Thursday, November 2, 2017

Slow-Cooker Bacon & Chicken

5 chicken breasts
10 slices of bacon
1/2 T. thyme
1 T. oregano
1 T. rosemary
5 T. olive oil
1 T. salt

Place all ingredients in the slow cooker and mix together. Cook on low for 8 hours. Shred meat and serve.

Delicious!

From: The Essential AIP Cookbook by Louise and Jeremy Hendon

Slow-Cooker Hawaiian Pulled Pork

3 lbs. pork roast
1 (14-oz) can pineapple chunks, in juices
3 T. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. salt
3 slices bacon, opt.

Place all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Shred the meat; leave pineapple whole or shred it too.  Stir in some of the cooking juices.

From: The Healing Kitchen by Alaena Haber and Sarah Ballantyne

Sweet Potato Tater Tots

2 large sweet potatoes (approx. 4 cups)
4 T. coconut flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Steam or microwave sweet potatoes until just soft (not mushy).  Mix all ingredients together, then roll into small balls. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 mins.

From: The Essential AIP Cookbook by Louise and Jeremy Hendon

Garlic Crackers

1 c. arrowroot flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. garlic powder
4 tsp. Italian seasoning
4 T. oil (avocado or olive)
4-6 T. water

Mix all ingredients together to form a slightly crumbly dough, adding water as needed. Roll between two sheets of parchment paper til very thin. Cut into shapes. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 mins.

From: The Essential AIP Cookbook by Louise and Jeremy Hendon

These are great! Easy and tasty. Try mixing up the seasonings for different flavors.

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Coconut Tapioca Pudding

1 can coconut milk
1 can water
1/3 c. tapioca (instant)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. maple syrup/honey.

Heat the first four ingredients until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in sweetener. Cool and serve.

Pumpkin Pudding

1 can coconut milk
1 can pumpkin puree
1 T. gelatin
1/3 c. maple syrup or honey
1 tsp. cinnamon
dash cloves

In a saucepan, combine half of the coconut milk with the pumpkin. Sprinkle the gelatin over the remaining half of the coconut milk to soften for five mins. Then add it back into the saucepan with the other ingredients. Heat gently until gelatin is dissolved. Pour into ramekins and chill 6 hours.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Broiled Lemon Garlic Tilapia

4 tilapia fillets
3 T. fresh lemon juice
1 T. butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced (or garlic powder)
1 tsp. dried parsley flakes
salt and pepper, to taste

Arrange fillets on a greased baking sheet. Drizzle with lemon juice and butter. Sprinkle with seasonings. Place under the broiler until it is white and flakes easily with a fork.

Even my kids who are not seafood fans liked this!