Pumpkin Pie Squares

Here's another yummy dessert that has protein, veggie and grain!  

 

1 c. your choice of Flour (I used whole wheat, but nut flours would be good too!)

1/2 c. rolled oats

1/3 c. coconut sugar

1/4 c. coconut oil

1/4 c. olive oil

Mix and press in 9x13 baking dish, set aside.

 

Mix together:

3 c. milk

2 c. pumpkin puree

4 eggs

1/2 c. agave nectar or honey

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp. flour

 

blend well and pour over crust.

sprinkle with:

1/2 c chopped nuts

 

Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until set.

 



Raw Balls

Some of you know that I'm a big time sweet lover.  Since I've changed my diet to cleaner eating and cut out refined sugar all together, I've had to get creative!   Pinterest has been a huge help and inspiration in finding recipes that I can use, or alter to make some yummy healthy sweet treats!

 

Top left in the photo is Date Nut Balls, top right is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough  Balls and bottom center is Chocolate covered Peanut Butter Balls!  

 

They all get my stamp of approval for sweet craving satisfiers!

 

I'm posting the links to the recipes here:

 

DateNutBalls

 

ChocolateChipCookieDoughBalls

 

 

ChocolateCoveredPeanutButterBalls

 

 



Chicken Fajitas

 

 

 

 

 

In a medium skillet, saute  3 sliced raw chicken tenders in1 tbsp. olive oil.  

 Add 2 sliced bell peppers and 1 medium sliced onion and 1 tbsp. olive oil

Season with your favorite Fajita seasoning, cook and stir till chicken is done and veggies are tender

 

Serve on whole grain tortillas with shredded Cheese, optional.

Turkey Meatloaf Lunch

 

 

Turkey Meatloaf

                          1/2 pound ground turkey                                   

   1 egg  

1/8 cup chopped red bell pepper 

  1/8 cup chopped yellow bell pepper

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup dry bread crumbs 

Seasoned Salt to taste

 

Mix together and shape into loaf in pie pan or bread pan.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

 

Sauce:

1/4 c Tomato paste

1/3 c water

1/2 tsp seasoned salt

1-2 tbsp. agave nectar

Mix together and pour over meatloaf. return to oven for another 5 minutes.

 

 

 

 

Dump a bag of frozen broccoli in a skillet,

 add 2 tbsp. coconut oil and sprinkle with season salt, cook and

 stir till tender but still bright green!

 

Serve with a baked sweet potato and your favorite sweet potato topping. 

 I used coconut oil and agave nectar!

 

Chocolate Monkey shake

 

Waking up the morning with a Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Banana Skakeology!

 

1 Frozen Banana

1 tbsp. peanut butter (Natural without sugar)

1 scoop shake powder

fill up with almond milk and blend till smooth! 

Vegetarian Stuffed Pepper with cabbage

 

Preheat Oven to 375

 

Clean and top a green bell pepper.  Dice:

2 tbsp. bell pepper, 1 tbsp. onion, 1/3 c. mushrooms, 3 tbsp. tomatoes.

Mince 2 cloves of garlic.

 

 

Melt 1 tbsp. olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.  Add all diced veggies except tomatoes.   Cook till veggies start to get tender.  Add tomatoes and cook  a bit longer.  Not till tomatoes are mush though.

 

 

Add 1/2 c Tomato sauce with seasoning. ( Our grocery store has this in cans, I get it instead of pasta sauce because this has no sugar in it. )

 

Simmer till hot and then stuff into bell pepper.  (I just made one so I put it in my mini bread pan to hold it up while it baked.

 

Top with 2 tbsp. shredded Mozzarella cheese.

Place in oven and bake for 20-25 Minutes.

 

Meanwhile in my electric skillet, I melted 2 tbsp. coconut oil, add one small onion diced and 2 garlic cloves minced.

 

Sauté till they start to turn crispy brown.

Add a cup of chopped cabbage and 1/2 cup chopped purple cabbage, cook and stir till tender.

Season with Pink Himalayan salt , fresh ground black pepper and 1/4 tsp dried basil.

 

 

Add 1/4 cup diced tomatoes, turn off skillet.

 

 

Place Cabbage mixture on plate and top with Stuffed Pepper. 

 

Simple Lunch

Cooking extra chicken strips for the kids, but ONE is mine!  

 

Melt Coconut oil in skillet, I used my electric skillet today.   Season Chicken strips on both sides with homemade sugarless seasoned salt.  Fry on both sides till crispy.  Always temp chicken at 165 degrees Fahrenheit!   

 

On the side of skillet sauté peppers, onions and mushrooms in coconut oil and a little seasoned salt.

 

Serve with fresh tomatoes or a garden salad.