Simple Summer Snack- Melon Ball Salad

i know this isn't anything special but i'm super pumped about it, so share i must. here's our snack for the week: melon balls. so easy, so healthy, so delicious! i'm going to make a little salad out of them for work on monday with a little bit of lemon or lime & basil. nom nom!

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

Fan- freakin- tastic Ooey Gooey Paleo Fudge Cupcake Brownie thingies

Today was a stressful, ridiculous day. It was one of those days when you want to burst into tears the minute you walk through your door after work. I know we've all had those days. If you're anything like me, stress or crying makes you crave chocolate.

After only 8 months of marriage, my husband has already gotten really good at this game.
Me: "Everything is terrible!"
Handsome Hubby: "You need some chocolate, don't you? Let's go get you some."

This time, I decided to attempt some Paleo friendly brownies, thanks to Juli from paleomg for the idea. We had all these ingredients from last week's aimless wandering around the organic store while I was on vacation so this worked out perfectly.

Yes, they look like little nuggets of poo. BE NOT AFRAID! They taste like little bites of heaven!

In my desperate moments trying to create some stress relief chocolaty goodness, I forgot to take step by step photos. Sorry.

Here's what you'll need: 

 
- 1 1/2 cup dried figs (any stems removed)
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 6 tablespoons coconut flour
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt

Here's what you do:

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Next, put figs in food processor and puree until they have broken down evenly. Add your melted coconut oil to the processor to mix with the figs. Next, add your melted chocolate chips and eggs and mix. Now add your coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix together.

I cooked mine in a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. I’m not sure what they would be like if you baked them in a normal 8×8 baking dish. Fill liners with the extra super duper THICK brownie batter (i had to peel my batter off a spoon to put into each tin, as thick as cookie dough).




Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let them cool ALL THE WAY before eating them. Trust me on this part.

 

Paleo Pure Pumpkin Bread !

After another day spent aimlessly wandering the aisles at Rollin' Oats, I decided to take my first shot at a Paleo friendly bread. I was thinking about a banana nut bread or a cinnamon pumpkin bread and decided to try the pumpkin first and the banana next week. I think this bread could also be good with other sorts of roasted squash. Here goes!

You will need:

• Raw Honey (2 tbsp)
• Pure Pumpkin or Roasted Pumpkin (1/2 cup)
• Stevia (1/4 tsp)
• Eggs (3)
• Cloves (1/2 tsp)
• Cinnamon (1 tbsp)
• Nutmeg (1 tsp)
• Almond Flour (1 cup)
• Sea Salt (1/4 tsp)
• Baking Soda (1/2 tsp)

There are only 2 steps for this one! 

First, mix all ingredients in a food processor and pulse for about 2 minutes. 

Next, pour batter into small loaf pan and bake for 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Let it cool for 1 hour & it's ready!

I think the loaf pan I used was too big so my bread didn't "rise" as much as it could have but it was still awesome!!!