"Chips" and Salsa

My husband and I love chips and salsa. Now we can enjoy them together and I wont be compromising my diet.

Chips:

1 cup of sunflower seeds 

1 cup of sesame seeds 

A few tablespoons of water 

Take a food processor and combine all ingredients 

into a paste-like consistency 

Press out on a greased cookie sheet about 1/8 inch thick

Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes 

The "chips" are done when crispy and lightly toasted

Sprinkle with sea salt

Break apart in to chips

Salsa:

3 tomatoes (seeded)

Juice of 1 lime 

1/2 of a red onion 

1 red bell peper 

1 Anaheim peper

1/2 jalapeno 

1 clove of garlic 

1 small bunch of cilantro 

1 avocado 

Small dice each ingredient and place in to bowl. 

Add a pinch of salt and peper

Let steep for 30 minutes 

Serve cold and with "chips" 

Enjoy!

Homemade Beef Jerky

This is a simple and easy way to make jerky, and its great to take on a road trip or as an easy snack.

What you need:

 London Broil  

Your favorite marinade 

A cookie sheet /cooling rack

An oven 

Time  

Cut the london broil approximately 1/4 inch thick

This works best when the meet is really cold

Marinate the meet in your favorite marinade, 

or just salt and freshly cracked peper will do

Marinate for about 24 hours 

Line a cookie sheet with a piece of foil

Lay a cooling rack  down on top of the foil

Then place your marinated meat down on the cooling rack 

The meat can be touching 

Preheat your oven to about 110 degrees

If your oven does not go lower than 150 degrees, you may need to 

leave the oven door slightly open

Place your meet in the oven and leave for about 5 hours 

Start checking every hour after that, for the typical jerky texture

Do not over dry the meet. Over dried meat will be brittle and nasty  

The end product 

Store in air tight container 

Enjoy!

Grilled Salmon

What you need:

Salmon (wild caught if possible)

Marinade:

2 cups of coconut milk

3-4 tablespoons of soy sauce 

1/2 lemon juice 

1 inch of ginger (chopped)

2 sprigs of thai basil (chopped) 

2 cloves of garlic (chopped

Combined the marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag or shallow dish

add the salmon and let sit in refrigerator  for at least a half hour.  

Heat your grill to medium - high heat 

Place the salmon skin side down

depending on how thick your salmon is cook it between 4-7 minutes 

Flip then cook another 4-7 minutes 

Make sure you don't over cook your salmon! 

I served my grilled salmon with a nice spinach salad

so good! enjoy!

Paleo Pizza

Here is the crust:

1 cup of almond meal (I use the Trader Joe's brand)

1 egg

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 pinch of salt

1 teaspoon of baking power

You can leave your crust just like this or add in your favorite dried herbs

I added

a pinch of oregano, basil and garlic power

If your dough feels a little sticky, don't be afraid to add more almond meal

press or roll out the dough on a cookie sheet

Pre-bake the crust for 3-5 min at 400 degrees 

For the toppings:

You can add your favorite meats and vegetables, for this pizza I added

 mushrooms 

spinach

red onion

scallions 

homemade pesto

cooked bacon

roasted red pepers 

artichoke hearts 

marinara sauce

Add your topping to your pre-baked crust, and bake for another 7 minuts 

or until desired doneness 

  

Transfer to a plate, cut and serve

ENJOY!

Spinach, Chicken and Bacon Salad

Grab a couple handfulls of spinach 

2 grilled chicken breasts 

6 baked strips of bacon 

2 scallions 

5 mushrooms (sliced) 

Topped with my homemade salad dressing 

You can always add whatever you want to this salad

It's really filling, and tases amazing!

Enjoy