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Here’s a great looking “sometimes paleo” recipe to splurge with during the holidays!  From the kitchen of Paleo Mama!

Paleo Candied Pecans!

Ingredients:

1 lb or roughly 4 cups of pecan halves

1 egg white

1 tbs water

2/3 cup honey

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250.

2.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

3.  In a large bowl, put in egg white and water.  Using a fork or whisk, beat together until it is frothy.

4.  Dump in pecans and stir until they are completely coated.

5.  In a measuring cup, combine honey, salt, and cinnamon and carefully stir to combine.

6.  Pour honey mixture over nuts and stir to combine completely.

7.  Dump contents of bowl onto cookie sheet and using a rubber spatula, press into a single layer.

8.  Bake for about an hour to an hour and a half, stirring every 15 minutes.

9.  Pull nuts out of oven, and put them onto a glass baking dish to cool (if they cool on the parchment, they will stick).

10.  Once cool, break up and store in zip top bags at room temperature.

Thanks Paleo Mama for a great paleo recipe!



Especially in summer, smoothies can really hit the spot!  Blend it. Drink it. Begin to see the improvement! You could get into a hotel and purchase a Strawberry Freeze thinking that you will be doing one of the best for your body. Numerous avenues add sugar, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), food color, MSG, along with other hazardous hidden preservatives to the foods. That can make it harmful to consume. Feel free to use your own mixer at home, your high-quality materials, and also the superfood nutrients of your choice. You may get more nutrition in a single smoothie than many people get in a whole day! And additionally rather than hoping that there isn’t any detrimental chemicals blended into your smoothie, you already know exactly what you are drinking. All the while saving money by making them on your own.

Apple Raspberry Smoothie

1 banana

2 apples, core removed

1/2 cup grapes

1/2 cup raspberries

1 teaspoon stevia

1/2 cup water

6 ice cubes

Add the banana, apples, grapes, raspberries, stevia, water and ice into the blender in that order. Blend on low for 15 seconds. Then blend on high until smooth. Enjoy! Serves 1-2

Avocado Nut Smoothie

1 medium avocado, peeled and pitted

2 tablespoons cashews, raw

1/2 teaspoon stevia (or 1 tablespoon honey)

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup water

6 ice cubes

Blend the avocado, cashews, stevia, vanilla, water, and ice together until smooth. Serves 1-2

Pina Colada Smoothie Recipe

1 large ripe banana, peeled and sliced

1 cup mango, frozen

1 cup pineapple, fresh or canned

1/3 cup coconut milk

1 packet of vanilla stevia

1 1/3 cup of pure water

5 large ice cubes

To start with, pour water and coconut milk into the blender. Second, place the banana, pineapple, and stevia on the bottom with the frozen fruit and ice on top. Blend on low for 10-20 seconds. Then raise the speed to medium/high until creamy smooth.

Orange Cantaloupe Smoothie

1/4 cantaloupe, large and ripe

1 orange, peeled and seeded

1 banana, frozen

5 ice cubes

1/2 teaspoon stevia

Place all of the fresh ingredients closest to the blade with the frozen ingredients on top. Blend until smooth. Serves 1-2

Pineapple Smoothies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice

1 cup 1% buttermilk

2 cups ice cubes

2 (8 ounce) cans unsweetened crushed pineapple

1/4 cup sugar

Directions

1.Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Pour into glasses; serve immediately.

Green Smoothie Goodness

Yet another green smoothie with a distinct flavor. Mixing pear and banana is one thing you will find is really a delicious and wonderful flavor mixture. You won’t actually taste the kale, nevertheless, you will still have the benefits.

Ingredients:

-2 bananas

-1 Gala apple

-1 pear

-1 cup of kale

-1/2 cup water

This makes 2-3 servings, but never feel bad downing the entire smoothie by yourself. It really is that good.

