Citrus Salmon & Asparagus

Even if you are not a fan of fish, you will still find that this salmon is delicious. It’s a family favorite.

Side note: Salmon can be pricey, however Albertsons has great deals on Salmon, best price we’ve found is 4.99 per/lb. Check the adds often for sales on Alberstons seafood...great deals!

Citrus Salmon:

Pre-heat Oven at 450

1-2lb Pink Salmon Fillet

2 tbs Lemon rind grated

1 tsp Sea Salt

½ tsp. Black pepper

2 tbs Chives

2 tbs Thyme

2 tbs Oregano

6 ½ inch slices of lemon (remove seeds)

Lay aluminum foil on a baking sheet and coat with PAM cooking spray (olive oil spray). Make sure your aluminum foil is longer than the baking pan.

Lay Salmon fillet on aluminum foil, scaled side down, and sprinkle the fillet with the lemon rind and all the listed spices.

Place lemon slices on top of fillet, coating as much of the fillet as you can.

Cut another long strip of aluminum foil and lay on top of the salmon fillet. Fold the pieces of aluminum foil (top and bottom) around the fillet creating a closed packet with the fillet inside.

Place baking sheet with wrapped fillet in the oven. Cook for about 30 minutes or until the fillet falls apart when touched by a fork.

This recipe is great with asparagus:

Asparagus:

Set oven to broil at 350.

Lightly spread olive oil on a baking sheet.

Place washed asparagus on baking sheet.

Lightly sprinkle olive oil on top of asparagus and sprinkle a pinch of rock salt on top or 1 tsp of sea salt evenly over asparagus.

Place asparagus in the oven for about 20 minutes or until asparagus is soft and shrunk slightly in size.

My Extra Meaty Chili recipe

Our first contributor!
This recipe was provided by: Kory Faber of GTX Personal Training & Crossfit.

I will definitely be trying this recipe soon.

Thank you Kory!

My Extra Meaty Chili recipe

Ingredients:
1lb ground buffalo (from sunflower market)
1lb ground elk (from sunflower market)
1lb ground turkey (from sunflower market)
1lb chopped flank steak
12 vine tomatoes (chopped)
1 jar of green mountain gringo medium salsa (from sunflower market)
1 onion
2 green peppers
1 orange pepper
1 red pepper
5 cloves garlic minced
4 tbs chili powder
2 tbs ground cumin
1 tbs ground cinnamon
6-8 chopped carrots
1 stalk of chopped celery
1 can of organic tomato paste
Roughly 3/4 cup of almond flour to thicken

Sweet Tooth: Almond Macaroons

If you must have something sweet, which on occasion I do, this is a great recipe. You'll have less guilt eating it as long as you only have one large cookie or two small cookies a day...remember, all in moderation.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups almonds, coarsely ground

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp lemon zest

2 egg whites, beaten

1/4 cup raw honey (make sure it is raw...better for you)

1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions:

1. preheat oven to 250 F

2. Grind or chop almonds coarsely (this could be done in a food processor, but make sure it does not turn into a paste)

3. Mix cinnamon and lemon zest in a medium bowl

4. Beat egg whites and add to mixture.

5. Add honey and lemon juice and stir vigorously to blend thoroughly.

6. Add almond mixture and blend thoroughly.

7. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

8. Use a teaspoon to scoop small portions of the batter onto parchment paper.

9. Bake 30 minutes

10. Remove from paper with spatula while slightly warm.

(Suggestion, taste better once cooled. You get the crunchy texture of the almonds that way.) 

End Result. ENJOY!
Recipe from: http://paleofood.com/baked.htm#almondmacaroons

Sweet Potato & Sausage Soup

This is one of Marks favorites, and one of my own recipes. Great for those nights you want to stay in and get cozy.

Ingredients

1 lb. Spicy Ground Turkey Sausage (you can also use spicy ground pork sausage)

3 medium sized sweet potatoes (you can also use yams, same thing)

1 yellow onion
Handful of Baby Carrots
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
2 cans or 1 carton Chicken Broth (low-sodium)
2 tsp Olive Oil

Peel sweet potatoes and cut them into nickel size pieces with a 1/2 inch thickness
Chop yellow onion and baby carrots to desired size (remember, you will be consuming these in a soup)
Add olive oil into large soup pot,
Mix together in large soup pot, ground sausage, sweet potato pieces, onion, carrots and spices.
Turn heat to medium high and cook until meat is browned and sweet potatoes are tender.
Add chicken broth and let stand until it begins to boil
Once soup begins to boil, cover and reduce heat to low setting
Leave to simmer for about 10 minutes...
and done!

Turkey & Veggi Meatballs

Made a really tasty meal tonight using a recipe I found on: www.paleoplan.com It is called Turkey and vegetable meatballs. Tastes good and very healthy, how could you go wrong?!

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey or chicken

2 medium carrots (or a handful of baby carrots)

1 red or green bell pepper

5 large mushrooms

handful of fresh parsley

1/2 yellow onion

1 clove garlic

2 tsp granulated garlic (garlic salt)

2 Tbs Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions Preheat oven to 350℉.

Combine carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, garlic and seasonings in a food processor and blend until well chopped.

Empty the food processor into a large bowl, add the ground turkey and mix together completely.

Form meatballs and place on a non-greased baking sheet (about 1 1/2" - 2" each).

Bake for about 25 minutes, or until completely cooked.

Easy to make!