Paleo Bacon Slaw

Original recipe is here, http://cfscceat.blogspot.com/2011/08/paleo-bacon-coleslaw.html. I use more oil and vinegar when I make it, so I included my quantities. Came out delicious. I love coleslaw and the extra little zing from the dijon mustard was great (and of course there is BACON in it!)

*Disclaimer: Unless you use nitrate free bacon this recipe is not considered totally Paleo, so if you are doing a Paleo Challenge or staying completely 100% Paleo this recipe will cost you points.*

What you need:

- 1 Head of Cabbage (I use a mandolin to shred it as thin as I can)

- 2 Carrots Shredded

- 1 Red Onion (I use the mandolin for this as well)

- 6 Strips of Bacon

- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard

- 1 Tbsp Honey

- 1 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar

- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil

- Salt and Pepper

What you do:
- Cook bacon until crisp, reserve bacon fat for later

- Combine shredded cabbage, onion and carrots in a large bowl

- In a separate bowl combine mustard, honey, vinegar, olive oil, 2 Tbsp bacon grease, salt and pepper

- Crush up bacon into small pieces and add to cabbage

- Pour dressing onto cabbage and bacon mixture and mix well  

Rosemary Balsamic Butternut Squash

The other night I was suppose to come home and get the spaghetti squash started for dinner. Well, to my surprise the squash had gone bad, this doesnt usually happen as they typically last 3 weeks. What was I going to do? Well, fortunately I had just purchased "The Paleo Recipe Book" by Sebastien Noel.  I was pretty excited that I happened to have half of a butternut squash leftover from the roast so I was able to try this recipe!

What you need:
- 1 Medium Butternut Squash (I used half of one for this but kept the quantities of everything else the same)
- 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 Tbsp and 1 Tsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 Tsp Rosemary (Chopped)
- Sea Salt and Black Pepper

What you do:
- Preheat Oven to 400 deg
- Peel and Cube Butternut Squash
- Combine all ingredients (except for tsp of balsamic) and toss with cubed squash
- Put in baking dish and bake for 40 minutes, squash should be soft
- Toss with remaining tsp of balsamic
- Serve

We had it with Almond Flour Breaded Chicken it was delish!!

Sweet Potato Pancakes

These are DELISH!! We started making them and now they are a staple at least once a week. They are so easy and they taste great! You can modify as needed, and if you dont like spicy, dont add the green onion or Cayenne... experiment as needed!!

*Disclaimer: Sweet potatos are considered paleo in moderation. If you are trying to maintain the Paleo Lifestyle be careful when you consume these. If doing a Paleo Challenge typically sweet potato is "allowed" only within 30 minutes of a WOD.*

What you need:
- Two Sweet Potatoes (this makes 8 pancakes)
- 4 Pieces of All Natural Bacon
- Green Onion
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Tsp Sea Salt
- 2 Tsp Cayenne
- 2 Tsp Black Pepper

What you do:
- Fry up bacon while peeling sweet potatoes.
- Use cheese grater and shred 2 sweet potatos

- After bacon is done, drain grease and leave pan coated and add grease as needed. 

- Cut up green onion and bacon, add to potatoes.

- Add 2 eggs to shredded potatoes and mix by hand.

- Add sea salt, Cayenne and black pepper

- Mix up very good by hand, mix will be very sloppy

- Preheat nonstick fry pan at Medium heat.

- Shape pancakes, try to make them about only about 1/2 to 3/4 of inch thick.

- We save bacon grease when we make bacon any time, so either add some more bacon grease right before starting to cook them or add a little olive oil to pan before dropping them on.

- Should take about 7-8 minutes per side but just watch them so they don't burn, only flip them once and dont handle them a lot while cooking or they will fall to pieces! 

These are GREAT reheated with lunch for work the next day... we had them above with sausages... YUMMY!!

Spaghetti Squash

I will post pictures as soon as I make one this week... havent done that yet... There are lots of methods on line how to cook Spaghetti Squash but this is the one that works best for me.

What you need:
1 Spaghetti Squash

What you do:
Preheat Oven to 375degrees
Use a long fork or knife to poke a million holes in spaghetti squash so it dosent explode

Put it in a shallow baking pan

Bake for 1 hour
Let it cool for 20 minutes
Cut both ends off

Slice long way

Scoop out the seeds and "guts" but be careful not to get too deep
Use a fork to shred the Spaghetti off the rind

Scoop onto plates and serve!


Enjoy!