PaleYOLO: Snickerdoodles

I'm back on the Paleo grind, if I'm not Paleo I'm at least Primal. I'll allow myself a cheat or two during the day only because I suck at meal prep and because I'm too hungry to wait for anything to cook. I got this recipe from my friend Diana (she posted it on Facebook a few weeks ago) and I've been meaning to try it and I finally had the chance today. If you are expecting a snickerdoodle dupe like the ones you've eaten in the past (filled with gluten, butter, muffin top enhancers, sugar, thundering thigh stimulants, etc.) then don't bother making this recipe. It's not going to taste like those, it is however a good Paleo version.

Ingredients:
2 cups almond flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt

1/4 cup honey
5 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tbsp vanilla

1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp coconut (palm) sugar

Put the dry ingredients in one bowl. Mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl and combine with wet ingredients. Shape into evenly sized balls and roll it in the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place it on a baking sheet, flatten the ball with a piece of wax paper and a jar (or your hand). Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes (the time varies depending on your oven and if you like them crunchy of soft)

This recipe was good and I yielded 16 cookies. 15 of which were devoured by me in ONE DAY. hell yeah I ate them, they were good. Next time I'll probably add a little more sugar than cinnamon since I was craving more sweetness. I also burned the second batch but crunchy crusts are okay.

PaleYOLO-ing

On Saturday after the morning WOD, Nancy and I hit up Stacked to refuel. I can always count on Stacked to keep me on track when I go out to eat!

 

 

I finally got to Whole Foods and did my meat/almond butter haul. Don't mind that can of Vienna Sausage... we feed that to the dogs... lol.

 

1 lb of skinless, boneles chicken thighs

1 lb of grass fed ground beef

1 lb of ground dark turkey

1 pork shoulder (2 lbs?)

Hot Dog

Cocktail Pork Links

1 lb of almond butter

 

The stuff for me (all but the pork shoulder) cost around $50 and will last me about a week and a half.

 

 

 

Sunday was such a nice morning out for a good run :) I went with Nancy and Ana. I'm surprised at how much I actually ran and the pace I was going at... progress!

 



Crushed it!

I finally got the idea of how to make that damn Cream of Curried Broccoli Soup! It's been a battle and after 2 failed broth/soup stuffs, the consistency is "cream" awww yeah.

 

I still suck at making Cauliflower "rice" so I made a meal again.... lol.

 

The finished product! I prefer adding bits of bacon to the soup! Yesterday for lunch, I diced up about 3 slices of bacon.
 

 How's that for such a simple meal prep?

Meal Prep Success

I finally got my butt to the grocery stores on Monday after my WOD. I stopped off at Whole Foods to get 1 lb of ground turkey, 1/2 lb of chicken thighs, Hail Merry Choco Macaroons and Hail Merry Chocolate Tarts (not Whole 30, but Whole YUMMY).

 

I was going to stop by Sprouts but it was already late, like 10 o'clock late. I was going to buy raw almonds and cashews and beef chorizo, but I had more than enough meat and snacks at home.

 

I went to our local grocery store and picked up all my produce. All in all, I spent about $70 to last me a week and a half.

 

 

 

 

And this is what I usually have on a daily basis...

 

 

PaleYOLO: Chicken Something Again

So, I know I have been lagging tremendously. I went to Sprouts sometime last week to force myself to cook again. I didn't have a recipe in mind, so I decided to mess around a bit.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of chicken breast (I will forever be a chicken thigh person)
• 2 tablespoons of curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt
• 2 tablespoons of ghee, melted

Preparation:

• I would recommend seasoning the chicken overnight with the salt and peper
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• If you haven't seasoned the chicken, do so :)
• On a baking sheet lined with foil, coat with ghee for flavor and non-stickiness
• Place chicken breast and coat with ghee
• Sprinkle curry powder all over
• Bake for 15 minutes on one side, flip over, then bake for another 15 minutes

Variation:

• I would cut slits on the chicken breast and inject with some melted ghee and chopped garlic

Enjoy with some cauliflower rice :)

 

Before

 

After