Almond Butter Banana Cookies

Recipe originally from http://fastpaleo.com/almond-butter-banana-cookies/

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup creamy unsalted almond butter
• 1/3 cup raw honey
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup + 2T almond meal
• 1 banana
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg

Process:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, blend all ingredients until well-mixed.
On a parchment-lined cooking sheet, drop small spoonfuls about 1-inch between cookies. Cook for 12 minutes until the edges start to brown.
Let stand for at least 30 minutes so that the cookies can set.

 

Pesto Shrimp and Squash Fettucini

Recipe originally from Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo (http://tinyurl.com/9pnof4l)

 Ingredients:
2 dozen large shrimp
4 zucchini or yellow squash
salt & pepper to taste

For the pesto:
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
handful of basil
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
sea salt & black pepper to taste

Process:
Make the pesto first.  Combine the macadamia nuts, basil, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper in food processor and blend until smooth.

Peel and de-vein  and de-tail the shrimp.

Run a vegetable peeler along the squash making strips (or "noodles") until you get to the seedy part.

Place a steamer basket in a pot of water with about an inch of water in it.  When the water is boiling, place the noodles in a steamer basket in the pot of water and cook for about 3-5 minutes.  Remove noodles from the pot.

Place the shrimp in the steamer basket and steam them until they are no longer pink (3-5 minutes).

Place the steamed noodles in bowl and combine with pesto and toss.

Top with the cooked shrimp and serve warm.

Post WOD Coffee Berry Smoothie - guest post from Mark G

1 cup hot black coffee
1.5 cups frozen mixed berries
1 scoop chocolate protein powder

Blend it all up.

Consume.  Deeeelish!

But wait! What kind of berries?  What kind of protein powder?

Berries: http://www.target.com/p/market-pantry-triple-berry-fruit-blend-48-oz/-/A-13335557?reco=Rec

Protein powder: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=IM-1012

Thanks, Mark!  Keep 'em coming!!

Faux-tmeal - a Trish O'Neill Original!

1 stalk rhubarb - veined and chopped into 1/2" chunks
20 med strawberries - stemmed and sliced
2 T maple syrup
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1/2 c arrowroot flour
1/3 c almond flour
1/3 c coconut flour
2 eggs

Mix first three ingredients in a saucepan. Add 1/4 c water. cover and cook on med/low until boiling and soft/boiling.

Mix remaining 4 ingredients in a medium size bowl until a dough forms.

Drop dough into pot and stir until mixture is lumpy and resembles pink oatmeal (because of the strawberries). Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 min.

Add raisins and additional maple syrup to taste.

Serves 4. Such a nice variation from eggs in the AM!