of toppings. Tonight was onions and red and orange peppers.

Green Monster Smoothie

Ok, today's blog the notorious Green Monster Smoothie... I know from the picture you are saying "Wait, it's not green!" Correct, as most people know it is called that because of the spinach.
Our favorite is
A handful of raw spinach
1 banana
Greek yogurt
Frozen Strawberries
Stevia to taste
And some plain old water for liquid...
Blend it all up, we use the Ninja....
Serve and enjoy....