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WELCOME... to my Alternative Country Cooking Style... the path to Improving your Health and Waistline is all about choosing ingredients so Deliciously Healthy you can eat dessert for breakfast ...Everyday!
Browsing Archive: December, 2013
INGREDIENTS
1 C Pecans
1/3 C Erythritol
1/4 C Coconut Flour
1 t Psyllium powder
1 t Baking Powder
1 1/2 t Cinnamon
1/8 t Stevia
1 Egg
2 t Vanilla
- Preheat
your oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the Pecans and the rest of the dry
ingredients to your Food Processor and blend until it becomes powdery.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and blend to a dough.
- Chill the dough
for about 15 minutes, then roll it out between two sheets of lightly buttered
parchment paper to about 1/8-1/4 inch thickness.
- Place on a
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Posted by Annabelle Lee on Thursday, December 26, 2013,
In :
Breakfast
INGREDIENTS and DIRECTIONSSTIR INS:
2/3 C Chopped Pecans
2/3 C Rough Chopped Zucchini (about 1 small)
1/2 C Fresh or Frozen Cranberries
1 T Palm Sugar
1/2 t Sea Salt
- Pulse these ingredients in your Food Processor 4 or 5 times, until chopped, then set aside.
INGREDIENTS
makes 12 muffins
1 ¼ C Blanched, Slivered Almonds
1 ¼ C Unsweetened, Coconut Flakes
1/3 C Pecans
1/2 C Erythritol
1/2 C Palm Sugar or 1/3 t Stevia
1 C Cooked Pumpkin or Butternut/Acorn Squash
3 LG Eggs
2 t Vanilla Extract
1 t Cinnamon
1/4 t Nu... Continue reading ...
Posted by Annabelle Lee on Thursday, December 26, 2013,
In :
Breakfast
INGREDIENTS
Makes 12 Muffins
1 ¼ C Blanched, Slivered Almonds
1 ¼ C Unsweetened, Shredded Coconut
1/3 C Erythritol
1/3 C Palm Sugar or 1/4 t Stevia
1 C Chopped, Yellow Sweet Potato
1 ½ C Yellow Summer Squash or Peeled, chopped Zucchini (about 1 medium)
3 LG Eggs
1 T Fresh Lemon Juice
1 T Vanilla Extract
1 t Almond Extract
1/2 t Sea Salt
1 T Egg White Powder
2 T Coconut Flour
2 t Baking Powder
1C Fresh or previously Frozen and rinsed Blueberries
DI... Continue reading ...
Posted by Annabelle Lee on Monday, December 23, 2013,
In :
Drinks
Did you know...it's a well documented fact that if you leave Santa Egg Nog on Christmas Eve, you get more presents?
Of course, a little Bourbon or Brandy makes him a really loose gift-giver, you know that right? Not that I'm tryin' to take advantage of jolly Mr. Claus, but really, how do ya think he got so jolly?!
INGREDIENTS1 C Blanched Almonds1 C Flaked/Shredded, Unsweetened Coconut2 C of Fresh Water1 C ea Heavy Cream (delicious & healthy with very little casein) or Raw Cashews1/4 C Erythrit... Continue reading ...
Posted by Annabelle Lee on Monday, December 23, 2013,
In :
Drinks
When making your own is this Quick, Healthy, Easy and Delicious, why would you buy it? Read those labels and look for things like Tapioca (starch=blood sugar leap and belly fat!).... that's why~INGREDIENTS
3-4 C Fresh Water
1 C Raw or Blanched Almonds
1 C Unsweetened, Shredded Coconut
Stevia, Honey and Sea Salt to taste
If
using Raw Almonds soak them with the Coconut in water for a few hours.
If using Blanched Almonds soaking is not necessary. If soaking, strain
and start with fresh water.
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Posted by Annabelle Lee on Thursday, December 19, 2013,
In :
Drinks
INGREDIENTS
For a Single Serving:
1 T Cocoa Powder
2 t Erythritol
pinch of Sea Salt (optional)
1 t Gelatin (optional, makes it creamier, and it's good for you!)
1 C Hot Water
2-3 T Heavy Cream
1/4 t Vanilla Extract
3 drops Stevia, or to taste
Stir
together the dry ingredients in a Coffee Mug. Add the Hot Water and
the rest of the ingredients. Stir and top with a Homemade Marshmallow!
