Recipes

Hot Spinach and Turkey Bacon Salad

Ingredients: 1 package baby spinach (about 9-10 oz) or that much washed spinach leaves 6 pieces of Applegate farms turkey bacon chopped 2/3 cup olive oil ¼ cup minced onion 1 clove garlic 2 Tablespoons cider vinegar (or the same amount as the bacon fat) A pinch of salt Two pinches of pepper 1 teaspoon […]

Crock-pot Chicken and Rice

Crock-pot Chicken and Rice You Will Need: 1 cup uncooked brown rice 1/2 chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced (or buy the jar of pre-chopped garlic and use 3 tbs) 2 10.5 ounce can Amy’s cream of mushroom soup (most other brands are crap, you can get this at PC in the health […]

Fall Sweet Potato Apple Crock-pot Meal

                You Will Need: 2 lb. pasture raised turkey 3 sweet potatoes 2 apples ¼ c. 100% pure maple syrup 2 tbs. grass fed butter ¼ tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste How to Make It: Place uncooked ground turkey in crock pot. Cube […]

Celebrate Fall Cranberry Bread

You Will Need: 6 eggs 1 orange, zested and juiced (about ¼ cup zest and ¼ cup juice) ½ can unsweetened coconut milk ⅓ cup local raw honey 2 tablespoons virgin organic coconut oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⅔ cup coconut flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1 c. dried cranberries How to Make It: […]

Do It Yourself Trailmix

Give your kids a trail mix packed with nutrients that you KNOW isn’t loaded with refined sugars Trail Mix Shelled Pistachios Unsweetened Carob chips (can use dark chocolate chips). Raisins Golden raisins Roasted salted almonds Sesame seeds Mix together and store in airtight container Find more recipes in my cookbook www.amazon.com  

Homemade Black Bean Hummus

Homemade Black Bean Hummus This hummus is a great alternative to the traditional chickpea hummus 1 can black beans ½ c. olive oil 1-2 cloves minced garlic Salt to taste Place beans in food processor (can also pour in the juice from the can in the food processor), add olive oil and garlic. Blend until […]

Homemade Chickpea Hummus

Homemade Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Hummus This 4 ingredient hummus is great for using as a veggie dip or for using as a spread on a sandwich or pita instead of mayo 1 can chickpeas ½ c. olive oil 1-2 cloves minced garlic salt to taste Place chickpeas in food processor (can also pour in the […]

Homemade Granola Bars

These granola bars are so simple to make I can even convince my kids to make them sometimes 🙂 Homemade Granola Bars 1/2 c. coconut oil 1/2 cup to 1 cup honey (depending on how sweet you like your food) 2 cups cooking quick cooking oats (I use old-fashioned oats for everything else but not […]

Healthy Ranch Dip/Dressing

Healthy Ranch Dressing/Dip This dip is a great way to get in your probiotics and avoid all the msg found in a lot of store bought ranch dressings 1 ½ c. plain full fat yogurt (I use Dannon since it’s the only full fat yogurt I can find at the local store) ½ tsp. Chives […]