Cooking WOD 12.11 Paleo Mango Coconut Chipotle Chicken

Sweet, Spicy, and Wicked Easy…

From PaleoPot:  (http://paleopot.com/2012/06/paleo-mango-coconut-chipotle-chicken/)

Four ingredients, and you only have to cut two of them. This is the type of recipe you prep at the last minute in the morning, and come home to after work feeling like a genius.

What you need:

• 1 pound of chicken (breasts or thighs).
• 1 can of coconut milk (we use TJ’s light coconut milk)
• 1 large softball sized mango or 2 small mangos. Look for one that is not quite ripe yet, nice and firm.
• 1 tablespoon of dried chipotle flakes.

How you make it:

1. Dump your can of coconut milk into your slow cooker.
2. Peel your mango and cut it into large and medium cubes.
3. Throw your mango cubes along with the mango’s pit into your slow cooker. The meat on the pit will add flavor.
4. Cut your chicken into cubes as well. Dump them into your cooker.
5. Add your chipotle flakes and stir well.
6. Cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 5 to 6 hours.

Cooking WOD 12.11 Sea Salt Caramel Bars

Recipe from Lululemon (http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/seawheeze-sea-salt-caramel-bars-yum/?cid=fbseawheezebars)

Makes 12-15 bars

 
ingredients
• 4 cups of fresh pitted Medjool dates (about 48 dates)
• 3 cups of raw cashews
• 4 tablespoon chia seeds
• 2 tsp sea salt
• dash of vanilla extract (optional)

directions
1. Place the pitted dates in a bowl and soak in water for 15 minutes. (This can be longer or shorter depending on the amount of time you have. The purpose is to soften them to make them process more easily into a paste). Drain the dates.
2. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit
3. Put all ingredients (dates, cashews, chia seeds, sea salt and vanilla (if you are using it) in a food processor. Process the mixture for about a minute. You may need to stop the processing and scrape the sides of the bowl and then process again.
4. Once the mixture is smooth, form the mixture into bars with your hands and place on a cooking sheet.
5. Bake* the bars for 15 minutes. Remove and put them on a pan with wax paper or parchment paper and place in the freezer until you are ready to enjoy!
*the purpose of baking the bars is to take out stickiness, not to make the bars crunchy. Your final bar should be soft yet still together.

Special Guest Chef - Whitney Doel!!! (Whitney's Sweet Potato Stuff)

Whitney's Sweet Potato Stuff

It's certainly not precise, but I peeled and diced two large sweet potatoes into cube-ish size pieces. I tossed them in a bit of olive oil and baked at 350 for somewhere around 20-25mins. They should be soft, but not mushy. They kept their cube-like shape so keep an eye on them.

I diced a few scallions (I like more so I did about 6) including the green and some of the white part, crumbled some nitrate-free bacon (about 5 slices) and I added some walnut bits. I think next time I would use Pecans instead because they are a bit more flavorful. I added a few dashes of cayenne (because I like spicy), some sea salt, and some black pepper.

I chilled it overnight and have been eating it for lunch all week, served cold with my other food.

Enjoy!!!

Cooking WOD 12.10 Homemade Larabars

Yum!  I found a list of a zillion recipes to make our own Larabars.  Check it out:

• Apple Pie
• 1 cup mixed almonds and walnuts
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup mixed raisins and dried apple
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• Banana Bread
• 1 cup almonds
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup dried banana
• Blueberry Muffin
• 1 cup cashews
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup dried blueberries
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped
• Cappuccino
• 1 cup mixed almonds and cashews
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup coffee beans
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped
• Carrot Cake
• 1 cup mixed almonds and walnuts
• 1 cup mixed dates and raisins
• 1 cup mixed dried pineapple, shredded coconut, and carrot
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• Cashew Cookie
• 1 cup cashews
• 1 cup dates
• Cherry Pie
• 1 cup almonds
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup dried cherries
• Chocolate Chip Brownie
• 1 cup mixed almonds and walnuts
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup cacao powder
• Chocolate Chip Cherry Torte
• 1 cup mixed almonds and cashews
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup mixed chocolate chips and dried cherries
  
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• 1 cup cashews
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup chocolate chips
•  Chocolate Coconut Chew
• 1 cup mixed almonds and walnuts
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 4 tbsp cacao powder
•  Coconut Cream Pie
• 1 cup mixed almonds and cashews
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• Ginger Snap
• 1 cup mixed almonds and pecans
• 1 cup dates
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger
  
• 1 tbsp mixed cinnamon and cloves
  
• Key Lime Pie
• 1 cup mixed cashews and almonds
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup shredded coconut 
• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• Lemon Bar
• 1 cup mixed cashews and almonds
• 1 cup dates
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• Peanut Butter & Jelly
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup dried cherries
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• Peanut Butter Cookie
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup dates
• Pecan Pie
• 1 cup mixed pecans and almonds
• 1 cup dates
• Tropical Fruit Tart
• 1 cup mixed almonds and cashews
• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup mixed dried pineapple and shredded coconut
• Zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

In your food processor, mix together fruit and nuts until a sticky, workable dough is formed.  Add flavoring, and process well.  Add fillings, and pulse until combined - being careful not to wreck the texture.  Shape into six equal sized bars, and wrap in parchment paper or plastic wrap.  If you're in a hurry, you can shape the dough into eight to twelve balls, instead.  Lärabars should keep in the refrigerator or freezer in an airtight container for up to a month.

Special Guest Chef - ChrisAnn Polino Miranda!!! (Paleo Shrimp Primavera)

Today's special guest chef is ChrisAnn from CFNH with a delicious shrimp dish with spaghetti squash.  I'll let her teach you...

Paleo Shrimp Primavera

Shrimp- Deveined, tails off
garlic
olive oil
parsley
salt/pepper
Lemon juice
Spaghetti Squash
Basil

Put shrimp in ziploc bag add Olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt & pepper. Marinate for an hour or so.

Microwave Spaghetti squash

Coat pan with olive oil, & add shrimp with marinade. I added more garlic, salt & pepper. Cook for about 4 min per side.

When shrimp is done add lemon juice. (at very end)
Scrape Squash into your bowl, pour/scoop shrimp mix over. Top with Fresh Basil!

It was really good & simple..Enjoy