Whether you're looking for a refreshing side to go with your main meal, a light lunch, or just a healthy snack, this crunchy cucumber salad will give you what you need.
Easy Cucumber Salad
This tasty cucumber salad is packed with healthy goodness, full of crunch, and super quick to make up. You can't go wrong with this easy and tasty recipe.
Cucumbers are made up of almost 95 percent water, which means this cucumber salad is great to keep you properly hydrated on a hot summer day.
The trick to this salad is to make the cucumber and red onion slices ultra thin. The best way to make this happen is to use a mandoline ...
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Vic’s Morning Mocha
A few weeks ago, I was posting about my morning routine on my Facebook page and mentioned my morning "mocha". People seemed to really be into the recipe, so I wanted to be sure to share it with you as well.
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
Vic's Morning Mocha
4 cups strong black coffee made with 2 tbs of regular and 2 tbs of decaf. I don't think there is anything wrong with full-caffeinated, I'm just very susceptible to
caffeine.
1 square 88% dark chocolate1 tbs Coconut oil1/2 tbs Grass fed butterDashes of cinnamon
Blend at high speed for 30 - 45 seconds
The above makes ...
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Veggie and Egg White Breakfast Wrap
Breakfast: my favorite meal of the day. Eggs and vegetables are a staple of my breakfasts and I am always looking for new ways to reinvent them.
Between prepping my family's food for the day, taking care of the dog, and getting myself around, the mornings can be rather hectic. To make my mornings more efficient, I rely on frozen vegetables. At any given time, we have frozen diced onions and various colors of bell peppers available in Ziplock bags in our freezer. This speeds up the morning assembly line and leaves fewer dirty dishes from food prep (my favorite part!).
These Veggie and Egg White Breakfast Wraps are quick and easy - just be ...
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Tasty Lime Chicken Wings
Today we bring you yet another recipe to add some taste and variety to your chicken. This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe by Michelle over at Nom Nom Paleo. If it isn't grilling season in your part of the world, see Michelle's recipe for an oven roasting method.
Tasty Lime Chicken Wings
1/2 Onion ((medium, very roughly chopped))2 Jalepeno peppers ((ribs and seeds removed))3 Garlic cloves ((peeled))1/2 c Cilantro ((fresh chopped))Freshly ground pepper ((to taste))Juice from 2 limes1 c Water2 lbs Chicken wings and drummiesLime wedges ((optional))
Add onion, jalepenos, garlic, cilantro, salt, pepper, lime juice, ...
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Hulk Pancakes
HULK SMASH (these pancakes)!!! I’ve said it before, but I always try to find sneaky ways to fit vegetables into all of my meals. The banana and vanilla in this recipe not only mask the taste of the spinach, but they also add a delicious flavor. My bit of advice is to be extra delicate when flipping these pancakes. Since spinach isn’t the best binder and it releases its moisture when cooked, I tend to let the Hulk Pancakes cook a little longer than normal pancakes.
Why spinach? Well Popeye knew a thing or two about this nutrient-rich leafy green. Here are a few reasons why I love spinach:
A cup and a half of spinach (about the amount I use ...
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Grilled Pork Medallions with Blackberry Applesauce
We've got another treat for you today. Fruit and meat go surprisingly well together and the applesauce in this recipe is to die for. Serve this meal hot as a main dish for your family or at a dinner party. This meal is also delicious when served cold and would make a fantastic appetizer to be served on toothpicks with a dollop of the Blackberry Applesauce.
Grilled Pork Medallions with Blackberry Applesauce
1 lb Pork medallions1 c Blackberries ((frozen))1 Green apple ((small, cored and roughly chopped))1 tsp Garlic powderSea salt ((to taste))1/4 c Fresh cilantro1 c Water
Season pork medallions with garlic ...
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Quick ‘n’ Easy Fruit Dip
Strawberries, apples, grapes - they're all delicious. But sometimes you need just a little bit more to add some excitement to your diet. Our Quick 'n' Easy Fruit Dip is seriously simple to make (why not get the kids involved) and can be used for snacks or as part of a dessert. Mm!
Quick ‘n’ Easy Fruit Dip
1 c Coconut milk1 tsp Vanilla2 Ripe bananas2 tsp Coconut flour
Place all ingredients in your food processor or blender.Blend until smooth.Pour into dish and refrigerate for thirty minutes. This allows the dip to thicken.Serve with fresh fruit.Enjoy!
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Cucumber & Mixed Greens Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette
Another salad recipe is always handy for keeping your diet varied and interesting. This one packs in the veggies and is great to take to work or to have as a side to a big hunk of protein.
Cucumber & Mixed Greens Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette
Salad1/4 Iceberg lettuce ((head chopped/torn))3 cups Fresh spinach ((chopped/torn))1/4 c Parsley ((fresh chopped))1/4 c Cilantro ((fresh chopped))1/2 Cucumber ((large, thinly sliced))1/2 Red onion ((thinly sliced))Vinaigrette2 cloves garlicJuice of 2 limes ((about 1/4 c))1/4 c EVOO2 tbsp Dijon mustard ((clean))1 tbsp White vinegar2 tbsp Honey1/2 tsp Sea salt1/2 tsp Fresh ...
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Chocolate Chili Stuffed Sweet Potato
This recipe is a meal like no other! Sweet potatoes are delicious enough but when you add chocolate chili, your taste buds go crazy. This is a must-try. It's also fairly simple to make and very easy to scale up or down according to the number of mouths you're feeding. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chili Stuffed Sweet Potato
1 batch Chocolate Chili*4 Sweet potatoes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pierce sweet potatoes with a fork.Pour a tsp or so of olive oil into your hands and grease up each of the sweet potatoes.Sprinkle potatoes with sea salt and bake for one hour or until they start to drip “sweetness”.Remove sweet potatoes from ...
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Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
This recipe is ideal both for families whose kids aren't keen on their healthy paleo lifestyle and for hosts who want to show that paleo can be fun. These chicken nuggets are a classier version of normal chicken nuggets and, dipped in the sauce, are suitable for dinner parties and finger food.
Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
Nuggets2 lbs Boneless skinless chicken breasts1/2 c Vinegar1 Egg ((whisked))1/4 c Arrowroot powder1/2 tbsp PaprikaSalt and pepper ((to taste))1 tsp Garlic powderCayenne ((to taste))1/2 c Coconut oil ((or other preferred cooking fat))Sauce1/4 c Yellow mustard1/4 c Honey
Chop ...
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