German pancake made easy

One thing my daughter asks for almost every morning is a German pancake. It's simple but so delicious.

When I first lived with my husband he made this for me and I wasn't that impressed with it. But I ate it and soon started making it every week. This is the only thing my husband will cook, and he makes it so well. So I wanted to share his families recipe so everyone else can enjoy it. 

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1/2 c milk

1/2 c flour

I love einkorn flour. You can buy it from any whole foods store or online at jovial's website

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400° 

In a bowl add flour and eggs

Mix together

After there are no lumps add milk and mix

Now let it sit for 5 minutes. After it sits prepare your pan with coconut oil, coconut oil Pam, butter ect. But make sure it's greased very well

Next pour batter into greased pan and bake for 20 minutes .

It should puff up around the edges. If you have more then 2-3 people eating double the recipe and bake in a 9x13 pan. I do this on the weekend when my husband is home. I know you will love this recipe and you will be making it every week. 

We top ours with whipped butter and pure maple syrup.

Enjoy!!!!!

coconut flour thumb print cookies "paleo"

If you want a healthy cookie for a snack or for your kids this cookie recipe is one of our favorites.

Its simple to make and no guilt. I am a workout guru and I love to eat but honestly who wants to ruin all the hard work you spent losing weight with loaded sugar, wheat and other processed junk.

Coconut flour I  believe is an acquired taste. The more you use it the more you will become familiar and enjoy its earthy taste and texture. I use to hate it, anything I made came out dry and chalky ha ha. But I feel I have mastered these cookies and others.

 With the holidays around the corner you want to surround yourself with all the sweets that you are used to and these cookies are a crowd pleaser and kid approved!!

Ingredients:

1/4 c water
1/4 c butter
1/4 c honey
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
1/2 c tapioca flour
1/2 c coconut flour
1 banana mashed
Fruit spread (not jelly with sugar, just fruit)

:For vegan cookies replace honey with coconut sugar or agave, and use coconut oil for butter.

Directions:

In a saucepan bring water, butter, honey, vanilla and salt to a boil. Boil for around 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add in tapioca flour, coconut flour and mashed banana. stir until the mixture become thickened and cookie dough like. If it is still wet add a small amount of coconut flour until desired texture. Then have your baking sheet prepared with a silicone mate or parchment paper. Form a small or large ball of cookie dough in your hand and place onto cookie sheet make a thumb print in the middle. Repeat. after all your dough is gone add the fruit spread in the thumb print. I use a no sugar just fruit spread. Back at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Eat up!

Here it is as it cooks with the wet ingredients

 When you pull it off the burner add the dry ingredients and banana

 Mix until it looks like this

 Form your dough

 See how cute

 Finished product!

Now go eat...

coconut flour chocolate chip cookies

I love desserts especially chocolate chip cookies. What kid didn't have homemade cookies growing up? It's a comfort for for all but my recipe not only delicious but no guilt about eating 2 or 3 in a sitting.

I make it with coconut sugar. It's low glycemic and it's a healthy sugar that is used on the paleo diet. You could substitute it with agave, maple syrup, or raw honey. But use less. The coconut sugar also gives these cookies that spike that it needs. Coconut sugar is almost like brown sugar but stronger.

If you have tried coconut flour and you aren't a fan of its dry sandy taste give these cookies a shot they will definitely change your mind and you will be making these weekly.

You could also add dark chocolate cocoa powder in but no more then a tablespoon and add less sugar. I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does!

Ingredients

1/3 c coconut flour
1/3 c coconut sugar
A dash of pink Himalayan salt
1/4 c coconut oil
2 eggs
1 tsp good vanilla
1/3 c dark chocolate chips

Directions
400°

Mix coconut flour, coconut sugar, salt, eggs, coconut oil, and vanilla until it forms a thicker batter. You could let it sit a minute before mixing so it will thicken faster. Add dark chocolate chips. Form a decent size ball and pat it down. Because these aren't going to rise you need to make them into cookies.  Mmmm these are so good in eating them now.... Back to my directions place them into a parchment papered baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes. They are so fluffy and mouth watering. Let them cool for 2-5 minutes and devour!!!!!

Carmel apple sauce

I love fall weather. I grew up in San Diego so we never had the four seasons like Utah has. It's so great with the beautiful leaves how they change colors and then in a flash the wind takes everything away and brings the cold winter chill.

First snow today so I though I need to make Carmel apples. But not just any Carmel apples, the kind I could feed my kids without feeling guilty that I loaded them up with sugar. My Carmel sauce isn't normal but it's very tasty and my 6 year old couldn't get enough.

