Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Roasted Asparagus with Easy Hollandaise Sauce

This recipe is so delicious it's hard to believe it's good for you.  For anyone who doesn't like asparagus try this recipe, you will after you do!

Roasted Asparagus with Easy Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients
  • 1 pound asparagus
  • 1 tablespoon grass-fed ghee or butter, melted
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 3 egg yolks
  • Juice of half a lemon, or more to taste
  • cayenne pepper to taste
  • ½ cup grass-fed ghee or butter, heated
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Toss asparagus with 1 tablespoon ghee, salt and pepper and roast until it starts to caramelize but is still crisp, about 10 minutes.
  3. Add egg yolks, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper to blender and blend a few seconds until combined. With blender running, pour hot ghee or butter into blender in a slow steam until combined. Taste and add more lemon juice, cayenne pepper and salt if needed. Thin with a little warm water if desired.
  4. Drizzle Hollandaise sauce over asparagus and serve remaining sauce on the side.
Yield: 4 servings

Friday, October 25, 2013

Is Kraft Mac & Cheese Made With Illegal GMO Wheat?

Another warning against Kraft Mac & Cheese.  They are labeling products in the UK warning about the harmful effects of the ingredients used but not the US.  Check out this short video.

Is Kraft Mac & Cheese Made With Illegal GMO Wheat?

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Paleo Broccoli Salad with Bacon

Yummy take on a salad!

Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced
  • 2 tablespoons organic apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into bite size florets
  • 8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Combine onions, vinegar and a good pinch of salt in bottom of large bowl. Stir in mayonnaise.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Amazing Benefits of Cilantro

Try adding cilantro into your morning smoothie, soups and other meals.  It's strong so start small, especially with the smoothies.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

What is that Ingredient?

So sorry for the lack of posts lately!  We all get busy and lose track of things sometimes but we hope to continue to post articles to help keep you informed as well as more and more recipes.  Today we just wanted to share this website that we came across from a friend's post on facebook.  Yes there are A LOT of us out there that care about what we are eating and feeding our families, you are not alone!  What is that Ingredient? is a website that tells you what those long, unpronounceable words on labels that companies call ingredients really are.  It lists products that contain those ingredients as well.  So please check it out and pass it on!