Paleo Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of a fresh, white, flaky fish. (Our store had fresh caught cod)
• 1 mango, diced
• 1 cup of fresh salsa (used store bought)
• 1/2 packet of taco/fajita seasoning
• Paleo Mayo
• Lettuce cups
• Olive Oil
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Chipotle Seasoning
• Avocado, sliced

Directions:

1. Throw some olive oil in a pan, heat slightly
2. Season your fish fillets with your taco mix seasoning, lemon pepper and chipotle
3. Place fish in the pan, cook each side for about 4 minutes on medium-medium low heat
4. For the mango salsa, combine a bit of the store bought salsa along with your fresh cut mango in a bowl. Place aside for later.
5. Once the fish is done cooking, compile your taco as wanted
6. Add fish into your lettuce cup, top with salsa, avocado and a bit of paleo mayo
7. Enjoy

Eggplant Stack

Clearly there was some leftover eggplant, so I used two slices and made the following delicious stack for dinner tonight. This will seem very similar to last night, but the flavors were different thanks to utilizing other ingredients in my fridge. Like I'd suggest, play with what you've got!

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of eggplant
• 2 eggs
• Almond Flour
• Pesto
• Olive oil

Directions:

1. Slice your eggplant thin
2. Whisk your egg in one bowl and in another bowl pour out a bit of almond flour
3. Dredge your eggplant in the egg and then the almond flour
4. Heat up some olive oil in a pan
5. Toss your eggplant in the pan, saute on each side for a few minutes until golden brown
6. Remove both slices, put a bit of pesto on one slice of eggplant. 
7. In your hot oil, toss your second egg in there and fry it
8. Remove, add onto the slice of eggplant with the pesto. 
9. Give it a hat with the other slice.
10. = Eggplant stack!

Apologies for the picture. Think Eggplant, Peso, Egg, Eggplant!

4 Ingredient Easy Eggplant

I bought this delicious looking eggplant at the store the other day and wasn't quite sure how I wanted to make it. After a quick look in the fridge, I came up with this easy recipe. It's healthy, quick to make, and super delicious!

If I had more time, I'd think about making it more of an "Italian" dish by serving it over a spaghetti squash bottom or even layering it to resemble "Eggplant Parmesan"!

Ingredients:

• Eggplant, sliced thin
• Almond flour
• 1 egg
• Pesto sauce or Tomato Sauce

Directions:

1. Slice your eggplant thin
2. Whisk your egg in one bowl and in another bowl pour out a bit of almond flour
3. Dredge your eggplant in the egg and then the almond flour
4. Heat up some olive oil in a pan
5. Toss your eggplant in the pan, saute on each side for a few minutes until golden brown
6. Remove and top with your favorite sauce. (I had a sun-dried tomato pesto, regular pesto, and no-sugar added tomato sauce in the fridge to use). 
7. Enjoy

Paleo Mayo

I finally got around to making my own mayo, it was way easier then expected! You can even add salt, pepper and other spices to flavor it how you'd like

Ingredients

• 2-3 egg yolks
• 1/2 a squeezed lemon
• Good quality olive oil/macadamia nut oil

Directions

1. Grab your blender
2. Throw in your egg yolks and lemon juice
3. Begin to add your olive oil or macadamia nut oil slowly while continuing to blend
4. Taste until you like the consistency and flavor
5. Throw in a jar (I used an extra mason jar)
6. Enjoy with all those dishes that could use a bit extra moisture and flavor (without the guilty feeling)

Paleo Chicken Salad

Enjoy this light and paleo chicken salad. I'd suggesting playing around with the ingredients (adding nuts, grapes etc)

Ingredients

• 1/4 of a small red onion, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 1-1.5 lbs of chicken
• Paleo Mayo
• 1 small apple, diced
• Greek Seasoning
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Pepper
• 2-3 cloves of diced garlic

Directions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 375, place your chicken on a baking sheet, and bake for 15-20 minutes (or until cooked).
2. While your chicken is baking, dice up your red onion, garlic celery and apple and mix in a bowl. 
3. Once your chicken is done, cut it up in small chunks and add to the bowl.
4. Toss you chicken with some paleo mayo and all seasonings to your liking
5. Chill and serve!

Crockpot Ropa Vieja

Mmmm...time for another crockpot recipe!

Ingredients:

• 1.5 - 2 lbs of chuck roast
• 1 small yellow onion, sliced thin
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
• 1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
• 1 12 oz can of tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons of capers, drained
• 1 tablespoon of cumin
• 1 tablespoon of dried oregano
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• Pepper

Direction:

1. Grab your crockpot
2. Place onions and peppers at the bottom of the crockpot
3. Grab the roast, cut 4-5 deep slices in the roast, place the garlic cloves in the roast
4. Add all your spices, sauces, capers, and bay leaf
5. Turn on low for 6-8 hours.

