Sausage & Waffles

Breakfast for supper in our house tonight!






 
First up, the waffles.  Light, crispy and delicious.  Even the child that was complaining I was making "paleo" waffles said they were awesome.  I used coconut sugar for the sweetener.  I tripled the batter & had 4 left over.  

Next, the sausage.  This is basically what I did, it's your food put whatever YOU like in yours.
1+ lb ground beef
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/3 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp coriander
1/3 tsp rosemary
1/3 tsp marjoram
1/3 tsp rubbed sage
1/4 tsp thyme
few shakes hot sauce1/2 Tbsp maple syrup
2 Tbsp olive oil

Mix all together, form patties, broil for a few minutes on each side.


Berries on top are just frozen organic berries, defrosted.

Lastly, the coconut cream is a really thick coconut cream from Trader Joe's whipped with a bit of honey & vanilla.  You can refrigerate a can of full fat coconut milk and take the cream off the top.

Lunch On the Go

I did not take a picture of my lunch today.  I basically grazed as I was driving from one place to the next.  I had a chia pudding, carrots, celery, macadamia nuts and hot tea.  I did take a picture of my little shopper eating her chia pudding.  She makes me smile!

Chia Seed Pudding Dr. Jill Style

I will be on the go a lot this week, so I made another batch of Chia Seed Pudding.  This time I tried Dr. Jill's Chia Pudding.  I put all the ingredients in my Vitamix except the chia seeds, then stirred them in.  I poured into 1/2 cup glass jars and they are stacked & ready to go for the week.  Note:  I used 3 Medjool dates & 5 drops of stevia.





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Bacon & Eggs Florentine

This morning I threw together this egg dish.  It's tastes a lot like spinach quiche.  I also ate a piece of toast from this bread I made yesterday. 

 

5 pieces turkey bacon, chopped
1/4 cup chopped onion (I used a sweet onion)
2 handfuls spinach, torn in pieces
9 eggs
1 Tbsp water
salt & pepper

Saute bacon and onions in a couple Tbsp of coconut oil.  Add spinach and cook until it's wilted.  Scramble the eggs, water, salt & pepper and add to skillet.  Cook until done.  Optional:  Top with mozzarella cheese (if you do that kind of thing.)  

Balsamic Marinated Chicken Breast

Fired up the grill on this beautiful spring day!  On my plate is a balsamic marinated chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, grilled Brussels sprouts, peas, fried potatoes and onions (not strict paleo), and a piece of sandwich bread topped with honey-cinnamon coconut butter.



Balsamic Marinated Chicken Breast
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
few shakes hot sauce
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 whole chicken breasts

Combine all marinade ingredients in resealable bag and then add chicken breasts.  (I sliced the breasts horizontally since they were large.  Marinate for 2-24 hours.  Grill or bake at 400 for about 20-25minutes.

Cashew Butter & Sandwich Bread

This is the very first time I have made cashew butter.  It was really good & I had a plan for most of it.  From 3 cups of raw cashews, I yielded this much.  1 cup for my recipe & 1/2 cup for eating! (This picture is not the greatest, the sun shining in made it dark.  But, the sun is shining, yea!)

 

This sandwich bread is from one of my favorite paleo resources!  Her cookbook is full of great recipes and she is coming out with a new one this fall.  She recommends parchment paper for baking this bread.  I will second that recommendation & would probably go as far as to say all paleo baked goods need parchment paper!  I used 1 Tbsp of honey in my loaf.


 
This turned out well and is very good.  Even the kids liked it!

Eating on the Go Today

Just a day of reheated carrot cake pancakes.
And a bowl of chia seed pudding.