Blissful Baked Broccoli Cheese Balls! (with Bacon)

Get ready to shed tears of delicious joy, these are amazing. My husband adamantly refuses to eat vegetables. He won't try them or even give them a chance unless they are creatively disguised. Enter: cheese.

What you need: (serves 2-3)
- 16 ounces of broccoli, chopped (you can use thawed frozen, steamed, etc.)
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 5 egg whites (or 3 whole eggs)
- 1 cup of italian seasoned breadcrumbs (optional)
- bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional- as much or as little as you choose)

What to do:
- preheat oven to 375
- line baking sheet with parchment paper
- mix all ingredients together in a large bowl
- form small balls and lay on baking sheet
- bake for 25 minutes (turn at halfway)

Nom Nom Grilled Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes

Tropical storm or not, things taste better on the grill. Maybe it's a Florida thing but we love grilled food. We could eat it every single night, and sometimes we do. Check these babies out.

For something so simple, these things are PHENOMENAL.

What you need: (serves 2 but just add more sweet potatoes if you want to make more)
- 2 sweet potatoes or yams
- cinnamon
- sea salt
- aluminum foil

What to do:
- heat up grill
- lay out large piece of aluminum foil
- slice sweet potatoes into thin round slices (about 1/8 inch)
- place sweet potato slices onto foil (it's ok if they overlap)
- sprinkle cinnamon & sea salt over sweet potatoes
- place 2nd large piece of aluminum foil over top & seal the sides of the foil pieces together like a package
- place on top rack of grill and cook for 25- 30 minutes until cooked soft

NOM NOM NOM

Pretty Darn Good Bacon Bbq Basil Shrimp

We decided to try another paleo friendly recipe tonight (but i added a tiny bit of non-paleo bbq sauce, which is optional if you're more well behaved than i am or less bbq obsessed). I also used a bt of parmesan cheese, which didn't actually enhance the recipe in my opinion so it could also be taken out. My hubby is RAVING about this dinner so I thought I would share. This recipe took about an hour to be ready (there is some wait time), so it's not a quick & easy one but it was so good, it may be worth making every so often.  As I type this, the husband is sitting across the room saying over and over again, "that was AMAZING!"  haha.


Pretty Darn Good Bacon Bbq Basil Shrimp


You will need:

• 1 lb Large Shrimp, peeled and deveined (I left the tails on this time but I think I will take them off next time I make this)
• Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/4 cup)- this can be eliminated if you want to for paleo
• Thinly sliced bacon (16 pieces or 1 package)
• Dried Basil (1 tbsp)
• Garlic, minced (2 cloves)
• Olive oil or other paleo approved oil (3 tbsp)
• Bbq sauce (1/2 cup)- this is optional

 What to do:

First, combine the Parmesan, oil, and garlic in a bowl & mix together. 

Place shrimp into the marinate & let sit for 30 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cook the bacon a little bit until it's partially cooked, about 3-5 minutes over medium heat & place on paper towels to drain.

Wrap marinated shrimp with bacon. Depending on the size of your shrimp,you may want to cut bacon slices in halves or thirds (we did it in halves). Place bacon wrapped marinated shrimp on greased baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes. If you decide to add the Bbq sauce, take the cookie sheet out now  & brush Bbq sauce over shrimp and bake for another 2 to 4 minutes.