Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes, you read that correct... BACON chocolate chip cookies... and they are (and I quote) "de-friggen-lightful!"

Got the recipe from the "Make it Paleo" cookbook by Bill Staley and Hayley Mason... I wish I could take credit for it because they are that good!!


*Disclaimer: though the chocolate chips are dairy, nut and soy free they are not considered totally Paleo, so if you are doing a Paleo Challenge or staying completely 100% Paleo this recipe will cost you points. Also for the bacon to be considered Paleo it should be nitrate free.*

What you need:
- 6 Slices of Bacon (I use the thick sliced applewood from the deli counter, the thicker the better)

- 1/4 Cup Pure Maple Syrup

- 3 Cups Almond Flour

- 1 Tsp Baking Soda

- 1 Tsp Salt

- 2 Eggs

- 1/2 Cup Pure Maple Syrup

- 1 Tsp Vanilla

- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil

- Half a bag of chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life)

What you do:
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

- Put 6 slices of bacon in a small dish and pour 1/4 Cup of maple syrup over them and toss around to coat each slice.

- Lay bacon on parchment lined (or tin foil lined) baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes

- Remove from oven and allow to cool than crumble into small pieces

- Adjust oven temp to 375 Degrees

- In large bowl mix almond flour, baking soda and salt

- In a smaller bowl with a hand mixer, mix eggs, 1/2 cup maple syrup and vanilla

- Add wet ingredients into dry and mix with hand mixer

- Melt coconut oil and add to mix with hand mixer

- Stir in chocolate chips and bacon bits

- Drop tablespoon size balls on cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes.

- Remove immediately from cookie sheet and put on cooling rack

- Surprise all your friends at how good BACON is in a chocolate chip cookie!!  

Chicken Topped with Prosciutto

Hands down one of our all time FAVORITE finds on the CFSCC website. This dish is delicious... I dont even think I have anything else to say about it except try it! You will love it! http://cfscceat.blogspot.com/2011/09/delicious-baked-chicken-topped-with.html

What you need:
-4 Chicken breasts
-2 Shallots

-1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms
-1/2 Cup Artichoke hearts
-1/2 Cup White Wine
-1 Tbsp Olive Oil
-2 oz. Prosciutto
-Sea Salt

-Black Pepper

-Garlic Powder

-Paprika

What you do:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees

- Bake prosciutto on a baking sheet for about 10 minutes (keep an eye on it) until crispy

- Pound chicken breasts and sprinkle both sides with seasonings

- Brown chicken breasts in a skillet (med-high) in olive oil for 4-5 minutes on each side

- Transfer chicken to baking dish

- Add thinly sliced shallots and wine to deglaze skillet

- Stir in mushrooms and artichoke hearts

- Cook until mushrooms are tender

- Pour sauce over chicken in pan

- Break up prosciutto into small pieces and top chicken and sauce

- Bake 10 minutes

- Serve over cooked spinach (however you prefer to make it)

Apple and Onion Pork Chops

I love the flavor of apple and pork chops together... and while I loved the previous recipe I made with them this one was MUCH easier on a weeknight when I get home from work. Found it here http://fastpaleo.com/onion-apple-pork-chops/ It did not disappoint!

  

What you need:
6 boneless pork chops

3/4 tsp garlic salt

3/4 tsp lemon-pepper

6 tsp olive oil

3 medium apples, peeled and thinly sliced

2 small red onion thinly sliced

1 cup chicken stock or water

6  tbsp honey

What you do:
- Season the chops with garlic salt and lemon pepper

- Brown chops in skillet with oil (or we use bacon fat), remove when done and keep warm

- Sauté apple and onion in the skillet you cooked the chops in until soft

- Preheat oven to 350

- Stir in chicken stock and honey

- Allow to boil, reduce heat than simmer for 5 min uncovered

- Put chops in baking dish with onions, apples and sauce over the top of them

- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes (until pork is done)