Spicy tomato curry shrimp soup

Oh my its been awhile. My fault from travels and busy wedding planning!! Anyways, just got back in the country (from Oktoberfest) and the weather was rainy at home - all I wanted was something warm and healthy. Out came this recipe. Don't mind the naming convention as it more or less depicts everything in the dish :)

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of peeled, de-veined shrimp
• 1 can of full fat coconut milk
• 1 large can (Muir Glen) fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 small can (Muir Glen) fire roasted tomatoes
• 1/2 sweet onion
• 4-6 garlic cloves
• 1 container of white mushrooms
• Ground Cumin
• Ground Curry
• Garlic Salt
• Gound Chiptole Pepper seasoning
• Pepper
• Butter or Olive Oil
• Fish Sauce

Directions:

1. Melt your butter or pour your olive oil in the bottom of a big pan
2. Dice your onions, garlic, and mushrooms and add them into the pan to saute
3. While the veggies are sauteing, pour your fire roasted tomatoes into a food processor and process down into a consistency that you want your soup at (extra fine or somewhat chunky). 
4. Add the blended down tomatoes to the large pan, along with the coconut milk, fish sauce, and lots of cumin, curry, pepper, chiptole pepper and some garlic salt.
5. Mix, cover, and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. 
6. Taste, add additional seasonings if necessary.
7. Then remove the tails of the shrimp, cut the shrimp into small pieces and place in the soup (when you are happy with the taste of it). 
8. Cover the pot again for another 5-7 minutes. Check the diced shrimp to make sure they are pink. When they are pink they are cooked and your shrimp soup is good to serve!
9. Serve in a bowl and enjoy! (it was way more delicious then it looks!)

Flatbread "Pizza"

So I had a lot of veggies sitting in my fridge I just needed to use. Came up with a chicken and veggie pesto flatbread. Enjoy and please tailor to your own taste buds!

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken breast, diced (mine was already cooked from a prior meal)
• To cook, bake on 400 for about 15 minutes depending on thickness
• 1/2 tomato, sliced
• 1/4 sweet onion
• 3 large garlic cloves
• Pesto sauce
• 4 pieces of nitrate free bacon
• Handful of spinach
• Feta cheese
• Mozzarella cheese
• Diced bell peppers
• Olive Oil
• Puff Pastry

Directions:

1. If you have a frozen puff pastry, leave it out for about 45 minutes to thaw. I used Pepperidge Farms puff pastry sheet.
2. Pre-heat oven to 375
3. Rub some olive oil on it and place the puff pastry on a pan covered with foil
4. Spread your pesto sauce out
5. Saute your onion and garlic in a pan with some olive oil
6. Layer on ingredients (spinach, tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic cheese etc)
7. Cooking your 4 pieces of bacon in the microwave (or stovetop). Add on top once all other ingredients are on the flatbread.
8. Cook for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is puffy and crunchy.

Some of the ingredients

Pasty Puff rolled out

Homemade Pesto Sauce

No flatbread is complete without bacon

Pesto Dressing/Sauce

LOVEing this recipe! I put it on a chicken, eggs, spinach. Use it as a dressing, a sauce, topping etc. Healthy, delicious and a nice finish to most dishes!

The most important thing to remember is all these ingredients are estimates. Ya just gotta throw everything (yes, everything) in a food processor, press "ON", and then taste, taste, taste until you have the desired flavor and consistency!

Ingredients:

• (15) Fresh basil leaves
• High quality olive oil
• High quality balsamic vinaigrette
• Nuts of choice (pecans, almonds etc)
• (Nice splash) Agave nectar
• (4-6) Garlic cloves 
• Fresh ground pepper
• Dash of sea salt
• (Healthy sprinkle) Parmasean cheese

Directions:

1. Throw all ingredients (in moderation) into the food processor. Hit "ON"
2. Taste and continue to add ingredients to the desired consistency
1. I've learned I like mine garlicy and not too runny so I can throw it on chicken. If you are wanting it as a dressing, add more olive oil and balsamic!

THE BEST Beef Stroganoff

I swear this is the best stroganoff! Courtesy of my mom's recipe with a few tweaks for us!

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds grass fed beef
• 3/4 a large sweet onion
• 1 container of fresh white mushrooms
• 2 6oz cans of tomato paste
• 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup of sour cream
• 1 can of beef consume
• Garlic Power/Salt
• Salt and Pepper
• Noodles (of some sort)

Directions:

1. Brown your meat in a large, deep pan
2. Once almost brown, dice your onion and add to meat - saute until fragrant
3. Add in your mushrooms, 2 cans of tomato paste, seasoning, and can of beef consume. 
4. Put your heat on low and simmer (covered) for 30 minutes
5. After 30 minutes, uncover and heat thoroughly for another 20-30 minutes (I kept it covered)
6. After it's all cooked serve over a pasta of your choice! I served ours over a quinoa noodle.

