Category: Light Breakfast

Marinated Strawberries

5/16/2018

It's Strawberry Season!!!!

Oh I just love fresh, sweet strawberries, don't you!? My mom used to marinate them in sugar and put them over sponge cake with fresh whipped cream. I think they are good all by themselves! But feel free to put them on pancakes, ice cream, cake, etc...

Strawberries have a strong sour undertone that is balanced by a little sweet. The honey, sugar, or maple with break them down into a lovely syrup. Please pick wisely the type of sugar you use. Cane sugar is a good preserver, but lowers the immune system and leaches minerals from our bones and teeth making us weak. There are plenty of other options for sweet. Do the one that works for you. I'm a honey girl!

16 oz. Fresh Strawberries
1-2 Tbs. Honey or: coconut sugar, date sugar, maple syrup, maple sugar, birch xylitol, date syrup....

Wash and sanitize your berries.

Cut them in slices and add your sweetener to taste.

Stir or toss.

Refrigerate overnight.

It makes a nice syrup.

Enjoy!

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Oats and Blue Berry Muffins

6/10/2016

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1 3/4 cup GF Oat bran (Bob's Red Mill)
1/4 cup Coconut flour
1 Tbs. Baking powder
1/4-1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

1 1/4 cup nut milk or other milk of choice
2 large Pasture Raised Eggs
6 drops of Stevia
3 Tbs. Honey (I used raw white honey and it was delicious)
2 Tbs. Grass fed Butter or Coconut oil, melted
1 tsp. Vanilla

1-2 cups fresh blueberries or other fresh fruit

I have been off grains for years now, but due to some complications with leaky gut syndrome, I have to be off meat for a while, so a few grains are back in!

I think the body needs variety and to eat different things from time to time to stay fresh and vibrant. As hunter gatherers, we would naturally only have access to certain foods at certain parts of the year, or just every so often. So, as much as it pains my thyroid, I acquiesce to flexibility and change. I test fine for GF oats and highly suggest if you're attempting to be GF, that you only purchase oats with the GF certification on them as they are grown and harvested with wheat, otherwise, and you are sure to get cross contamination.

Hence, this lovely oat flour muffin! It's mildly sweet as a muffin should be and very satisfying. Use other fruits for fun, if you have them in season.

Mix the wet ingredients.

Then the dry.

Then both together.

Add the blueberries last!

Line your muffin tin with cups so it's easy to serve.

Fill them all the way to the top.

Bake at 425 for 15-25min.

Check the tops by pushing down. When firm and bounce back, they are done.

Awesome with some fresh butter or jam on top.

I like to warm them up in the toaster oven for breakfast at 200 degrees for like 10min while get ready for work.

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Pitaya Smoothie

11/27/2015

Pitaya (also known as Dragon Fruit) is a low glycemic fruit with high fiber from Central America. I have a favorite smoothie at the local juice stop that I've been trying to replicate. It's been difficult because one of their main ingredients is passionfruit juice. Not easy to make or find. I substituted grape and lime. It's almost the same amount of wonderful! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Serves well as a smoothie or make a bowl with added fruit and nuts. ~Serves 1

Just love that Magenta color, don't you?

1 package 3.5oz Frozen Pitaya fruit
1/4 cup Organic frozen strawberries
1/4 cup Organic frozen pineapple (best if you let the fruit ripen yourself and then freeze to be sure its nice and sweet)
1/2 Juicy lime, juiced
1/2 cup Purple grape juice (or more as needed)
2 drops Stevia

Dragon fruit comes in many colors, but you can usually find it in a 4 pack of the purple 3.5oz bags in the freezer section of your local health food store.

Or get one fresh from the market, when in season.

Place all in a blender and blend smooth. Add a little more juice if needed to make it just the right consistency.

What a yummy snack or fun treat when friends come over!

Grain-Free Crepes

8/5/2015

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Really? Crepes!!!!! Have I died and gone to France?

One of my fondest memories of my year in France was when we went to the creperie for dinner... Yes I said dinner. The French eat crepes with eggs and bacon, as well as chocolate and whip cream.
The crepes in the picture just made my week. I stuffed it with fresh coconut cream and sweet nectarines, topping it with a cherry sauce which were all fresh in season. Bon Apetite tous le monde!