Sprinkle with Cinnamon, if desired and add a Candy Cane stir stick!
For 4-6 Servings
1/4 C Cocoa Powder
1/4 C Erythri... Continue reading ...
Posted by Annabelle Lee on Monday, December 16, 2013,
In :
Drinks
Can't you just taste this? The creamy Cocoa and the gooey Marshmallow?
You know I do this for you...put myself through these painful
disasters so that you don't have to! Because I know you want to have as
much fun as I do...pretending to eat naughty treats that really
aren't
'naughty' at all!
Because
I can't tell another lie today, or Santa may just pass by my chimney, I
must say I also tend to make these things when I get a li'l
craving....like when I was determined to make my sugarles...
Posted by Annabelle Lee on Monday, December 9, 2013,
In :
Soups
O, Broccoli Soup, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...I love you with cheese, I love you without cheese, I love you with cream, I love you with coconut and almond milk, I love you with lots of different herbs and spices, I love you with only salt and pepper, I love you with potato, I love you without potato, I love you raw, I love you cooked and when I can't make up my mind, well...ahem, I just plain loooove you!
Eating
raw or, in this case, semi-raw soup is a great way to incorporat...
Posted by Annabelle Lee on Tuesday, December 3, 2013,
In :
Breakfast
My
niece Savannah visited over Thanksgiving and she's returning to college
near Santa Cruz packin' this Mueslix! However, I forgot to tell her I
like it best when I sprinkle it with a good bit of Cinnamon!
Super
nutritious and incredibly tasty, this Mueslix is a Big Favorite of mine
when I need a quick snack or want to eat breakfast (you may know that I
often choose to forgo this meal)!
For those of you who want to add a handful of Oats or Organic Corn, or
other Flakes, be my guest,... Continue reading ...
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GRAIN FREE (GLUTEN FREE) PALEO BREAD
'YOU' CAN MAKE BREAD LIKE THIS... WITH MY NEW GLUTEN AND GRAIN FREE MIX!!
READ MORE ABOUT THIS...... HERE
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LEFT-OVER CORNED BEEF SOUP
OOEY, GOOEY & CHEWY...Can't Believe they're Really SUGAR and GRAIN FREE BROWNIES!
TAMARIND CURRY with WINTER GREENS
BANANA MUFFINS...GRAIN FREE & STARCH FREE
DELICIOUS - FERMENTED BROCCOLI KRAUT
HOMEMADE COCONUT/ALMOND MILK
OODLES of 'SPOODLES' a HEALTHY SUBSTITUTION!
AMAZING CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE
made with REAL FOODS!
COMFORTING FARMHOUSE SPLIT PEA SOUP
SWEET SECRETS RED VELVET SWIRLY CUPS!
Delicious Quick, Healthy, Easy, and Delicious (QHED) RAW FREEZER JAM! |
QUICK BLENDER ~ GRAIN FREE ~ SHEET BREAD
REAL GRAINFREE BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
GRAIN-FREE STARCH-FREE 'REAL' CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE SANDWICHES! GRAIN-FREE of course!
ZUCCHINI NOODLES DONE RIGHT!
GRAIN-FREE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
SUGAR FREE! GRAIN FREE! SEMI-RAW!
IODINE RICH BONE BROTH IN THE SLOW COOKER
SEMI-RAW PEACHES n' CREAM PIE
ALL- AMERICAN APPLE PIE with a SPELT CRUST
MONKEY MUD PIE FOR G-BABY AURORA
CREAMY VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH SURPRISE INGREDIENTS |
REAL PANCAKES! GRAIN FREE SUGAR FREE and NO ADDED STARCHES!
THE VERSATILE 'SPOODLE NOODLE'!
COCONUT CREAM PIE in a GRAIN-FREE CRUST
CRAZY GOOD 'SPECIAL' CHERRY KEFIR
RAW MARINARA SAUCE with HOMEMADE SPELT PASTA
FERMENTED VEGGIES IN COCONUT WATER
CHEWY CHOCOLATE GRAIN-FREE GOODNESS
SEMI-RAW LEMON MERINGUE BARS
DELICIOUS NO GRAIN LASAGNA
RAW CREAMY CUCUMBER GAZPACHO SOUP |
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