Orange Raspberry Morning Muffins

These are pretty much the same recipe as my blueberry muffins, but with a nice little twist! I added some fresh raspberries and some orange extract, YUM-MEE. These are a great thing to grab when you’re on the go (*cough* …

Fudgy Plantain Brownies

So I had two VERY ripe plantains sitting in my kitchen and I had noooo idea what to do with them… I did some thinking and I decided to give a whack at some plantain brownies. Honestly, THESE ARE DELICIOUS. …

Power Berry Salad with Poppyseed Dressing

Holy toledo, its SPRING. Man oh man, did it creep up on me this year. Granted, I’ve had a whole lot going on the past few months: Move back to Chicago, go to Utah, promote new jewelry company StevieWren, go …

Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf

This is a lot like my other bread recipes, but with a little added twist… I’ve been enjoying this as toast with a little almond butter on it in the morning. It’s versatile and will really go with anything! Lemon …

Homemade Chicken Salad

This stuff is crack. I literally eat it straight out of the bowl. I made a batch this morning and gobbled it down. Seriously, don’t miss out on this one! Ingredients: 2 Large Chickens, chopped (I get them from Costco …

My Favorite Paleo Mayo Recipe

This is SO much better than that store bought crap. If you have time to make this, DO IT. It’s sooo beyond worth it. Plus, you don’t feel bad for eating it because it all natural ingredients. No preservatives or …

Savory Spinach Artichoke Dip

This shit is crack. I eat it by the spoonful. No joke. I originally tried Juli’s Spinach & Atrichoke dip, but I found that it was lacking some of the creaminess I wanted and some flavor. Honestly though, I’m bad …

My Everything Loaf

One word: Chicken Soup. Actually, that’s two words, one dish I guess…? Any who, I made some homemade chicken soup as apart of my detox plan. It turned out fabulously, but then I decided that I needed something savory to …

Classic Italian Meatballs

MAMA MIA, HELLO MEATYY BALLSSSS

Step 1: SEAR EM’ BABY!

 Step 2: BAKE EM’

Craving some Italian? These are sure to cure those taste buds! So delicious. Be sure to use either grass fed beef or Kobe beef. As far as the seasonings go, you gotta just go with your gut. I approximated all my seasoning measurements. Just let your inner cook come out! A few things:

1. garlic and onion powder has never hurt anyone, it’s alright to be a little hand heavy with these
2. Be CAREFUL with the salt, don’t over do it
3. If you don’t have balsamic glaze, use a little maple syrup and balsamic vinegar. Just remember you don’t want to make them watery…

 

Classic Italian Meatballs

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs of organic grass fed beef
• ¼ cup of coconut flour
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 tsp of garlic powder
• 2 tsp onion powder
• ½ Tbs of dried basil
• ½ Tbs of dried oregano
• 1 tsp of red chili peppers
• 1 Tbs of balsamic glaze
• 1 tsp of garlic salt
• 1 egg

Tomato Sauce:

• 2 (28 oz.) cans of tomato sauce
• 1 (16 oz.) can of pureed tomatoes
• 1 (16 oz.) can of diced fire roasted tomatoes

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Coat a roasting pan with olive oil and tomato sauce
3. Combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix until everything is well incorporated
4. Heat a large pan over the stove on high heat, coat with olive oil
5. Make 1 inch size meatballs and place them into the hot pan
6. Sear two sides of the meatballs to liking, make sure not to cook them all the way through!
7. Place seared meatballs into the roasting pan and place in the oven for 15 minutes
8. Place all the tomato sauce in the same pan you used to sear the meatballs
9. Place on low heat
10. Take the meatballs out of the oven and transfer to the tomato sauce
11. Cook on low/medium heat for around 10 minutes

Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup

I have failed multiple times at making butternut squash soup. It never comes out the way I want it to. None the less, I found myself stuck with about 1 lbs of butternut squash. I roasted half of it a …