After adding the sour cream

Quinoa Pasta

Final meal over the pasta!

Scallop Ceviche!

I'm so excited to post this recipe. It's definitely something new for me. I typically like to make sure all my food is completely cooked before I eat it, so when making this dish, please make sure to follow the directions! It's important that the scallops take their time to marinate in the lime so that they can 'fully cook'.

Please enjoy the light, refreshing taste of this dish!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 large wild caught sea scallops
• 1 lime, juiced
• Black peppercorns
• 1 jalapeno, diced
• Sea salt
• 1/2 avocado, diced
• 1/2 tomato, diced
• Cilantro

Directions:

1. Chop up 3-4 sea scallops and put them in a bowl.
2. Over the scallops, squeeze one lime. Mix the scallops well.
3. Dice your jalapeno and mix in with the scallops and lime. 
4. Salt and Pepper those bad boys.
5. Cover your bowl and let it sit in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
1. The lime juice will 'cook' your scallops. When they are opaque they are okay to serve. I left mine in the fridge while at work (9 hours)
6. Right before serving dice up 1/2 and avocado and 1/2 a tomato.
7. Fold in the avocado to the scallop mixture. 
8. Plate and then serve with a tomato topping and sprinkle cilantro on top to finish it off.
1. Notice I tried to plate 2 ways. One in a martini glass and one I put in a circular measuring cup and then put it on the plate. Find the best way you'd like to present this dish!

Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash

A very simple and quick meal with the opportunity to add your own flare. I had this with a homemade "pesto" dressing I whipped up (recipe to come later). Think about adding shrimp, other veggies, or using a tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

• 1 spaghetti squash (it's a veggie)
• Pesto dressing
• 1 chicken breast
• Olive Oil
• Greek Seasoning

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Lightly sprinkle your olive oil over your chicken and then dash on your Greek seasoning
3. Pop your chicken in the oven for 15-20 minutes
4. While your chicken cooks, grab your spaghetti squash. (By the way, this is a great dish if you've had a bad day). Spear your squash. Okay, not spear, but poke holes (say around 10) around the squash. 
5. Pop your squash in the microwave for about 9 minutes.
6. Once time's up on the squash, take it out and cut it in half, lengthwise. Let it sit and cool for a few minutes.
7. When it's cool enough to handle, scoop out the seeds and throw away. With a fork, gently pull the squash away from the peel. It'll mimic what spaghetti looks like.
8. In a bowl, mix your spaghetti squash, pesto dressing. 
9. Top with your chicken when it's done

Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

This is pretty much a direct steal from here, but it was so good I had to share! So many ways to play with it!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 3 tbs buffalo sauce (I used Frank's Red Hot Wing Sauce)
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup of gluten free flour (I didn't have almond flour or coconut flour on hand)
• Chopped celery 
• 1/4 chopped vidalia onion
• Garlic power
• Garlic salt
• Fresh crushed pepper
• Cayenne seasoning
• 2lb tin foil pan

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until mixed well
3. Pour into a throw away tin foil pan (unless you have another home pan you'd like to use)
4. Bake for about 45-50 minutes
5. Let cool for a few minutes
6. Slice and serve (feel free to add a dash of hot sauce on top!)

Prior to cooking, all mixed and in the pan

First slice cut

A bit of sauce on top to finish it off! Mmm

This tasted just as it sounded - buffalo meatloaf. Feel free to spice it up and add in other veggies etc! It's all up to you and the directions shouldn't really change

Cold Broccoli Salad

Pretty easy and a decent way to change up broccoli as a side item!

Ingredients:

• Broccoli Florets
• 4 pieces of bacon
• 1/5 of a small sweet onion
• Sliced almonds
• Handful of raisins
• 1/3 cup of sugar
• 1/3-1/2 cup of pomegranate red wine vinegar
• 3/4 - 1 cup of mayonnaise

Directions:
1. In a bowl, mix your mayo, vinegar, and sugar
2. On a chopping board, chop up your broccoli into bite size florets
3. Add your broccoli to your mixing bowl
4. Clean your cutting board and chop up your bacon and onions
5. Throw your bacon and onions into a hot pan. No need for oil, the bacon will create enough cooking fat
6. Saute until fragrant and the bacon looks crispy
7. In your big bowl, mix in your cooked onions, bacon, sliced almonds, and raisins.
8. Mix and transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy!

This picture was after we already served ourselves, but it was delicious!