Not all of these recipes are full paleo, but at Fruit Smoothie Recipes, you’ll learn all about milkshake strawberry, yogurt smoothie recipe, and frozen fruit smoothies.

Beef tongue? As far as cuts of meat are concerned, ox tongue is thought by many individuals to be one of the more difficult organs to have a go at eating. There is a cognitive barrier surrounding the reality of it that prevents most of the population from considering it as an option for dinner. But, after watching too many episodes of Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods, we decided to venture forth into the hitherto unexplored (at least for us) delights of dining on tongue. And the results were surprising…

Ox tongue is a palatable piece of meat! It is not really one of those ‘quick healthy recipes’ that cooks often look for – it takes ages to cook, but it is a nutritious meal. For example, tongue among other kinds of offal are comprised of large levels of protein. The extra advantage is that it is extraordinarily cheap to buy. You get a lot of meat for just a few dollars. And the leftovers make fantastic sandwiches for lunch the next day.

Go to your market, grab a beef tongue and give it a go. You will not regret it!

FYI…this recipe calls for quite a bit of salt and 2 beef stock cubes…not paleo, so you will need to omit or substitute your own ingredients for this.

INGREDIENTS

1 Beef Tongue

1/2 cup Cooking Salt

2 cups White Vinegar….(I personally would go for apple cider vinegar)

1 tsp Barbecue Seasoning

1 tsp Cloves

2 Beef Stock Cubes…(I make my own stock)

METHOD

Place the beef tongue in a large pot. Cover with cold water. Add 1/4 cup cooking salt and 1 cup vinegar. Place in the fridge and leave to soak overnight.

Remove ox tongue from fridge and drain. Rinse under cold water. Put back in pot. Cover with water. Add 1/4 cup cooking salt and 1 cup vinegar. Place over heat. Add Smokey Barbecue Seasoning and cloves. Crumble the stock cubes into the pot. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 4 hours.

Remove ox tongue from pan – if cooked sufficiently the outer skin should peel away from the tongue easily leaving your cooked ox tongue finished and ready to serve.

How do you actually ox tongue?   Here are a few sites with more ideas…some paleo and some not.  Try this healthy meal ideas for tongue, as well as other really simple recipes that you could try, at this site:

Grub’s Cooking Made Simple.

One of the best foods you can taste would be the lobster tail. Even though the dish appears to be tricky to put together but really it is rather simple to cook it. Generally there are two types of lobsters you can pick from, the red or the green lobster and both taste almost the same. On the other hand when deciding on a lobster, it is greater to pick a female one because they have unfertilized eggs which often flavor really delicious and considered as delicacy. Female lobsters also have more meat simply because of their tail width. Another tip when selecting lobster is to go for softer shells lobster as they are easily breakable and cooked. You may possibly buy lobster tails fresh or frozen. Certainly if you buy lobster tails online, it will be frozen but you may go to your local grocer or fishmonger to get fresh ones. It is very crucial to keep the tails as cold as possible before cooking them to prevent rapid multiplication of bacteria. It is very important to look out for any discoloring of the lobster meat and do not buy the tails if they have black spots. The average size of a lobster tail will be 8oz and you could get a much better bargain for lobster tails during winter time.

There are many types of meal you may prepare with lobsters; you may have baked lobsters, grilled lobsters, steamed lobsters, bbq lobsters and even cook broiled lobsters. It all depends on individual preferences and style of cooking. Below are  two some simple recipes for you to try.

How to Cook Lobster Tails : Grilled Lobster Tails Instructions

1. Insert a wooden skewer into the lobster tails to avoid them from curling on boiling.

2. Prepare yourself a good sized saucepan of salted water in accordance to instructions above for boiling lobster tails.

3. As soon as the water has attained a fierce boil, lower the tails in and boil for 4 minutes.

4. Drain the tails and align them on their backs once they have cooled slightly.

5. Using a razor-sharp chef’s knife, break the soft top shell of the tail, lengthways down the center, but leave the hard shell beneath in tact.

