Paleo Dessert Cinnimon Apple Scone from the CaveGirl dish

 I found this recipe on the Cavegirl dish.  This is one of my favorite sites for recipes!!!!

 http://www.thecavegirldish.com/

 

Cinnamon Apple Scones 

Cinnamon Apple Scones
3 small apples (peeled and pureed) or 2.5-3 cups apple sauce

1/2 cup and 1 tbsp coconut flour

4 heaping tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 tbsp cinnamon
Sprinkle of nutmeg 

Pre-bake

Preheat the oven to 350F and let your coconut oil soften. In a large bowl, mix the flour, apple puree, eggs, and baking soda. Add the softened coconut oil and remaining ingredients. Form balls or shapes of your choice and lay out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 min (or longer if you want a drier texture). If you are looking for a sweeter bite, drizzle honey over your baked scones and let them soak up the natural sweetener. Add chopped walnuts to the mix or use a ripe banana instead of the apple. Top with some more cinnamon.

Sun-dried tomato Basil Frittata

So I heard someone talking about a Frittata at the gym the other day.  I thought it sounded really good, so today I looked at what I had in my kitchen and again threw it all together to make a really good dish.  I am very random I will see a recipe and always put my own spin on it to make it my own.  This is a definite must make again.  I cut into fourths and now have breakfast for a few days.

Ingredients

8 Eggs
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes from Trader Joes
1/4 cup mushrooms chopped in smaller pieces
optional can add chopped spinach
2 Gluten free chicken sausage minus casing (I like tomato basil/ or spicy Italian what I actually used)
handful of Pine nuts
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
1 small garlic clove minced
sea salt/ pepper to taste
garlic powder
onion powder
4 large basil leaves


Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Put olive oil in bottom of a pie plate and add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, and crumbled sausage.  In a separate bowl beat eggs basil and spices together.  Pour egg mixture over the ingredients in pie plate.  Bake for 20-25 mins.  Enjoy!!

For all my ladies.....Article about how Paleo Zone diet helps PMS

This article was interesting to read.  I thought that I would share this link with all of you.  I was curious because I have heard many women discuss this at the gym.  I thought about it and noticed that when I follow a very strict diet meaning no dairy grains or sugar my period has become much more bearable.  Even the chocolate craving seems to subside a bit. It may be worth it to change your diet!

http://paleozonenutrition.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/pre-menstrual-syndrome-and-menstrual-cramps-how-i-eliminated-them-completely/

Fast Shrimp from Everyday Paleo

 I love anything with coconut in it.  So I decided to share this recipe that I am going to try with shrimp this week.  I found this on the Everyday Paleo website.  

http://everydaypaleo.com/2011/03/05/fast-shrimp/

Fast Shrimp
1 lb Wild Caught Argentinian Red Shrimp or other shrimp of your choice (I found mine at Trader Joe’s in the freezer section, raw, tails removed and de-veined)
1 bag frozen roasted red bell peppers and onions from Trader Joes (or 1 bell pepper diced and 1/2 yellow onion diced)
4 big hand fulls of baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons coconut milk
1/2 tablespoon curry powder (or more to taste)
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
In a large skillet, heat the coconut oil over medium heat.  Add the onions and bell peppers and cook until defrosted and sizzling if using the frozen or until the veggies become tender if using fresh.  Add the shrimp and the spinach and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the shrimp curls up and is no longer opaque in the middle.  Add the coconut milk and spices, mix well and serve!  Serves 3-4. Delicious, fast, no fuss.

Awesome Spicy Stuffed Red Peppers

 I found this recipe on Everyday Paleo which is one of my favorite places to get new ideas.  Not only was this easy these tasted awesome and made alot for me to have during the week.  It is a definie remake.  I have included the link below. 

http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/03/27/spicy-speedy-stuffed-peppers-and-pressure-cooked-artichokes/

Spicy Speedy Stuffed Peppers
1 container of mirepoix mix from trader Joe’s or 1 diced yellow onion, 5-6 diced carrots, and 6-8 diced celery stalks
1 lb of italian gluten free chicken sausage removed from their casing
1-2 lbs of grass fed ground beef
1 can diced tomatoes
5-6 bell peppers (I like the red and yellow ones the best for these but green is good too)
dried oregano, big bunch of chopped fresh basil or dried basil, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper to taste
One or two big squirts of Siracha hot sauce (if you want to have them not spicy, these are great without the hot sauce)
A lot of olive oil
Preheat oven to 350. Place one big soup pot filled with water and turn on high to bring to a boil.  While you are waiting for the water to boil, cover the bottom of another big soup pot with a lot of olive oil and over medium heat toss in the the onion, celery, and carrots.  Crumble in the sausage and ground beef and add the dried seasonings to the meat BEFORE it’s entirely cooked.  Mix well and let the meat and veggies cook over medium low heat stirring occasionally.  In the meantime, remove just the tops of the bell peppers, and rinse well to remove all the seeds.  By now your water should be boiling.  Place the bell peppers gently in the boiling water and submerge them for 5-6 minutes or until the bell peppers are just a little soft but NOT falling apart.  While the bell peppers are boiling, add the can of tomatoes to the meat mixture and bring to a simmer.  Pull the bell peppers out of the water with tongs and arrange in a large baking dish.  Fill each bell pepper with the meat mixture (don’t be shy, stuff em’ good!) and bake in your pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.

To cheat or not to cheat that is the question?

 I found this article as I already knew the answer to this question.  I thought I would share because life is too short to not enjoy food here and there.  And honestly when you eat clean 98% of the time when you actually cheat it makes you realize why you do not do it all the time.  I really love eating Paleo!  I love the way my body feels and the performance that I get. I have come to really appreciate cooking and finding ways to be creative and still be eating super clean.  When I started Paleo 2 years ago I was very plain and always felt like I ate the same thing.  At least now I have expanded my palate and tried things I thought I never would. 
Enough of my rambling,  take but my advice now is to take a scheduled cheat day once a week so at least you don't feel deprived or limited.  I find that some weeks I don't even need a cheat meal because nothing bad sounds good!  lol :)


http://www.livestrong.com/article/282152-do-cheat-days-work-for-a-diet/

Dairy and the Paleo Diet

I get so many questions about Dairy.  It is the one thing that people cannot seem to give up.  The biggest thing I hear is how it is impossible to give up Greek Yogurt.  When I ask why,  I hear because it tastes good its easy, and is so high in protein. Well so are eggs and bacon!!! How can you not like that.  There are so many different ways to make eggs to keep things interesting.  The key thing is variety.   Let me just say that the small things like heavy cream in your coffee or small amount of cheese, and yogurt do make a difference in weightloss.  From personal experience when I cut all dairy from my diet I noticed that my skin got better, I had less bloating, and stomach issues and lost more body fat.  Not too mention I do not really even miss it anymore.  I thought I would share this link with you.  It also has some good recipes on it as well.  Enjoy!!

http://paleodietlifestyle.com/place-of-dairy-on-paleo-diet/