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Gluten Free Protein Muffins (Vanilla Blueberry & Double Chocolate)

These were so easy, I made two batches! Thanks Kim for the recipe! Here's the original recipe...  GLUTEN FREE BLUEBERRY PROTEIN MUFFINS:  8 scoops of Arbonne's vanilla protein powder, 2 tsp baking powder, 3 eggs, ¼ c grapeseed oil, ½ c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 2 tsp vanilla, ½ c organic blueberries. Mix, pour into muffin papers, bake @ 350 for 20 minutes. Makes 8-10 muffins. For both versions, I used coconut milk instead of almond milk. For the chocolate version, I used chocolate protein powder and Enjoy Life Foods's dairy free chocolate chips. (These are just as tasty as the regular ones!) I did accidentally put too many chocolate chips, though. "Accidentally"...

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Tofu Steaks with Tomato Olive Sauce

I felt like using what was in the refrigerator so I googled "tofu" and "tomato sauce"... and voila I found this yummy recipes on Myrecipe.com. It was really easy to make and tasted great. I loved the Mediterranean flavors with my Asian tofu. And it's pretty darn healthy!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tofu-steaks-with-tomato-olive-sauce-10000000521595/

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Zenbelly paleo pop up dinner at Firehouse 8 in SF! Yum!!

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It's ok, it's Paleo!!

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Against All Grain book launch party with Danielle Walker! Yay Paleo dinner by Zenbelly... So excited!!

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I can't believe how good this Italian Casserole is! There's a ton of meat in here, I used grass fed ground chuck and sweet Italian sausages... 4 lbs of meat. Oh and I loved the red wine vinegar and tomato sauce but once cooked, I could barely taste it! Recipe by Paleo Musings: http://www.paleomusings.com/2012/05/italian-casserole.html?m=1

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Gluten free gnocchi… Not bad at all! Meat sauce courtesy of link below. Although, I cooked the ground beef and rest of the sauce on the stove. Halved the recipe and put only a few table spoons of wine. Skipped the mushrooms since I didn’t have any. I was a bit skeptical about the gnocchi but I’m happy to report they are pretty good. Not cheap but if you need to eat gluten free, great option!

Really good combo together, for sure. Yumm!

http://www.eatlivegrowpaleo.com/2012/03/italian-tomato-meat-sauce-and-gnocchi.html?m=1

http://cappellosglutenfree.com/home

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Farmer's Pie (Paleo shepards pie) http://paleocomfortfoods.com/in-the-kitchen/farmers-pie/

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Dinner tonight. Paleo Moroccan Zucchini Boats and a green salad! Recipe from: http://fastpaleo.com/moroccan-zucchini-boats/

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Butternut squash chicken mash with hazelnut It's been a while since I cooked but glad I stumbled on this recipe today. I had a butternut squash to use up and this recipe was prefect. Loved the hazelnut flavor, although, I may have put too much chai spices! Still good though and look forward to eating it for lunch tomorrow! http://thehealthyfoodie.com/2013/03/22/butternut-squash-chicken-mash/

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Grass-fed, local, whole-milk yogurt. So good!

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Need to put on grocery list!

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Dinner tonight: stir fried beef and spinach over kelp noodles. I didn't have Sriracha so used Thai chili sauce, which I did have. Duane had it over rice and me over kelp noodles. Yum! (Although next time, I'll cook the beef second to last or last. My top sirloin got over cooked...) Recipe from: http://preppypaleo.blogspot.com/2012/11/stir-fried-kelp-noodles-w-beef-spinach.html?m=1

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Omg these are the best Paleo chocolate chip cookies ever!!! Just made a batch and ate two before they even cooled. Super yum. :-) Good thing I only made half what the recipe called for! I didn’t refrigerate the dough and I love how chewy they are… Recipe from:
http://thebitesizedbaker.com/2013/01/23/paleo-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comment-2283

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I think I must like baking! I don't do this very often... But three nights in a row now! Eating Paleo has really encouraged me to cook and bake more. Let's just say that I have cooked/baked more in 2013 than the last 4.5 years that I've been married. :-) (I got a great cook for a husband, what can I say?) Paleo banana muffins. Recipe from: http://fastpaleo.com/coconut-flour-banana-nut-muffins/

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I am on a roll! Soft chocolate chip cookies. Recipe courtesy of: http://purelytwins.com/2012/10/22/perfect-soft-thick-coconut-flour-chocolate-chip-cookies/

I substituted the sugar for honey! Omitted the cardamom and used dairy-free chocolate chips by Enjoy Life. :-)

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While I was at it, made these “Wendy’s Wunderbars”! Got the recipe from PureWow email a few days ago. Paleo-fied it by using all organic ingredients and dairy-free chocolate chips from Enjoy Life. Links below! (These are so good!!!)

http://www.purewow.com/entry_detail/recipe/4934/A-healthy-cook-celebrates-superfoods.htm

http://www.enjoylifefoods.com/chocolate-for-baking/

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Been baking tonight. Grain free Paleo chewy granola bars. Love the tanginess of the dried apricot with chocolate. I used the Alter Ego Dark Cacao 63% bar. Did I mention they are dairy-free? Yum! Recipe from:

http://www.thepaleomom.com/2013/02/nut-free-paleo-chewy-granola-bars.html