Cilantro Lime Salad

This is adapted from a recipe I found. I made the recipe before and didn't like it, so I tweaked it and now I love it! Hope you enjoy!


Ingredients:

1 avocado, diced into bite-sized pieces
2-3 large tomatoes, diced into bite-sized pieces
1 cucumber, diced into bite-sized pieces
handful chopped cilantro
1 lime
1 Tbs. EVOO
1/4 tsp. Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime seasoning
dash of salt

Directions:
In a medium bowl, add avocado pieces and squeeze half a lime on top. Add a dash of salt.

Then add chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, and cilantro to avocado. Whisk together the other half of the lime juice and 1 T olive oil with Mrs. Dash seasoning. Stir gently into salad. Serve immediately.

Spicy Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

1 pkg. stuffer mushrooms
1 (6 oz.) can crab meat
1 1/2 Tbs. olive oil mayo
1 egg
1/2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
1 Tbs. green onion, chopped
1/2 of a jalapeno, diced
1 Tbs. bell pepper, diced (I used green this time, but normally use red)
dash of cayenne pepper
EVOO

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drain water from crab meat. In a bowl mix the crab meat, onion, jalapeno, and bell pepper. In another small bowl, mix together mayo, egg, old bay and cayenne pepper. Then mix it in with the crab mix.

Arrange mushrooms on a baking sheet and spray or brush with EVOO. Stuff the mushrooms with the crab mix. Bake for 20 mins or until the top starts to brown.

Paleo Biscuits

Ingredients: (Makes 4 biscuits)

1/2 C. almond flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

3/4 Tbs. cold coconut oil

3 egg whites

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, mix almond flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the cold coconut oil with a work until crumbly. Place the bowl in the fridge for 10 minutes. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until they are very frothy.

Fold the eggs white into the chilled flour mix. Scoop dough onto baking sheet to make 4 biscuits. Bake for 15-18 mins, until golden brown on top.

Paleo Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes
1/4 C. coconut oil
1/4 C. coconut butter
1/4 C. honey
1 tsp. cinnamon
pecans, chopped


Directions:

Chop up sweet potatoes and boil for a few minutes until soft. While potatoes are boiling, blend together the coconut oil, butter, honey and cinnamon.

Drain water. Put the sweet potatoes in a baking dish and add the coconut icing mix. You can just spread on top or mix it in the potatoes. Add the chopped pecans on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 mins.

Jellied Cranberry Sauce

I love in the can jellied cranberry sauce, but it's not all that great for you. I found a recipe and decided to try making my own. I didn't let it chill long enough for it to get jellied to where you can cut it, because we ate it with dinner. But it was yummy! I will be making this for Thanksgiving!

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
1 bag fresh cranberries (you could use frozen as well)
1/2 C. water
zest of 1 lemon
1 C. organic sugar

Directions:

Add cranberries, lemon zest and water to a medium pot. Cook covered over medium heat for 10 mins, but leave a little opening so the steam can escape. You will hear them start to pop, this means the skin is spliting. When they are soft and mush easily they are done. Put them in a strainer over a bowl and mash them until all the sauce goes through and you are left with the skins.

Put the sauce back on the stove and add the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and allow to simmer for a couple minutes.

Chill the sauce in some kind of oiled mold, so it is easy to get out. I just used small bowls because we ate it right out of the bowl. But muffin tins would work great too. Let it chill for a few hours or overnight. You can pop it out of the mold and slice it like you would from a can of cranberry sauce. Enjoy!

Cauliflower Rice

This may sound strange, but it is actually delicious and a great substitute for rice!


Ingredients:

1 head of cauliflower
1 bag frozen pepper & onion mix (you can use fresh, I didn't have them on hand)
1 can chicken broth (or any broth you want)
Cajun seasoning


Directions:

Chop up the cauliflower in food processor or blender, so it looks like rice. Saute the peppers & onions with olive oil. When they are soft and start to brown, add in cauliflower, broth and as much Cajun seasoning as you would like. Bring to boil and let it boil until the liquid is absorbed.

Buffalo Fries

Ingredients:
Frozen french fries (any size will work)

Texas Pete Buffalo Sauce
Blue cheese crumbles
Ranch dressing

Just follow the cooking instructions on the package of fries. I cooked mine over the amount of time they said so they were crispy. You want them pretty crispy because the buffalo sauce makes them a bit soggy. When you think they are crispy enough take them out and coat them in buffalo sauce on the tray. I turned down the oven (from 450* to 400*..depends on what temp your fries say) and then put them back in for 10 mins. Take them out and sprinkle blue cheese crumbles on top! We dip them in ranch dressing.