It's not exactly paleo you could make it paleo using coconut yogurt or almond yogurt. I used full fat plain Greek yogurt. I love coconut sugar it reminds me of brown sugar but it's great for people because it doesn't spike your blood pressure. It's one of the lower glycemic sugars. I would really like to try date sugar and compare the two. If you have tried it let me know!

Carmel sauce

2 single serving size plain yogurt
3/4 c coconut sugar
1 tbs raw honey ( agave or maple syrup)
Dash of Himalayan salt
3tsp vanilla
*dash of cinnamon
* 1 Tbs organic butter
*optional but recommended

In a saucepan combined *butter, coconut sugar, honey, and cinnamon. Mix with a wisk until it melts and bubbles. After turn down the heat from medium to low and add yogurt and vanilla. Mix until incorporated. Poor into a bowl or a canning jar. Store in fridge overnight to thicken. Or if you are like me a couple hours until I can't wait anymore :-) slice up your favorite organic apple and dip in!!

chicken "tortilla" soup

I struggle with my image all the time. I feel this is the struggle so many women deal with. I always see women so skinny with perfect hair and perfect pinterest clothes. It's tough everyday I best myself up in my head and fill with thoughts of why can't I just starve myself why do I love food so much. In my first blog I talked about being my heaviest 216 lbs. I an now 150 lbs but I still torment myself everyday with I wish i could lose 25 more pounds.  I have suffered with bulimia and no one knows but my husband because I hate myself even more when I fall down that hard. I work out I eat right I do not understand how women my age stay so skinny. Sorry to rant but its just so tough to do everything.

 I am also a Realtor, a wife, a mother. So I am pretty busy with everyday life on top of taking care of my family and myself I love to cook. I made this amazing dish in the crock pot a couple days ago and have had it for lunch. It's great to be able to keep a lunch planned and ready to eat anytime so you don't over do it. I lived in San Diego and I love Mexican food. Any time my family gets together we are always eating Taco's. Here is my soup please feel free to comment if you try it out!

Chicken "tortilla" soup

4 cups organic chicken broth
2-3 chicken breast raw
2 cans chopped tomatoes mild Mexican ( one with green chili)
Half a yellow onion chopped
2 limes
Bunch of fresh cilantro chopped
1tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1tsp Himalayan sea salt
Pinch pepper
( chili powder, bean, corn optional)

Toppings:

Fresh advocados
Guacamole
Sour cream
Mozzarella
Hot sauce
Cilantro

Mix broth, cans of tomatoes, onions, limes, cilantro, seasonings. Add raw chicken. Turn crock pot on low for 8 hours or high for 4. Open lid when done and rip apart the chicken. Spoon some soup into a bowl top with fresh guacamole or any toppings you desire and enjoy this fresh hot soup on a cold winter day.

scotch eggs

Hey everyone,

 I'm a Utah Realtor and that is one of my passions, but my real passion is cooking. I love cooking I think about food I dream about food I just really love food.

Growing up I didn't get real food. My diet was bags and bags of hot cheetos and Dr pepper. My dad was mostly by himself and working so we fed ourselves in less Grandma had us over. Then we would wake up to hot chocolate and blueberry pancakes with all the bacon you could eat and any toppings you wanted. I love grandma's house she is what has made me such an incredible mother, wife, and cook.

 I think once I got married and had our first kid I began to cook more. Kids change the way we think about food. I started making more and more meals from scratch and only sometimes we would eat out. I was also over weight after having a kid. I did think " oh I'm pregnant and eating for two" whole people not me and a tiny baby. I was eating chili cheese fries chili cheese anything, whole orders of nachos, bug giant portions of food. I became 216 lbs at 5'6 that's pretty big.

 I discovered the Paleo diet and I love it even though it's a struggle to miss out on bread, French bread, sourdough bread, rolls, biscuits, etc. But you know you can make all of those without the guilt! I will share recipes and my training almost everyday. Yes training I workout almost everyday you can't just expect to lose weight and look good without toning too. I feel very empowered after working out. Even if it's only 20 minutes speed walking and lifting light weights.

This morning breakfast consisted of scotch egg with whipped butter and Himalayan salt.
Preheat oven 375°
One pound good sausage
5-6 hard boiled eggs
Whipped butter
Himalayan sea salt

Take the shells off the eggs. Next pat flat a portion of the raw sausage in your hand. Put one hard boiled egg on top of your sausage and wrap it around until you completely cover it place in a9x13 glass pan. Repeat until all your eggs are complete. Bake for 40 min. After they are done and you want to eat one cut one in half add whipped butter and a pinch of salt. Enjoy!!