1 Tbs. Arrowroot
2 Tbs. Coconut flour
4 Pasture raised eggs
1/2 cup nut milk, coconut water or just water
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1 Tbs melted Coconut oil or GF Butter
3 drops Stevia
Pinch Sea salt
Grass fed Butter for frying

For the sweet version in the picture:
Jam or blended fresh fruit
Coconut Cream click here
Sweet fruit like nectarines, pineapple, banana, berries...

Add all your ingredients for the batter in a bowl and whisk together.

Add your butter or oil to the pan and set heat to med high. The first one is always a test for the right temp, so don't worry if it's not perfect.

Add batter and cook until one side is golden brown and then flip to do the other side.

Make plenty to save for later. They make a nice grab and go snack.

Add jam and fresh coconut cream and your favorite fruit inside or both inside and out!

***If you're in a hurry and don't mind a little sugar, you can purchase coconut whipped cream now at the local health food store.

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy!

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Peanut-Banana Bread Muffins

7/22/2015

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Even if you aren't a monkey, who doesn't love a house that smells like bananas, cinnamon and butter!!!??? This recipe is Paleo friendly if you use almond butter instead of the peanut. Either way, it's sure to be a great snack or quick breakfast treat on the go! High in protein and easy on the taste buds.

4-5 Super Ripe Banans
4 Pasture Raised Eggs
6 drops Stevia
1-2 tbs. Sweetener of choice (also nice without any)
6 Tbs. Grass Fed Butter, melted (or coconut oil for the Paleo crowd)
1/2 cup Nut Butter of choice (I used organic chunky peanut here, but any is wonderful!)
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
1/4 cup Almond Flour (or other)
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tsp. Apple Pie Spice
2 tsp. Baking Powder
2 tsp. Vanilla
Pinch Sea Salt

Preheat oven to 350.

Mash your bananas and add all the rest together in a mixing bowl. Combine well.

Spray and line your muffin tin with oil and fill to the top with batter.

Bake at 350 for 30-40min till firm to the touch.

Oh my!!!!

Yummm Yummm YUMMMM!

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Paleo Granny Crisp

11/3/2014

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Well the cool weather is finally here! and that makes me crave Apple everything! Summer is all about cherries and melons and nectarines... Fall is about Pumpkin and apples with cinnamon and spice! This apple crisp is tart and naturally sweet. No add sweetener except that lovely herb called stevia (which isn't a sweetener at all!). I feel so good with no sugar hangover from this version. Add a little sweet if you must, or challenge yourself to let the Ganny's shine!

5 Granny Smith Apples, chop
10 drops Stevia
12 Tbs. Grass Fed Butter (or coconut oil)
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
Optional: Honey or Date Syrup to taste (1-2 Tbs.?)

1 cup Walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup Coconut flour
1/4 cup Arrowroot or Tapioca Starch
1/4 cup Almond Flour (blanched or reg)
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
2 pinches of Sea Salt
1 tsp. Apple or Pumpkin Spice
Cinnamon

Parchment paper
Foil
Casserole dish

Pre-heat oven to 350 F.

Wash and chop your apples into small pieces. If you like them bigger that's fine, too! We are going to pre-bake them.

Gently melt your butter. Add the stevia and vanilla (and sweetener if you are using it).

Pour 4 Tbs. of the Butter mixture over the apples and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover with parchment paper and foil. Bake @ 350 degrees for 10-15min.

Finely chop your walnuts and gather all the dry ingredients.

Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and pour the rest of the butter mixture over it.

It should be a nice crumble (a little on the wet side -not super dry where you can still see white flour, no no!).

Take out the apples and cover with this crumble. Then replace the the parchment paper and foil and bake for an additional 30-35min. You should see bubbling apples.

Uncover and bake an additional 10-15min to brown the crisp.

I advise you to pour cold coconut milk over it so you don't burn your tongue. It's hard to wait to let it cool!

The good fats and low sugars make this a satisfying light breakfast idea, as well!

Enjoy...

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Marinated Strawberries

Oats and Blue Berry Muffins

Pitaya Smoothie

Grain-Free Crepes

Peanut-Banana Bread Muffins

Paleo Granny Crisp

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