Sweet Potatoes Two Ways

1. Bacon Sweet Potatoes
Boil a large yam until it's soft. Drain and mix with 2 tbs goat milk butter (if you are against dairy, use coconut oil), 1/2 cup of almond milk, some cinnamon, and 1/4 pound cooked chopped bacon.  Mash everything together!

2. Mojito Sweet Potatoes (Yes, you're cheating)
Boil a large yam until it's soft. Drain and mix with chopped mint leaves, 2 shots of dark spiced rum, 2 tbs dark brown cane sugar, 2 tbs goat butter, 1/2 cup almond milk, juice of 1 lime.  Mash everything together and add flavors to your liking. This stuff is ridiculous good!

Crab Cakes

Alright, to make these bad boys I combined 1 lb. of lump crab meat, about a cup of red pepper and onion, a tablespoon of soy-free vegannaise, an egg, and some almond meal.  I mixed it all together and squeezed the crab cakes together in my hands. I pan-fried them in bacon grease and they turned out amazing. I served them over a kale salad with lemon and olive oil. Yummyy!!!!

The most interesting and non-bland salmon EVER!

The vegetable mix is beets, carrots and kale, sauteed with goat cheese! For the salmon, Jimmy picked up a cilantro-lime dipping sauce at the Farmers market, and spread it on one side of the salmon. Then he put it in a pan of hot coconut oil. YUM! Seriously easy and unforgettably delicious.

My Favorite Salad

Now that summer is coming- try this AMAZINGGGG fresh salad! It's a watercress salad with watermelon, cucumber, sheepmilk feta, and a tbs of balsamic vinegar drizzled on top. It would also be a delicious meal with some added bacon on top!

Fa's AMAZING Paleo Granola!!

Miss cereal? I do too. Fa made this EXCELLENT paleo crunch. Some of yall were lucky enough to try some at Saturday's class!! Add almond milk to it and you've got paleo cereal to enjoy as much as you like!!

Dry ingredients:
1/2cup ground flax seed
1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
1 1/2 cups almond meal
3 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
4 cups raw slivered almonds
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

Wet ingredients:
1 cup liquified coconut oil
1/2 cup raw organic honey
3 tsp pure vanilla extract

Optional:
1/2 cup unsweetened dried fruit

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees
2. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well to ensure ingredients are evenly distributed
3. In a medium bowl, add wet ingredients and whisk together until well combined
4. Mix the wet ingredients thoroughly into the dry ingredients
5. Divide the mixture in a thin layer onto 2 rimmed baking sheets. It will fill about 1 and 1/2 jelly roll pans
6. Press mixture down with your hands or the back of a large spoon
7. Bake until lightly toasted, approximately 1 hour. Remove pans from oven and gently stir the mixture with a large spoon. Carefully return the pans to the oven and continue to coon for another 15 minutes
8. Remove from oven and stir in optional ingredients, if desired. Let the mixture cool completely in the pans
9. To store, place a folded paper towel(to absorb any excess coconut oil) in the bottom of a lidded storage con

Steve's breakfast cupcakes

Bacon baked on the bottom of cupcake liners, with scrambled egg and ham on top- perfect for a breakfast on the go!

Michelle's Citrus Stir Fry

Steak, carrots, bell peppers, garlic, onion, orange, and lemon

Claudia's Garlic Shrimp

Sauteed shrimp with garlic, spinach with bacon and onions, mixed vegetables

Claudia R's Chicken with Mushrooms, Sauteed Spinach and Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Jimmy makes a "MEAN" Bacon and Eggs!!

Make sure the meat you are eating is GRASS FED and your eggs are PASTURE RAISED!!!

Dan, Lyra, and Heidi's Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Asparagus

Steve's paleo fried chicken

Claudia R's Pork Chops, Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Almond meal breaded pork chops, steamed yams and beets, mixed veggies and of course, bacon wrapped asparagus. Awesome Claudia!!

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Salmon and "Fried Rice"

The salmon is simply seasoned and pan fried. The fried rice was the real treat today. The "rice" is grated cauliflower!! Then it's mixed and panfried with a bunch of other vegetables, an egg, and "coconut aminos" which is a great substitute for soy sauce!! This tasted better than rice and as Jimmy says, "It's the only way to feed me an entire cauliflower in one sitting."

Marissa's Balls

Yeah, Balls!

Take 2lb ground grass fed beef, 1/2 cup of almond meal, a splash of almond milk, 1 egg, 1tb italian seasoning or fresh herbs, some pepper, a cup of chopped fresh spinach, 1/2 chopped onion, 2 minced garlic cloves and put them all together in a bowl. Mix together with your hands and form them into BALLS! Place balls on foil lined cooking sheet and bake for 30 minutes at 375. Yeah!!!

Jimmy's Slow-Cooked Ribs

This morning, Jimmy put a bunch of chopped, seasoned veggies (celery, carrots, bell peppers, and onions) in a crock pot and placed some seasoned grass-fed ribs on top. They were seasoned with sea salt, pepper, garlic, coriander, and a little rosemary. Then he turned the slow cooker on. Seriously. THATS IT!!!! Then we ate it with some amazing bbq sauce that he added jack daniels to. And some mixed veggies.  

Special Tip: Save the veggies you put in the crockpot to blend into gravy for another day!

Michelle's Paleo Fajitas!

Michelle added chicken, tomatoes, avocado, onions, and bell peppers to romaine lettuce leaves to create her own paleo fajita tacos!

Jimmy's Accidental Blueberry Pie

Jimmy is a genius. We were planning on making waffles, so we made a waffle batter: almond meal, almond milk, pecans, a little cocoa and cinnamon, egg whites, baking soda... and put it in the waffle maker and it didn't really work. So we put the crumble into a pan, and poured reduced blueberries, honey, and almond milk on top. This tasted exactly like blueberry pie. AMAZING!!

Fried Chicken and Spinach with Bacon

Jimmy dipped the chicken legs in egg, then coated the chicken with a mixture of arrowroot, almond meal, some spicy peppers, pepper, and garlic powder. Then he pan-fried those suckers. For the bacon, Jimmy sizzled the strips in their own fat and added spinach and mixed. Just so you know, we carefully selected "Beverly Hills Cop" as the movie of choice that night. There were also supposed to be waffles involved, but that didn't work out quite as nicely.