Cosmic Rhino

Posting this one for my sisters and mom. This is a CrossFit Long Beach favorite. It comes from Everyday Paleo and it’s really easy to modify (e.g., Gwen uses 1 cup of almond meal and adds diced tomatoes). You can play around with spices, too.

The best part — it only takes about 10 minutes of prep time and is great for leftovers.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs of grass-fed ground beef
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 2 eggs
• 1 6oz can of tomato paste
• 1 red onion finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves (or 2T garlic powder)

Here’s another very simple and very delicious recipe that is great for leftovers.

Ingredients:

• 2 bags sliced cabbage (TJ’s)
• 1 cup pistachio’s (roasted/salted), chopped
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 2 cups chopped basil
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• couple squeezes of lemon
• 1/2-1 cup homemade mayo
• salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne to taste
• Optional: 1 whole chicken, cooled and shredded. (I put a whole chicken in the crockpot, but you can use a rotisserie chicken as well)

Instructions:

• Put it all in a bowl, mix well, and serve. Or you can make in advance and store in the refrigerator.

This is another recipe from Melissa. She made these for Chad on Tuesday. She started with a recipe in her Elana’s Pantry cookbook, but modified it to drop the sugar level. Definitely the way to go when you want a special treat.

Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cups blanched almond flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup grassfed butter (Trader Joe’s sells Kerrygold brand)
• scant 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped dark chocolate

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350

This will not make you miss the potatoes one bit. It’s perfect if you are low-carbing it for health reasons. And it’s amazing comfort food. You will not be sad about this modified version at all!

This originally comes from Paleo Mama, but Melissa has tweaked it to make it even tastier.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1 lb lean or grassfed ground beef
• 1 medium sized leek, well-cleaned
• 1 medium sized carrot
• 1 medium cauliflower
• 2-3 tbs grassfed/Kerrygold butter
• 2 tbs tomato paste
• 1 cup beef broth or red wine

It’s very difficult to find a barbecue sauce that has the right balance of sweet and zing, and one that isn’t loaded with added sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other non-food additives. But Melissa nailed this one so I wanted to pass along.

Ingredients

• 1 (6oz can) tomato paste
• 2/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 tbsp raw honey
• 1/4 scant cup Grade B dark maple syrup, to taste
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2-3 tbsp melted butter
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange
• 6 tbsp minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Thanks to Franz and Patricia for this recipe! Franz cut out sugar about 8 weeks ago and recently tackled eliminating gluten as well. He modified a banana bread recipe, cutting out all the sugar, halving the egg count and adding some spice. It was a family hit.

Ingredients:

• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup coconut milk <–I’m going to increase this to ¾ cup next time
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon cardamom
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
• ¾ cup sifted coconut flour — super-fine, NOT shredded coconut.

I am a big fan of Mark’s Daily Apple and I love his Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals cookbook! The recipes are fast and truly delicious. I’ve made the Coconut Curry Meatballs quite a few times and they’re always a hit so I wanted to share. I modified the recipe just a little so here’s my simplified version.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs ground chicken or turkey
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 garlic cloves (or 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut or 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

It is impossible to buy store-bought mayonnaise that doesn’t have a bunch of additives, fillers, and other non-food ingredients so when I saw this post from The Clothes Make the Girl I had to give it try. This is my tweaked version of the recipe but there are so many variations. Just try it and play around with the flavors.

Ingredients:

• 1 raw egg - room temperature. Get organic, free-range eggs only. Don’t do this with cheap eggs (e.g., eggs from Costco).
• 1 T lemon juice or apple cider vinegar - room temperature (I like the lemon juice a little better but that’s just me)

I won’t buy chicken broth at the store unless I am desperate because I am spoiled with this recipe. My sister Jill turned me onto this. I do this every time I cook a whole chicken or I buy a rotisserie chicken. You can do this with just a chicken carcass and water and it is amazing. The extra ingredients are a bonus. I usually keep some fresh for immediate use, and freeze the rest. I use it for making soup, sauteing greens, boiling cauliflower/root vegetables when pureeing, etc.

Ingredients

• Carcass of a chicken, bones, skin, leftover juices, organ meat — everything that’s leftover.

I am loving Sarah Fergoso’s Everyday Paleo website and new book. It’s a great cookbook and has food plans, and workouts, too. It’s designed for busy moms. But it’s also great for dads and busy people who need quick and easy meals. This recipe caught my eye right off the bat. The picture is amazing, but alas, you guys will just have to trust me and make this. It literally took me 8 minutes to get this in the crockpot and it was ready in 6 hours.

Ingredients

• 1 white onion sliced
• 1 teaspoon seasalt
• 2 teaspoons paprika