6. Put some melted butter and lemon juice over the meat of the tails or brush a marinade of lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, garlic powder and paprika over the meat and position the shell side down into a pre-heated grill.

7. Grill for something like 7 – 8 minutes under a medium - scorching heat or until the meat is opaque, no longer clear and firm to the touch.

8. If you wish, you may turn the tails over 50 % way through cooking.

9. Once the lobster tail is ready, serve it with lemon, mayonnaise or melted butter..

How to Cook Lobster Tails ~ BBQ Lobster Tails Instructions

1. Start with a sizzling grill; either gas or charcoal works well.

2. Coat the tail meat with melted butter.

3. Put on the grill meat side up to start.

4. Cook for 5 minutes.

5. Coat with additional butter.

6. Flip, and cook for 5 minutes with the meat facing down.

Bear in mind to take out the meat from the shell just before grilling and marinate it with your bbq sauce and then restore the meat in the shell and grill it as usual. It is also suggested to stick a skewer through the midsection of the tail meat to reduce it from curling.

Some final tips will be to  serve the lobster instantly after cooking. If you wish to refrigerate it, remove the meat swiftly and cover them up in cellophane wrap or air tight container and keep them refrigerated. Cooked lobster meat could last about 2 days in the refrigerator.

Being a mother of three and self-proclaimed health-nut , I am always looking for a good, high-protein snack , I have found that eggs are something that appeals to nearly everyone and I tend to enjoy often! With so many recipes and ways to cook them , they rarely fall on that list of ‘things I’ll never eat again’.  Eggs are easy to eat, not too messy and great for on the go eating (I know most of us are looking for healthy on the go snacks!).

In fact, eggs are a great source of protein that contains ALL of the essential amino acids that our body needs to build and repair muscle! To enjoy all of the benefits of the egg, it is important to eat the entire egg (yolk included) . Organic , cage-free eggs are always a better choice if they are availableMany of my clients use eggs as a weight loss snack,so let me share with you the simple 3-step method for cooking the perfect hard-boiled egg that I share with my clients. 

3 EASY STEPS TO A PERFECT HARDBOILED EGG!

Below you will find a recipe to make the perfect HARD-BOILED EGGS. You may not need this recipe if your boiled eggs turn out perfect every time and you’ve never have a problem with the membrane sticking to the white of the egg. However,  if you are like me, you’ve tried  many times and only occasionally got it right… the recipe below will ensure you have EASY TO PEEL eggs every time!!

RECIPE FOR PERFECT HARDBOILED EGGS

1. Start by placing the eggs in a pot of COLD water Be sure there is a minimum of an inch of water above the top of each egg. The idea is to stabilize the temperature between the water and eggs.
2. Bring the pot of water and eggs to a boil by placing them on high heat . After the water is boiling steadily, immediately take the pot off of the heat and cover with a tight-fitting lid . The eggs will continue to cook from the heat of the water.
3. Let the eggs sit in the pan in the hot water for 12 minutes for medium eggs, 15 minutes for large eggs and 18 minutes for extra large eggs. USE A TIMER! After your timer goes off, drain water and replace with ice cold water. Let the temperature between water and eggs stalilize again and you’ll have the perfect BOILED EGGS! Now, enjoy your healthy snack and give yourself a pat on the back for cooking the perfect, incredible, edible, weight loss snack!

As a final note, I have been noticing, on many weight loss blogs, that there are concerns about regular consumption of eggs. Studies have shown that daily consumption of eggs will not cause an elevation of cholesterol or heart disease risk. Most cholesterol problems can be linked to excess carbohydrate intake rather than excess cholesterol consumption. So, go ahead, enjoy your eggs!

Lots of youngsters  really wish to master how to cook asparagus. Asparagus flavor scrumptious and it is easy to prepare. Asparagus recipes are ideal all year round and most of the time a person can get it at your local shopping store.
Asparagus can be boiled; anyone can make steam asparagus, baked asparagus and even grilled asparagus. Every of them have their own personal special taste and is very nutritious to eat.

