Instant Pot Coconut Milk Yogurt

Wow, summer sure gets crazy around here!  I find that our meals are basically whatever is ready in the garden and some grilled meat.  I have missed working in my kitchen and blogging. So how could I resist using my favorite kitchen toy......er appliance?  Here's a super simple, 5 ingredient recipe that I really enjoy. It really works well to put it in before I go to bed, then in the morning the yogurt can be chilled and ready to eat in an hour or so. It's slightly sweet and so much better than store bought coconut yogurt.

Gather up the following

 About 12 hours later you have 4 cups of this.

Weekly Meal Plan March 5-9 (All Paleo and/or Gluten Free)

Monday-
Paleo Italian Wedding Soup
Crock Pot Chili
Paleo Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Tuesday-
Paleo Waffles
Chicken Sausage Links
Scrambled Eggs

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost beef

Wednesday-
Tumeric Fried Rice with Beef
Mixed Greens Salad
Fruit Tray

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost beef

Thursday-
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost chicken

Friday-
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Paleo Oven-Fried Chicken Tenders
Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Weekly Meal Plan February 26-March 2 (All Paleo and/or Gluten Free)

Well, it looks like February is ending with lots of evening activities for our family.  I always like to simplify our meals when this happens.  That means a week of 1 dish, Crock Pot and Instant Pot meals coming your way!

Monday-
Paleo Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore
Gluten free pasta
Berries

Tuesday-
Taco Bar (Taco meat, corn chips, corn, lettuce, tomato, olives, avocado, cheese, sour cream, cilantro)
Pineapple

Wednesday-
Beef Enchilada Breakfast Bake
Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole -sub seasoned ground turkey for the sausage
Mixed Fruit

Thursday-
Loaded Chicken & Potato Casserole
Chili

Friday-
Instant Pot Beef Roast
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans

Weekly Meal Plan Feb 19-23 (Paleo and/or Gluten Free)

The temperatures are warming up in the Midwest.  This got me thinking that grilling is a MUST this week!  Also trying 5 new recipes.  Try them along with me, or wait for my reviews throughout the week.  Cheers to a week of healthy eating!

Monday:
Copycat Royal Red Robin Burgers, lettuce wrapped (burger, bacon, egg, tomato, mayo, cheese)
Sweet Potato Fries
Caprese Avocado Salad- Sub honey for the brown sugar called for in this recipe

Prep for tomorrow:  Thaw ground turkey for soup, thaw chicken for Wednesday

Tuesday:
Creamy Sausage and Kale Soup  Sub seasoned ground turkey for the sausage
Lemon and Garlic Butter Fish
Roasted Carrots

Prep for tomorrow:  Clean and chop veggies for salad, thaw hamburger for Thursday

Wednesday:
Apple & Herb Roast Chicken
Instant Pot Paleo Carrot Thai Soup
Brussels Sprouts- Sliced thin in food processor and cooked with olive oil, dried cranberries and almonds
Mixed Greens Salad

Prep for tomorrow:  Make lasagna

Thursday:
This Lasagna  with gluten free noodles
Green beans
Salad

Prep for tomorrow:  Thaw chicken legs

Friday:
Paleo Fried Chicken
Roasted Baby Potatoes with Herbs
Steamed Broccoli with grass fed butter

Weekly Meal Plan-Feb 5-9 (Paleo and/or Gluten Free)

I am making use of my slow cooker and InstantPot this week.  Also including some one dish/ one pan meals for quicker clean up.

Monday:
Stupid Easy Salsa Chicken- double
Tortillas, taco toppings
Sweet corn

Prep for tomorrow:  thaw ground beef

Tuesday:
Persian Spiced Beef with Butternut Squash
Green Beans
Millet Flax Bread with butter

Prep for tomorrow: thaw chicken breasts

Wednesday:
One Pan Creamy Chicken and Vegetables -double this and use heavy whipping cream  instead of coconut milk
Roasted potatoes
Berries

Prep for tomorrow:  thaw flank steak, chop salad

Thursday:
Instant Pot Paleo Mongolian Beef-double
Rice
Cooked Peas
Salad

Prep for tomorrow:  thaw 2 lbs ground beef, clean and cut carrots

Friday:
Gluten-Free Meat Loaf
Lemon-Garlic Butter Fish
Roasted Carrots
Steamed Broccoli

Primal German Chocolate Cake

This cake turned out amazing!  The cake part is slightly sweet and has a wonderful texture and the frosting was so yummy.  My whole family liked this and it was the perfect addition to my birthday celebration.  I'm trying to think of another occasion to make this again!

I made 2 of this cake recipe and baked in two 8 inch round cake pans lined with parchment paper.  I used cashew butter instead of almond butter.

Then I made 1.5 batches of this frosting with a few alterations.  I used the same method of simmering down the cream & syrup.

Here's my ingredient list:
21 oz.heavy whipping cream
6 Tbsp maple syrup
1/2 Tbsp vanilla
3/4 tsp salt (I used pink Himalayan)
1 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 Tbsp coconut sugar

Chill and then frost cake.

This chocolate frosting worked great for garnishing along with some extra coconut.

Meal Planning Week of Jan 29-Feb 2 (Paleo and/or Gluten Free)

Monday:
Chunky Meat and Vegetable Soup
Paleo "Cornbread" Muffins -cut honey back to 1/3 cup
Cheese and Crackers

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost 2 lbs ground beef

Tuesday:
Make your own Taco Bar- I make a big batch of taco meat (here's a great taco seasoning recipe) and then put out all kinds of toppings; lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, cilantro, black olives, cheese, sour cream, corn chips, gluten free tortillas and salsa.
Fruit Salad

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost chicken thighs

Wednesday:
Baked Barbecue Chicken Thighs (use BBQ sauce recipe from Against All Grain Meals Made Simple that I made last week)
Roasted Sweet potatoes
Green Beans

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost ground turkey, hard boil eggs

Thursday:
Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy with seasoned ground turkey
Gluten Free Breakfast Casserole
Paleo waffles with pure maple syrup
Berries

Prep for tomorrow:  defrost chicken breasts & make mashed potatoes if time allows

Friday:
Sheet Pan Balsamic Chicken and Brussel Sprouts
Mashed Potatoes
Peaches