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Smoky Butternut Squash Soup

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I love this creamy, smoky butternut squash soup. The cumin adds just enough flavor, while keeping it’s delicate sweetness. It’s great on it’s own, or paired with a gluten-free sandwich.

Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

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Smoky Butternut Squash Soup
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Serves: 6 cups
 
Paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free
Ingredients
  • 3 lbs butternut squash
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 medium carrots, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1½ tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup chicken broth
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cut squash in half, lengthwise.
  3. Bake face down until fork punctures skin of squash easily.
  4. Once squash is cooked, scoop squash out of skin.
  5. Discard skin, and place squash into a high speed blender.
  6. In a large cast iron skillet or pan, saute' onions, carrots and celery until soft.
  7. Add sauteed onions, carrots, and celery to blender with squash.
  8. Add sea salt, cumin, black pepper, and chicken broth to blender.
  9. Blend until smooth.

 

Paleo Cinnamon Apple Muffins

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My cinnamon apple muffins are SO good on a cool fall morning with a warm cup of tea. Bake time differs, depending on location. Some say they take up to 26 minutes to bake. Either way, let your nose be your guide. When you begin to smell them, they are nearly finished. Once they bounce back to the touch, they are ready to be pulled out to cool.

Paleo Cinnamon Apple Muffins

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Paleo Cinnamon Apple Muffins
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Recipe type: Baked Goods, Breakfast, Snacks
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Serves: 16
 
Paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, refined sugar-free
Ingredients
  • 3 cups blanched almond flour
  • ¾ cup peeled, chopped apple
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup coconut oil
  • ¾ cup honey
  • 1½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • additionally, ½ tsp cinnamon plus 1 tsp coconut sugar for topping
  • 15-18 muffin/cupcake liners
Instructions
  1. NOTE: I buy blanched almonds at Trader Joe's and grind them into a fine powder with my coffee grinder.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. In a medium size glass mixing bowl, add almond flour, chopped apple, eggs, oil, honey, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt.
  4. Stir to combine ingredients.
  5. Place muffin liners in muffin tins.
  6. Fill liners to ⅔ full.
  7. Mix ½ tsp cinnamon with 1 tsp of coconut sugar.
  8. Sprinkle mix on top of muffins.
  9. Place muffins in 350 degree oven for 22 min.*
  10. *Bake time may change depending on location. Some say they take up to 26 minutes to bake. Muffins are typically finished baking when you begin to smell them, and they bounce back to the touch. They taste best when not over cooked.

Paleo Tortillas

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When I met my husband, he said, “Can you dance?”.

As sure as anything, I said, “I can do anything.”

His response… “Can you make tortillas?” (…what???)

It’s 20 years later. Not only do I make tortillas, I make paleo tortillas that taste good! 🙂

*This is a modified version of Hayley’s Grain-Free Flat Bread over at Health Starts in the Kitchen. Thanks, Hayley! You rock!

Paleo Tortillas

 

 

 

 

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Paleo Tortillas
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Serves: 6
 
Paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, refined sugar-free
Ingredients
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 cup tapioca flour
  • 1 cup spring water
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • *coconut oil, avocado oil, ghee butter, or tallow for pan or tortilla press.
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Place all ingredients in a medium size bowl and stir.
  4. The batter will be VERY thin. You have not made a mistake.
  5. Heat cast iron skillet over medium heat.
  6. Add coconut oil, avocado oil, ghee butter or tallow to skillet
  7. With a ¼ cup measuring cup, pour batter into your skillet.
  8. Cook for 1-2 minutes per side, just until it's getting a few brown spots.
  9. Your tortilla will be firm on the outside, but uncooked in the center.
  10. Transfer your tortillas to your parchment lined cookie sheet.
  11. Repeat until your batter is all used up.
  12. Bake tortillas at 350 degrees for up to 20 minutes.
  13. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
  14. ALTERNATIVE METHOD:
  15. Allow batter to thicken for 10 minutes.
  16. Using an electric tortilla press, wipe a little coconut oil, avocado oil, or ghee butter on heated surface where tortillas will be cooked.
  17. With an electric tortilla press, slowly pour ¼ cup batter into center of tortilla press.
  18. Press down until batter appears to stretch to inside edges of press.
  19. Cook each tortilla for 1 minute.
  20. Set aside to cool while you cook the rest of the tortillas.
  21. This takes much less effort and time.

 

Paleo Banana Pancakes

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My Paleo Banana Pancakes are naturally grain-free and oh-so-simple! They are delicious just as they are, or drizzle with a little grade-B maple syrup and garnish with your favorite toppings of nuts, seeds, berries, coconut whipped cream or cacao nibs.

Paleo Banana Pancakes

 

 

 

 

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Paleo Banana Pancakes
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Serves: 5 pancakes
 
Paleo, Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free
Ingredients
  • ½ -1 Tbsp coconut oil (for pan)
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 1 organic egg
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp vanilla powder
  • grade-B maple syrup or raw honey
  • optional garnishes: walnuts, pecans, cacao nibs, berries
Instructions
  1. Begin heating cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Place coconut oi in pan to coat bottom of pan.
  3. Place 2 peeled bananas, 1 egg, cinnamon and vanilla powder in high speed blender.
  4. Whip until smooth.
  5. Pour ¼ cup batter into pan.
  6. Once browned on bottom, flip to brown other side.
  7. Once all pancakes are made, enjoy them plain or with a drizzle of syrup and some garnishes.

 

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I'm Summer Williams, a Clinical Nutritionist who specializes in gastrointestinal health. With a firm background in healing, I believe anything is possible. All of my recipes are Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free & Refined Sugar-Free. Learn More →
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