Here are several methods on how to cook asparagus.
Use a frying pan tocook your asparagus. Include enough water to just cover them and bring the water to a boil.The cooking time for asparagus will depend on the width of the stems. Steam them for 3-6 minutes and test for doneness using a fork. They might be tender but not mushy.Drain the asparagus and return it to the pan. A person can add several butter to the pan and let it melt to coat the vegetables. Lemon drizzled over the asparagus is also great.

How to Cook Asparagus Recipes

How to Cook Asparagus ~ Stir Fried Asparagus using Ginger and Cashews
1 1/2 pounds asparagus, cleaned and cut into 1 1/2″ pieces 1 tbsp vegetable oilcouple of teaspoons sesame oil1 tbs fresh ginger, quickly sliced1 tbsp soy sauce1/2 cup cashews, choppedHeat the oils together in a wok or fry pan. Cook the ginger for 1 minute, stirring often. Include the asparagus and cook for 4 minutes, until barely tender and still bright green. Stir in soy sauce and cashews and continue food preparation for a couple of more minutes to heat through.Makes 6 servings
How Grill Asparagus
Asparagus is amazing cooked on the bbq grill is one of my popular asparagus recipes – whether it is an indoor barbeque grill or an outdoor barbecue. This, in my view, is the best way to prepare asparagus, as the slight charred flavor is a fantastic addition. If you are using an outdoor grill, put a vegetable barbeque grill pan or another version of those metal containers using holes in it on the grill first and prepare the asparagus in that. That way you won’t lose your valuable asparagus spears to the fire below.

How to Buy Asparagus

Ultimately, you will buy asparagus and create it the same time, but anyone can find iced spears each and every one year round. 
   1.New asparagus is in season from late February through June.   2. Off Season You can buy asparagus canned or frozen, or find fresh asparagus grown in a hothouse or brought in from warmer climates.   3.  The common rule is 1.5 pounds of asparagus for 4 people.   4. The size of the asparagus an individual buy has more to do with personal preference than flavor. Martha Stewart says the thick stalks are often just as tender and flavorful as the thin ones.   5.  Whichever size stalk you pick, the tips might be closed.   6. Take in Fresh Although an individual can store asparagus for 3-5 days in the freezer, an individual ought to cook it as soon as possible to take full edge of its superb flavor!   7. Storage According to Martha Stewart, asparagus will keep for up to five days in the freezer.
           You can stand the bunch upright in a wide, tall drinking glass using an inch or two of water at the bottom of the glass. Cover the tips loosely using a baggie to protect them from contamination.           Another choice is to wrap the bottoms of the stalks in a wet paper towel and put the whole bunch in a paper bag or an air-tight plastic container. The idea is to keep the asparagus moist, and independent it from other refrigerated produce.

How to Clean Asparagus

At all times begin by stripping the tiny scales of the asparagus stems on the sides by using a small cutlery. You need to learn how to strip this part because this is where sands and grit are found in this area. While cleaning them under the flow of water, hold the underneath end of the stem in 1 hand and bend it carefully with the other hand. The stem will crack at the tender location and the broken ends can be used for soups. Once a person are done with the stem-breaking, rub the asparagus carefully. Then the stem upside down and continue cleaning it.

