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Grass-fed Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Grass-fed Sweet and Sour Meatballs
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Meatballs:

  • 3 pounds Tropical Traditions grass-fed ground meat (beef, bison)
  • 3/4 cup coconut pulp (leftover from making homemade coconut milk*)
  • 1 large organic carrot, finely shredded (about 1/3 cup)
  • 1 large organic egg
  • 1 tablespoon Vital Proteins Beef Gelatin
  • 3 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1/2 small onion, very finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon Himalayan Pink Salt

For frying meatballs:

Sauce:

Mix all meatball ingredients together in a large bowl with your hands. Form into golfball sized balls. Heat 3 medium pans on medium heat with 1 tablespoons cconut oil and 1 tablespoon palm shortening in each pan. Place 4-6 meatballs in each pan and fry till golden brown, flipping once. Finish cooking meatballs in batches until all are done. Place meatballs in crock or pot once finished cooking.

In a small saucepan combine all sauce ingredients and cook down until it forms a thickened sauce, about 10-15 minutes. Pour over meatballs. Add extra chopped pineapple or chopped green onions, if desired. Cook meatballs in sauce on low for 1 hour.

Serve.

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Chili Con Carne

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Chili Con Carne
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Servings: 18
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

Soak beans overnight (6 to 8 hours) in 16 cups cold water with vinegar. Drain, rinse, fill pot with enough water to cover one inch over the top of the beans and turn on low heat.

Heat a medium sized cast iron pan on medium-high and add palm shortening and coconut oil. Sear meat until dark brown on all sides. Transfer meat to pot with beans. Cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic until slightly translucent. Add chili powder, cocoa powder, cumin and mix well. Transfer veggies to pot of beans. Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce.

Cook for 24 hours on simmer, stirring occasionally. Top with fresh cilantro, avocado, sour cream, shredded cheese, diced tomato, or corn chips, if desired.

Makes enough to feed a large gathering or freeze some and thaw later for easy meals during the week.

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Skillet Salmon with Caramelized Onions

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Skillet Salmon with Caramelized Onions
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Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 12-20 minutes

Heat palm shortening and coconut oil in a medium sized cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, sprinkle in one pinch of salt.

Chop onion into thin rounds and add to skillet. Let cook for one minute and then add salmon fillets on top of onions. Cover, leaving a little gap for steam to escape, and let cook for 3-5 minutes or until the underside is getting golden & crispy. Flip salmon, sprinkle with remaining pinch of salt, squeeze lemon over salmon, and let cook for another 3 minutes.

Remove pan from heat and serve.

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Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate and Vanilla Pie

Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate and Vanilla Pie
Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate and Vanilla Pie
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Servings: 8-10
Preparation Time: 20-25 minutes

Gluten Free Crust:

  • 1 3/4 cups almond flour*
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/3 cup palm shortening
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk**

Dairy Free Chocolate Filling:

  • 4 avocados, peeled, pitted and pureed
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons palm shortening
  • 1/2 cup whole sugar
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder

Dairy Free Vanilla Filling:

  • 1 cup cashews, soaked overnight
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
  • 2 bananas

In a mixing bowl, combine ingredients for crust and blend until crumbly. Press into a 9″ pie plate and pierce a few times with a fork. Bake at 350° F for about 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.

In a small saucepan, combine ingredients for chocolate filling over low heat. Stir until smooth and cook for about 5 minutes to warm pudding. Remove from heat.

In a blender, combine ingredients for vanilla filling and blend for at least 2 minutes on high or until completely smooth.

Pour chocolate filling over cooled crust and spread flat. Pour vanilla filling over chocolate filling and spread flat. Let pie chill for at least 4 hours or overnight to set.

Garnish with coconut whipped cream and whole sugar, if desired.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

**For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Gluten Free Slow Cooker Blueberry Peach Crisp with Vanilla Coconut Milk Ice Cream

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Gluten Free Slow Cooker Blueberry Peach Crisp
with Vanilla Coconut Milk Ice Cream
photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 3 hours

Blueberry Peach Filling:

  • 8 peaches, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup raw honey

Crisp:

Vanilla Ice Cream:

  • 2 cups coconut milk**
  • 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole cane sugar
  • fresh vanilla bean, if desired

Filling:

Grease a slow cooker with coconut oil or palm shortening. Add peaches, blueberries, ginger, honey and cinnamon; toss until combined.

Crisp:

In a small bowl, combine almond flour, arrowroot starch, coconut flour, salt, honey and coconut oil or palm shortening.

Mix with a fork until blended and crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over fruit. Cover and slow cook on low heat for 2-3 hours. Turn off and let mixture set up.

Coconut ice cream:

Whisk together coconut milk, almond milk, vanilla, sugar and vanilla bean until sugar is dissolved. Churn according to ice cream maker instructions.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

**For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Gluten Free Walnut Carrot Cupcakes

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Gluten Free Walnut Carrot Cupcakes
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Servings: 24
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Walnut Carrot Cupcakes:

Coconut Cream Frosting:

  • 2 cups coconut milk*
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-3 teaspoons arrowroot starch

Preheat oven to 350 °F

In a mixing bowl, cream together oil or shortening, applesauce, honey and sugar until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time until smooth. Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and vanilla. Slowly add in flour and milk, alternating and beat until just combined. Fold in carrots and walnuts.

Using an ice cream scoop, spoon batter into lined cupcake tins. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.

Cool completely on wire racks before frosting.

In a mixing bowl using the whisk attachment, whip together coconut milk, honey, vanilla and 1 teaspoon arrowroot starch. Mix for several minutes or until completely smooth and whipped, adding more arrowroot starch (1/2 teaspoon at a time) if necessary to thicken. Spread frosting over cooled cupcakes or pipe using a pastry bag, if desired.

Store cupcakes in fridge or coconut frosting will melt.

*Gluten Free Flour Mix:

Makes 3 cups

  • 2 cups brown rice flour
  • 2/3 cup tapioca starch/flour
  • 1/3 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum

Mix all ingredients together and use as directed.

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Cutesy Cannoli Cups

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Cutesy Cannoli Cups
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Servings: 8

Preparation Time: 2 hours

The Crust Cups:

The Filling:

  • 1 cup raw almonds – must be soaked for at least 4 hours & drained before use
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch
  • 2 tablespoon raw honey
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Tip:  The filling can be made the day before to give it more time to set up.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees °F

Crust Cups:

In a mixing bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, arrowroot starch and salt.  Cut in shortening, vanilla and honey until crumbly.  Slowly pour in milk until mixture forms a dough ball – adding more milk if necessary.

Press pieces of dough into greased muffin tins.  Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until slightly brown.  Remove from oven and let cool completely.

Filling:

In a high powered blender, combine ingredients for filling and puree at least 3 minutes or until completely smooth.  The longer you blend, the less grainy the texture will be.

Refrigerate filling for at least 2 hours.

Spoon a dollop of filling into each prepared cup and top with drizzled chocolate, cocoa powder or berries.  Enjoy!

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

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