Health Benefits of Asparagus

Compiled are some of the health benefits of asparagus over the Internet.
•It is high in vitamin and mineral K and Folate•Eat asparagus when you are expecting a baby or thinking about conceiving – because of it being high in folic acid it helps avoid birth defects such as spina bifida•Great for your heart•Helps menstrual cramps•Wonderful for your gastrointestinal tract and your colon•Helps menstrual cramps•Great food to help take care of depression•Has been recognized to improve the success rate of chemo therapy•Is considered a diuretic which means it is a good anti-inflammatory •Help find rid of warts•Helps detox your body•Add more asparagus to your diet to reduce cholesterol•Great for nursing mothers stimulating milk production•Has antioxidant agents – prevents the effects of aging•Has antifungal and antiviral qualities•Great for your kidneys – cleansing your body by stimulating urination and preventing kidney stones•Helps protect against bladder and urinary tract infections•Use to be used as an a aphrodisiac – enhance sexual and comforting feelings•Helps using treating HIV•Helps avoid multiple sclerosis•Helps avoid scurvy•Asparagus has anti-cancer agents – especially lung cancer•Helps fight chronic fatigue syndrome•Helps fight off high blood pressure•If you bruise easily – eat more asparagus•Is considered a laxative – take in an asparagus if a person have diarrhea and constipation•Great for your capillaries – consume more asparagus to avoid varicose veins•Great for your eyes protecting against cataracts•If an individual are experiencing hair loss- eat more asparagus•Helps treat toothaches 

As you know now how to prepare asparagus, go ahead and cook some for yourself and your family. Remember to bookmark this page as we have lots of other tips for an individual on how to cook asparagus.

Here is a great idea for a tasty paleo breakfast- Mini Quiche….  Great for those rushed mornings when there is not enough time to eat a proper paleo breakfast.   This recipe will make 12 Mini Quiche.    Make up a batch of these and you’ll be set for a few days.    I made mine with cupcake cups ala muffin-style.   Very portable for snacking later!   I found this great recipe on LeanMachineNYC.com.

****From LeanMachineNYC.com****

Ingredients:
A dozen eggs
Chopped vegetables
Chopped cooked meat
Splash of water (for fluffiness)
Salt & Pepper

You’ll also need:
A pitcher
A non-stick muffin tin

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Chop a variety of vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, asparagus, roasted red peppers, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, etc. Anything you have on hand will work.

If you choose to use meat, such as bacon, cook it first.

Break the eggs into a pitcher. Add a splash of water and season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

Pour a small amount of the egg mixture into the muffin tin (fill each about 1/3 full). Sprinkle the meat and vegetables of your choice into the tin and then cover with more egg mixture.

Cook for 15-20 minutes and then let them rest for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.

What is the Paleo beverage of choice for the Super Bowl?  Well, beer is not paleo, and gluten-free beer is not paleo.  According to CrossFit Portland’s Paleo Challenge, these are the alcoholic beverages that are ok to consume:

1) Red or White Wine

2) Nor Cal Margarita 1-2 shots of tequila, squeeze of lime, salt on the glass, soda water.

3) Vodka with a squeeze of orange and soda water

4) Gin with soda water

5) any non-sugar beverage you can create

6) No Tonic Water! Soda water is ok.

With alcoholic beverages, its your choice as to what level of paleo commitment you want to have.   For me, alcohol in moderation and on special occasions is ok.  My philosophy is that its ok to occasionally indulge in those things that make life fun and worth living.  Even though he had no beer, Paleo man sought happiness, too!

Looking for a great paleo dish for the Super Bowl?   Why not try out the ever-popular BACON EXPLOSION, aka, BACON BOMB.   Check out this BBQ Pit Boys YouTube video showing exactly how to create it.   It can be easily made paleo-ready.   Don’t add the cheese, and substitute whatever paleo sauce and seasonings you like….   Add a bed of greens and fresh veggies…mmm..mmm

Here is a great paleo meal, also perfect for a cold-winters-night snack….

More awesome Paleo Diet Recipes!

 

Broccoli and Pine-Nut Soup

Ingredients

1 onion, diced
1tbs oil
3 cups broccoli
3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
¼ cup pine-nuts

Instructions

Fry onion in a large pan with oil on medium heat until slightly browned.

Add broccoli and stock and simmer for 10-15minutes or until broccoli has softened. Cool slightly.

Place in a food processor or use an electric blender to form a smooth texture.

Heat to serve.